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Contents
Page
Energy-Saving Tips. . . . .. Inside
Front Cover
Important Cautions. . . . . . . . . ...1
Electrical Requirements. . . ...1.2
installation Information. . . . . ...2
Howto Adjust Rollers. . . . . . . ...2
How to Set Temperature
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Automatic Energy Saver
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3
Food Storage Suggestions. . ...4
How toAdjust Shelves. . . . . . ...5
Food-Saver System. . . . . . ...6.7
Ice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8
User Maintenance
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..9
Problem Solver. . . . . . . . ...10-12
Special Ser~ices . . . . . . . . ..Inside
Back CoVer
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . ..Back Cover
help you...
Read this book carefully.
It is designed to help you operate
and maintain your new refrigerator
properly.
Keep it handy for answers to your
questions.
If you don’t understand something
or need more help ...
Call, toll-free:
The GE Answer CenterTM
800.626.2000
consumer information service
or write (include your phone
number)
Consumer Affairs
General Electric Company
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY40225
Write down the model and
serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label at the
bottom, just inside the fresh food
compartment door.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration card that came with
your refrigerator. Before sending
in this card, please write these
numbers here:
Model Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your refrigerator.
If you received a damaged
refrigerator, immediately contact
the dealer (or builder) that sold you
the refrigerator.
Save time and money.
Before you call for service, check
the Problem Solver on pages 10
through 12. It lists minor causes of
operating problems that you can
correct yourself. It could save
you an unnecessary service call.
Energy-Saving Tips
● Location of your refrigerator is
important. Avoid locating it next to
your range, a heating vent or where
sun will shine directly on it.
● Don’t open doors more often
than necessary.
● Close the doors as soon as
possible, particularly in hot, humid
weather.
. Be sure the doors are closed
tightly. Before leaving the house or
retiring for the night, check to be
sure doors haven’t been left ajar
inadveflently.
● Store only those foods requiring
refrigeration in your refrigerator.
. Wipe all moisture from bottles
and cartons before putting them in
the refrigerator.
● Keep al I foods covered to
reduce moisture build-up inside
the refrigerator.
● If you turn controls to coldest
position for quick chilling or freezing, be sure to turn them back to
regular settings.
● Don’t overcrowd your refrigerator
Overcrowding can require extra
electrical energy to keep everything cool.
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Important Cautions
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Read all instructions before using this appliance.
WARN ING–When using this
appliance, always exercise basic
safety precautions, including the
following:
● Use this appliance only for its
intended purpose as described in
this Use and Care Book.
. This refrigerator must be properly
installed in accordance with the
Installation Instructions before it
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is used. See grounding instructions
below and on page 2.
. Never unplug your refrigerator
by pulling on the power cord.
Always grip plug firmly and pull
straight out from the receptacle.
. Repair or replace immediately
all electric service cords that
have become frayed or otherwise
.- ‘amaged. Do not use a cord that
,IOWScracks or abrasion damage
along its length or at either the
plug or connector end.
. When moving your refrigerator
away from the wall, be careful
not to roll over or damage the
power cord.
surfaces, particularly when hands
are damp or wet. Skin may adhere
to these extremely cold surfaces.
. If your refrigerator has an
automatic icemaker, do not place
fingers or hands on the automatic
icemaking mechanism while the
refrigerator is plugged in. This will
prevent contact with the moving
parts of the ejector mechanism,
or with the heating element that
releases the cubes.
● Don’t refreeze frozen foods
which have thawed completely.
The United States Department of
Agriculture in Home and Garden
Bulletin No. 69 says:
‘~..You may safely refreeze frozen
foods that have thawed if they still
contain ice crystals or if they are
still cold—below 40°F.
‘~..Thawed ground meats, poultry,
or fish that have any off-odor
or off-color should not be refrozen
and should not be eaten. Thawed
ice cream should be discarded. If
the odor or color of any food is
poor or questionable, get rid of it.
The food may be dangerous to eat.
foods, particularly fruits, vegetables, and prepared foods. The
eating quality of red meats is
affected less than that of many
other foods. Use refrozen foods as
soon as possible to save as much
of their eating quality as you can.”
. If your old refrigerator is still
around the house but not in use,
be sure to remove the doors. This
will reduce the possibility of danger
to children.
. Unplug your refrigerator:
A. Before making any repairs.
Note: We strongly recommend
that any servicing be performed
by a qualified individual.
B. Before cleaning.
C. Before replacing a burned-out
light bulb, the refrigerator should
be unplugged in order to avoid
contact with a live wire filament.
(A burned-out light bulb may
break when being replaced. )
Note: Turning control to OFF
position does not remove power
to the light circuit.
. After your refrigerator is in
operation, do not touch the cold
“Even partial thawing and refreez-
ing reduce the eating quality of
. Do not operate your refrigerator in
the presence of explosive fumes.
hlsta!kltion Requirements – IMPORTANT... Please Read Carefully
How to connect
electricity
For personal safety,
this appliance must be
properly grounded.
The power cord of this appliance
~ is equipped with a three-prong
~‘ounding) plug which mates with
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d standard three-prong (grounding)
wall receptacle (Fig. 1) to minimize
the possibility of electric shock
hazard from this appliance.
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Have the wall receptacle and
circuit checked by a qualified
electrician to make sure the
receptacle is properly grounded.
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Where a standard two-prong wall
.receptacle is encountered, it is the
personal responsibility and obligation of the customer to have it
replaced with a properly grounded
three-prong wall receptacle.
DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR REMOVE
THE THIRD (GROUND) PRONG
FROM THE POWER CORD.
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Installation Requirements (continued
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IMPORTANT... Please Read Carefully
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Use of adapter plug
Because of potential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we strongly
recommend against use of an adapter
plug. However, if you still elect to use
an adapter, where local codes permit,
aTEMPORARY CONNECTION may
be made to a properly grounded
two-prong wall receptacle by use of
a UL listed adapter (Fig. 2) available
at most local hardware stores.
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TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT
PERMITTED IN CANADA)
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The larger slot in the adapter must be
aligned with the larger slot in the wall
receptacle to provide proper polarity
in the connection of the power cord.
CAUTION: Attaching adapter
ground terminal to wall receptacle
cover screw does not ground the
appliance unless cover screw is
metal, and not insulated, and wall
receptacle is grounded through
house wiring. Customer should
have the circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the
receptacle is properly grounded.
When disconnecting the power
cord from the adapter, always hold
the adapter with one hand. If this
is not done, the adapter ground
terminal is very likely to break
with repeated use.
Should the adapter ground
terminal break, DO NOT USE the
appliance until a proper ground
has again been established.
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Use of extension cords
Because of potential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we strongly
recommend against the use of an
extension cord. However, if you still
elect to use an extension cord, it is
absolutely necessary that it be a UL
listed 3-wire grounding type appliance extension cord and that the
current carrying rating of the cord be
15 amperes minimum. Such extension cords are obtainable through
your local service organization.
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The refrigerator should always
be plugged into its own
individual electrical outlet—
(115 volt, 60 Hertz, or 100 volt,
50 Hertz, single phase AC).
This is recommended for best
performance and to prevent overloading house wiring circuits,
which could cause a possible fire
hazard from overheating wires.
Refrigerator Installation
Location
Do not install refrigerator where
temperature will go below 60°F.
because it will not run often enough
to maintain proper temperatures.
Do install it on a floor strong enough
to support a fully loaded refrigerator.
Also see Energy-Saving.Tips
regarding location.
Clearances
Allow 5/8” at each side, 1”over top,
and 1”at rear for ease of installation,
proper air circulation, plumbing and
electrical connections. Allow 3/4”
at each side for door clearance.
When building a new home ...
consider providing water supply to
refrigerator location.
connection of optional automatic
icemaker should you wish to install
one at a later date.
It will simplify
Rollers
Adjustable rollers, which enable
you to move your refrigerator away
from the wall for cleaning, are
located behind the base grille.
These rollers should be set so that
the refrigerator is firmly positioned
on the floor and the front is raised
just enough that the doors close
easily when opened about halfway.
Specially designed door hinges lift
both doors slightly when opened.
The force of gravity then helps
close the doors automatically.
To adjust rollers, remove the base
grille by grasping it at the bottom - ‘
and pulling it straight out.
Turn roller adjusting screws clockwise to raise refrigerator, counterclockwise to lower it. Use adjustable
wrench (3/8” hex head bolt) or pliers.
When adjusting front rollers for
proper door closure, it is recom-
mended that the bottom front edge
of the cabinet be approximately
5/8 inch from the floor.
To replace base grille, align prongs
on back of grille with clamps in
cabinet and gently push forward
until grille snaps into place.
-Operating Your Refrigerator
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Set the
temperature controls
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FREEZER
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Your refrigerator has two controls
that let you regulate the temperature in the fresh food and freezer
compartments.
. INITIALLY, set the FRESH FOOD
;ontrol at 5 and the FREEZER
control at C.
For colder or warmer temperatures,
adjust the desired compartment con-
trol one letter or number at a time.
11’41P0RTANT
When initially setting the controls or
when adjusting them, allow 24 hours
for the temperatures to stabilize, or
even out.
Note: Turning the fresh food control
to “OFF” turns off BOTH compart-
ments—fresh food AND freezer.
to test temperatures
How
Use the milk test for the fresh food
compartment. Place a container of
milk on thetopshelf in the fresh food
compartment. Check it a day later.
If the milk is too warm or too cold,
adjust the temperature controls.
Use the ice cream test for the
freezer compartment. Place a con-
tainer of ice cream in the center of
the freezer compartment. Check it
~ after a day. if it’s too hard or too soft,
~~,djust the temperature controls.
Always allow 24 hours for the refrigerator to reach the temperature
you set.
INITIAL SETTING
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INITIAL sETTIRK 5 FRESH FOOD
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If you turn your household
thermostat below 60°F. at night
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you may want to turn the lettered
control one step colder, as from “C”
to “D.” Cooler temperatures in the
house may cause the freezer controls to operate less frequently,
thus allowing the freezer compartment to warm somewhat. To protect
your frozen food supply, leave your
lettered setting at this colder setting
for the entire winter or for whatever
period of time you are turning down
your thermostat. This is especially
important when the thermostat is
turned down for an extended period.
This change should have no
effect on your fresh food section.
However, if freezing occurs, turn
the numbered control one step
warmer, as from “5” to “4.”
When you stop turning the thermostat down, turn temperature controls
back to their regular settings.
Automatic
Energy Saver System
You won’t find an “energy saver”
switch on this refrigerator.
Warm liquid from the refrigerator’s
condenser isautomatically circulated
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around the front edge of the freezer
compartment to help keep moisture
from forming on the outside of the
refrigerator during humid weather.
Many refrigerators use special
electric heaters. This refrigerator
needs none. That’s why there is no
“energy saver” switch ...there’s no
need for it.
No defrosting
Itis not necessary to defrost the
freezer or fresh food compartments.
Your refrigerator is designed and
equipped to defrost itself
automatically.
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