GE TFX24P Use And Care Manual

A Registration 2

ProblemSolver

14-17

BaseGrille

4 RepairService

Careand Cleaning

12,13 SafetyInstructions

Condenser

12 Shelves

EnergySaverSystem 8 StorageDrawers

10,11

Energy-SavingTips

Drawer8cCoverRemoval 10,11

FoodStorageSuggestions 9 TemperatureControls

StorageTimes

9 Vacation&MovingTips

Ice&ChilledWaterDispenser 5-7

Warranty

BackCover

Icemaker 5-7 WaterFilterAccessory

Installation

3,4

AdjustableRollers

Clearances

ElectricalRequirements 3,4 ExtensionCord

Grounding

Location

WaterSupplytoIcemaker 4

Light BulbReplacement 13

Izllnswel’&?ntW’@

Modeland SerialNumbers 2

Mdd TFXMP withIce& Chilled.WaterDispenser

lb’

Reidthi$book

Ris intendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyour newrefrigerator properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething or needmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber): ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

downthe

serial

You’llseethemonalabel at the bottom,just insidethefreshfood compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourrefrigerator.

Beforesendinginthiscard, please writethese numbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany correspondenceor servicecalls concerningyourrefrigerator.

If you

receiveda diunqyx.1

refrigerator, immediatelycontact thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou therefrigerator.

Savetimeandmoney. Beforeyourequest service,check theProblemSolveronpages14 through17.Itlistscausesofminor operatingproblemsthatyoucan correctyourself.

*Locationofyour refrigeratoris important.Avoidlocatingitnextto yo~rrange,aheatingven~or where thesunwillshinedirectlyonit.

@Don’topenthedoorsmoreoften thannecessary.

@Closethedoorsas soonas possible,particularlyinhot, humidweather.

~Besurethedoorsareclosed tightly.Beforeleavingthehouse or retiringforthenight,checkto besurethedoorshaven’tbeenleft openaccidentally.

@Storeonlythose foodsrequiring refrigerationinyour refrigerator.

QWipemoisturefrombottlesand cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe refrigerator.

~Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce moisturebuildupinsidethe refrigerator.

oIf youturnthecontrolstothe coldestpositionforquickchilling or freezing,besuretoturnthem backto regularsettings.

@Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.

Overcrowdingcanrequireextra electricalenergytokeepeverything cool.

usingthis

appliance,alwaysexercisebasic safetyprecautions,includingthe RMwing:

QNeverW@.lgyumr

by an w?

pYw!r cord.

Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull straightoutfromtheoutlet.

@Repairor replace

M ek!drk serviceQm-’dsthat M3rvebetmm?frayed 03’

Donotuseacordthat

showscracksor abrasiondamage alongitslengthorateithertheplug orconnectorend.

@‘vwm !mvingjyour

mw?iyfromthe‘wail,befsarefd

notto‘$xmoveror damage‘ale

pmwxmld

~Afteryour kin

donottouch

‘the4XM

SUE%WS9 whenhands are damp or wet.Skinmayadhere totheseextremelycoldsurfaces.

@)&)lw$t‘@m Tm-agm%m“ kids

thatofmanyother foods.Use

Onthe -

refrozenfoodsassoonas possible

whilethe

tosaveasmuchoftheireating

is in. Thiswillprevent

qualityasyoucmi’

contactwith themovingpartsofthe

ejectosmechanism,or withthe heatingelementthat releasesthe cubes.

s ~fyo~r&il isstiui

ammd theBwusebutmltinW%9 h sureto removethedoom.Thj.s

willreducethepossibilityof

e DM refreezefrmmlfowls

dangertochild~en.

WMdnh%?thawed TheUnitedStates of

~griculturein Home&_idGarden BulletinNo.69says:

“.. ~Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen

foodsthat havethawed

iftheystill

containicecrystalsoriftheyare still cold—below4Q*F.

66.. .Thawedground

meats;pwltry‘,

or fishthat haveanyoff-odoror off-colorshouldnot berefrozen ‘ . tid shouldnot be.eaten.Thawed icecreamshouldbe,discarded.If theodororcolorofanyfoodis po@orquestionable,getrid ofit. Thefoodmaybe dangerous

tdeat. ,”

“EN&partialthawingandrefreezing ~

A. Beforemakinganyrepairs. Note:Westronglyrecommend

that anyservicingbeperformed bya qualifiedindividual.

B.Beforecleaning. ClBeforereplacingaburned-out

lightbulb,therefrigeratorshould betmpluggedinorderto avoid

contactwithalive wirefilament. @burned-outlightbulbmay breakwhenbeingreplaced.)

Note:Turningcontrolto OFF positiondoesnot removepower tothelightcircuit.

reducetheeatitigqualityoffoodi, “,-

@k not.qNX%3teyour

particularlyfruits,vegetablesand

inthepresence fumes.

~reparedfoods.Theeatingquality~ ofredmeatsisaffectedlessthan

Fm”personalsafety

this must be

‘~hepowercord of thisapplianceis equippedwithathree-prong

(grounding)plugwhichmateswith astandardthree-prong(grounding) walloutlet (Fig. 1)to minimizethe possibilityd electricshockhazard

,fi-{)rfithisa.ppkmce.

METHOD

alQ

‘%,

INSUREPROPER GROUNDEXISTS BEFOREUSE

Fig. ~

/)’/

Wherea standardtwo-prongwail outletisencountered,it isyour personalresponsibilityand obligationto haveitreplacedwith aproperlygroundedthree-prong walloutlet.

Do NO-E’,I..JNDERAr+w

aim

OR THE

IPRONGIFRoM

mH13 ixmm.

HavewaHoutletandcircuitchecked

bya q~lalifiedelectriciantomake

sureoutlet isproperlygrounded.

(m-volt WMs)

Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards undercertainconditions,westrongly recommendagainstuseofan adapterplug.However,if

youstill

electtouseanadapter,wherelocal codespermit,a TENH?ORARY

CONNECHONmaybemadeto a properlygroundedtwo-prongwall outletbyuseof a LJLlistedadapter (Fig.2)availableat mostlocal hardwarestores.

Thehwgerslotin theadaptermust bealignedwiththelargerslotinthe walloutlettoprovideproperpolarity intheconnectionofthepowercord.

OMJTION:Attachinganadapter groundterminaltowalloutletcover

screwdoesnotgroundanappliance unlesscoverscrewis metal,and notinsulated,andwalloutletis groundedthroughhousewiring. Youshouldhavecircuitcheckedby a qualifiedelectriciantomakesure theoutletisproperlygrounded.

when

the pmwr

mrd frm the

adapter9alwayshold

theadapterwithone hand.If this isnotdone,theadapterground terminalisverylikelytobreak withrepeateduse.

shouldtheadaptergmmd

break,

Do No’l’USE ‘w

.2q’@kmceuntil

apmpw

ha$j2@El-kMxm

itbeaULlisted3-wiregrounding typeapplianceextensioncordhaving agroundingtypeplug andoutlet andthattheelectricalratingofthe cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and

120volts.

The should always be into its own

electrical oWRet(115volt,60Hertz, or 100volt,50 Hertz, singlephaseAC).Thisis recommendedforbestperformance andtopreventoverloadinghouse wiringcircuits,whichcouldcausea firehazardfromoverheatingwires.

beation

Donot instdi Refrigeratorwhere

temperature willgobelow60”F. becauseitwillnotrunoftenenough tomaintainpropertemperatures.

Doinstdllit cma floorstrong enoughtosupport itfullyIoaded.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips

regardinglocation.

Allowthefollowingclearancesfor easeofinstallation,properair circulation,andplumbingand electricalconnections:

Sides . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. 5/8”

Top . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . . 1“

Back . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. 1“

Allowthefollowingdoorclearance:

Sides . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3/4”

water to

Youwillneedtoconnectyour icemakertoacoldwaterline.A watersupplykitcontainingcopper tubing,shut-offvalve,fittingsand instructionsisavailableatextra costfromyourdeakr. Thereshould besufficienttubingfortheicemaker fromthecoldwatersupplytoallow movingtherefrigeratoroutfromthe wallseveralfeet(approximately 8 feetof 1/4”coppertubingin3

KJ-inchdiametercoils).

Adjustablerollersbehindthebase grilleenableyoutomovethe refrigeratorawayfromthewallfor cleaning.Theserollersshouldbe setsotherefrigeratorrestsfirmly onthe floor.Toassurethatthe doorswillcloseautomaticallyfrom ahalfivay-openposition,thereisa built-intilt fromthefronttothe backofthe cabinet.Side-by-side refrigeratorsalsohavespecially designeddoor hingesthatliftboth doorsslightlywhenopened, allowingtheforceofgravitytohelp closethemsecurely.

TOadjust rollers, removethebase grillebygraspingitatthe bottom andpullingitout.

mm therdkr

adjwb’qgSa’wvs

clockwiseto raisetherefrigerator, counterclockwisetolowerit. Use anadjustablewrench(3/8”hexhead bolt)or pliers.

VVhenadjustingfrontrollenforproper doorclosure,werecommendthat thebottomfrontedgeofthecabinet beapproximately58”fromthefloor.

Touqdafx basegrilk,alignprongs

. ..

cmbackofgrillewithclamps in

cabinetandpushforwarduntil grillesnapsinto place.

ai-wd

Ik.x!

& W%k!r

Mmrrefrigeratorhasanautomatic icernakerand

a dispenserthat

dispenseschilledwaterandice cubesthroughthefreezer compartmentdoor.Here’show theywork.

Vvi-Bter!fbvsfromthe hwnst!hdd suppiythrougha

(1)dualsolenoidvalvetothe (2)waterreservoirandto the (3)automaticicemakerasneeded.

Wateris frozen in the

(4)cubemoldandejectedintothe

(5)storagebinwherea motorpoweredauger movescubesforward intothedispensingunit. Cubes dispensethroughchuteindoor whencradleispressed.

ChiHedwaterfromreservoirflows throughthe

(6)tubinginthedoorandis dispensedwhenthecradleis pressed.

(7)A lightswitchturnsthenight

lightin thedispenseronor off.

@yfi~y i&@mgferwill %?ight

cubes per Cycle—-approximately

UNcubesina24-hourperio&–– dependingonfreezercompartment temperature,roomWnpelature, numberofdooropeningsandother useconditions.

@ d’iceis

If iceflowinterruptionis morethanbrief,iceclump(s)may bethecauseandshouldberemoved followinginstructionsbelowand onpage 7+

@A..oii gkw?s with

‘iceand Iiwing

m’ Wdm$”tlw

ghsses. Thiscanjam thechuteor causethedoorinthechuteto freezeshut.Periodicallyopenthe freezercom~artmentdoorandlook

downintothechute.-Ificeis blockingthechute,pokeitthrough witha woodenspoon.

@TUlhelp keepbitsdice from

beingsprayed the gkss, placeglassclosetoicechute— butnotso closethatitblocks outcomingice.

@k! moth?

intothin gk?ses9fineebb

m’

delicatecrystah-they ca~crackor chipfromthecombinedpressureof yourhandpressingthemagainstthe cradleandicedroppingintothe container.

@Ice be h?fm%?

glasswith soda(IWother

beveragemixes.Thiswillprevent splashingwhichis annoying.

@Bevemge$and ffmki not

be b the icestorage bin. Cans,bottlesol food.packages inthestoragebinmaycausethe. icernakertomalfunction.

@h i9’$lM3rthan that

byyour Shmddm’tbe $hTkk?d

to the icestoragebin-it

maynot dispensewell.

IBk4breusingYOur

lb-maker$mdDispemer

If youuseyourrefrigeratorbefore thewaterconnectionismade,raise theiceaccessdoorandmakesure theicemakerfeelerarmisinthe OFF (up)positionasshownbelow.

iceaccess door

Icemaker

Whenwatersupplyhasbeen connectedto icemaker,movefeeler armtoON(down)position.

rm own)

Depresswaterdispensercradle forabouttwominutesto remove trappedair fromthewaterlineand tofillwaterreservoirautomatically.

Icecubemoldautomaticallyfills withwateraftercoolingto freezing temperatures.Firstcubesnormally freezeafterseveralhours.

NOTE:Witha newly-instaHed refrigerator,allowabout’24hours

forthefreezercompartmentto cool downto theproperice-making temperature.

(Cc?ntinud ilew~)(lgt’)

(ccmtirwed)

Ch-Rce%bwrkemike)rand Dispm%w’AiJee

in.

Throwawaythefirstfewbatches oficecubes (Mor 24cubes).This willflushawayanyimpuritiesin

thewaterline.Do thesamething

aftervacationsor extendedperiods wheniceisn’tused.

Discardthefirstsixglassfulsof waterinthekitchensink.Thiswill

eliminatetheslight“plastic”taste temporarilyimpartedtothewater bythewaterreservoir.

KeepiceikYveBto keep?kwmaker productive.Cubesejectedintoan emptystoragebinwillpileupclose totheicemakerandpushthefeeler armuptotheOFFposition prematurelywhenthebinisonly partiallyfull.Opentheiceaccess

door,reachin, levelthecubesby handandicemakingwillresume. Keepingcubesdistributedevenly willallowtheicemakertoproduce enoughiceto fillthebintoits maximumcapacity.

TODispeme’ Ikeandwater

63Forice,simply positionglass

beneathwordsICECUBES.For water,positionglassbeneath wordsCHILLEDWATER.

LMercertainrarecircumstances, icecubesmaybe discolored, usuallyappearingwithagreenMuishhue.Thecauseofthis

um.maldiscolorationis apparentlyduetoa combination offactorssuchascertain characteristicsoflocalwaters, householdplumbingandthe accumulationof coppe~saltsin

an inactivewatmsupplyline whichfeedsi%eicemaker. Continued of

suchdiscoloredicecubesmay beinjurioustohealth.If such discolorationis observed, discardtie icecubesand contactyour GEFactoryService

center oran

whO~i~d

C3.u%ommC%@Servicer.

@Gripglassor othercontainer gentlyneartherimandpressrim firmlyagainstice or waterdispenser cradle.

‘II-Bewater systemprovides

six

Smxssi-w

t%unce glassft,ds-after which severalhoursmustbeallowedfor rep~enishedwaterreservoirsupply tocool.Youprobablywillnotdrain allthechilledwaterfromthe reservoirona singleoccasion.

Thefirstgas%of water dispensed

may beWm-mwthanthe followingones.Thisisnormal.

Dispensedwaterisdmx.1, not

iced.Forcolderwater,simplyadd icecubesbeforedispensingwater.

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