GE TFX24PL Use and Care Manual

A Registration 2
BaseGrille

Careand Cleaning
Condenser

12,13 SafetyInstructions

12 Shelves

ProblemSolver

4 RepairService

14-17

19

3

10

EnergySaverSystem 8 StorageDrawers
Energy-SavingTips

FoodStorageSuggestions 9 TemperatureControls

StorageTimes

Ice&ChilledWaterDispenser 5-7
Icemaker 5-7 WaterFilterAccessory

Installation

AdjustableRollers
Clearances

ElectricalRequirements 3,4
ExtensionCord

Grounding
Location

WaterSupplytoIcemaker 4

Light BulbReplacement 13
Modeland SerialNumbers 2

Mdd TFXMP withIce& Chilled.WaterDispenser

2

9 Vacation&MovingTips

3,4

4
4

4
3

4

Drawer8cCoverRemoval 10,11

Warranty

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10,11

8

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BackCover

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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.

receiveda diunqyx.1

If you

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?
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

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

pYw!r cord.

donottouch

‘the4XM

@)&)lw$t‘@m Tm-agm%m“ kids

Onthe -

whilethe

is in. Thiswillprevent

contactwith themovingpartsofthe

ejectosmechanism,or withthe
heatingelementthat releasesthe
cubes.

e DM refreezefrmmlfowls

WMdnh%?thawed
TheUnitedStates of

~griculturein Home&_idGarden
BulletinNo.69says:

“.. ~Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen
foodsthat havethawed
containicecrystalsoriftheyare
still cold—below4Q*F.

66.. .Thawedground

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

“EN&partialthawingandrefreezing ~
reducetheeatitigqualityoffoodi, “,-

particularlyfruits,vegetablesand
~reparedfoods.Theeatingquality~
ofredmeatsisaffectedlessthan

iftheystill

meats;pwltry‘,

tdeat. ,”

thatofmanyother foods.Use
refrozenfoodsassoonas possible
tosaveasmuchoftheireating
qualityasyoucmi’

s ~fyo~r&il isstiui

ammd theBwusebutmltinW%9
h sureto removethedoom.Thj.s

willreducethepossibilityof
dangertochild~en.

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.

@k not.qNX%3teyour

inthepresence fumes.

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

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INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS

Fig. ~

!

HavewaHoutletandcircuitchecked

bya q~lalifiedelectriciantomake

sureoutlet isproperlygrounded.

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BEFOREUSE

3

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

Do NO-E’,I..JNDERAr+w

I

OR THE

IPRONGIFRoM

mH13 ixmm.

aim

(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

mrd frm the

adapter9alwayshold

the pmwr

theadapterwithone hand.If this
isnotdone,theadapterground

terminalisverylikelytobreak

withrepeateduse.

shouldtheadaptergmmd

break,

.2q’@kmceuntil

ha$j2@El-kMxm

Do No’l’USE ‘w

apmpw

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 it fullyIoaded.

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).

4

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

grillesnapsintoplace.

ai-wd

& W%k!r

Ik.x!

Mmrrefrigeratorhasanautomatic
icernakerand
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.

a dispenserthat

@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
maynot dispensewell.

to the icestoragebin-it

IBk4breusingYOur

lb-maker$mdDispemer

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

iceaccess
door

Icemaker

in

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

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.

in.

TODispeme’ Ikeandwater

63Forice,simply positionglass
beneathwordsICECUBES.For

water,positionglassbeneath
wordsCHILLEDWATER.

‘II-Bewater systemprovides

Smxssi-w

six
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.

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
C3.u%ommC%@Servicer.

whO~i~d

@Gripglassor othercontainer
gentlyneartherimandpressrim
firmlyagainstice or waterdispenser
cradle.