GE TFX24S Use and Care Manual

ApplianceRegistration 2 LightBulbReplacement

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BaseGrille

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ModelandSerialNumbers

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andCleaning

Care

Condenser
ConsumerServices

EnergySaver
Energy-SavingTips

Food StorageSuggestions

StorageTimes

IceDispenser 6-8

Ice Maker

h_MaUation

AdapterPlug 4
AdiustaldeRollers

Clearances
ElectricalRequirements 3,4

ExtensionCord 4
Grounding 3

Location
WaterSupplytoIcemaker

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Ice& C Dispenser

ProblemSolver 12-14
SafetyInstructions

Shelves 8

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StorageDrawers

Drawer&CoverRemoval 9

TemperatureControls
Vacation&MovingTips 9

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WaterFilterAccessory

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BackCover

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Readthisbook

1tis intendedtohelpyoLloperate
andmaintainyournewrefrigerator
properly.

I@epit handyfor answerstoyour
questions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphone number):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

writedwm$the and

serial

You’llseethemonalabel at the
bottom,just insidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersare alsoon the
ConsumerProductownership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.

Beforesendingin theregistration
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

thesenumbersin any

Use

correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyourrefrigerator.

wyou rwxiwd a damaged

Fef@erator9immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.

s t and money.

Beforeyou request service,check
theProblemSolveronpages12
through14.Rlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

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*Locationofyourrefrigeratoris
important.Avoidlocatingitnext
yourrange,aheatingvent or
wherethesunwillshinedirectly
onit.

~Don’topenthedoorsmoreoften
thannecessary.

eClosethedoorsas soonas
possible,particularlyin hot,humid
weather.

~Be surethedoorsareclosed
tightly.Beforeleavingthehouseor
retiringforthenight,checktobe
surethe doors haven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.

~Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationin yourrefrigerator.

~Wipemoisturefrombottlesand
cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe
refrigerator.

@Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce
moisturebuildupinsidethe
refrigerator.

~If youturnthecontrolstothe
coldestpositionforquickchilling
or freezing,besuretoturnthem
backtoregularsettings.

eDon’tovercrowdyour
refrigerator.overcrowdingcan
requireextraelectricalenergyto
keepeverythingCOOL

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versionofthisbool~,call
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800.626.2000

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Toobtain service,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backof thisbook. -

We’reproudof ourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.If forsome
reasonyou arenot happywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herarethree
stepsto followforfurtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.In most
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,if youare stiHnot pleased,
writeallthedetails—including
yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225

Finally,if yourproblemis stillnot
resolved,write:

MajorApplianceConsumer

ActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

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appliance,alwaysexercisebasic
safetyprecautions,includingthe
following:

@~T~~~his onlyfor its

purpose asdescribedin

thisUseandCareBook.
~This !i”efrigtmt(wmust be

in
with the
before it isused. Seegrounding
instructionsbelowandonpage4.

~NeveFu~plugyour refrigerator
by on the powercord.

Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpdl
straightoutfromtheoutlet.

*Repair Orreplace
au electricservicecords that
have becomefrayed or’otherwise
damaged. Donotuseacordthat
showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitslengthorateitherthe
plugorconnectorend.

awhen movingyour
away from the wallybe careful
not to roll over cmdamage the
prover62(91”4%

~Afteryourrefrigerator isin
operatkmydo not touchthecold
suMa6xs9 whenhands
are damp or wet.Skinmayadhere
totheseextremelycoldsurfaces.

~DO pkw?fingersm hands

m the icmakiqj

the
is in. Thiswillprevent
contactwiththemovingpartsofthe
ejectormechanism,or withthe
heatingelementthatreleasesthe
cubes.

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havethawed
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
Agriculturein HomeandGarden
BulletinNo.69 says:

“.. .Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen
foodsthathavethawedif theystill
containicecrystalsorif theyare
still cold—below40”E

“.. .Thawed~ound meats,poultry
orfishthathaveanyoff-odoror
off-colorshouldnotberefrozen
andshouldqotbe eaten.Thawed’
icecreamshouldbediscarded.If
theodororcolorofanyfoodis
poororquestionable,getridofit.
Thefoodmaybedangeroustoeat.

“Evenpartialthawingandrefreezing
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,
particularlyfruits,vegetablesand
preparedfoods.Theeatingquality

ofredmeatisaffectedlessthanthat

ofmanyotherfoods.Userefrozeti

foodsas soonaspossibleto save
asmuchoftheireating qualityas
youcan.”

@If ym.wold isstiii
around the hm.webut not in Use?
be sure to removethe doors. This

willreducethepossibilityof
dangerto children.

e your

A. Beforemakinganyrepairs.
Note:Westronglyrecommend

thatany servicingbe performed
by a qualifiedindividual.

B.Beforecleaning.

C.Beforereplac~ga burned-out
lightbulb,therefrigeratorshould
beunpluggedinorderto avoid

contactwithalive wirefilament.

(Aburned-outlightbulbmay

breakwhenbeingreplaced.)

Note:Turningcontrolto OFF

positiondoesnot removepower

tothelightcircuit.

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matel?iak$l~gasolineOrother

fiamqmbk vaporsor liquidsin
tlptic!lmy Ofthis or anyother
appliance.

For pmm’d safety,
this ImlRstbe
properly

Thepowercordof thisapplianceis
equippedwitha three-prong

[grounded)plugwhichmateswith

astandardthree-prong(grounding)
waHoutlet(Fig. 1)tominimizethe
possibilityofelectricshockhazard
fromthisappliance.

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Have walloutletandcircuit

checkedby a qualifiedelectrician
to makesuretheoutletis properly
grounded.

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Wherea standardtwo-prongwall

outletis encountered,it is your
personalresponsibilityand
obligationto haveit replacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

noNor, ANY
cm mfm

.PMW4G

THm CORD.

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use’of Hug

(115-voltunits)
Becauseofpotentialsafety

hazardsundercertainconditions,

s recommendagainst

!ve
useof an adapterplug.However,
if youstillelectto usean adapter,
wherelocalcodes permit,a
TEMPORARYCONNECTION
maybemadeto a properly
groundedtwo-prongwalloutletby
useof a ULlistedadapter(Fig.2)
availableatmostlocalhardware
stores.

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Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotin
thewalloutlettoprovideproper
polarityin theconnectionof the
powercord.

CAUTION:Attachinganadapter
groundterminaltowalloutlet
coverscrewdoesnotgroundan
applianceunlesscoverscrewis
metal,andnotinsulated,andwall
outletis groundedthroughhouse
wiring.Youshouldhave circuit
checkedbya qualifiedelectrician
tomakesuretheoutletisproperly

grounded.
When disconnectingthe power

cord from the adapter? always
holdtheadapterwithonehand.
Ifthisis notdone,theadapter
groundterminalis verylikelyto
breakwithrepeateduse.

should theadapter ground
terminal break;DO-NOT USEthe
applianceuntila proper ground
hasagainbeenestablished.

use of cords
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards

undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstthe

useof anextensioncord.However,
ifyoustill electtousean extension

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D

cord,it is absolutelynecessarythat
itbeaULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncord
havinga groundingtypeplugand
outletandthatthe electricalrating
ofthecordbe 15amperes

(minimum)and 120volts.

The refrigerator should always
be pluggedinto its own
individualelectricaloutlet—

(115volt,60Hertz,or100volt,50
Hertz,singlephaseAC).Thisis
recommendedforbestperformance

andtopreventoverloadinghouse

wiringc!rcuits,whichcouldcausea

f~ehazardfromoverheatingwires.

RefrigeratorLocation

Donot install refrigerator where

temperature willgobelow6Q°F.

becauseit willnotrunoftenenough

tomaintainpropertemperatures.

Do installit on a floor strong

enoughto support it fully loaded.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips

regardinglocation.

Ck!tmmces

Allowthefollowingclearancesfor

easeof installation,properair

circulation,andplumbingand

electricalconnections:

... .......................... 5/8”

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Top
Back

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Allowthefollowingdoorclearance:

..... .........................3/4”

Sides

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WaterSupply tokenmker

Youwillneedto connectyour
icemakertoacoldwaterline.A
watersupplykitcontainingcopper
tubing,shut-offvalve,fittingsand
instructionsis availableatextracost
fromyourdealer.Thereshouldbe
sufficienttubingfortheicemaker

fromthecoldwatersupplyto a~low

movingtherefrigeratoroutfromthe
wallseveralfeet(approximately8
feetof 1/4”coppertubinginthree

10-inchdiametercoils).

Adjustablerollersbehindthebase
grilleenableyoutomoveyour
refrigeratorawayfromthewallfor
cleaning.Thges~.~d.ler-Skqu~dbeset

sothe refri~eratorrests~i-md~~e

~oj..T6-aijfi;e&-~h; doorswil~

fi~e automaticallyfromahalfway­openposition,thereisabuilt-intilt
fromthetionttothebackofthe
cabinet.Side-by-siderefrigerators
alsohave speciallydesigneddoor
hingesthatliftbothdoorsslightly
whenopened,allowingtheforceof
gravityto helpclosethemsecurely.

Toadjust rollers, removethebase
grilleby graspingit at thebottom
andpulling it out.

Thrn the roller adjusting screws
clockwiseto raise~herefrigerator,
counterclockwiseto lowerit. Use
an adjustablewrench(3/8”hex
headbolt)or pliers.

Whenadjustingfrontrollersfor

properdoorclosure,werecommend
the bottomfrontedgeofthecabinet
be”approximately5/8”fromthefloor.

Toreplace base griUe,a~ignprongs
onbackofgrillewithclampsin
cabinetandpushforwarduntil
grillesnapsintoplace.

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Controls

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Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
thatletyouregulatethe temperature
inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.

INITIALLY,settheFRESH
FOOD controk at 5and the
FREEZER control at C.

Forcolderorwarmertemperatures,
adjustthe desiredcompartment
controloneletterornumberat
a time.

IMPORTANT

When initiallysettingthecontrols,
or whenadjustingthem,a~low24
hours for thetemperaturesto
stabilize,or evenout.

Note:Tkrningthefreshfood
controlto ‘60FF9’stopseoo~ingin

BOTH compartments-fresh
foodANDfreezer—butdoesnot
shut offpower to the refrigerator.

How to

Usethe milk test forthefresh
foodcompartment. Placea
containerofmilkonthetopshelfin
thefreshfoodcompartment.Check

itadaylater.Ifthemilkistoo
warmortoocold,adjustthe
temperaturecontrols.

Test

C I S
E C

I S 5 ~ F

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Usetheice cream testfor the
freezercompartment.Placea
containeroficecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itafteraday.If it’stoohardortoo
soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Alwaysallow24hours for the

refrigerator to reach the

temperatureyouset.

If youturnyour

householdthermostat
below(io°F.atnight

you maywanttoturnthelettered

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controlone stepcolder,asfrom“C”
to“D:’Coolertemperaturesinthe
housemaycausethecompressto
operatelessfrequently,thus

allowingthefreezercompartment
towarmsomewhat.Toprotectyour
fkozenfoodsupply,leaveyour
letteredsettingatthiscoldersetting
fortheentirewinterorforwhatever
periodoftimeyouareturningdown
yourthermostat.Thisisespecially
importantwhenthethermostatis
turneddownforanextendedperiod.

Thischangeshouldhave noeffect
onyour freshfoodcompartment,
However,iffreezingoccurs,turn
the numberedcontrolonestep
warmer,asfrom“5” to “4”0

Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheirregularsetting.

Amm’lfttict

EnergySaverSystem

Youwon’tfmdan“energysaver”
switchonthisrefrigerator.

Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s

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condenseris automatically
circulatedaroundthefrontedgeof
the freezercompartmenttohelp
keepmoisturefromforiningon the
outsideoftherefrigeratorduring
humidweather.

Manyrefrigeratorsusespecial
electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator
needsnone.That’swhythereisno
“energysaver”switch..there’sno
needforit.

NoDefrosting

Itisnotnecessarytodefrostthe
freezerorIieshfoodcompartments.
Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand
equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.

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