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Contents
Appliance Registration
Base Grille
Care and Cleaning
Condenser
Consumer Services
Diagnostic Codes
Drawer and Cover Removal 14,15
Electronic Monitor 6-9
Door Alarm
System Check—Reset
WarmTemperature ‘7
Energy Saver System
Energy-Saving Tips
Food SaverSystem 14
Food Storage Suggestions
Storage Times
Ice Dispenser
Icernaker
Installation
Adapter Plug 4
Adjustable Rollers
Clearances
1’7,18
23
8,9
7,8
13
13
10-12
10-12
3,4
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4 Problem Solver 19-21
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5
2
4
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Model and Serial Numbers 2
SafetyInstructions 3
Shelves 16
Storage Drawers 14,15
Temperature Controls 5
Vacation and Moving Tips 18
Warranty Back”Cover
WaterFilter Accessory 18
Electrical Requirements 3,4
Extension Cord 4
Grounding 4
Location
WaterSupply to Icemaker 4
Light Bulb Replacement
Model
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thi$book
It isintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyour newrefrigerator
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
don’tunderstandsomething
Ifyou
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
writedownthemodeland
said nmbeme
You’llseethemona labelatthe
bottom,justinsidethefkeshfood
compartmentdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
your refrigerator.
Beforesendinginthiscard,please
writethese numbershere:
!wlodeiNumber
SerialNumber
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.
@Locationofyourrefrigeratoris
important.Avoidlocatingitnext
toyourrange,aheatingventorwhere
thesunwillshinedirectlyonit.
~Don’topenthedoorsmoreoften
thannecessary.
@Closethedoorsassoonas
possible,particularlyinhot,
humidweather.
~ Besurethedoorsareclosed
tightly.Beforeleavingthehouseor
retiringforthenight,checktobe
surethedoorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.
@Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourreikigerator.
ewipea.umoisture from bottles
andcartonsbeforeputtingthemin
therefrigerator.
eKeepallfoodscoveredto
reducemoisturebuildupinside
therefrigerator.
~ If youturn controlsto thecoldest
positionforquickchillingorIkezing,
besuretoturnthem backtoregular
settings.
~Don’tovercrowdyour
Overcrowding can require extra
electrical energy to keep everyttng
cool.
refrigerator.
Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.If forsome
reasonyouarenot happywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforftutherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyour appliance.Explain
whyyouare notpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestill notpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorApplianceConsumer
ActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
Ifym lwx!iveda damaged
refHgerator9immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.
timeand money.
Save
Beforeyourequest service,check
theProblemSolveronpages19
through21.Rlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
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apphxe, dvmysexercisebiisic
safetyprecautions,includingthe
fi>lkving:
~epak Or replace
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an‘demic serviceem’xkthat
hwwibwme frayed au?
Khmqi?d.Do
showscracksor abrasiondamage
alongitskmgthorateithertheplug
or connectorend.
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fromthe wa& be Wm3#d
away
mottoKmWer or the
powercfmil.
notusea cm-dthat.
@DOnotpke fingm’%w hands
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Whi!kthe
is in.This willpnwent
contactwiththemoving
theejectorrmxkmism,or
theheatingelementthatreleases
thecubes.
=DO‘mJtallow to
sit9standor hag on‘h!
Refrmhentcenwrcompment
door(see
page10).Theycould
damagetherefrigmatorandmaybe
eventipitover,causingsevere
personalinjury.
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have thawed
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
AgricultureinHomeandGarden.
BulletinNo. 69says: ~!i!l
“...Yioumaysafelyrefreezefrozen
foodsthathavethawedif theystiH
containicecrystalsoriftheyare
stillcold—bdow40”F.
“...Thawedgroundmeats,poultry,
orfishthat haveanyoff-odoror
off-colorshouldnotberefrozen
andshouldnotbeeaten.Thawed
icecreamshouldbediscarded.If
theodoror colorofanyfoodis
pooror questionable,get~idofit.
Thefoodmaybedangeroustoeat.
“Evenpartialthawingandrefreezing
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,
fruits,vegetablesand
pm of
with
dimb9
preparedfoods.Theeatingquality
ofredmeatsisdfected lessthan
thatofmanyotherfoods.Use
refrozenfoodsassoonaspossible.
tosaveasmuchoftheireating
qualityasyoucan:’
*If yourold isStili
arowd thelm.webut l?m$in ?3se9
beswreto lremovsthe doors. This
-w7fi~ reduce the possibilityOf
dangertochildren.
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Beforemakinganyrepairs.
Note:W&strbnglyrecommend
thatanyservicingbeperformed
bya qualifiedindividual.
Be Beforecleaning.
C..Beforereplacinga buxned-out
lightbulb, therefrigeratorshould
beunpluggedinordertoavoid
contactwitha Iitiewireilhunent.
(Abwned-oWigtitbulbtiy
breakwheib&ngreplaced.) “
Note:‘Ilmnhigcon@XtoOFF
-positiondoesriotremovepower
tothelightcircti~.
@QQnmt.stokeor Use OF
other vaporsand
the Qftbisor
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GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
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Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,it isyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationto haveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
Do NOT,UNDERA..w
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Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainsttheuseofan
adapterplug.However,ifyoustill
electtousean adapter,wherelocal
codespermit,a TEMPORARY
CONNECI’IONmaybemadetoa
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuseofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD ~,
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEO!/4CANAOA)
ALIGN LARGE
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Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotinthe
walloutlettoprovideproperpolarity
inthe connectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION:Attachingadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unlesscoverscrewis metal,andnot
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhouse wiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electricianto makesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
When disconnectingthe power
cordfrom the adapter,alwayshold
theadapterwithonehand. Ifthis
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalis verylikelyto break
withrepeateduse.
Shouldthe adapterground
termhallbreak,DONOTUSEthe
applianceunti~a properground
hasagainbeenestablished.
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agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and
120,volts.
The refrigerator shmkll always
be plugged into its own
individual electrical outlet—
(115volt,60Hertz,singlephase
AC).Thisisrecommendedfor
best performanceandtoprevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
whichcouldcauseafire hazard
fromoverheatingwires.
R~f’~@~H8tKB~
Location
Donotinstallrefrigeratorwhere
temperaturewillgobelow60°F.
becauseitwillnotrunoftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.
Doinstallitona floorstrong
enoughtosupportafullyloaded
refrigerator.
AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.
Ckarances
Allowthefollowingclearances
foreaseofinstallation,proper
aircirculation,andplumbing
andelectricalconnections:
Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O“
(lfbuiltin, allow7[8”at thetopfor
hingecovers.)
Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1“
Allowthefollowingdoorclearance:
RefrigeratorSide . . . . . . . . , . . lfi”
FreezerSide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wakr
supplytdmnaker
%“
l~ff
Rdkx’s
Adjustablerollersbehindthebase
grilleenableyouto movethe
refrigeratorawayfromthewallfor
cleaning.Theserollersshouldbe
setsotherefrigeratorrestsfirmly
onthefloor.Toassurethatthe
doorswillcloseautomaticallyfrom
ahalfway-openposition,thereisa
built-intiltfromthefronttothe
backofthecabinet.Side-by-side
refrigeratorsalsohavespecially
designeddoorhingesthat liftboth
doorsslightlywhenopened,
allowingtheforceofgravitytohelp
closethemsecurely.
Toadjustrollers,removethebase
grillebygraspingitatthebottom
andpullingitout.
Turnrolleradjustingscrews
clockwisetoraiserefrigerator,
counterclockwisetolowerit. Use
adjustablewrench(3/8”hexhead
bolt)or pliers.
Whenadjustingfrontrollersforproper
doorclosure,itisrecommendedthat
the bottomfrontedgeof thecabinet
beapproximately5/8”fromthe floor.
use corm
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanextension
cord,it isabsolutelynecessarythat
itbea ULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
Youwillneedtoconnectyour
icemakertoa coldwaterline.A
watersupplykitcontainingcopper
tubing,shut-offvalve,fittingsand
instructionsisavailableatextracost
fromyourdealer.ThereshouIdbe
sufficienttubingfortheicemaker
fromthecoldwatersupplytoallow
movingtherefrigeratoroutfromthe
wallseveralfeet(approximately8
feetof 1/4”coppertubinginthree
10-inchdiametercoils).
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Toreplacebasegrille,alignprongs
onbackofgrillewithclampsin
cabinetandpushforwarduntil
grillesnapsintoplace.
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controls
Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
thatletyouregulatethetemperature
inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.
INITIALLY, setthe I?RESH
FOODcontrol
mwxntcontroIatC.
Forcolderor warmertemperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controloneletter or number
atatime.
IMPORTANT
Whenyourrefrigeratorisfirst
installed,allow24hoursfor
stabilizationtonormaloperating
temperaturebeforefillingitwith
largeamountsoffreshorfrozen
foods.
Note:Turningthefreshfoodcontrol
to “OFF” stopscoolinginBOTH
compartments—freshfoodAND
freezer—butdoesnotshutoffpower
totherefrigerator.
How-toT&t
Usethemilktestforthefresh
foodcompartment.Placea
containerofmilkonthetopshelf
inthefreshfoodcompartment.
Checkita daylater.If themilkis
toowarmortoocold,adjustthe
temperaturecontrols.
@ 5 andthe
Use
the icecreamtestforthe
freezercompartment.Placea
containerof ice creaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itaftera day.If it’stoohardortoo
soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
If youturnyour
househoklthemostat
60”F0
at night
.. .youmaywanttoturnthe lettered
controlone stepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D:’Coolertemperaturesin the
housemaycausethecompressor
tooperatelessfrequently,thus
allowingthefreezercompartment
towarmsomewhat.Toprotectyour
frozenfoodsupply,leaveyour
letteredsettingatthiscoldersetting
fortheentirewinterorforwhatever
periodoftimeyouareturning
downyourthermostat.Thisis
especiallyimportantwhenthe
thermostatis turneddownforan
extendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect
onyourfreshfoodcompartment.
However,iffreezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolone step
warmer,asfrom“5” to “4;’
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheirregular
settings.
below
Eneqgy-fihverSystem
Youwon’tfindan “energy-saver”
switchonthisrefrigerator.
Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s
condenseris automatically
circulatedaroundthefrontedgeof
thefreezercompartmenttohelp
keepmoisturefromformingonthe
outsideoftherefrigeratorduring
humidweather.
Manyrefrigeratorsusespecial
electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator
needsnone.That’swhythereis no
“energy-saver”switch..there’sno
needforit.
NoDefrosting
It isnotnecessarytodefrostthe
freezeror freshfd compartments.
Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand
equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.
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@ Redsignallightflashestotell
youwheneitherdoorisopen.
@Signal lighttellsyouthatthe
DoorAlarmbeeperhasbeensetto
soundaftereitherdoorhasbeen
open30seconds.
@l?edsignalligh ttellsyouwhen
freezerfoodkeepingtemperatureis
abovenormal.
@Lighted wordNORMAL
indicatesthatno failurehasbeen
detectedbythediagnosticsystem.
@.Flashingdiagnosticcodesinthe
displaywarnyouwhen:
frozenfoodsshouldbe
checked.
powerhasbeeninterrupted.
icernakermaynotbeoperating
.
properly.
defrostsystemhas failed.
Whatthesecodesmean—and
whattodo whentheyappear—is
summarizedontheinsideofthe
freezercompartmentdoorand
explainedmorethoroughlyon
thefollowingpages.
@System Checkpadputsa
reviewoftheelectronicdiagnosis
offivecodedfimctionsatyour
fingertipandalsoallowsyouto
erasecodesfromdisplay.
@Electronic controlallowsyou
toturnnightlightin water-and-ice
dispenseron andoff.
@Electronic controlallowsyou
toselecticecubesor crushedice,
andsignallightconfirmsyour
choice.
men yourrefrigerator
is firstplugged in...
Allpanel lightscomeonfor five
seconds,abeepsounds,andlights
gooffexceptasfollows:
~ ~~flashes in thedisplay.Touch
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpadto
eraseit.
~ WordI?ORMALglows.
@RedWARMTEMPERATURE
lightglowsiffreezercompartment
temperatureishigherthannormal.
Itgoesoffwhenproperfoodkeeping
temperatureisreached.
~Dooralarmbeeper is activated
andlight on DOORALARMpad
glows.
@CRUSHEDiceselectionlight
glows.
~ RedDOOROPENlightflashesif
eitherdoorisopen,go&outwhen
doorsareshut.
@Nightlightin water-and-ice
dispenserisoff.
freezercontrolmayneedtobe
setfora coldertemperature.
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Howtosetthe
DoorA&m-n
Youdon’thavetosetthevisual
alarm.Aslongas eitherdooris
open,theredDOOROPENsignal
lightflashes.
If thesignallightonthe
DOORALW padisglowing,
thebeeperalarmisset.If it’snot,
touchthepadtoturniton.
why theRed‘vvi3ml
TemperatureLight
Atfirst,it’sprobablybecauseyour
newlyinstalledrefrigeratorhasn’t
completelycooleddownyet.Wait
a fewhoursforittocool,andthen
thelightwillgoout.
Fromthenon,theredlightwill
glowwhenevertemperaturesinside
gettoohighforproperfoodstorage.
Ifthishappens,openthedoors
onlywhenabsolutelynecessary,
andclosethemasquicklyas
possible.
Assoonasinsidetemperatures
returnto normal,thelightgoesout.
Cxwvs.
HowtheEkctr’onic
and
SystemWorks.
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ThewordNORMALislighted
exceptwhenafailurehasbeen
detected.
If eitherdoorisopenformorethan
30seconds,arecurringbeepsounds.
Thelightgoesoutandthebeeping
stopswhenyouclosethedoor.
Therearetimeswhenyou’llwant
theDoorAlarmbeeperturned
off. Whenyou’rerearranginga lot
offood,forexample.Justtouchthe
pad.Thelightwillgooutandthe
beepingwillstop.
DeactivatingtheDoorAlarm
beeperdoesnotturntheredDOOR
OPENlight off—itkeepsflashing
untilthedoorisclosed.
TheSYSTEMCHECK-RESET
padhastwofunctions:
1.YoucantouchtheSYSTEM
CHECK-RESETpadandgeta
reviewoftheelectronicdiagnostic
codesin orderoftheirpriority.
2. YoucantouchtheS17STEM
CHECK-RESETpadtoerasethree
flashingcodesimmediatelyand
twocodesaftertheconditionthat
causedthemto flashhasbeen
corrected(seepage8).
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TheElectronicMonitorand
DiagnosticSystemalertsyouwhen
somethingstartstogowrong.
Ha diagnosticcodeappearsm
thedispkay,somethingneeds
specialattention.Toget your
attention,the displaycodeflashes
untilyoueraseit. Thefirst6
flashesareaccompaniedbybeeps.
Ifmorethanonecodedfunction
requiresattentionatthesame
time,theonewiththehighest
prioritywillbedisplayedfirst.
PressingtheSYSTEMCI-IECK-
RESETpadwillevaluateallother
codedfunctions.If theNORMAL
displayislitduringthedisplaying
ofacode,thatfunctionisoperating
properly.
PressingtheSYSTEMCHECK-
RESETpadwillerasethreecodes
immediately-P~ C1andCC
The Dll and IWcodes can onlybe
erasedI&ytouchingtheSYSTEM
CHECK-RESETpadafterthp
conditionthatcausedthecodeto
flashhasbeencorrected.
& (continueci)
Thisflashingcodetellsyouthe
powertotherefrigeratorhas
beeninterruptedformorethan2
seconds.Checktheconditionof
foodinboththefreshfoodand
freezercompartments.Touch
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
toerasecode.
Thereisno faultwiththe
refrigeratorwhenPF code
flashes.
Thisflashingcodetellsyou
something’swrongwiththedefrost
system—keepdoorsclosedto
retainco!dandcallforservice.
Codeflashesuntilproblemis
corrected.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checkyour frozen food. Hasany
ofit startedtothaw?A package
maybeholdingthefreezer
compartmentdooropen.Don’t
openthedoormoreoftenthan
absolutelynecessarywhilethis
codeis displayed.Touchingthe
SYSTEMCHECK-RESET’pad
afterthefreezercompartment
temperaturehasreturnedto
normalwillerasethecode.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checktheautomaticicemaker.
Iceclumpsinthestoragebinmay
havestalledtheicemaker.Follow
correctivemeasuresdescribedon
page21.If watersupplytothe
icemakeris notconnectedor not
turnedon, makesuremanual
icemakerswitchisintheOFF
position(seepage10).Codestops
flashingwhenproblemiscorrected
or SYSTEMC-HECK-RESETpad
istouched.
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Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checktemp~raturecofitrolsand
adjustthemif necessary.(See
directionson page5.)Touch
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
toerasecode.If codereappears
afler4 hours,callfor service.
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what they mean, andwhat
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todowhen they ‘alertyou, is
smmnwizd on this panel
m the inside of the freezer
mmqxwtment door.
Panellocaledontheinsideofthefreezercompartmentdoo~
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kemaige~$Jm’d
16X& waterDispenser
Yourrefrigeratorhasanautomatic
icernakeranda customdispenser
thatdispenseschilledwater,ice
cubesandcrushedicethroughthe
freezercompartmentdoor.Here’s
howtheywork.
waterfkwvs’fromtheIRUWA3M
supplythrougha
(1)dualsolenoidvalvetothe
(2)waterreservoirandtothe
(3)automaticicernakerasneeded.
Waterisfrozeninthe
(4)cube moldandejectedintothe
(5)storagebinwherea motorpoweredaugermovescubes
forwardintothe dispensingunit.
WhenyoutouchtheCXJBESpadon
frontoffreezercompartmentdoor,
icecubeswilldispensethrough
chuteindoorwhencradleispressed.
when!you@AtBthe
pad, bafflein housingchannels
cubesthroughthecrusherand
crushedicefallsthroughchuteinto
glasswhencradleis pressed.
Chilledwaterfromreservoirflows
throughthe
(6)tubinginthedoorandis
dispensedwhenthecradleis
pr$%secl.
auJsHED
E3adfil
YiwrIke&Wiwi?r
Iyijurkf3-Rl$.&el’ willpmdwx!dght
@
cubesper cycie—approximately
120cubesin a24-hourperiod—
dependingcmfreezercompartment
temperature,roomtemperature,
numberofdooropeningsandother
useconditions. ‘
@ dispensingoficeis
Hiceflowinterruptionis
morethanbrief,iceclump(s)may
bethecauseandshouldberemoved
followinginstructionsbelowand
onpageK!.
@.Avoid glassesWith
iceand using narrow’or extra-tail
gkasses.Thiscanjamthechuteor
causethedoorinthechutetofreeze
shut.Periodicallyopenthefreezer
compartmentdoorandlookdown
intothechute.Ificeis blocking
thechute, pokeitthroughwith
awoodenspoon.
~ Toheip keepbits Oficefrom
sprayedbeyondthe glass,
placeglasscloseto icechute—
butn6tsoclose thatit blocks
outcomingice.
@RX! notbe into
thin glasses,finechina or delicate
crystal--theycancrackor chip
frbmthecombinedpressureofyour
handpressingthemagainstthe
cradleandicedroppinginto
thecontainer.
~liceshould be before
glasswith sodaOrother
beveragemixes.Thiswillprevent
splashingwhichis annoyingand
which,ifthe splashreachestheice
andwaterselectorswitch,could
causeitto stickor bind.
@Beveragesand foodsshound.mot
be in the icestorage
bin. CUM,bottlesor food.packages
inthestoragebinmaycausethe
icernakerto .
@xa@O$belrthan -that
byyour iewmaker$houkllnot be
added to the icestorageMm--it
maynotcrush ordispensewell.
Bd’o’reusing‘MiJwf
Ik%’nakerad Dispenser
Ifyouuseyour refrigeratorbefore
thewaterconnectionis made,raise
theiceaccessdoorandmakesure
theicemakerfeelerarmis inthe
OFF(up)positionasshownbelow.
Ice access
door
Ice maker
-nin
Whenwatersupplyhasbeen
connectedto icemaker,movefeeler
armtoON’(down)position.
Depresswaterdispensercradle
forabouttwominutesto remove
trappedairfromthewaterline and
tofillwaterreservoirautomatically.
Icecubemoldautomaticallyfills
withwateraftercoolingtofreezing
temperatures.Firstcubesnormally
freezeafterseveralhours.
NO’TE:Withanew~y-installed
refrigerator,allowabout24hours
forthefreezercompartmenttocool
downtotheproperice-making
temperature.
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kin
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T’hrcIwawaythefirstfewbatchesof
icecubes(16or24cubes).This
willflushawayanyimpuritiesin
thewaterline.Dothesamething
aftervacationsor extendedperiods
wheniceisn’tused.
Discardthefirsthalfdozen
glassfidsofwaterin thekitchen
sink.Thiswilleliminatethe
slight“plastic”tastetemporarily
impartedmthewaterbythewater
reservoir.
Keepiceleveltokeepicemaker
productive.Cubesejectedintoan
emptystoragebinwillpileupclose
totheicernakerandpushthefeeler
armuptotheOFFposition
prematurelywhenthebinisonly
partiallyfull. Opentheiceaccess
door,reachin, levelthe cubesby
handandice-makingwillresume.
Keepingcubesdistributedevenly
willallowtheicemakertoproduce
enoughiceto fillthebintoits
maximumcapacity.
Undercertainrare
circumstances,icecubes
maybediscolored,usually
appearingwithagreen-bluish
hue.Thecauseofthisunusual
disco~orationisapparentlydue
toacombinationoffactors
suchascertaincharacteristics
ofkxal waters,household
plumbingandtheaccumulation
ofcoppersaltsinan inactive
watersupplylinewhichfeeds
theicemaker.Continued
consumptionofsuchdiscolored
icecubesmaybeinjuziousto
health.If suchdiscolorationis
observed,discardtheicecubes
andcontactyourGEFactory
Ser~i~ecenter or ana~th~r~~~
Clj~tomel”Care@servicer.
TODkpeme Lx 2M’dwater
~Forice,touchCUBESor
CRUSHEDpad.Forwater,simply
positionglassbeneathword
CWwYmv
L/
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II II
----4 II II
@Gripglassor othercontainer
gentlynearrimandpressrim
firmlyagainsticeor water
dispensercradle.
putfingers m dhw
Nwer
objects Ml the
disdm’ge
icemwhi!r
WRB63KB I’C~*.e
someemshed icemaybe
dispensedeventh4gh you
touchedthe CUBESpad. This
happensoccasionallywhena few
cubesinadvertentlygetdivertedto
thecrusher.
sometimes a mounndOf$lmwvwill
form.onthe door in the iceChute.
Thisconditionis normal,and
usuallyoccurswhenyouhave
dispensedcrushedicerepeatedly.
Thesnowwilleventuallyevaporate.
m~~ wkx=e..
T-he
watersystemprovides
approximatelysixsuccessive
6-ouncegksfuk. Afterthis,
severalhoursmustbe allowedfor
thenewwaterreservoirsupplyto
cool.Youprobablywillnotdrain
allthechilledwaterfromthe
reservoirona singleoccasion.
The first glassof water dispendl
may be warmer than the
fo~~owingones.Thisis normal.
Dispensedwaterischilkd, not
iced.Forcolder water,simply
addcrushediceor cubes before
dispensingwater.
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.—
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Releasepressurefromcradleand
withdrawslowlytocatchlastbits
oficeor dropsofwater.
Someslightdrippingmayoccur
followingdispensingofcrushed
iceor chilledwater.If excessive,
thespill shouldbewipeddry
immediately.
Donotpourwaterin spillshelf
becauseitis notself-draining—
pow-itinthekitchensink.The
shelfanditsgrille should be
cleanedregularlyaccordingto
instructionsonpage17.
If Ice
fcknps Formin
StxwageBin.oe
‘libRemoveIcecube
storage!ih.ee
’47
Lifttheleftcornertofreethebin
fromtheshelf,andPullthe bin
straightoutwhiles~pportingitat
frontandback.
To Replace Ice cube
stoqe Bin
Slidethebinbackuntilthetab
onthebinlocksintotheslotin
theshelf.
Rotate
1,
I
\
‘\
r
IfIce IsNot used
“Old”icecubeswillbecome
cloudyandtastestale.Emptythe
icestoragebinperiodicall~&-id
washitinlukewarmwater.
Movekemaker Feeler
Armtoon?(up)Rxiitkm
whelk.
@Homewatersupplyistobe
turnedofffor severalhours.
~Icestoragebinistobe removed
fora periodoftime.
@Goingawayonvacation,atwhich
timeyoushouldalsoturnoffthe
valvein thewatersupplylineto
yourrefrigerator.
You’llhearoccasionalsoundsthat
maybeunfamiliar.Theseare
normalicernakingsoundsandare
not causeforconcern.
-
.
Theicemakerejectscubesin
groupsofeight,andit isnormalfor
severalcubesto bejoinedtogether.
However,infrequent usageofice
Cancause iceclumps to form in
the storage bin, resultingin
temporarymalfunctionofthe
dispensermechanism.
Ifthishappens:
Q Removestoragebinfromfreezer
compartment.
~Breakupiceclumpswith
fingertippressureanddiscard
remainingclumps.
Q Replacebinbeforeremaining
cubes meltandfusetogether.
Drive
Mechanism
If thebindoesnotgoalltheway
back,removeitandrotatethedrive
mechanism1/4turn. Thenpushthe
binbackagainuntil thetabonthe
binlocks intotheslotintheshelf.
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Eatingquality drops
aftertimeshovm
REFFUGEiWTORFREEZER
350 IT40W
DAYS
MONTHS
Frf?shMeats
Roasts (Beef & Lamb). 3 to 5
Roasts (Pork & Veal). 3 to 5
Steaks (Beef). . . . . . 3 to 5
Chops (Lamb). 3 to 5
Chops (Pork). . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
Ground & Stew Meats. . 1 to 2
Variety Meats. . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
Sausage (Pork). . . 1 to 2
l%ocf2ssf2cl
Bacon. . . 7
Frankfurters. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ham (Whole). . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ham (Half). . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
Ham (Slices). . . . 3
Luncheon Meats. . . . 3 to 5
Sausage(Smoked). . . . . . . . 7
Sausage(Dry&Semi-Dry). . 14 to 21
~oo~f2cl
Cooked Meats and
Meat Dishes. . . . . . . . . . 3 to 4
Gravy & Meat Broth. .. . . . . 1 to 2
Fresh
Chicken &Turkey (Whole). . . 1 to 2
Chicken (Pieces) . . . . . . . . lto2
Turkey (Pieces). . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
Duck &Goose (Whole). 1 to2
Giblets. lto
cooked
Pieces (Covered with Broth) lto2
Pieces (Not Covered). . 3 to 4
CookedPoultry Dishes. . . . . 3 to 4
Fried Chicken. . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 4
.
(~th~~ihdMfO~~~~tS& ~OU[t~Y) FREEZER
Most fruits and vegetables. . . . .....8-12 months
Lean fish. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8 months
Fatty fish, rolls and breads,
soups, stew, casseroles. .. ....2-3 months
Cakes, pies, sandwiches,
Ieft-overs (cooked),
Ice cream (original carton). .. ....1 month max.
Newtechniquesareconstantlybeingdeveloped.
ConsulttheCollegeorCountyExtension
Serviceor your localUtility Companyforthe
latestinformationonfreezingandstoringfoods.
*U.S.DepartmentofAgricW.ve
Meats, fish and
ilfea!s
fllleafs
Poultry
2
Poultry
poultrypurchased
6 to 12
4 to 8
6 to 12
6 io 9
3 to 4
3 to 4
3 to 4
1 to 2
“1
%
1 to 2
1 to 2
1 to 2
Freezing
not recom-
mended.
2 to 3
2 to 3
12
9
6
6
3
6
1
4 to 6
4
fromthestorevaryinqualityand
age;consequently,safestorage
timeinyourrefrigeratorwillvary.
qb store unfrozen m@a$s9fish and
ipwtrju
Always rcmove store wrappings.
~
G &@~/r~p ~rlfOij, film
refrigemkimmediately.
and
or waxpaper
A-r
oo~.
‘lbstore cheese,wrapwellwith
waxpaperor aluminumfoil,orput
ina plasticbag.
@Carefullywraptoexpelairand
helppreventmold.
@Storepre-packagedcheeseinits
ownwrappingifyouwish.
TOstorevegetables,usethe
vegetabledrawers—they’vebeen
designedto preservethenatural
moistureandfreshnessofproduce.
~Coveringvegetableswitha moist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
@Asa furtheraidtofreshness,
pre-packagedvegetablescanbe
storedintheiroriginalwrapping.
Note:Special@eshfoodcompartment
drawers(onmodelssoequipped)
makeit unnecessa~towrapcertain
foods whichthey’vebeendesigned
topreserve.Z%esedrawersare
describedonpage14.
TOstoreicecream—Fine-quality
icecream,withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperaturesthan
more“airy,”already-packaged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
@Itwillbenecessarytoexperimentto
determinethefreezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingtokeepyouricecreamat
therightservingtemperature.
~The rearofthefreezercompartment
isslightlycolderthanthefront.
mps on meezing
lhlds
Therearethreeessential
requirementsforefficienthome
freezing.
1.Initial quality. Freezeonly
top-qualityfoods.Freezingretains
qualityandflavor;it cannot
improvequality.
2. Speed. Thequickerfruitsand
vegetablesarefrozenafterpicking,
thebetterthefrozenproductwill
be. You’llsavetime,too,withless
cullingandsortingtodo.
3,Proper Usefood
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing.
%’0fmw!
meat,fish am.1
wrapwellin freezer-weightfoil(or
otherheavy-dutywrappingmaterial),
formingitcarefullytotheshapeof
thecontents.Thisexpelsair.Fold
andcrimpendsofthepackageto
provideagood,lastingseal.
Don’trefreezemeatthathas
complete~ythawed;meat, whether
raworcooked,canbefrozen
successfullyonlyonce.
Limitfreezingoffresh(unfrozen)
meatsorseafoodsto29poundsat
atime.
For
@Storealllikethingstogether.This
notonlysavestime,but electricity—
becauseyoucanfindfoodsfaster.
@Placetheoldestitemsup frontso
theycanbeuseduppromptly.
~ UsetheroomyPorta-13inson
thedoorfor mostfrequentlyused
foodsandbeverages.
@Usethemeatdrawerformeats
youdonotfreeze.
TOsave in Energy
and Food
Covermoistfoodswithtight lids,
~
‘costs!
plasticfilmor foil.
@Leafvegetablesandfruitsplaced
instoragedrawerswilllastlonger
storedinclosedplasticcontainers
orwrappedinplasticfilm.
~Donotoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwitha lot
ofwarmfoodatonce.
@Openthedoorsthefewesttimes
possibleto saveelectricalenergy.
@Whengoingout oftownfor
severaldays,leaveasfewperishables
aspossibleintherefrigerator.Set
theicemakertothe“OFF” position
andshutoffwatertotherefrigerator.
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Moist‘n Fresh
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1.
close
tightly—
/
MOM‘nmeshDmwer
Thetopdraweris designedtokeep
ump@ fw& freshbyretaiting
thenatud moisturecontentoffoods
suchas:
e~flic~ok~s
Q
0Cherfies
@Plums
convertibleMeatKeeper
TheConvertibleMeatPandrawer
hasitsowncoldairduct toallowa
streamofcoldairfromthefreezer
compartmenttoflowaroundthe
drawer.
The variabletemperature control
regulatestheairflowfromthe
freezercompartment.
DrawerRemoval
Drawerswil~stopbeforecoming a]] ‘=:;T’
thewayoutofrefrigeratortohelp
preventcontentsfromspillingonto
floor.Dmwersw easdyberemoved
bytiltingupslightlyandpulling
past“stop”location,
Toremovedrawers when the
freshfood
compartmentdoor
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c
cannotbeopened fuIIy:
1. Removefoodfromtheshelf
abovetheMoist‘nFreshdrawerand
takeouttheshelf.Takefoodoffof
theglasscoverandoutofthe drawer.
2. Removetheflexiblegasketat
tie rearoftheMoist’nFreshdrawer.
Lifieachendstraightupuntilthe
slotsonthegasketarefreeofthe
drawersupport@bs.
.:
1.
.3
. . .
>
anyrefrigeratedstoragearea,
it isrecommended that odorous
foo& be
suchas:
QBroccoli
~
Storagetimewilldependuponthe
type offoodanditsconditionwhen
placd inthedrawer,
ExWsswaterwtichmayaccumulate
inthebottomoftheMoist9nFresh
drawershouldbepouredoutand
the drawerwipedd~.
TheMoist‘nFreshdraweris
tothecoveratthefrontandback
edges.Alwayspush thedrawerall
thewayin.
StOFed wrapped—foods
@Cabbage
sea]ti bygasketsattached
~Parsnips
SetcontrollevertoMEAT–the
coldestsetting—tostorefreshmeats.
If leveris lefiinmeatpositionfora
longperiodoftime,somefrostmay
formontheinside ofthedrawer.
Setcontrolleverto VEGto convert
thedrawertonormalrefrigerator
temperatureandprovideextra
vegetablestoragespace.Coldair
ductis turnedoff.
Variablesettingsbetweenthese
extremescanbeselected.
1~}
3, Pullthedrawerpart-wayout.
Reachin, pushthe
upand, atthesametime,pushit
backuntil it clearsthefrontcorner ~-
retainers.
4. Tiltandremovethecover.
rear of the glass ,~
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‘1
5. Pullthedrawerforward,liftthe
fronttoclearstops,andrehovethe
drawer.Hthe refrigeratordoor
doesn’topencompletely,pullthe
draweroutuntilithitsthedoor.
Thenlifithedrawerupuntilit is
higherthanthedrawersupports,
tiltitandtakeit out.
6. If tape holdsConvertibleMeat
Pancovertodrawersupports,
removethetape.Pulldrawer
partwayout. Reachin, pushthe
rearoftheglass upand, atthesame
time,back,untilit clearsfrontcornerretainers.
8. Tilt andremovethedrawer.
After ehmning,replaceinreverse
order.
9. Reinstallthegasketattherear of
thevegetabledrawer.Fittheendof
theplasticdrawersupportintothe
slotonthegasket,withtherubber
gasketflapfacingyou.Makesure
thegasketsnapsintoplace.
Swlkd snack I%Bdi
Ml
Cooking-serving-storagedishes
withdurablelidsfitintoa space
savingunder-theshelfrack. Dishes
canberemovedfromandreturned
totherackasneeded,andtherack
(andshelfto whichitis attached)
canberelocatedanywhereinthe
freshfoodcompartment.
Dishesandlidsare:
@safeforuseinmicrowaveovens.
~safeforuseinrefrigeratorsand
freezers.
@dishwashersafe.
QuickServeT”dishesonlyare safe
forusein conventionalovensat
temperaturesupto400°F.
CxJmm?:
Dishesand Ms are
range topCmlkingor Itmikr
for
l.llse.such
his
generated
URM?can be hazardous.
cannotWitkmmdtheheat
in6xmventiumanovens.
notdesigned
Ilill
r,
TheSealedSnackPack—and
shelftowhichitis
berelocatedwithintheFreshFood
compartment.Thesealeddrawer
retainshighhumidityforconvenient
storageofmeatsandcheese,bacon,
horsd’oeuvres,spreadsandsnacks.
attachecl—--can
15’
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Shelvesinthe freshfoodand
freezercompartmentsareadjustable,
enablingyouto makeefficientshelf
arrangementsto fityourfamily’s
foodstorageneeds.
TempemdGhss shelves in
FR%4-RFood
TOremoveshelves:Tiltshelfup
atfront,thenliftitupandoutof
tracksonrearwallofrefrigerator.
El Engage
top lug
E Lower to
lock into place
TOrelocateshelves:Selectdesired
shelfheight.Withshelffrontraised
slightly,engagetoplugsin tracksat
rearofcabinet. Thenlowerfrontof
shelfuntilitlocksintoposition.
onIFirci?sh
Door
AdjustablePorta-Binscaneasilybe
carriedfromrefrigeratortoworkarea.
Sm.nggersholdsmalleritems
securelyinthebintohelpprevent
tipping,spillingandsliding.
Snugger
Toremove:LiftPorta-13instraight
upuntilmountinghooksdisengage.
lb repkweor ?rehxate:Select
desiredshelfheight,engagePorta13in’shookin slotsonthetracksof
thedoor,andpushin. Porta-13in
willlockinplace.
DeepmmShek?$h
Fre!imx
.
Detachableshelfextendersdeepen
andenclosethreefixeddoor
shelves,providingmorestorage
roomandgreaterstorageflexibility.
ShervWin
Shelfsupportsatvariouslevelsin
thefreezercompartmentletyou
repositiontheshelvesfromtimeto
timetobetteraccommodateyour
variableinventoryoffrozenfoods.
Tonqmdtion Shdves:
“mT
2. Pullshelf
sidewaysuntil
shelfrodscome
outofholes
onleftwall.
o
3.Selectdesired
shelfheightand
insertshelfrods
intoholesonleft
wall.If shelf
$Uppmtsat
desh%kilkvelon
rightwailhave
tabs, lowershelf 1
intogroovesonsupportwhile
pressingtabs.Be sureshelfwireis
fullyinsertedintogrooves.
7 Y v -
\
\’
TOremove,lifttheshelfextender
straightupuntilthemountinghooks
comeoutoftheslotsinthedoor.
‘lbreplace,lineupthe hookswith
thedots inthedoorandpushin and
down.
Hshdf
on right wall do mt km M3s7
merelylowershelfintoplaceon
supports.
Sqpm$ atdesired km!!
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diagIwtk SyStWBIpads. Clean
thepanelsontheoutsideandinside
ofthefreezercompartmentdoor
witha soft,cleanclothlightly
dampenedwithwater.Donotuse
cleaningspraysor largeamountsof
water—theliquidcanrun downand
damagethecontrolmechanisms.
‘Thewater and icedispenser
spillshelfshouldbewipeddry
immediatelytopreventspotting.
Waterlefiontheshelf mayleave
depositsthatyoucanremoveby
soakinginundilutedvinegar.
Youcanalsouseapaste of
non-precipitatingwatersoftener
(suchas Calgonbrand)andwater,
or oneteaspoonofcitricacid
powderperpintofhottapwater.
Soakuntilthedepositdisappearsor
becomeslooseenoughtorinse
away.Usually30minutessoaking
timeis adequate.Avoidusingwax
onthespillshelfandtrim.
The door handles and trim can
becleanedwithaclothdampened
witha solutionofmildliquid
dishwashingdetergentandwater.
Dry witha softcloth.Don’tuse
waxonthedoorhandlesandtrim.
Keepthe finish clean, Wipewith
a cleanclothlightlydampened
withkitchenappliancewaxor mild
liquiddishwashingdetergent.Dry
andpolishwithaclean,softcloth.
Do notwipetherefrigeratorwith
a soileddishwashingclothor wet
towel.Thesemayleavearesidue
thatcanerodethepaint.Donotuse
scouringpads,powderedcleaners,
bleachor cleanerscontaining
bleachbecausetheseproductscan
scratchandweakenthepaint
finish.
F%otectthe paint finish. The
finishontheoutsideofthe
refrigeratoris ahighquality,
baked-onpaintfinish.With
propercare, it willstaynew-
~o~~~12gandrust-freeforyears.
Applya coat ofkitchen/appliance
waxwhentherefrigeratorisnew
andthenatleasttwicea year.
AppliancePolishVVax.&Cleaner
(Cat.No.WR92X0216)is available
fromGEAppliancePartsMarts.
Insidethe fresh foodand freezer
shouldbecleaned
atleastonceayear.Unplugthe
refrigeratorbeforecleaning.If
thisis notpractical,wringexcess
moistureoutofspongeor cloth
whencleaningaroundswitches,
lightsor controls.
Usewarmwaterandbakingsoda
solution—aboutatablespoonof
bakingsodatoa quartofwater.
Thisbothcleansandneutralizes
odors.Rinsethoroughlywithwater
andwipedry.
Otherpartsoftherefrigerator—
includingdoorgaskets,meatand
vegetabledrawers,icestorage
binandal~plasticparts-can be
cleanedthesameway.Donotuse
cleansingpowdersor other
abrasivecleaners.
Tohelppreventodors,leavean
openboxofbakingsodaintherear
oftherefrigerator,onthetopshelf.
Changetheboxeverythree
months.Anopenboxofbaking
sodainthefreezerwillabsorbstale
freezerodors.
Donot washany plastic‘ptw=ts
from ym.w in your
Quick serve dishesand lids
canbe’cleanedinanautomatic
dishwasherorbyhandwithliquid
dishwashingdetergentandwater.
Youcanremovestainsbysoaking
themin ableach-and-water
solution—onepartchlorinebleach
tothreepartswater.(Stubborn
stainsmayrequiretwoor more
hoursofsoaking.)Useaplastic
scouringpM.to removeburned-on
soil.Donotusecleansingpowders
orotherabrasivecleanem.-
Drain.openingin.fYeezer
Duringyearly
cleaning,removebottomfreezer
basketandflushasolutionof
bakingsoda–oneteaspoonandtwo
cups ofhot(notboiling)water—
throughthedrainlinewiththehelp
ofa meatbaster.Thiswillhelp
eliminateodorandreducethe
likelihoodofa cloggeddrainline.
If drainbecomes
clogged,usea
meatbasterand
baking-soda-andwatersolutionto
forcetheclog
throughthe
drainline.
Careshouldbetakeninmoving
yourrefrigeratorawayfromthe
wall.Alltypes of fioorcoverings
canbe damaged,particularly
cushionedcoveringsandthose
withembossedsurfaces.Pullthe
refrigeratorstraightoutandreturn
ittopositionbypushingitstraight
in. Movingyourrefrigeratorina
sidedirectionmayresultin damage
toyour floorcoveringor
refrigerator.
Formostefficientoperation,
removethebasegrille(seepage4)
andeithersweepawayor vacuum
updustthatis readilyaccessible.
Forbestresults,useabrushspecially
designedforthispurpose.It is
availableatmostapplianceparts
stores.Thiseasycleaningoperation
shouldbedoneatleastoncea year.
(continuednextpage)
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h-lrm$%$!r
~. ~II@U~refrigerator.
20TOalignthecontrolknob
properly,note positionof
numberedcontrolforproper
reassemblyandpulloffknob.
3. Pullbottomoflightpaneldown
about1/4“-just enoughtodisengage
lipatrearfromgroovesin retainers
onrear wall.
4. Liftpanelto disengagetopfrom
pins on sidewalls;removepanel.
Afterreplacingwithsamesize
bulb, reinstallpanel(hangtopon
pins;pull bottomdown,pushit
backandreleaseitto letlipengage
groovesin retainers).Replace
temperaturecontrolknobin OFF
position,turnittoprevioussetting,
andplugrefrigeratorbackin.
la Unplugrefrigerator.
2. Removeshelfjustbelowlight
shield.(Shelfwillbeeasierto
removeif itis emptiedfirst.)
3. Pullplasticlightshieldtoward
you.(Itwillbendtofreetabsfrom
grooves.)
Afterreplacingwithsamesize
bulb, reinstallshieldandshelf and
plugrefrigeratorbackin.
when YouG-o‘an
ml- extendedvacationsor
absences+shut offpowerto
refrigerator,turnthenumbered
controltoOFF,cleaninteriorwith
bakingsodasolutionofone
tablespoonofbakingsodatoone
quartofwater.Wipedry.To
preventodors,leaveopenboxof
bakingsodain refrigerator.Leave
doorsopen.
For shorter vacations,remove
perishablefoodsandleavecontrols
atregularsettings.However,if
roomtemperatureis expectedto
dropbelow60°F.,followsame
instructionsasfor extended
vacations.
Moveicemakerfeelerarmto OFF
(up)positionandbesuretoshutoff
watersupplyto therefrigerator.
Disconnectpowercordfromwall
outlet, removeallfoodandclean
anddrytheinterior.
Secure
ali!loose itemssuchas
grille,shelvesandstoragepansby
tapingthemsecurelyinplaceto
preventdamage.
Besurerefrigeratorstaysinupright
positionduringactualmovingand
invan.Refrigeratormustbesecured
invantopreventmovement.Protect
outsideofrefrigeratorwithblanket.
meperfectW1-q3anh-mto
your iamak!R=—
i watermm
Youricecubescanonly (
beasfresh-tastingasthe
waterthatproducesthem.
That’swhyit’sa good
idea topuri~ yourwater
witha waterfilter.
Itsactivatedcharcoal
removesmusty,stale
odorsandunpleasant
medicinal,metallic
tastes.Aporousfiber
cartridgecatchesdirt,
rustparticles,sandand
siltwhilespecialcrystals
reducedepositsofhard
scale.
Thewaterfilteris anoptionatextra
costandisavailablefromyour GE
dealer.SpecifyWIW7X0214.It has
completeinstallationinstructions
andinstallsinminuteson1/4”0.D.
copperwaterline,
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@If interiorlightisnoton, refrigeratormaynotbe pluggedin atwalloutk%
@Ifplug is secure andtherefrigeratorstillfailsto operate,plugalampo~asmall
applianceintothesameoutlettodetermineifthereis a trippedcircuitbreakeror
burnedoutfuse.
@May be in defrost cycle when motor does not operate for about 30 minutes.
@Temperaturecontrol in OFF position.
= Hinterior light is
noton, refrigeratormaynotbe pluggedin atwalloutlet.
@Hplugis secureandtherefrigeratorstill failstooperate,pluga lampor a small
applianceintothe sameoutlettodetermineifthereis atrippedcircuitbreakeror
burnedoutfise.
@Modernrefrigeratorswithmorestoragespaceanda largerfreezercompartment
requiremoreoperatingtime.
@Normalwhenrefrigeratorisfirstdeliveredto yourhome—usuallyrequires24hours
tocompletelycooldown.
@Largeamountsoffoodplacedinrefrigeratortobecooledor frozen.
@Hotweather—frequentdooropenings.
~Doorleftopen.
@Temperaturecontrolsaresettoocold.Refertoinstructionsforuseof
‘N3MPERA7’URECONTROLSonpage5.
vmmTIoN OR
RA’’T’LmJG
HOTAIRl?ROM
BCW’TOIVIOF’
REFRIGIHL4.mR
DOORNOTCLOSING
PROPERLY’
@Grilleandcondenserneedcleaning.Referto page17.
@CheckENERGY-SAVINGTIPSonpage2.
@Temperaturecontrolstartsandstopsmotortomaintaineventemperatures.
@Ifrefrigeratorvibrates,morethanlikelyitis notrestingsolidlyonthefloorandfront
rollerscrewsorfrontlevelinglegsneedadjustingor floorisweakoruneven.Referto
ROLLERSonpage4.
@Hdishesvibrateon shelves,try movingthem. Slightvibrationisnormal.
@Normalair flowcoolingmotor.In therefrigerationprocess,itis normalthatheatbe
expelledin theareaundertherefrigerator.Somefloorcoveringswilldiscoloratthese
normalandsafeoperatingtemperatures.Yourfloorcoveringsuppliershouldbe
consultedif youobjecttothisdiscoloration.
QDoorgasketonhingesidestickingorfoldingover.Tocorrect,puta small am.otmtof
petroleumjelly onfaceofgasket.
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POSSIWJE CAUSEAND REMEDY
CWTRA’FINGSotnw’x
FRESHFOOD
ORFREEZER
COMPARTMENT
TEMPERATURE
‘KXIWARM @Doorleftopenfortoolongtime.
@Thehighspeedcompressormotorrequiredtomaintainnearzerotemperaturesinthe
kwgefreezercompartmentmayproducehighersoundlevelsthanyouroldrefrigerator.
~Normalfanairflow-one fanblowscoldair throughtherefrigeratorandfreezer
compartments,anotherfancoolsthecompressormotor.
~TheseN~mAL soundswillalsobeheardfromtimeto time:
~Defrosttimerswitchclicksatdefrost.
eDefrostwaterdripping.
@TemperaturecontrolclicksONor OFl?.
*Refrigerantboilingorgurgling.
~Crackingorpoppingofcoolingcoils causedbyexpansionandcontractionduring
defrostandrefrigerationfollowingdefrost.
*Withautomaticicernaker,thesoundofcubesdroppingintotliebinandwater
runninginpipesasicemakerrefills.
@Temperaturecontrolnotsetcoldenough.RefertoTEMPERATURECONTROLS
onpage5.
@Warmweather-frequentdooropenings.
~Packagemaybeholdin’gdooropen.
l?OODSDRYOUT
l?&XT ORICE
CRYSTALSON
FROZENFOOD
SLOWICE
CUBE
FREIEzndG
ICECUBESHAVE
ODOR/TASTE
—
A.UIDMATIC
ICE!MAKER
DOESNOTwow
....... ..
——,—.
@Foodsnotcovered,wrappedorsealedproperly.
~Doormayhavebeenleftajaror packageholdingdooropen.
@Toofrequentandtoolong dooropenings.
@Frostwithinpackageisnormal.
Doormayhavebeenleftajar.
@
@Turn
@Oldcubesneedto bediscarded.
@Icestoragebinneeds tobe emptiedorwashed.
@Unsealedpackagesin refrigeratorand/orfreezercompartmentsmaybetransmitting
odorhastetoicecubes.
@Interiorofrefrigeratorneedscleaning—refertopageS7.
@Poor-tastingincomingwater.Installwaterfilter—seepage18.
@Icemakerfeelerarmin.OFF (up)position.
~water SUPPIYturnedoffor notconnected.
@Freezercompartmenttoowarm.
@Cubestoosmall-water shut-offvalveconnectingrefrigeratortohomewaterlinemay
beclogged.
oPiledup cubesin storagebinmaycauseicemakertoshutoffprematurely.With
icemakerfeelerarmin OFF (up)position,levelcubesinbinbyhand.
temperatureoffreezercompartmentcolder.
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. ... .... .
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~~~~ DISPENSER
DOESNQTWOK
POSSIBLECAUSEANDREIVIEDY
s Noice cubes.~ernove~t~~ageContainer.IfcubesarefH3ZelltoWir@arm,remOVe
cubes.
@Noicec~beso~~emakerturnedofforwatersl.lpp~ytl.l~edOff,
.9~rr~g~~ar& c~~~ps~~
storagec~~~iner.Breakupasrnall~asyOllcanwithfingertiP
pressureanddiscardthe remainingclumps.
WATERHASPOOR
TASTWODOR
@~fwaterdispenserhasnotbeenusedforanexteIIdedperkd9dispenseVi@XXill K?$jdar
mannertmtiiallwaterinreservoirisreplenishedwithfreshwater.
~Foor-mstingincofing water.MM awaterfilter-see Page18.
VVAT13RINFIRST
GLASSISWARM
@A~~owa~o~~~Q~ou~sf..rwaterto
firstinstalled.
~ IfwaterdispenserhasnotbeenUS~dfir extended~er=iod,waterinfirstglasswillnot
beascoolasinsucceedingglasses.
eIf waterreservoirhasbeendrained,dlOWseveralhOUrSfor
WATERDHH?BWWR
DOESNm WORK
DNIDERBETWH3N
l?RESHFOODAND
e J$kter
~
e ~orma~ warm~ is created @ a~tomatic energysaversysteri.i
aroundfrontedgeoffreezercompartmenttohelppreventcondensationcmoutsideof
SUpplylineturnedoffornotcormecte~.
SUpplyline maybe clogged with Sediment. , “
FREEZERCOMPART- refrigeratorinhot,humidweather.
MENTFEELSWAR.1$’I
MOISTUREFORMS
~ Notunusualduringperiodofhighhumidity.
ONOUTSIDE OF
—
frequentandtoolongdooropenings.
MOISTURE
CCILLECI13INSIDE
~TOO
s Inhumidweatheraircarriesmoistureintorefrigeratorwhendoo~sareopened.
COOItopropertemperatureafterrefkig6XatOriS
r’ep]enishedSUpp~y~0C~~~.
circulatingw~~ liquid
WATER0?4FLOOR
HAS ODOR
INTERIOR LIGHT
DOESNOTLIGHT
QThedrainatthe bottomofthefreezermaybeclogged.Removeanyiceonthefreezer
bottomandcleanthe drain.Refertopage17.
@Foodswithstrongodorsshouldbetightlycovered.
oCheckforspoiled.food.
QInteriorneedscleaning.Refertopage1’7.
~ Defrostwatersystemneedscleaning.
~Keepopenboxof
poweratoutlet.
QNO
ba~ng sodainrefrigerator;replaceew”erythree mOllths.
QLightbulbneedsreplacing.Seepage18.
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AGE ConsumerServiceprofessional
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willprovideexpertrepairservice,
.*5L
~=%?l>scheduledata timethat’sconvenient
:“@~~,,&&
o
“=’ foryou.ManyGEConsumerService
company-operatedlocationsofferyou
servicetodayor tomorrow,or atyour
convenience(7:00a.m.to ‘7:00p.m.
weekdays,9:00a.m.to 2:00 p.m.Satur-
days).Our factory-trainedtechnicians
knowyourapplianceinsideandout—
somostrepairscanbehandledinjust
onevisit.
Youcanhavethesecurefeelingthat
GEConsumerServicewillstillbe
thereafteryourwarrantyexpires.PurchaseaGEcontractwhileyourwar.
rarityisstillineffectandyou’llreceive
asubstantialdiscount.
Withamuh.iple-
yearcontract,you’reassuredof Mm-e
serviceattoday’sprices.
WhateveryourquestionaboutanyGE
majorappliance,GEAnswerCente@
informationserviceisavailableto
help.Yourcall-and yourquestion—
willbe answeredpromptlyand
courteouslyAnd youcancallany
time.GEAnswerCente@serviceis
open 24hoursa day7 daysaweek.
TelecommunicationDevicefor theDeaf
Summ &.&
Imh&hds qdfkd to servicetheir
own-nappliancescanhaveneeded
partsor accessoriessentdirectlyto
theirhome,freeof shippingcharge!
The GEpartssystemprovidesaccess
to over4’7,000parts...andallGE
GenuineRenewalPartsarefully
warranted.WSA,MasterCardand
Discovercardsareaccepted.
I
user maintenanceimxrudicms
Collta.hmdin thisbookletcoverpNxedwes ilrkemkxlto be perfwnnedby
anyUwi?r.Qnhi?rservicingfgenedy
dmdd be I%Aemdto qdifk?d seR’ViceperimmeleChlutimRlmEstbe
fmncis$x$&fw! improper servicing
mayUwIk%cnmsafeuqxmtiam.
Upon request,GEwillprovideBraille
controlsfor avarietyof GE appliances,
andabrochuretoassistin planninga
barrier-fi-eekitchenfor persov.swith
limitedmobility.Toobtaintheseitems,
fi-eeof charge,call800.626.2000.
Consumerswithimpairedhearing
or speechwhohaveaccesstoaTDD
or aconventionalteletypewritmmay
(xU800-TDDGEAC(800-8334322)
torequestinformationor service.
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Saveprxxdoforiginal purchase date such as your sales slip orcancell~d check toestablish warranty period.
Ewu..
Forone year from date of original
purchase,we will provide,free of
charge, parts and service labor
in your home to repair or replace
any part of the that
fails because of a manufacturing
defect.
IFULL
Forfive years from dateof original
purchase,we will provide,free of
charge,parts and service labor in
your home to repair or replace any
part of the sealed
system (the compressor, condenser,
evaporator and all connecting
tubing) that fails becauseof a
manufacturing defect.
GE
VVARR&\f~JTY
Forthelifeofthe refrigerator,wewill
replace,free of charge,any tintecf
pan or drawer made
ffom Lexa@ resin
and furnished with the refrigerator
if the pan or drawer breaksduring
normal household use.Drawer
coversare not included. The
drawerscan beexchangedat a
GEAppliance PartsMart, Factory
Service Center,or bywriting !0
the address below.
This warranty is extended to
the original purchaser and any
succeeding ownerfor products
purchased for ordinary home use
in the 48 mainland states, Hawaii
and Washington, IX. InAlaska the
warranty isthe same exceptthat it is
LIMITED becauseyou must payto
ship the product tothe service shop ~•à
orfor the service technician’s travel
coststo your home.
Allwarranty service will be provided
byour FactoryService Centersor
byour authorized Customer Care@
servicersduring normalworking
hours.
Lookin the White or YellowPages
of yourtelephone directory for
GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRICFACTORY
SERVICE,GENERALELE(3T31CHOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE
GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER
CARE@
SERVICE.
or
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...
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~Service trips to your hometo
teachyouhowtousethe product.
Readyour useandcarematerial.
If youthen haveany questions
about operating the product,
please contact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office at the
address below,or call, toll free:
GEAnswerCente@
800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice
@improper installation.
If you havean installation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
are responsible for providing
You
adequate electrical, plumbing and
other connecting facilities.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental orconsequential damages, sothe above limitationorexclusion
may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights,and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
Toknow what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.
warRWMor: $3%2neml Ekctric CkMIIpany
M WWWler help is BWed&l! this EWMT%Wlty,write:
@Replacement of house fuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.
@Failureof the product if it is used
for other than itsintended purpose
or usedcommercially.
@Damageto product caused
byaccident, fire, floods or acts
of God.
~Lossof food due to spoilage.
WARRANTORISMXRESPONSIBL.E
FORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES.
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