GE TFX27SM Use and Care Manual
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Contents
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Model and Serial Numbers
Problem Solver
Repair Service
Safety Instructions
Shelves
Temperature Controls
Water Filter Accessory
19-:
Appliance Registration
Base Grille
Care and Cleaning
Condenser
Diagnostic Codes
Drawer and Cover Removal 14,15
Electronic Monitor and Vacation & Moving Tips
Diagnostic System 8,9 warranty Back Cover
Door Alarm
System Check—Reset
Warm Temperature
Energy Saver System
Energy-Saving Tips o 2
Food Saver System
Food Storage Suggestions
Storage Times
Ice Dispenser 1o-12
Icemaker
Installation
Adapter Plug
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UseandCareof
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modelTFX27E
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5
withIce&
ChilledWater
Dispenser
Adjustable Rollers
Clearances
Electrical Requirements 3,4
Extension Cord
Grounding
Location
Water Supply to Icemaker 4
Light Bulb Replacement
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bookCarefi.my.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrefrigerator
properly.
Keepithandyfor answerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
downthe modeland
said INRmber’s.
You’llseethemonalabelatthe
bottom,just insidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.
Beforesendinginthiscard,please
writethesenumbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.
If youreceiveda damaged
refr@wator9immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.
Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequestservice,check
theProblemSolveronpages19
through21.Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
@Locationofyourrefrigeratoris
important.Avoidlocatingitnext
toyourrange,aheatingventorwhere
thesunwillshinedirectlyonit.
@Don’topenthedoorsmoreoften
thannecessary.
@Closethedoorsas soonas
possible,particularlyin hot,
humidweather.~~S
~ Besurethedoorsareclosed
tightly.Beforeleavingthehouseor
retiringforthenight,checktobe
surethe doorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.
~Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.
@Wipeallmoisturefrombottles
andcartonsbeforeputtingthemin
therefrigerator.
@Keeptillfoodscoveredto
reducemoisturebuildupinside
therefrigerator.
*If YOUturncontrolstothecoldest
positionforquickchillingor freezing,
be suretoturnthembacktoregular
settings.
@Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.
Overcrowdingcanrequireextra
electricalenergytokeepeverything
cool.
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appliance,
safetyprecautions,includingthe
following:
+$use this mllyfor its
t’hisuse andcare Book.
@W Em@be
alwaysexercisebasic
purpose asdescribed.in
in?&MxxMdmce
withthe
‘beforeit
instructionsbelowandon page4.
~ p&?v@r ye-w
by OI!Ilthe power‘cord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromtheoutlet. 4
@Repair or replace ,
au ekctrk serviceCmY3$that
havebeamx?frayed‘orotherwise
damaged.Donotusea cordthat
showscraclwor abrasiondarnage
alongitslengtbor ateitherti~ plug
or connectorend.
~men your
away
nottoroll over(IWdamagethe
pm’w!r an-a
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f$fter ‘your ish.
suE’faees9 whenhands
isused. f%egrounding
fmmthewd19beCal”efd
nottouch‘tilt?C(M.
do
a~*e or
totheseextreme~ycoldsurfaces.
@D(B not place w’ !hm’d$
WTlthe
wet.Skinmayadhere
while-W?
is in.Thiswillprevent
contactwiththenmvingpartsof
theejectormechanism,or with
theheatingelementthatreleases
thecubes.
e D@n9t refreeze frozen ii’ltlds
which!@%?thawed
TheUnitedMatesDepartmentof
Agriculturein HomeandGarden
BulletinNo.69’says:
“.. ,Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen
foodsthathavethawediftheystill
containicecrystalsor if theyare
still cbld—below40”FI.
“. . .Thawedgroundmeats,poukry, or fishthathaveanyoff-odor-or ‘
off-colorshouldnotberefrozen
andshouldnotbeetiten.Thawed ‘;, icecreamshouldbediscarded.If
theodoror colorofanyfoodis
,pooror questionable,getridofit~ .
Thefoodmaybedangeroustoeat. -
“Evenpartialthawingandrefieaing .”
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,
particularlyfruits,vegetablesand
preparedfoods.Theeatingquality
ofredmeatsisaffectedlessthmi
thatofmanyotherfoods.Use
refrozenfoodsassoonas possible
tosaveasmuch.oftheireating
qualityasyoucan?
~uyourdd k$m
armmdthekmse butnotillw+
besure
willreducethe possibilityof
dangertochildren.
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,--br&&Wh&fibeing~ipl&g@.) . s~.-=;
to~emovethedoors.This
y~~ E’@5geratorg
Beforemakinganyrepairs. ‘-;;-----
A.
Note:Westrongly,reco~end ~ ~~‘--–~
thatanyseiwicingbepefio~ed ti~
byaqualifiedindivi@@.
B.Beforeckning. s-.
C. ~efor~replacingabwned-out” s= --lightbulb, therefrigemtor shouki z~;-..
beungdugged-inordertoavoid ‘ ~->:
conta;t@ti a livewir~’fikunent. = -”
(Aburned-outligktbulbmay
Note:liming contr61-t60~~-
positiondoiwnotremovepower
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Thepowercordofthis applianceis
quipped witha groundingplug
v&i&mateswitha standard
gmmdedwalloutlet (Fig. 1)to
minimizethepossibilityofelectric
d-lockhazfirdfromthisappliance.
INSUREPRoP-EFi
Fig.
Havethewalloutletcheckedby
a qualifiedchwtriciantomakesure
theoutlet is pxoperlygrounded.
GROMKIEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
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Whereastandardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,it is your
personalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
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Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstuseofanadapter
plug.I-Iowever,ifyoustillelecttouse
anadapter,wherelocalcodespermit,
aTEMPORARYCONNECTION
maybemadetoa properlygrounded
two-prongwalloutletbyuseofa
ULlistedadapter(Fig.2) available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD ,
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEOINCANAOA)
ALIGN LARGE
‘RONGs’sLOT:% ! ‘~; ‘“-
Fig. 2
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Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
bealignedwiththeku-gerslotinthe
walloutlettoprovideproperpolarity
intheconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION: Attachingadapter
groundterminalto walloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhousewiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electriciantomakesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
when disconnectingthepm’ver
cordfromtheadapter,alwayshold
theadapterwithonehand.Ifthis
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalis verylikelytobreak
withrepeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
terminal!break,DON(M’USEthe
applianceuntila properground
has againbeenestablished.
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cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and
120volts.Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization,
l%e refrigeratorshould always
be plugged into its Om
individualAxtrkal outlet—
(115volt,60Hertz,singlephase
AC).Thisisrecommendedfor
best performanceandtoprevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
whichcouldcauseafirehazard
fromoverheatingwires.
RefrigeratorLocation
Donotinstallrefrigeratorwhere
temperaturewillgobelow(iO”l?.
becauseitwillnotrunoftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.
Doinstdi it on a floorstrong
enoughtosupporta My loaded
refrigerator.
AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.
ckmmxs
Allowthefoilowingclearances
foreaseofinstallation,proper
air circulation,andplumbing
andelectricalconnections:
Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . .
%“
Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O“
(@builtin, allow 7/8”at the topfor
hinge covers.)
Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1“
Allowthefollowingdoorclearance:
RefrigeratorSide . . . . . . . . . . . 1X”
FreezerSide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
l~tl
tokemaker
Adjustablerollers,whichenable
youto moveyourrefrigeratoraway
fromthewallforcleaning,are
locatedbehindthebasegrille.
Theserollersshouldbe setsothat
therefrigeratorisfirmlypositioned
onthefloorandthefro~;is raised
justenoughthatthedoorsclose
easilywhenopenedabouthaliivay.
Speciallydesigneddoorhingeslift
bothdoorsslightlywhenopened.
Theforceofgravitythenhelps
closethedoorautomatically.
ToadjustroMers,removethebase
grillebygraspingitatthebottom
andpullingit out.
Turnrolleradjusting screws
clockwiseto raiserefrigerator,
counterclockwisetolowerit. Use
adjustablewrench(3/8”hexhead
bolt) or pliers.
Whenadjustingtkontrollersforproper
doorclosure,itisrecommendedthat
thebottomfrontedgeofthecabinet
beapproximately5/8”fromthefloor.
use Ck$rtl$
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanextension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbea IL listed3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
ml thattheelectricalratingofthe
Youwillneedtoconnectyour
icemakertoacoldwaterline.Awater
supplykitcontainingcoppertubing,
shut-offvalve,fittingsandinstructions
isavailableat extracostfromyour
dealer.Thereshouldbesufficient
tubingforthe icemakerfromthe
coldwatersupplytoallowyouto
movetherefrigeratoroutfromthe
wallseveralfee!(approximately
3 coilsof M-inch coppertubing
thatisatleast10inchesindiameter).
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lb replacebasegrille,alignprongs
onbackofgrillewithclampsin
cabinetandpushforwarduntil
grillesnapsintoplace.
set the
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INITIAL SETTING
FREEZER
C
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COLDEST
Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
thatletyouregulatethetemperature
inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.
m~ux, settheFRESH
mm controlat5 andthe
FREEZER
Forcolderor warmertemperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controloneletteror number
atatime.
IR4.PORTANT
Whenyourrefrigeratorisfirst
instxdkd,ailow24 hoursfor
st.abiiizationto normal!operathg
temperaturebeforefiihg itwith
largeamountsoffreshm frozen
foods.
Note:Turningthefreshfbodcontrol
to “OFF” stopscoolinginBUD-i
compartments-fresh foodAND
freezer—butdoesnot shutoffpower
tothe refrigerator.
How m Test
Usethe milktestforthefresh
food Placea
containerofmilkonthetopshelf
inthe freshfoodcompartment.
Checkita daylater.If themilkis
toowarmortoocold,adjustthe
temperaturecontrols.
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COLDEST
FRESH FOOD
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Usethe icecreamtestforthe
freezercompartment.Placea
containeroficecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itafteraday.Ifit’stoohardortoo
soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
If
youmm your
(molt
. . .youmaywanttoturnthelettered
atnight
controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D7 Coolertemperaturesinthe
housemaycausethecompressor
tooperatelessfrequently,thus
allowingthefreezercompartment
towarmsomewhat.Toprotectyour
frozenfoodsupply,leaveyour
letteredsettingatthiscoldersetting
forthe entirewinterorforwhatever
periodoftimeyouareturning
downyourthermostat.Thisis
especiallyimportantwhenthe
thermostatis turneddownforan
extendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect
onyour freshfoodcompartment.
However,if freezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,asfrom “Y’to “4Y
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controksbacktotheirregular
settings.
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Youwon’tfindan “energy-saver”
switchonthisrefrigerator.
Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s
condenserisautomatically
circulatedaroundthefrontedgeof
thefreezercompartmenttohelp
keepmoisturefromformingonthe
outsideoftherefrigeratorduring
humidweather.
Manyrefrigeratorsusespecial
electricheaters.This‘refrigerator
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needsnone.That’swhythereisno
“energy-saver”switch..there’sno”-
needforit.
NoDefrosting
It is notnecessarytodefrostthe
fkeezeror freshfd compartments.
You~refrigeratoris designedand
equippedto defrostitself
automatically.
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It eyeon
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@lledsignallight flashestotell
youwheneitherdoorisopen.
@Greensignallighttellsyouthat
theDoorAlarmbeeperhasbeen
settosoundaftereitherdoorhas
beenopen30 seconds.
@Redsignallighttellsyou when
freezerfoodkeepingtemperatureis
abovenormal.
@Green lightedwordNORMAL
indicatesthatnofailurehasbeen
detectedbythediagnosticsystem.
@IJlashing greendiagnostic
codesinthedisplaywarnyou
when:
frozenfoodsshouldbe
checked.
powerhasbeeninterrupted.
icemakermaynotbeoperating
properly.
(3 m(z) 6-)
Whatthesecodesmean—and
whattodowhentheyappear—is
summarizedontheinsideofthe
freezercompartmentdoorand
explainedmorethoroughlyon
thefollowingpages.
@System Checkpadputsa
reviewoftheelectronicdiagnosis
offivecodedfimctionsatyour
fingertipandalsoallowsyouto
erasecodesfromdisplay.
@Electronic controlallowsyou
toturnnightlightinwater-and-ice
dispenseron andoff.
(@Electroniccontrolallowsyou
toselecticecubesor crushedice,
andgreensignallightconfirms
yourchoice.
m
when yourrefrigerator
is first phlggedin.● o
Allpanellightscomeonforfive
seconds,abeepsounds,andlights
gooffexceptasfollows:
@~~flashes inthedisplay.Touch
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpadto
eraseit.
@DGreenwordNORMALglows.
@RedWARMTEMPERATURE
lightglowsiffreezercompartment
temperatureishigherthannormal.
Itgoesoffwhenproperfoodkeeping
temperatureis reached.
~Dooralarmbeeperis activated
andgreenlightonDOORALARM
padglows.
~CRUSHEDiceselectionlight
glows.
@RedDOOROPENlightflashesif
eitherdoorisopen,goesoutwhen
doorsareshut.
*Nightlightinwater-and-ice
dispenserisoff.
defrostsystemhasfailed.
freezercontrolmayneedtobe
Setfora coldertemperature.
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Howtosame
mm’
‘YOUdon’tkm toset thevisual
akwm AS kmgaseitherdooris
open,theredDOOROPENsignal
lightflashes.
If the greensignalIightonthe
DOORALARMpadisglowing,
thebeeperdam isset.Ifit’snot,
touchthepadto turnit on.
why theRed
Light Gkm’vs.a
Atfirst,it’sprobablybecauseyour
newlyinstalledrefrigeratorhasn’t
completelycooleddownyet.Wait
afewhoursforittocool,andthen
thelightwillgoout.
Fromthenon, theredlightwill
glowwhenevertemperaturesinside
gettoohighforproperfoodstorage.
Ifthishappens,openthedoors
onlywhenabsolutelynecessary,
andclosethemasquicklyas
possible.
Assoonasinsidetemperatures
returntonormal,thelightgoesout.
HowtheEkxtrmic
system
ThewordNORMALislighted
ingreenexceptwhena ftilurehas
beendetected.
work%
If eitherdoorisopenformorethan
30seconds,a recurringbeepsounds.
Thelightgoesoutandthebeeping
stopswhenyouclosethedoor.
Therearetimeswhenyou’llwant
theDoorAlarmbeeperturned
off. Whenyou’rerearranginga lot
offood,forexample.Justtouchthe
pad.Thegreenlightwillgoout
andthebeepingwillstop.
Deactivatingthe DoorAlarm
beeperdoesnotturntheredDOOR
OPENlightoff—itkeepsflashing
untilthedooris closed.
TheSYSTEMCHECK-RESET
padhastwofunctions:
L YoucantouchtheSYSTEM
CHECK-RESETpadandgeta
reviewoftheelectronicdiagnostic
codesinorderoftheirpriority.
2. YoucantouchtheSYSTEM
CHECK-RESETpadtoerasethree
flashingcodesimmediatelyand
twocodesaftertheconditionthat
causedthemto flashhasbeen
corrected(seepage8).
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TheEkctronicMonitorand
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Systemalertsyouwhen
somethingstartsto go wrong.
Ha diagnosticcodeappearson
thedisplay,somethingneeds
specialattention.Togetyour
attention,thedisplaycodeflashes
~nt~youeraseit. The first6
flashesareaccompaniedbybeeps.
If more thanonecodedfunction
requiresattentionatthesame
time,theonewiththehighest
prioritywillbedisplayedfirst
PressingtheSYSTEMCHECKRESETpadwillevaluateallother
codedfi.mctions.If the NOR.MAL
displayislit duringthedisplaying
ofa code,thatfunctionis operating
properly. .
Pressingthe SYSTEMCHECK-
RESETpadwillerasethreecodes
imrnediately-l?~ C1andCC
TheDE and lWcodes canonlybe
erasedbytouchingtheSYSTEM
CHECK-RESET’padafterthe
conditionthatcausedthecodeto
flashhasbeencorrected.
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Thisflashingcodetek youthe Thisflashingcodetellsyou
powertotherefrigeratorhas something’swrongwiththedefrost
been interruptedformorethan2 system—keepdoorsclosIMto
seconds.Checktheconditionof retaincoldandcallforservice.
foodinboththefreshfoodand
Codeflashesuntilproblemis
freezercompartments.Touch corrected.
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
to erasecode.
Thereisno faultwiththe
refrigeratorwhenW code
flashes.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
cheekyour frozen food. Hasany
ofitstartedtothaw?A package
maybeholdingthefreezer
compartmentdooropen. Don’t
openthedoor moreoftenthan
absolutelynecessarywhilethis
codeisdisplayed.Touchingthe
SYSTEMC.HECK-RESETpad
afterthe freezercompartment
temperaturehasreturnedto
norma~willerasethecode.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
check theautomaticicemaker.
Iceclumpsin thestoragebinmay
havestalledtheicemaker.Follow
correctivemeasuresdescribedon
page 21.If watersupplytothe
icemakerisnotconnectedor not
turnedon, makesuremanual
icernakerswitchisintheOFF+
position(seepage 11).Codestops
flashingwhenproblemiscorrected
or SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
istouched.
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Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checktemperaturecontrolsand
adjustthemifnecessary.(See
directionson page5.) Touch
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
toerasecode.Ifcodereappears
after4hours,callforservice,
.
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