GE TFX20RN, TFXW20RN, TFX20SN Use & Care Manual

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Contenti

ApplianceRegistration

2 Modeland SerialNumbers

2

BaseGfle 4

ProblemSolver

12-14

CareandCleaning 10-12

SafetyInstructions

3

Condenser 11

Shelves

9

ConsumerServices

15

StorageDrawers

9,10

Enern Saver

5

Drawer&CoverRemov4 10

Energy-SavingTips

2 Temperate Controls

5

FoodStorageSuggestions 8

Vacation&MovingTips

12

StorageTimes 8

warranty BackCover

IceDispenser 6,i’

WaterFilterAccessory

12

Icemaker

6,7

Installation

3,4

AdjustableRollers

4

Clearances

4

ElectricalRequirements 3,4
ExtensionCord

4

Grounding

3

Location 4
WaterSupplytoIcemaker 4

GE~nswer

Centerm

LightBtibReplacement 11

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Helpushelpyou*e *

ReadthisbookCarefdly.

It is intendedtohelp youoperate
andrntintainyournewrefrigerator
properly.

Keepit handyfor answerstoyour
questions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
your phonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Wfitedom themodeland

serialnmberse

You’llseethemon a label at the
bottom,just inside the freshfood
compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersare alsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.

Beforesendingin thiscard,please

writethesenumbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber
IJse these numbers in any

correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.

n you receiveda damaged.

refrigerator, immediatelycontact
thedealer(or builder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.

savetimeandmoney.

BeforeyourequestS~rtiCe,

check
theProblemSolveron pages12
tirough 14.It listscausesof minor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

Energmsatingtips.

eLocationofyourrefrigeratoriS ‘L
important.Avoidlocatingitnextto

yourrage, a heatingventor

wherethesunwillshinedirectly
onit.

eDon’topen the doorsmoreoften
thannecessary.

e Closethe doorsm soonaspossible,

particularlyinhoghumidweather.

~Be surethedoorsareclosed
tightly.Beforeleavingthehouseor
retiringforthenight, checkto.be

surethe doorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.

~Storeonlythosefoods requiring
refrigerationin yourrefrigerator.

oWipemois~e frombottlesand
cartonsbeforeputtingthemin the

refrigerator.

oKeepfoods covered to reduce
moisturebuildupinsidethe
refrigerator.

~If youturnthecontrolsto the
coldest.positionforquickchilling
orfreezing,be suretoturn them
backto regularsettings. ~

oDon’t overcrowdyour
refrigerator.overcrowdingcan
requireextraelectricalenergyto
keepeverythingcool.

Toobtaina Spanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GE AnswerCenter@

800.626.2000

consumerinformationservice.
Paraobtenerla versi6nen ‘

espan61de estemanual, ~

namea
GE AnswerCenter@
serviciodeinformaci6n
parael consumidor,
te16fono800.626.2000

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Toobtain service,seethe
ConsumerServicespage in the
backof thisbook.

We’reproudofour serviceand

A

wantyouto bepleased.If for some
reasonyou arenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,hereare three

stepsto followfor furtherhelp;

FIRST,contactthe peoplewho

servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyou arenotpleased.In most
cases,this’willso?.vetheproblem.

NEXT,if youare still not pleased,

writeall thedetails—including
yourphone number—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemis still
notresolved,write:

MajorApplianceConsumer

ActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

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B=Beforecleaning.

BulletinNo.69 says:

C. Beforereplacinga burned-out

“...You maysafelyrefreezefrozen

lightbulb,therefrigeratorshould

foods&athavethawedif theystill

beunpluggedinorder‘toavoid

containicecrystalsorif theyare

contactwithalive wirefilament.

stillcold—below40”F.

(Aburned-outlightbulbmay

“...Thawed.groundmeats,poultr’y

bre& whenbeingseplaced.)

or fishthathave any off-odoror

Note:Turningcontrolto Dm

off-colorshouldnot berefrozen

positiondoesnotremovepower

md shouldnotbeeaten.Thawed

tothe lightcircuit.

icecreamshouldbediscarded.If

‘*Do not store”or we gasotineor

theodoror colorof anyfoodis

other flammable Vapomand

pooror questionable,get ridof it.

liquidsin the vicinity of this or

Thefoodmaybe dangerousto eat.

any other apptiance.

“Evenpartialthawingmd ‘”
refieezifigreducetheeatingquaIity
offoods,particular~yfruits,
vegetablesandpreparedfoods.

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The

eatingqualityofredmeatsis

fiected lessthanthatof many ~

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other foods.Userefrozenfoodsas

soonas possibletosaveas much
of theireatingqualityas youcan.”

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Wation Reqtiremen&WORTANT..ePIeweread~~fdye

Forpersonalsafety,
thisappl;ancemustbe
properlygrounded.

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equippedwitha three-prong

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(g~o~nding)

plugwhichmateswith

a standardthree-prong(grounding)

Havewalloutlet andcircuit

Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletis encountered,it isyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationto haveit replacedwith
a properlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

‘ (GROUND)PRONG FRoy

wal~outlet(Fig. 1)to minimizethe

checkedbya qualifiedelectrician

‘>Tm POWER Corn. ‘., ‘

possibilityofelectricshockhazard

to m~e suretheoutlet is properly ~~. ~

fromthis appliance.

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Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstuseofan
adapterplug.However,ifyoustill
electtouseanadapter,wherelocal
c~es permit,a TEMPORARY
CONNE~ION maybe made to a
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuseofa UL listedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.

TEMPORARYMETHOD

Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotinthe

d oudettoprovideproperpolarity

intheconnectionofthe power@rd.

CAUTIQN:Attachinganadapter
groundterminalto walloutletcover
screwdoes notgroundan appliance
unlesscoverscrewis meti, and
notinsulated,andwalloutletis
groundedthroughhousewiring.
Youshouldhavecircuitcheckedby
aqualifledelectricianto makesure
theoutletisproperlygrounded.

Whendisconnectingthe power

cordfrom the adapter,alwayshold
theadapterwithonehand.If this
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalis verylike~ytobreak
withrepeateduse.

Should the adapterground
terminalbreak,DON~ USEthe
applianceuntila properground
hasagainbeenestablished.

useofE*mion corm

Becauseofpotentialsafety

hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
use ofan extensioncord. However,

if youstillelectto usean extension

cord,it isabsolutelynecessarythat
itbea ULlisted3-wiregrounding

typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplug andoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)arid

120volts*

Themfrigemtorshouldalways
beplwed kto itsown
hdtidwl elwtricaloutlet—

(1L5volt,60Hertz, or 100volt,50
Hertz, singlephaseAC).Thisis
recommendedforbestperformance
andtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcouldcausea
firehazardfromoverheatingwires.

Refrigeratorbcation

Donotinstalirefrigeratorwhere
temperaturewillgobelow60°F.

becauseitwillnotrunoftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.

Doins@Uitonafloorstrong
enoughtosupportitfollyloaded.

RoIlem

Adjustablerollersbehindthebase
grilleenableyouto movethe
refrigeratorawa}’fromthewallfor
cleaning.Theserollersshouldbe
setsotherefrigeratorrestsfidy
onthefloor.Toassurethatthe
doorswillcloseautomaticallyfrom
ahalfway-openposition,thereisa
built-intiltfromthefronttothe
backofthecabinet.Side-by-side
refrigeratorsalsohavespecially
designeddoorhingesthatliftboth
doorsslightlywhenopened,
allowingtheforceofgravitytoheip
closethemsecurely.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.

clearances

Allowthefollowingclearancesfor
easeof installation,proper air
circulation,andplumbingand
electricalconnections:

Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5l8°

Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l”

Back . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ..l”

Allowthefollowingdoorclearance:

Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..3/4°

watersupplytoIcemaker

Youwillneedto conri~ctyour
icemakertoa cold waterline.A
watersupplykitcontainingcopper
tubing,shut-offvalve,fittingsand
instructionsisavailableat extra
costfromyour dealer.Thereshould
besufficienttubingfortheicemaker
fromthecoldwatersupplytoallow
movingtherefrigeratoroutfromthe
wallseveralfeet(approximately
8feetof 1/4”coppertubingin3

10-inchdiametercoils).

Toadjustrollers,removethebase
grillebygraspingitatthebottom
andpullingitout.

Turnthero~eradjustingscrews

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

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Whenadjustingtint ro~ersforpmper
doorclosure,werecommendthat
thebottomfrontedgeofthecabinet
beapproximatelyW-”fromthefloor.

Toreplacebmegriile, alignprongs
onbackofgrillewithclampsin
cabinetandpushforwarduntil
grillesnapsinto place.

4

OpemtingYourRefrigemtor
set

the

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FREEZER

C INITIAL SET~NG

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‘N’T’AL ‘ETT’NG 5 FRESHFOOD

E COLDEST

COLDEST 9

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Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
thatletyouregulatethetemperature

inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.

mw~~, settheFRMH
FOODcontrolat5 andthe

m~z~~ controiatC.

Forcolderorwarmertemperatures,

adjustthe desiredcompartment

controloneletteror numberat
atime.

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Whenifitiallysettingtilecontrols,
orwhenadjustingthem,allow24
houmforthetemperaturesto
stabtiti, or evenout.W t~ before
fi~ng the refrigeratorwithlarge
amountsoffreshorfrozenfook.

Note:~rning thefreshfood
controlto 6’OFF’9turnsoff
B~H compartmen~–fresh
fmd Am freezer,but doesnot
shutofi power

tothe refrigemtore

Howb Testmmperatures

Usethe milktestforthefresh
foodeompadment.Placea

containerofmilkonthetopshelfin
h5efreshfoodcompartment.Check

itadaylater.If themilkistoo
warmor toocold,adjustthe
temperaturecontrols.

?Jsetheicecreamtestforthe

freezer

co~~~rt~e~t. place a

containeroficecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itafteraday.If it’stoohardortoo
soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Alwaysallow24hours forthe
refrigeratorto reachthe
temperatureyouset.

Ifyouturnyour
howeholdthermosht
below60°F.

atnight

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youmaywanttoturnthelettered
controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D~’Cooler temperaturesin the
house maycausethecompressorto
operatelessfrequently,thus
aflowingthefreezercompartment
towarmsomewhat.Toprotectyour
frozenfoodsupply,leaveyour
letteredsettingatthiscoldersetting
fortheentirewinteror forwhatever
periodoftime youareturningdown
yourthermostat.Thisis especially
importantwhenthethermostatis
turneddownforanextendedperiod.

Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect
onyourfreshfoodcompartment.
However,if freezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep

warmer,as from“5” to “4:’

Whenyoustopturningthe

thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheirregular
settings.

5

Auhmatic

Enegy

saversywm

Youwon’tfindan “energysaver”
switchonthisrefrigerator.

Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s
condenseris automatically
circulatedaroundthefrontedgeof
thefreezercompartmenttohelp
keepmoisturefromformingonthe

outsideofthe refrigeratordurtig

humidweather.

Manyrefrigeratorsuse special
electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator
needsnone.That’swhythereisno

“energysaver”switch.. .there’sno

needforit.

.

No Defrosting
It isnotnecessarytodefrostthe

freezerorfreshfd compartments.
Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand
equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.

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