GE TFXW22RN, TFX22RN, TFX22SN Use and Care Manual

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ApplianceRegistration
BaseGfle 4

CareandCleaning 10-12

Condenser 11
ConsumerServices

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Enern Saver
Energy-SavingTips

FoodStorageSuggestions 8

StorageTimes 8

IceDispenser 6,i’

Icemaker
Installation

6,7
3,4

AdjustableRollers
Clearances

ElectricalRequirements 3,4
ExtensionCord

Grounding
Location 4

WaterSupplytoIcemaker 4

LightBtibReplacement 11

2 Modeland SerialNumbers

ProblemSolver
SafetyInstructions

Shelves
StorageDrawers

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Drawer&CoverRemov4 10

2 Temperate Controls

Vacation&MovingTips
warranty BackCover

WaterFilterAccessory

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GE~nswer

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Energmsatingtips.

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 insidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersare alsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.

Beforesendingin thiscard,please

writethesenumbershere:

ModelNumber

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.

Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespagein the
backof thisbook.

We’reproudofour serviceand

A

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

stepsto followfor furtherhelp;

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho

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

SerialNumber
IJse these numbers in any

correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.

n you receiveda damaged.

refrigerator, immediatelycontact
thedealer(or builder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.

savetimeandmoney.

BeforeyourequestS~rtiCe,

theProblemSolveron pages12

tirough 14.It listscausesof minor

operatingproblemsthatyoucan

correctyourself.

check

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Toobtaina Spanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GE AnswerCenter@

800.626.2000

consumerinformationservice.
Paraobtenerla versi6nen ‘

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GE AnswerCenter@
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willprevEnt Contict Wittthe

moving
mechanism,or withtheheating
elementthatre~eases$hecubes.

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whichhave thawd Completelye

me UnitedStatesDepartmentof
Agriculturein HomeandGarden
BulletinNo.69 says:

“...You maysafelyrefreezefrozen
foods&athavethawedif theystill
containicecrystalsorif theyare

stillcold—below40”F.

“...Thawed.groundmeats,poultr’y

or fishthathave any off-odoror
off-colorshouldnot berefrozen
md shouldnotbeeaten.Thawed
icecreamshouldbediscarded.If
theodoror colorof anyfoodis
pooror questionable,get ridof it.
Thefoodmaybe dangerousto eat.

“Evenpartialthawingmd ‘”

refieezifigreducetheeatingquaIity
offoods,particular~yfruits,
vegetablesandpreparedfoods.

The

fiected lessthanthatof many ~
otherfoods.Userefrozenfoods as

soonas possibletosaveas much

of theireatingqualityas youcan.”

partsofthe ejector

eatingqualityofredmeatsis

“If your old fefrigeratw~”
HrauEld$h@housebut %0$
besure

willreducethepossibiliej of

danger
*unplug your refrigerator:

‘*Do not store”or we gasotineor

other flammable Vapomand
liquidsin the vicinity of this or
any other apptiance.

SAW

toremovethe @610Fs.m.is

‘tQchildren.

A=Bkforernting anyrepairs.
Note:Westronglyrecomend

thatanyservicingbeperfomed
by aqualifiedindividud.

B=Beforecleaning.
C. Beforereplacinga burned-out

lightbulb,therefrigeratorshould
beunpluggedinorder‘toavoid

contactwithalive wirefilament.
(Aburned-outlightbulbmay
bre& whenbeingseplaced.)

Note:Turningcontrolto Dm
positiondoesnotremovepower
tothe lightcircuit.

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msTRucTIONS

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Wation Reqtiremen&WORTANT..ePIeweread~~fdye

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

‘ (GROUND)PRONG FRoy

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Forpersonalsafety,
thisappl;ancemustbe
properlygrounded.

me powercordof this applianceis
equippedwitha three-prong

(g~o~nding)

a standardthree-prong(grounding)
wal~outlet(Fig. 1)to minimizethe
possibilityofelectricshockhazard
fromthis appliance.

plugwhichmateswith

PREFERRED
METHOD

Fig.1

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Havewalloutlet andcircuit
checkedbya qualifiedelectrician

to m~e suretheoutlet is properly ~~. ~
grounded.

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(us-volt uti~)

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

hardwarestores.

TEMPORARYMETHOD

typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplug andoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)arid

120volts*

Themfrigemtorshouldalways
beplwed kto itsown
hdtidwl elwtricaloutlet—

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

Refrigeratorbcation

Donotinstalirefrigeratorwhere
temperaturewillgobelow60°F.

becauseitwillnotrunoftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.

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.

Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotinthe
d oudettoprovideproperpolarity
intheconnectionofthe power@rd.

CAUTIQN:Attachinganadapter
groundterminalto walloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundanappliance
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
useofanextensioncord. However,

if youstillelectto usean extension

cord,it isabsolutelynecessarythat
itbea ULlisted3-wiregrounding

Doins@Uitonafloorstrong
enoughtosupportitfollyloaded.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.

clearances

Allowthefollowingclearancesfor
easeof installation,properair
circulation,andplumbingand
electricalconnections:

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

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

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

Allowthefollowingdoorclearance:

Sides . . . . . . . ... . . .. ..3/4°

watersupplytoIcemaker

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

10-inchdiametercoils).

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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

onbackofgrillewithclamps in

cabinetandpushforwarduntil

grillesnapsinto place.

OpemtingYourRefrigemtor

the

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wmpratumContmk

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FREEZER

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Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
thatletyouregulatethetemperature

inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.

mw~~, settheFRMH
FOODcontrolat5 andthe

m~z~~ controiatC.

Forcolderorwarmertemperatures,

adjustthe desiredcompartment

controloneletteror numberat
atime.

woRTmT

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

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

Howb Testmmperatures

Usethe milk testforthefresh
foodeompadment.Placea

containerofmilkonthetopshelfin
h5efreshfoodcompartment.Check

itadaylater.If themilkistoo
warmor toocold,adjustthe
temperaturecontrols.

C INITIAL SET~NG

E COLDEST

tothe refrigemtore

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‘N’T’AL ‘ETT’NG 5 FRESHFOOD

COLDEST 9

?Jsetheicecreamtestforthe
freezer

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

containeroficecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itafteraday.If it’stoohardor too
soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Alwaysallow24hours forthe
refrigeratorto reachthe
temperatureyouset.

Ifyouturnyour
howeholdthermosht
below60°F.

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youmaywanttoturnthelettered
controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D~’Coolertemperaturesin 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:’

Whenyoustopturning the

thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheirregular
settings.

atnight

Auhmatic

Enegy

Youwon’tfindan “energysaver”
switchonthisrefrigerator.

Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s
condenseris automatically

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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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