GE ZIRS36NMHRH, ZIRS36NMHLH, ZIRS36NMELH, ZIRS36NMDRH, ZIRS36NMDLH Owner’s Manual

Owner's

Manual

Built-In

36" Single Door

Refrigerators
and

36" Single Door

Freezers

@

Monogram:

(;onstlmer lnfbrnlation

I_j} igerator/Fre_,z_,r

Int,vduction Your new Monogram refl'igerator/fl'eezer makes an eloquent statement of style, convenience

and kitchen planning flexibility. Whether you chose it flw its purity of design, practical storage
arrangements or assiduous attention to detail--or for all of these reasons--you'll find that your
Monogram relt/"igerator/lt_'eezer's superior blend of fl)rm and hmction will delight you flw years

to COlne.

The Monogram refl'igerator/fi'eezer was designed to provide the flexibiliw to blend in with
yore" kitchen cabinetry. Decorative door insert panels allow it to match your kitchen cabinets

or blend with your kitchen decor. Custom handles are also available to turther personalize
your refi'igerator/fi'eezer. Through a series of product and trim kit choices, the Monogram

refi'igerator/fi'eezer can be beautifully integrated into the kitchen.

Since this is designed to be a built-in product, custom panels are required on the fl'ont of
the Monogram refl-igerator/fl'eezel: Consult your kitchen designer or cabinetmaker fbr your

customized look.

The information on the following pages will help you operate and maintain your
reffigerator/fi'eezer properly.

If you have any other questions, visit ore" Website at: ge.com.

Contents Consumer Services

Important Phone Numbers ................ 19

Model and Serial Numbers ................. 3

Problem Solver ....................... 16, 17

Product Registration ...................... 3

Salbty Instructions ...................... 4-7

_'k_u'ranty ........................ Back Cover

Care and Cleaning

(;leaning--Outside and Inside ............. 13

Condenser . ............................. 13

I fight Bulb Replacement .................. 14

Vacation ................................ 14

Be/bre

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Read this manual carefully. It is intended to
help you operate and maintain your new

refl'igerator/fi'eezer properly.

Kee I) it handy ii)r answers to your questions.

Operating Instructions

Automatic Icemaker ....................... 9

Shelves .............................. 11, 12

Storage Drawers ......................... 10

Temperature Controls ..................... 8

Water Filter Accessory ..................... 9

_'_] ne Rack ................................

Preparation

Clearances .............................. 15

I_eveling ................................ 15

Ixmation ................................ 15

If you don't understand something or
need more help, there is a list of toll-fl'ee

consmner ser',ice numbers included in
the back section of this manual.

OR

Visit our Website at: ge.com

-Wd te

down the
model
serial

_ tt f!zbers

You'll see them on a label inside the

refl'igerator/fl'eezer under the storage drawers.

These nmnbers are also on the ( onsumer
Product (-)wne_ship Registration Card included

with this manual.

Before sending in tiffs card, please write these
numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Ijse these llHI/lbeIB ill all} correspondellce or

service calls concerning }our refl_igerator/fl'eezer.

/./you

received a

damaged

r@igerator/

.fYeezer

Save time

& money

[[you

7teed

service

Tile _,#arrallD, does llOt CO'_ er dan/age caused

after deliver}.

Before you request service, check tile Problem
Solx er in tile back of this manual.

To obtain service, see tile Consumer Services
page ill the back of this manual.

We're proud of our service and want you to be
pleased. If fl)r some reason you are not happy
with the sesMce you receive, here are steps to
fl)llow for further help.

For customers in the USA:

FIRST, contact tile people who serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not pleased.
Ill most cases, this will solve tile problem.

hmnediatel'_ contact the dealer (or builder)
that sold }ou tile refrigerator/freezer.

It lists causes of minor operating problems that

"}()IS CiUl correct } o/srself.

For customers in Canada:

FIP, ST, contact tile people who serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not })leased.

Ill most cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all tile
details--inchlding your phone number to:

Managei; (;onsmner Relations

Camco Inc.
1 Factos T Lane, Suite 310

Moncton, N.B. E1C 9M3

NEXT, if you are still slot pleased, write all tile
details--including your phone number--to:

Manager, Customer Relations
GE Appliances

Appliance Park

I,ouisslle, KY 40225

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

I ¢AD AND SAVE THESE INSTRUC '7ONS

WARNING-whe, ,,singthis

appliance, aE<l_s exercise basic safet_
precautions, including the foHo_dng:

Use this appliance only for its intended
purpose as described in this O_ner's Manual,

This refrigerator/freezer must be properly
installed in accordance with the Installation

Instructions before it is used.

, Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang

on the shelves in the refrigerator/freezer.
They could damage the refl'igerator/fl'eezer
and seriously iqjure themselves.

, Do not touch the cold surfaces in the freezer

compartment when hands axe damp or wet.
Skill may adhere to these extremely cold

surl[_lces,

, Do not store or use gasoline or other

flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other appliance.

" If your freezer has an automatic icemaker,

avoid contact with tile moving parts of tile
ejector mechanism, or with the heating

element located on tile bottom of the
icemaker. Do not place fingers or hands on
the automatic icemaking mechanism while

the refl'igerator/fl'eezer is plugged in.

, Unplug your refrigerator/freezer before

deaaaing and maMng repairs. NOTE: We
strongly recommend that ally servicing be

perflmned by a qualified individual.

" Before replacing a burned-out light bulb,

tile refl'igerator/fi'eezer should be unplugged
ill order to aw)id contact with a live wire

filament. (A burned-out light bulb may break
when being replaced.) NOTE: Turning

contl'O] to OFF does 51Ot I'eln ()re power to

tile light circuit.

" Do not refreeze frozen foods which have

thawed completely.

DANGER." t SK OF CHTIJ) ENTRAPMI 2NT

Child entrapment and suffocation are not
problems of tile past.flmked or abandoned

if thex will sit for 'i}ust a few days." If )ou are
getting rid of )our old refrigerator/freezer,

t refrigerator/freezers are still dangerous...even

please follow tile instructions below to help
prevent accidents.

I 2H GI ?,PudNTS

All refl'igeration products contain refligerants,
which trader federal law must be removed prior
to product disposal, If you are getting rid of an
old refl'igeration product, check with tile
company handling tile disposal about what

to do.

Before You Throw Away Your Old
Refrigerator/Freezer or Freezer:

, _Ed_e off tile doors.

" Leaxe tile sheEes in place so that children

ma) not easil) climb inside.

LIP £ ET CONSERVER CES INSTRUCTIONS

AVERTISSEMENT •

I_ol_que wins utilisez le rg_fl_igg_rilteur/conggdateul;
observez toujours certaines prg_cautions de

base, **Otal*u**el*[ :
" N'utilisez l'appaaceil que pour son usage

pr6vu, comme d(4crit darts le pr(4sent manuel
de 1'utilisatem'.

, Installez le r_frig&rateur/cong&lateur

conform&ment aux directives d'installation
avant de l'utiliser.

, Ne laissez pas les enfants grimper, s'asseoir,

se teuir debout ni se peudre aux clayettes du
r6frig&rateur/cong&lateur. Ils pomTaient
endommager le rg_t/"ig(4rateur et se blesser
gravem e**t.

" Une lois le cong&lateur en marche,

ne touchez pas les surfaces froides du
cong&lateur, surtout si vous avez les mains
humides ou mouill&es : la peas* risque

d'adh6rer 5 ces surihces tr&s fi'oides.

N'entreposez et n'utilisez pas d'essence ou
autres vapeurs et liquides inflammables fi
proximit& de cet appareil ou de tout autre
app axeil &lectrom&nager.

o

Pour les r&frig&rateurs dot& d'une machine fi
gla¢ons automatique, &'itez le contact avec les

pi_ces mobiles du m_canisme _jecteur
ou avec l'616ment chauiihl*t situ(_ _ la pattie

infl_fieure de la machine 5 glacons. Ne posez
pas les doigts ou les mains sur le mOcanisme

de la machine a glacons pendant que le
rOfl'igOrateur/congOlatem" est branch0.

, D&branchez votre r&frig&rateur/cong&lateur

avant de le nettoyer et de le r&parer,
REMARQUE : Nous wins recommandons

vivement de confier route rg_paration atm
technicien qualifi6.

" Ararat de remplacer tree mnpoule grill&e, le

r6fl_g6rateur/cong61ateur dolt 6tre d6brlmch6
aft** d'&'iter tout contact avec sm fil sons

tension. (rUne ampoule grillOe peut se briser
pendant l'op&'ation). REMARQUE : I,orsque

vous placez la commande sur <_0,,@teint),
l'alimentation _lectrique de l'ampoule n'est

})as cos*p(qe.

* Ne faites PAN recongeler des aliments

surgel&s qui out compl6tement d&gel&

DANGER : PdSQUES POUR I_ g SENFANTS

Les enfimts pris au pi&ge ou morts d'asphyxie
sont toujom's d'actualit6. Les appareils de
rOfl'igOration abandon_s sont toujours aussi
dangereux, mOme si on n'attend que "quelque

jours" pour s'en dObarasser. Si vous ne gardez

pas wme ancien appareil, veuillez suivre les
directives ci-dessous aft** de prOvenir les

accidents.

REFRIGERANT 5

Tousles appareils de r_fl'igOration contiennent
des r_fl'ig&'ants qui, confiwm&nent aux lois

tiadOrales, doivent _tre enlevOs avant toute
_limination de l'appareil. Si vous vous

dObarrassez de vieux appareils de rOfrigOration,
v&'ifiez, aupr&s de la soci_t_ qui s'occuI)e de
lem" 01imination, ce que vous devez taire.

Avaaat de vous d&barasser de votre vieux

appaxeil de r&frig&ration :

* D(4molltez les pos'tes.

" Laissez les clayettes en place aft** d'emp6cher

les enfimts de grimper 5 l'intg_riem'.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

HOW TO CONNECT EId 2CTPdCITY

Do not, under any circumstances, cut or
remove the third (ground) prong from the

power cord, Fur personal safety, this appliance
must be properly grounded,

Tile power cord of this appliance is equipped
with a 3-prong (grounding) plug which mates

with a standaid 3-prong (grotmding) wall
outlet to minimize the possibility of electric

shock hazard from this appliance,
Have tile wall outlet and circuit checked by

a qualified electrician to make sure tile outlet
is properly grounded.

Where a standard 2-prong wall outlet is
encountered, it is your personal responsibility

and obligation to have it replaced with a
properly grotmded 3-prong wall outlet.

Tile refrigerator/freezer should always be
plugged into its own individual electrical outlet

which has a w)ltage rating that matches the
rating plate.

DO NOT USE AN ADAPTER PLUG TO
CONNECT THE REFRIGERATOR/FRF_]ZER

TO A 2-PRONG OUTLET,
DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD

WITH THIS APPLIANCE,

This provides tile best perflmnance and also
prevents overh)ading house wiring circuits
which could cause a fire hazard fl'om

overheated wires.

Never unplug your refl'igerator/fi'eezer by
pulling on tile power cord. Alwass grip plug
firefly and pull straight out ti'om tile outlet.

Repair or replace immediately all power
cords that have become fl'aved or otherwise

damaged. Do not use a cord that shows cracks
or abrasion damage ahmg its length or at

either end.

_hen moving tile refrigerator/freezer awax
froill tile wall, be carehd not to roll over or

d'lnrloe,, _ tile power cord.

SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS