Hotpoint CSX24X User Manual

Contenk

Appliance Registration Base Grille

Care and Cleaning Condenser

Diagnostic Codes Energy Saver System

Energy-Saving Tips Food Storage Suggestions

Storage Times

Ice Dispenser

Icemaker

Installation

Adapter Plug Adjustable Rollers

Clearances Electrical Requirements 3,4

Extension Cord

Grounding Location

Water Supply to Icemaker 4

2 4

17 17

8,9

IO-12

10-12

3,4

4 4

Solid State Monitor

Door Alarm Status Check—Reset

Warm Temperature

Storage Drawers

Drawer & Cover Removal 16

Temperature Controls Vacation & Moving Tips

Warranty Water Filter Accessory

Back Cover

6-9

7 7

15, 16

Use and Care of

model

CSX24X

with Ice &

Chilled Water

Service

Light Bulb Replacement Model and Serial Numbers

Problem Solver

Repair Service Safety Instructions

Shelves

19-21

GE Answer Center”

800.626.2000

Help us help you...

Read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new refrigerator properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your questions.

If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number):

Consumer Affairs

Hotpoint

Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll see them on a label at the bottom, just inside the fresh food compartment door.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your refrigerator.

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

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls

concerning your refrigerator.

If you received a damaged refrigerator,

the dealer (or builder) that sold you the refrigerator.

Save time and money. Before you request service,

the Problem Solver on pages 19 through 21. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

immediately contact

check

Ene~y-saving tips

● Location of your refrigerator is

important. Avoid locating it next to your range, a heating vent or where the sun will shine directly on it.

●

Don’t open the doors more often

than necessary.

● Close the doors as soon as

possible, particularly in hot, humid weather.

● Be sure the doors are closed

tightly. Before leaving the house or retiring for the night, check to be sure the doors haven’t been left open accidentally.

●

Store only those foods requiring

refrigeration in your refrigerator.

. Wipe moisture from bottles and cartons before putting them in the refrigerator.

●

Keep foods covered to reduce moisture buildup inside the refrigerator.

●

If you turn the controls to the coldest position for quick chilling or freezing, be sure to turn them back to regular settings.

. Don’t overcrowd your refrigerator. Overcrowding can require extra electrical energy to keep everything cool.

~PORTANT S~ETY~STRUC~ONS

Read all

W~N~When

appliance, always exercise safety precautions, including the following:

●

Use this

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book,

This refrigerator must be

i~rudions

appliance

before@ this appliance.

usin~

this

ba;ic

oniy

for its

describd

properly installed in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used. See

instructions below and on page 4.

●

Never unplug your refrigerator

grounding

by pulling on the power cord.

Always grip plug firmly and pull straight out from the outlet.

●

Repair or replace immediately all electric service cords that have become frayed or otherwise damaged.

Do not use a cord that

shows cracks or abrasion damage along its length or at either the plug or connector end.

When moving your refrigerator

away from the wall, be careful

not to roll over or damage the

power cord.

●

After your refrigerator is in

operation, do not touch the cold

whg

surfaces, particularly are damp or wet.

Skin may adhere

hands

to these extremely cold surfaces.

●

not

place

fingers or hands on the automatic mechanism

plugged in.

icem~ng

whfle

the refrigerator

This

wiii

prevent contact with the moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or with the heating element that releases the cubes.

●

Wn’t

refreeze frozen foods

which have thawed completely.

The United States Department of Agriculture in Home and Garden Bulletin No. 69 says:

.You

“. .

may safely refreeze frozen foods that have thawed if they still contain ice crystals or if they are still cold—below

40°F.

“. . .Thawd ground meats, poultry

or fish that have

any

off-odor or off-color should not be refrozen and should not be eaten. ice cream should be

Thawed

discardd.

If the odor or color of any food is poor or questionable, get rid of it. The food may be dangerous to eat.

partird

“Even

thawing and refreezing reduce the eating quality of foods, particularly fruits, vegetables and

prepared foods. The eating

quaiity

of red meats is affected less than that of many other foods. Use

refrozen foods as soon as possible to save as much of their eating quality as you

can:’

●

If your old

~igerator

still

around the house but not in use, be sure to remove the doors.

will reduce the possibility of danger

to children.

Unplug

your refrigerator:

Before making any repairs.

- -

This

Note: We strongly recommend that any servicing be performed by a

qualifid

Before cleaning.

individual.

C. Before replacing a burned-out light bulb, the refrigerator should be unplu~ed in order to avoid contact with a live wire filament. (A burned-out light bulb may break when being replaced.)

Note:

~rning

control to OFF position does not remove power to the light circuit.

●

not operate your refrigerator

in the pmenee of

~losive fume.

Itillation Requimmenb—WO~~T...Plew

How to connect

electricity

For

pemod mfety,

app~ce mm

properly

The power cord of this appliance

is equipped with a three-prong

@rounding)

a standard three-prong wall outlet

possibility of electric shock from this appliance.

grouded.

plug which mates with

(Fig. 1) to

@rounding)

miniti

h-d

the

PREFERRED , METHOD

>–

til

Have by a qualified electrician to make

sure the outlet is properly grounded.

outlet and circuit checked

----

,.,

INSURE PROPER GROUND EXISTS BEFORE USE

madmMy.

Where a standard two-prong wall outlet is encountered, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to have it replaced with a properly grounded three-prong wall outlet.

POWER

CO~.

(continued

nextpage)

Installation Requirement

(continued)–IMPORTANT,..

PleaSe

Read Carefully.

Use of Adapter Plug

(U5-volt

Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against use of an adapter plug. However, if you still elect to use an adapter, where local codes permit,

CONNE~ION

properly grounded two-prong wall outlet by use of a (Fig. 2) available at most local hardware stores.

TEMPORARY METHOD . .

(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT PERMITTED IN CANADAI

The larger slot in the adapter must be aligned with the larger slot in the

wall

polarity in the connection of the power cord.

CAUTION:

ground terminal to screw does not ground the appliance unless cover screw is metal, and not insulated, and wall outlet is grounded through house wiring. You should have the circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the outlet is properly grounded.

When disconnecting the power

cord from the adapter,

the adapter with one hand. If this

is not done, the adapter ground

terminal is very likely to break with repeated use.

Should the

terminal appliance until a proper ground has again been established.

units)

aTEMPOWRY

maybe made to a

UL listed adapter

m’

outlet to provide proper

Attiching adapter

wall

outlet cover

always hold

adapter ground

break;

DONOT USE the

Use of Etiension Cords

Because

hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against the use of an extension cord. However, if you still elect to use an extension cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a type appliance extension cord having

of potential safety

listed 3-wire grounding

a grounding type plug and outlet and that the electrical rating of the cord be 15 amperes (minimum) and

120 volts. Such extension cords are obtainable through your local service organization.

The refrigerator should always be plugged into its own individual electrical

(115 volt, 60 Hertz, single phase AC). This is recommended for best performance and to prevent

overloading house wiring circuits, which could cause a fire hazard from overheating ‘wires.

Refrigerator

Do not install refrigerator where temperature will go below

because it will not run often enough

to maintain

Do install it on a floor strong enough to support a refrigerator.

Also see Energy-Saving Tips regarding location.

proper temperatures.

. .

outlet—

hcation

fully loaded

Clearances

Allow the following clearances for ease of installation, proper air circulation, and plumbing and electrical connections:

Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/8”

Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1“

Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1“

Allow the following door clearance:

Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4”

Water Supply to

You

will need to connect your

icemaker to a

water supply kit containing copper

tubinz. shutoff

instructions is available at extra cost from your be sufficient tubing for the from the cold water supply to allow

you to move the refrigerator out from the wall several feet (approximately

3 coils of l/4-inch copper tubing

that measures at least 10 inches in diameter).

cold

valve,

deder.

Icemaker

water line. A

fittings and

There should

60°F.

icemaker

Rollers

Adjustable rollers,

you to move your refrigerator away

from the wall for cleaning, are located behind the base grille. These rollers the refrigerator is on the

fl;or

and the

just enough that the doors close

easily

when opened about halfway.

Specially designed door hinges lift both doors slightly when opened. The force of gravity then helps close the door automatically.

‘/

.~~~ce~

,,, N

,: #

To adjust rollers,

grille by grasping it at the bottom and pulling it out.

Turn roller adjusting screws

clockwise to raise refrigerator, counterclockwise to lower it. Use adjustable wrench (3/8” hex head bolt) or pliers.

When adjusting front rollers for

proper door closure, it is recommended

that the bottom front edge of the cabinet be approximately 5/8” from the floor.

To replace base grille,

on back of grille with clamps in cabinet and push forward until grille snaps into place.

which enable

should

be set so that

firmly Positioned

frofi~is

PULL OUT

remove the base

align prongs

raised

Opemting

Your

Refrigemtor

Set the Temperature

Your refrigerator has two controls that let you regulate the temperature in the fresh food and freezer compartments.

INITIALLY, set the FRESH

FOOD control at 5 and the FREEZER control at C.

For colder or warmer temperatures, adjust the desired compartment control one letter or number at a time.

IMPORTANT When initially setting the controls, or when adjusting them, allow 24 hours for the temperatures to stabilize, or even out. Do this before filling the refrigerator with large amounts of fresh or frozen foods.

Note: Turning the fresh

control to “OFF” stops cooling in BOTH compartments-fresh

AND freezer—but does not shut off power to the refrigerator.

Controk

TEMPERATURE CONTROLS

food

How to Test Temperatures

Use

the milk test for the fresh

food compartment. Place a

container of milk on the top shelf in the fresh food compartment. Check it a day later. If the milk is too warm or too cold, adjust the temperature controls.

Use the ice cream test for the

freezer compartment. Place a

container of ice cream in the center

of the freezer compartment. Check

it after a day. If it’s too hard or too soft, adjust the temperature controls.

Always allow refrigerator to reach the

temperature you set.

hours for the

If you turn your household thermostat

60°F.

below

. . .

you may want to turn the

control one step colder, as from “C”

“D?’

Cooler temperatures in the house may cause the compressor to operate less frequently, thus allowing the freezer compartment to warm somewhat. To protect your frozen food supply, leave your

lettered setting at this colder setting

for the entire winter or for whatever period of time you are turning down your thermostat. This is especially important when the thermostat is

turned down for an extended period. This change should have no effect

on your fresh food compartment. However, if freezing occurs, turn the numbered control one step warmer, as from “5” to

When you stop turning the thermostat down, turn temperature controls back to their regular settings.

at night

fettered

“4?’

Automatic Energy Saver System

You won’t find an “energy saver” switch on this refrigerator.

Warm liquid from the refrigerator’s condenser is automatically circulated around the front edge of the freezer compartment to help keep moisture from forming on the outside of the refrigerator during humid weather.

Many refrigerators use special electric heaters. This refrigerator needs none. That’s why there is no “energy saver” switch. . there’s no

need for it.

No Defrosting

It is not necessary to defrost the freezer or fresh food compartments. Your refrigerator is designed and equipped to defrost itself automatically.

Solid State Monitor System

It keeps an eye on things for you.

@Red signal light flashes to tell

you

when either door is open.

@Green signal light tells

the Door Alarm beeper has been set to sound after either door has been open 30 seconds.

@Red signal light tells you when

freezer above normal.

@Green lighted word NORMAL

indicates that no failure has been detected by the diagnostic system.

@Flashingdiagnosticcodes

display warn you when:

❑

checked.

❑

properly.

foodkeeping

frozen foods should be

power has been interrupted.

icemaker may not be operating

temperature is

you[hat

in the

What these codes mean—and what to do when they appear—is summarized on the inside of the freezer compartment door explained more thoroughly on the following pages.

Status Check pad puts a review

of the electronic diagnosis of five coded functions at your fingertip and also allows you to erase codes from display.

Electronic control allows you

to turn night light in water-and-ice service on and off.

and

When your refrigerator

first

All

seconds, a beep sounds, and lights

●

STATUS CHECK-RESET pad to erase it.

● Green word NORMAL

● Red WARM TEMPERATURE

light glows if freezer compartment temperature is higher than normal. It goes off when proper temperature is reached.

● Door alarm beeper is activated

and green pad glows.

● Red DOOR OPEN I

either door is open, goes out when doors are shut.

. Night light in water-and-ice service is off.

plugged in.. .

panel lights come on for five

off except as follows:

tlashes in the display. Touch

glows.

foodkeeping

light

on DOOR ALARM

ight

flashes if

defrost system has failed.

❑ ❑

freezer control may need to be

set for a colder temperature.

How to Set the Door Alarm

You

don’t have to set the visual

alarm. As

open.

light flashes.

the green signal light on the DOOR ALARM pad is glowing, the beeper alarm is set.

touch

long as

either

the red DOOR OPEN

the

pad

to turn it

door

it’s not,

on.

signal

Why the Red Warm Temperature Light G1

At first, it’s probably because your newly installed refrigerator hasn’t completely

a few’

the I

From then on, the red glow whenever temperatures get

too

If this happens, open the doors only when absolutely necessary,

and close

possible. As soon

return to normal, the I

cooled

hours for it to coo],

ight

will go out.

high

them as quickly

inside temperatures

for

proper

down

OWS

yet. Wait

and then

light

will

inside

food stor~.ge.

ight

goes out.

How the Solid State Monitor System

The word NORMAL is lighted in green except when a failure has been detected.

Work

If either 30 seconds;, a

The light goes out

stops when you

There are times when you’ll want the Door Alarm beeper turned

off. When

pad. The

and

Deactivating the Door Alarm beeper does not turn the OPEN light until the door is closed.

door

is open

recurring beep sounds.

you’re

food, for

the beeping will stop.

example. Just

green

light will go out

oft-it

for more

and

the beeping

the

rearranging a

keeps flashing

door.

touch

red

DOOR

than

lot

the

The STATUS CHECK-RESET pad

has two functions:

You can touch the

STATUS

CHECK-RESET pad and get a

review of the electronic diagnostic codes in order of their priority.

You can touch

the STATUS

CHECK-RESET pad to erase three

flashing codes immediately. Two

FF)

codes (DE and

until

the condition that caused them

to flash has been corrected (see

page 8).

cannot be erased

(continued next page)

Solid

The Solid State Monitor System

alerts you when something starts to

go wrong.

If a diagnostic code appears on the display, something needs special attention.

attention, the display code flashes until you erase it. The first 6 flashes are accompanied by beeps.

If more than one coded function requires attention at the same time,

priority will be displayed first. Pressing the STATUS CHECK-

RESET pad will evaluate coded functions. If the NORMAL display is lit during the displaying of a code, that function is operating properly.

Pressing the STATUS CHECKRESET pad will erase three codes

immediately—PE

The DE and FFcodes can only be erased by touching the STATUS

CHECK-RESET pad condition that caused the code to flash has been corrected.

Sbte

the one with the highest

Monitor

To get your

all

other

Cl and

CC.

after

the

System

This flashing code tells you the power to the refrigerator has been interrupted

seconds. Check the condition of food in both the fresh food and freezer compartments. Touch STATUS CHECK-RESET pad to erase code.

There is no fault with the refrigerator

flashes.

(continued)

for more than 2

when PF code

This flashing code tells you something’s wrong with the defrost

system—keep doors closed to retain cold and call for service.

Code flashes until problem is

corrected.

This flashing code tells you to check your frozen food. Has any of it started to may be holding the freezer compartment door open. Don’t open the door more often than absolutely necessary while this code is displayed. Touching the STATUS CHECK-RESET after the freezer compartment temperature has returned to normal

thaw’?

will

erase the code.

A package

pad

This flashing code tells you to

check the automatic icemaker.

Ice

clumps in the storage bin may have stalled the icemaker. Follow corrective measures described on page 12. If water supply to the icemaker is not connected or not turned on, make sure manual

icemaker switch is in the

OFF position (see page 10). Code stops flashing

or STATUS CHECK-RESET pad

is touched.

when problem is corrected

This flashing code tells you to

check temperature controls

adjust them if necessary. (See directions on page 5.) Touch STATUS CHECK-RESET pad to erase code. If code reappears after 4 hours.

call

for service.

and

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