Hotpoint CTX22G, CTX25G Use And Care Manual

Conknk

Appliance Registration

Repair Service

Use and Care

Base Grille

Safety Instructions

Care and Cleaning

Serve and Store System

models

Energy-Saving Tips

Shelves

~X22G

Food Storage Suggestions 6, 8

Storage Drawers

8-10

Storage Times

Drawer & Cover Removal 9, 10

~X25G

Icemaker

Accessory Kit

Temperature Controls

Ice Trays

Vacation &

Moving Tips

Installation

3,4

Warranty

Back Cover

Adapter

Plug

Water Filter Accessory

Adjustable Rollers

Clearances

Electrical Requirements 3, 4 Extension Cord

Grounding

3,4

Location

Light Bulb Replacement

Model and Serial Numbers

Power Saver Switch

GE Answer

Center@

Problem Solver

13, 14

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 on the left side, near the top of the fresh food compartment.

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

your refrigerator.

Before sending in the registration 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,

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

Save time and money. Before you request service,

check the Problem Solver on pages

and 14. It lists causes of minor

operating problems that you can

correct yourself.

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.

●

Keep power saver switch in the

left position unless moisture forms on the cabinet surface between the doors.

● 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.

IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

W~NING—When

using this appliance, always exercise basic safety precautions, including the following:

● Use this appliance only for its

intended purpose

as described in

this Use and Care Book.

● This refrigerator must be

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

grounding

instructions below and on page 4.

●

Never unplug your refrigerator

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.

● Do not

allow

children to climb,

sbnd

or hang on the shelves in

the refrigerator.

They could damage the refrigerator and seriously injure themselves.

●

After your refrigerator is in operation, do not touch the cold surfaces, particularly when hands are damp or wet.

Skin may adhere

to these extremely cold surfaces.

●

If your refrigerator has an

icemaker,

do not place fingers or

hands on the automatic

icemaking

mechanism

while

the refrigerator

is plugged in. This will help

protect you from possible injury. It

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

●

When moving your refrigerator

awy

from the

w*, bemfd

not

roll over or damage the power cord.

●

hn’t ref- f-n fbods

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.

“..

.Thawed

ground meats, poultry

or fish that have

any

off-odor or off-color should not be refrozen and should not be eaten. Thawed ice cream should be discarded. If the odor or color of any food is poor or questionable, get rid of it. The food may be dangerous to eat.

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

prepared

fbods.

The eating quality of red meats is affected less than that of many other foods. Use refrozen

fds

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

can:’

●

If your old refrigerator is still around the house but not in use, be sure to remove the doors.

This

will reduce the possibility of

danger to children.

● Unplug your refrigerator:

Before making any repairs. Note: We strongly recommend that any servicing be performed by a qualified individual.

Before cleaning.

C. Before replacing a burned-out light bulb, the refrigerator should be unplugged in order to avoid contact with a live wire filament. (A burned-out light bulb may break when being replaced.) Note: Turning control to OFF

position does not remove power to the light circuit.

●

not operate your refrigerator

in the presence of

mplosive fumm.

SAW TWE ~STRUCTIONS

Imtallation

Requirement—IMPO~ANT.

.. Please Read Carefully.

How to connect electricity

For personal safety, this appliance must be

properly grounded.

The power cord of this appliance

is equipped with a

three~prong

(grounding) plug which mates with

PREFERRED METHOD

Fig. 1

INSURE PROPER

GROUND EXISTS

BEFORE USE

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.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR REMOVE THE THIRD

(GROUND) PRONG

~OM

a standard three-prong (grounding) wall outlet

(Fiu.

I ) to minimize the

Have wall outlet and circuit checked

THE POWER CORD.

possibility of

~ectric

shock hazard

by a qualified electrician to make

from this appliance.

sure outlet is properly grounded.

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page)

Installation Requirement

(contintted)-IMPORTANT.

.. Please Read Carefully.

Use of adapter plug

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, a TEMPORARY

CONNE~ION

maybe made to a properly grounded two-prong wall outlet by use of a

listed adapter

(Fig. 2) available at most local

hardware stores.

TEMPORARY METHOD

(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT

PERMITTED

CANADA)

ALIGN LARGE

Fig. 2

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INSURE PROPER

GROUN[

ANO FIRM CONNECTION

BEFORE USE

. .

The larger slot in the adapter must be aligned with the

larger

slot in the

wall outlet to provide

~roper polarity

in the connection of the power cord.

CAUTION:

Attaching an adapter

ground terminal to the wall outlet

cover screw does not ground the appliance unless the cover screw is metal, and not insulated, and the wall outlet is grounded through the 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,

always hold the adapter with one hand. If this is not done, the adapter ground terminal is very likely to break

with repeated use.

Should the adapter ground terminal

b~k,

USE the appliance until a proper ground has again been

eshblished.

Use of e~ension cords

Because of potential safety 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

UL listed 3-wire grounding

type appliance extension cord having

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

120 volts.

The refrigerator should always be plugged into

own

individual electrical

outlet—

(115 volt, 60 Hertz, or 100 volt,

50 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 location

Install the refrigerator on a floor

strong enough to support it when it is fully loaded.

Do not instill refrigerator where temperature will go below

60°F.

because it will not run often enough to maintain proper temperatures,

Also see Energy-Saving Tips regarding location.

Clearances

Allow the following clearances

for ease of installation and proper

air circulation:

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

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

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

If model

~X22

~X25

is to be installed against a wall on the hinge side,

allow

11/2” for door clearance.

Water Supply to Icemaker

If your refrigerator has an icemaker, or if you plan to add an icemaker later, the icemaker

will

have to be connected to a cold water line. A water supply kit containing copper tubing, shut-off valve, fittings and instructions is available at extra cost from your dealer. There should be sufficient

tubing for the icemaker from the cold water

supply

allow

moving the refrigerator out from the wall several feet (approximately 8 feet of 1/4” copper tubing in three

10-inch diameter coils).

Rollers

Adjustable rollers,

which enable you to move the refrigerator away from the wall for cleaning, are located near the front corners of the

refrigerator. These rollers

should

be set so that the refrigerator is firmly positioned on the floor and the front is raised just enough that the doors close easily when opened about halfway.

\\l

adjust the rollers,

turn the roller-adjusting screws clockwise to raise the refrigerator, counterclock-

wise to lower it. Use a blade-type screwdriver.

men

adjusting front rollers for proper door closure, we recommend that the bottom front edge of the cabinet be approximately 3/4” from the floor.

If your refrigerator has a base grille,

you can turn the adjusting

screws through openings in the grille.

If you would rather remove the base grille,

grasp the bottom of the

grille and

pull

it out.

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,---

To replace the base grille, lineup the clips on the back of the grille with the openings in the baseplate and push the grille forward until it snaps into place.

Opemting

Your

Refrigemtor

Set temperature controls

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

INITIAL SETTING

COLDEST

FREEZER

‘o:

E-

D. c. B.

The freezer control has settings from “A” (the warmest) to “E” (the coldest). Initially set the freezer

control at

“C?’

INITIAL SETTING

COLDEST

FRESH FOOD

The fresh food control has settings from “l” (the warmest) to “9” (the coldest) and “OFF.”

Initially set

the fresh food control at

“5?’

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

IMPORTANT: When initially

setting

controk,

or adjusting them,

allow

24 hours for temperatures

stibilize,

or even out.

Note: Turning the fresh food control to OFF position stops cooling in BOTH

compartments—

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

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 24 hours for the refrigerator to reach the temperature you set.

If you turn your household thermostat below

60°F.

at night

. . .

you may want to turn the

lettered

control one step colder, as from “C” to

“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

“4?’

When you stop turning the

thermoswt

down, turn temperature

controls back to their regular settings.

Power saver switch

The power saver switch is located on the temperature control panel.

POWER SAVER

IMOISTURE

CONTROL

POWER SAVER SETTING 5~

IF MOISTURE FORMS

BE~EEN

DOORS SET HERE

To reduce the amount of electricity required to operate your refrigerator, push switch to the left position.

This turns off heaters in your refrigerator that prevent moisture from forming on the outside.

With the heaters turned off, there is a chance that moisture may form on the outside of your refrigerator, especially when the weather is humid. The humidity is most likely to be high in the summer, in the early morning hours, and in homes which are not air conditioned.

Over an extended period of time, moisture that forms on the outside may cause deterioration of the paint finish. It will be important to protect the finish by using appliance polish wax as described on page D.

POWER SAVER/MOISTURE CONTROL

POWER SAVER SETTING

~ ‘

IF MOISTURE FORMS

~~.

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BETWEEN DOORS SET

HEF

When

the

power saver switch

is pushed to the right,

electricity

flows through the low

wttage

heaters which warm the outside of the cabinet and, under most conditions, prevent the forming of moisture or water droplets.

defrosti~

It is not necessary to defrost the freezer or fresh food compartments. Although your refrigerator is designed and equipped to defrost itself automatically, some frost on packages is normal.

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