c ApplianceRegistration 2 BaseGrille 4 Careand Cleaning 12,13 Ene~Saving Tips 2 FoodSaverSystem 9 c `Food StorageSuggestions 6,9 StorageTimes 6 Icemaker 11 12 IcemakerAccessory Kit 12 Ice Trays 3,4 installation 4 AdapterPlug Adjustable ~ollers Clearmces : ElectricalRequirements 3,4 4 ExtensionCord 3,4 Grounding Location 4 LightBulbReplacement 13 Modeland SerialNumbers 2 PowerSaverSwitch 5 14,15 ProblemSolver QuickServeSystem 7 8 QuickStore RepairService 13 Safe~Instructions 3 Shelves 7,8 9.11 StorageDrawers Drawer&CoverRemoval 10 TemperatureControls 5 13 Vacation&MovingTips BackCover Warranty 12 WaterFilterAccessory 6EAMw&CetieP 8M.6B.2808 Modek TBX20 TBX24 TBX21 TBX25 TBX22 TBW25 Helpw helpyou.*@ It is intendedto helpyouoperate andmaintainyournewrefrigerator properly. Keepit handyfor answersto your questions. If youdon'tunderstandsom~thing or needmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber): ConsumerAfiirs GEAppliances Appliance~rk Louisville, Y40225 K Beforesendingin theregistration card,pleasew~i~thesenumbers here: Model Number Ene~y-savi%tips @ Location ofyourrefrigerators i important,Avoid locating next it toyourrange,a hmtbgventorwhere thesunwillshinedirectlyon it. @ Don'topenthedoorsmoreotin thannecessary, @Close thedoorsassoonaspossible, pti.icularlyin hot,humidweather. *Keeppowersaverswitchin the leftpositionunlessmoistureforms on theoutsideof therefrigerator, * Besurethedoorsare closed tightly, eforeleavingthehouse B or retiringfor thenightp checkto be surethedoorshaven't eenlefi b openacciden@lly, @ Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring refrigeration yourrefrigerator. in o Wipemoisturefrombottlesand cartonsbeforeputtingthemin the refrigerator. * Keepfoodscoveredto reduce moisturebuildupinsidethe refrigerator. o If youturn tfiecontrolsto the coldestpositionforquickchilling or freezing,be sureto turn them backto regularsettings. @ Don'tovercrowd ourrefrigerator. y Overcrowding anrequireextra c electricalenergyto keepeverything cool. Serial Nqmber Use these numbersin my correspondence s~micq or Qalls concerning yourrefrigerator, If yourweivcda darn4ged refiigemtar? immediately contact thededer (or builder)tiat soldyou therefrigerator. Savetimeandmoney. s BeforeyoureqMest ~rvice, checktheProblemSolveron pages 14and M.It listscausesof minor operatingproblemsthatyoucan correctyourself. Writedom fiemodel md serialnmbem. You'll eethemon a labelat the s bottom,just insidethe freshfood compartment oor. d Thesenumbersare dso onthe ConsumerProductOwnership Registration Cardthatcamewith yotirrefrigerator. 1 AnBefore makingallyrepairs, Note:WEstronglyrecommend thata~~yervicingbe perft~rmed s bya qualifiedi~~dividual., B. Beforecleaning. C.Beforereplacinga burned-out lightb~~lb, refrigerato~hould tie s be unplugged orderto avoid in contactwithalive wirefilament. (Aburned-outlightbulbmay breakwhenbeingreplacd.) Note:Turningcontrolto OFF positiondoesnotremovepower to tie lightcircuit. opemtion9donot touchthecold Sufiaees,pmtiedmly whenham me dmp or wet. Skinmay adhere to theseextremelycdldsurfaces. SAW THmE INSTRUCTIONS How toconnect electricity Forpersonalsafety, mum thk appliance be properly grounded. The powercord of this appliance PREFERRED METHOD QQ h % R %, INSURE PROPER GROUNDXISTS E BEFORE SE U Wherea standardtwo-prongwall outletis encountered,it is your personalresponsibility and obligationto haveit replacedwith a properlygroundedthree-prong walloutlet. DONOT,UNDERANY C~CUMSTANCES, CUT OR ~MO~ THE TH~D (GRoum) PRONG FROM T~ POWER COD. (continued page) nut o is equippedwith a three-prong (grounding)plugwhichmateswith a stindard three-prong(grounding) walloutlet(Fig. 1)to minimizethe possibilityof electricshockhazard fromthis appliance. I Fig. 1 /// I Havewalloutletandcircuitchecked by a qualifiedelectricianto make sure outletis properlygrounded. 3 --.-- Adjustableroliem,whichenable youtomovetherefrigerator way a fromthewdl forcleaning, re a locati nearthefrontcomersofthe refrigerator. heserollersshould T be setsoMattherefrigerators i fitiy positioned thefloorand on thefrontis raisedjustenoughMat thedoorsclose easilywhenopened abouthdfWay, I .-- `"l "1I `"l"' I Retigembrlwation I L GROUND ECTION F I ! Thelargerslotin the adap~r must bdgnedwith the*rdotintie ` w Outietto pwide proper polfity in the coMection of tie power cord.. A~ching anadapter M~lON: groundterminalto the Al otitiet coverscrewdoesnot groundthe applianceudess the coverscrewii, metal,andnotinsdated, andthe Ml outietis groundedtirough the housewiring.Youshodd have circuitcheckedbya qutified electriciantb makesuretie outiet is properlygrounded. . -. ~. men mcommti~ the ~wer coti timthe ah~r9 dWyS hold theadapterwiti onehad. If this is notdone, the adapterground terminalis verylikelyto br~ ` :, withrepti,USe. Inshi! therefiigemtoron a floor strongenough,to$Upprt it when it is tiny loaded. M not im~~ nf~igeratorwhere tempmture *B] go below60°F. becauseit willnotmn o~n enough to maintainpropertemperatures. Also seeEnergy-Saving ips T regardinglocation. cl~ces Mlowthe followingCleamnces for easeof instigationandproper~~ air circulation: Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..3/4° Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l" Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l" If modelTBX22Z,TB~5Z or TBm5Z is to be instied against a WI on the hingeside,allowIY2" for door clearmce. water supply to Icemaker (Oti nodeksoeqtipped) r If yourrefrigeratorhas an icemaker,or if youplanto add an icemakerlater,the icemakerWU haveto be connectedto a cold waterline. A watersupplytit containingcoppertubing;shut-off valve,fittingsand instructionsis avdable at extracost fromyour deder. There shouldbe sufficient tubkg for the icernakerfromthe cold water supplyto allowmoving the retigerator out tiom the wdl severalf=t (approximately feet 8 of V4°coppertubingin three 10-inchdim.eter coils). 4 Toadjustthe rollen, tum the rolleradjustingscrews~loc~ise to raisetherefrigerator, ounterclockc wise to lowerit, Usea blade-type screwdriver. men adjusting mUersbrptiper tint f doorclosure,werecommend Mat ti~ bottomfrontedgeofthecabinet beapprotitely 3/4"tim thefloot. If yourrefrigentorhm a base gril?e, oucanturn the adjusting y sews through openingsntie @e. i I \ ! If youwouldratherremovethe base griUe,graspthe bottomof the grilleandpullit out. use@fe*A@n CO* Because ofptentid safety h-ds undercertainconditions,we stronglyrecommendagainstthe useof an extensioncord. However, if you st~ elect to use an exknsion cord, it is ?bsolutelynecessaryfiat it be a UL listi 3-wiregtiunding typeappfianwextension@rd ktig thecfipsontheback~f ti~ grtile with the openingsin tie baseplate and pushtie grillefomard untilit sna~sintopl~ce. -------.---- ------ - Refrkemtir use$be ice Crem tgst or f the Your refrigerator astwocontrols h ~~atetyouregulatethetemperature l inthefreshfd andfreezer compartments. t b -- --. ____ _-- _­ == -- --. -- _-- ___ --. -- -- -­ -- -- -- WA --. -- -­ -- --- ----. -- -- -- fr-rCompsrtmente place a container f icecreamin thecenter o ofthefreezercompartment. heck C it afiera day,If it'stoohardor too sofi,adjustthetemperature ontrols, c Withtheheaterturnedoff,there is a chancethatmoisturemayform on theoutsideofyourrefrigerator, especially whentheweatheris h~mid,Thahurni~ity mostlik~i~ is tobe highin thesummer,inthe earlymoroinghours,md in homes whichare notRirconditioned, INITIAL SETTINGc COLDEST~ FREEZER Thefrewer controlhassettings tirn "A'(thewarmest)to "B" (the coldest).Initiallyset thefieuer controlat C6C:9 :'L e. D' B' c" A5 INITIAL SETTING g COLDEST ,, ,youmaywant to tum the lgttered FRESH FOOD The Nsh foodcontrolhassettings brn "~' (thewarmest)to "9" (the coldest)and "OFF:'Initiallyset tie freshfmd controlat "5:' Wr colderor warmer@mperatures, adjustthedesiredcompartment connl onenumberat a time. mnbk, or adjq them, Wow 24 hours for tern~eratures tos@biltie,or evenout.~ * stepcolder,as from"C" to "D!'Coolertemperaturesi the i housemaycausethecompressor o t Qprateless~uenfly, thusdlowhg the fr~ezercompartmento warm t somewhat,Toprotectyourfrw~en foodsupply,leaveyourlettered settingat thiscoldersettingforthe entirewinteror forwhatever eriod p oftimeyouare turningdownyour thermostat,Thisis especially impo~nt whenthethermostatis turnd downfor anextended pried. Thischangeshouldhaveno effect on yourfreshfoodcompartment ~ However, f freezingoccurs,turn i the numberedcontrolonestep warmer,as from "5" to "4:' Whenyoustopturningthe ` thermostatdown,turn temperature controls backto their~@ar settings. control one -- .. P~WER SAVER S~lNG * b ` IFMOI$TUREORMS F B~EEN DOOBS HEf `> ` SH POWER SAVER/MO16TUhF CONTROL I /11 ~w wham tbeptier Stiwh Sqver is pwshedto the right,electricity fl~s tiugh tie lowwattage heater wh~ch ~a~s ~he cabinetsurface betweenthedoorsand, undermost condi~i~ns, preventsthe forming ofmo~sture r waterdroplets. o .,, ~ It is notnecess~~to defrostthe bmf or freshfd. compartment@. Althoughyour, efrigeratoris r designedandequippedto defrost itselfatitomaticdly,somefrost on pac@ges,isn~rmal. ., -,, ,' -- Power saver tikh s Thepowersaverswitchis located on thetemperat~recontrolpanel. POWER SAVER/MOISTURE CONTROL Note:~rning ihe freshf~d controlto "OFF"psition stops emting i,nbothcompartfienw-- freshfmd andfreezer-but does notshutofl powerto refrigerator. Howti W* KJ ,, mmpmtums use the* test orthefmh food f Placea containerof compartment. milk on the top shelfin the fresh fbodcompartment.Checkit a day later.If the mi~kis too warmor too cold,adjustthetemperature controls. To reducethe mountof electricityrequiredto opemte yourrefrigerator, ushswitch p to the ieft position. Thisturnsoff the heaterin your refrigeratorthat preventsmoisture from formingon the cabinet surfacebetweenthe doors. ,, 5 ---- ___ FoodStowe Swestiom Tostorecheese,wrapwellwith waxpaperor aluminum foil,or put in a plasticbag, @ Carefully wrapto expelair and helpprevent old, m @ Storepre-packagedheesein its c ownwrapping yauwish, if ~ stem vegetables, sc the u vegetable r~wers--th~y've d been designed preservethenatural to moistureandfreshness ofproduce. @ Covering vegetables itha moist w towalhelpsmaintaincrispness, @ fi~rther idto freshness, Asa a pro-packaged egetables anbe v c storedin theiroriginalwrapping, Note:Special fieshfoodcompamnt dmwers(onmodelsso equipped) makeit unnecessa~ towwp certain foods whichthqtie beendesigned topresewe. ~ese drawers are describedonpages9 and 11. wrapwellin fr;ezer-wei.ght foil~6r otherheavy-duty rapping w material) formingit carefully the shapeof to thecantenh,Thisexpelsair,Fold andcrimpendsofthepachge to providea good,lastingseal. Don'trefre~ze N]eathathas t completely thawed;meat,whether rawor cooked,canbe frozen successfully onlyonce. Limitfreezingoffresh(unfrozen) meatsor seafoodsto numberof poundsat a timeas follows: TBX20,TBX21, BX22,...,,.19 T TBX24,TBX25,TBXW5 . . ...22 @ Storelikethingstogether.This savesbothtimeandelectricity becauseyoucanfindfoodsfaster, @ Placethe oldestitemsup frontso theycanbe usedup promptly. ~Use shelvesor binson thedoor for mostoftenusedsaucesand o condiments. @ Usethe meatdrawer,on models so equipped,fortemporarystorage of meatsyoudo notfreeze. Roasts (Hdef& Lamb).,,,.,. Roasls(Pork&Wal),,,,,,.. Steaks (Bee~..,..,,,,,,.., Chops (Lamb). . . . . . . . . . . . . Chops (Pork). . . . . . . . . . . . ,, Ground &StewMeats..,.,,. Wfie& Meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . SausagsPork) . . . . . . . . . . . . ( Fresh Meals . -. 3 to5 3105 3tQ5 3t05 3t05 lto2 Itofl lto2 6to 12 4t08 6to 12 6t09 3t04 3ta4 9t04 lta2 1 1~ lto2 lto2 lto2 Freering notrecoin. PmGQs$ed M@a& Bacon .,.,,..,,,,.,,,,,,, 7 Frankfurters,....,,..,,,,, . 7 tiam~hole ).,.,..,,,,., i7 Ham(Hai~..,.,.,....,.,,. 3t05 Ham(Slice$)...,,,.,,,.,,, 3 LuncheQn eats ..,,,,,,,,, M 3t05 Sausage (Smoked),,,,,,,,, 7 Sausage (Dry& Semj-Dry),,,, 14to21 Coakad MeaN Cooked Meatsand MeatDishes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3t04 Gravy &MeatBroth. . . . . . . . . lto2 2t03 2t03 Tostore ice cream­Fine-quality ice cream,withhighcream 1tQ2 12 content,willnormallyrequire lto2 slightlylowertemperatureshan t : ltQ2 1to 2 more "airy9' lready-packaged a ltQ2 : brandswithlowcreamcontent. Cook8d POMIIW @It illbenecessary w toexperiment to Pieces(CQvered withBroth). . . 1tQ2 6 determinethe freezercompartment Reces (NotCovered)...,.... 3 to4 1 locationandtemperature control 4t06 Cooked PoultryDishes . . . . . . 3 to 4 . FriedChicken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3t04 4 settingto keepyourice creamat (~th~~th~~fOf~8a[S& ~OUit~) FRE~ZER the rightservingtemperature. MQstruits andvegetables. . . . . . . . . ...8-12 mQnths f a me H oftie hzer compartment Leanfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..6-8 months is slightiycolderthanthe front. Fattyfish, rollsandbreads, Fresh Pau1t9 Chicken &Turkey(Whole),.., Chicken (Pieces). . . . . . . . . . . Turkey (Meces),,,..,,,.,,,, Duck& GQQSe whole),..,,,, tiblets .,.,,. i..,.,,,..,,, soups,stew,casseroles . . . . . . . . . . ...