GE 49-6514 Refrigerator User Manual


 
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INITIAL SETTING
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ALLOW 24 HOURS FOR TEMPERATURES TO STABILIZE
Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
thatletyouregulatethetemperature
inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.
~’~TM~LY,setthe I?RE!SM
FOODcontrolat5 and the
FREEZERcontrolat C.
r colderorwarmertemperatures,
djustthedesiredcompartment
contnioneletterornumberatatime.
woRTmR when initiawy
settingCOntlwk+or adjustingthem,
allow24hours for temperatures
tostabilize,or evenout.
Note:Turning fresh foodeontroll
to OFF positionstops‘coolingin
~m COI13ptIHtS-fk+dIfbd
m
freezer—butdoesnotshut
offpowertorefrigerator.
How to test temperatures
Usethemilktestforthefreshfood
compartment.Placea containerof
milkonthetopshelfinthetish
foodcompartment.Checkit aday
later.If themilkistoo warmor too
cold,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
Usethe icecream test for the
freezer compartment. Placea
containeroficecreamin thecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itaftera day.If it’stoohardor too
R,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
“-Alwaysallow24 hours for
the refrigerator to reach the
temperature you set.
If you
turnyour huwhdd
?N&mlstatMow 60”F.at night
.. .youmaywanttoturnthelettered
controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “DVCoolertemperaturesin the
housemaycausethecompressorto
operatelessfrequently,thusallowing
thefreezercompartmenttowarm
somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen
foodsupply,leaveyourlettered
settingatthiscoldersettingforthe
entirewinteror forwhateverperiod
oftimeyouareturningdownyour
thermostat.Thisisespecially
importantwhenthethermostatis
turneddownforanextendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect
onyourfreshfoodcompartment.
However,if freezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,asfrom“5” to “4V
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheirregularsettings.
EnemysaverStikh
TheEnergySaverSwitchislocated
onthetemperaturecontrolpanel.
I
Toredwx -theamount of
electricity requiredtoq$emte
yuximRTf@3atm-,push SWMR
totheM ‘position.
‘I’histurnsCMTheatersinyour
refrigeratorthatpreventmoisture
fromformingm theoutside.
Umofthe EnergySaverSwitchcan
saveyoumoney.Estimatedyearly
savings,dependingonyourlocal
electricrates,fireasfollows:
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Estlmat6dYearlySavin~s
Eneroy
!VIO(ki ElectricRate(P6rKwh)
SWhlgs
$
,05 $ ,08 $ ,11(Approx’)
TBX23 $14!00 $23,00 $31,00 19%
Withtheheatersturnedoff, there
isa chance’thatmoisturemayform
ontheoutsideofyourrefrigerator,
especiallywhentheweatheris
humid.Thehumidityismostlikely
to behighinthesummer,in the
earlymorninghours,andinhomes
whicharenotairconditioned,
Overanextendedperiodoftime,
moisturethatformsontheoutside
maycausedeteriorationof thepaint
finish.It willbeimportanttoprotect
thefinishbyusingappliancepolish
waxasdescribd onpage11.
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‘Whenthe EnergySaverSwitch
ispushedto the I@ht9electricity
flowsthroughthelowwattage
heaterswhichwarn theoutside
ofthecabinetand,undermost
conditions,preventtheforming
ofmoistureor waterdroplets.
R isnotnecessarytodefrostthe
freezeror freshfoodcompartments.
Yourrefrigeratoris designed
andequippedto defrostitself
automatically.
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