GE TBF18 Refrigerator User Manual


 
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.~ourrefrlgeratorisdesignedandequippedto
defrostitself
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CONTROLS
‘t&Jrrefrigeratorhastwocontrolsthatletyouregulatethe
temperatureintheFreshFoodandFreezercompartments.
Thisturnsoffheatersinyour’refrigeratorthatpreventmois-
turefromformingontheoutside.
Useof thisswitchcansaveyoumoney,Estimatedyearly
savings,dependingon your local electricrates,are as
follows:
Model
EstimatedYOarlySav~n9s,
A,pprox. % of
ElectricRate(PerKWh)
EnergySavings
I
I$ .05I$ .08~$ ,11I
TE3F16C)
TBF16C $22.00
$35.00
$48.00
27%
TBF18
TBFM18
$22.00
$35.00
$49.00 22%
Initiseconta 5
an
C
Fo
cold
FreFocompars controlsat “6;’
“7;’or“8;’and“W’
Fo
co!d
Freecom~arset controlsat“5’’and’’KX’
Fo
warm
f%eFoodcomparset controlsat “4;’
“3:’“2;’or”1;’and“D’
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erati boFreF-aFrecompa
over extended DeriOdSit is ~ossiblethat the moisturecan
Mter adjustingthetemperaturecontrols,allow24 hoursfor
temperaturestostabilize.
If youturnyourhouseholdthermostatdownto 60° each
evening,youmayfinditdesirabletoturnyourletteredcon-
trolto coldersettingbyoneletter,suchasfrom“C”toWY’
andleaveitatthissettingduringtheentireperiodthatyou
aresettingthehouseholdthermostatdowneachevening.
Thenumbered settingwill notlikelyneedto be changed;
however,ifyouexperiencefreezinginFreshFoodcompart-
ment, you couldset the numbered controlone number
warmer—suchas“5”to“4:’
If a containerof milkistoowarmor toocoldto yourpref-
erenceafter beingontopshelfinFreshFoodcompartment
for a day,adjustTemperatureControlsaccordingly.
WhehFreshFoodcompartmenttemperatureissatisfactory,
make the ice cream test. If ice cream remainsfirm to the
touch after being in Freezercompartment for a day,Tem-
perature Controls are at proper setting. If the ice cream’s
firmness is not to your liking,adjustcontrolsaccordingly.
Checka dayafterresettingeithercontroltomakesurethe
newsettingisprovidingthetemperatureyoudesire.
Ifyouadvancethelettered controlto“E”tofreezeaquick
supplyof ice cubesor a largeamountof food,be sureto
resetthecontroltoitsprevioussettingwithina day.
YtN.Icanleavet’heEnergySaverSwitchonNC)RMAL,but,
heatersusedto preventmoisturefromformingon theex-
terioroftherefrigeratorwillbeturnedoff.Therefore,when
the weatherishumid,thereisa chancethatmoisturewill
formon theoutsideoftherefrigeratorcabinet.
Whenitisveryhumid,enoughmoisturecanformtocause
waterdropletsto run downthe cabinetexterior.The hu-
midityismostlikelyto befhighinthesummer,intheearly
morninghours,andinhomeswhicharenotairconditioned.
Thismoisturemaynotbeobjectionabletoyou.However,
ca&e deteriora~iontothepaintedfinishofthecabinet.
W t EnS Sw
i put t ri
electricity
flowsthroughthelowwattage
heaterswhichwarmtheexterior
of the cabinetand, under mostconditions,preventthe
formingofmoistureorwaterdroplets.
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findit most dosirab/BM mow ti8 iiflwgy~akw Switch10tim
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