GE TBXS19 Refrigerator User Manual


 
Setthe
‘I?xnperatweControls
Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
atthetopfrontofthefreshfood
compartment.Thesecontrolslet
youregulatethetemperatureinthe
freshfoodandfreezer
compartments.
Thefreshfoodcontrolhassettings
from1to9 plusOl?F.
‘T’hefreezercontrolhassettings
from1to9.
1isthewarmest;9is thecoldest.
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setbothcontrolsat5.
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Yourrefrigeratormayoperatefor
severalhourswhenyoufirststart
it. Thisis normal,
Forcolderorwarmertemperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controlonenumberata time.
IMPORTANT
When initiallysettingthe controls
or whenadjustingthem,allow24
hoursforthetemperaturesto
stabilize,orevenout.
Note:Turningthefreshfood
controlto theOl?l?positionstops
coolinginBOTHcmnpartments—
freshfoodANDfreezer–but
doesnotshutoffpowertothe
refrigeH3toro
HowtoTk?StIlkmpemtums
Usethemilktestforthefreshfood
compartment,Placeacontainerof
milkonthetopshelfinthefrmh
foodcompartment,Checkitaday
later.Ifthemilkistoowarmor too
cold,adjustthetemperatu~controls.
Usetheicecreamtestforthe
freezercompartment.Placea
containeroficecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itafteraday.Ifit’stoohardortoo
soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
Alwaysallow24hoursfor
therefrigeratortoreachthe
temperatureyouset.
If you turn yourhousehold
thermostatI!X1OVV60”F.at night
...youmaywanttoturnthefleezer
controlonestepcolder,asfrom“Y’
to “6VCoolertemperaturesinthe
housemaycausethecompressorto
operatelessfkquently,thusallowing
thefreezercompartmenttowarm
somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen
foodsupply,leaveyourfieezer
settingat thiscoldersettingforthe
entirewinteror forwhateverperiod
oftimeyouare turningdownyour
thermostat.Thisisespecially
importantwhenthethermostatis
turneddownforanextendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect
onyourfreshfoodcompartment.
However,if freezingoccurs,turn
thefreshfoodcontrolonestep
warmer,asfrom “Y’to “4V
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheirregularsettings.
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Energy$fiwerSwitch
Toreducetheamountof
electricityrequiredtooperate
yourrefrigerator,pushswitch
totheleftposition.Thisturnsoff
heatersinyourrefrigeratorthat
preventmoisturefromformingon
theoutside.
Withtheheatersturnedoff,there
is achancethatmoisturemayform
ontheoutsideofyourrefrigerator,
especiallywhentheweatheris
humid.Thehumidityis mostlikely
tobehighinthesummer,inthe
earlymorninghours,andin homes
whicharenotairconditioned.
Overanextendedperiodoftime,
moisturethatformsontheoutside
maycausedeteriorationofthepaint
finish.Itwillbeimportanttoprotect
thefinishbyusingappliancepolish
waxasdescribedonpage10.
VV’hentheEnergySaverSW&h
ispushedtotherightp+osition9
electricityflowsthroughthelow
wattageheaterswhichwarmthe
outsideofthecabinetand,under
mostconditions,preventtheforming
ofmoistureor waterdroplets.
Yourrefrigeratoris designedand
equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.
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