Energy Saver - GE TBX21 Use And Care Manual

Operating Your Refrigemtor
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Your r efrigerator h astwocontrols
thatletyouregulate thetemperature
Usethe
ice
cream test for the
freevxx compartment. Placea
container o f' icecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment. ( Meek
itaftera day.If it'stoohardor too
soft,adjustthetempertiturc controJs.
swings,depending on yourkwd - -
electricrates,areas follows:
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in thefreshfoodandfreezer
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Aiwaysalkw 24 hours for
the refrigerator to rewh the
temperature youset.
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thermostat
Mow 60°F.at night
Withtheheatersturnedoff, there
is a chancethatmoisturemayforru
on theoutsideofyourrefrigerator,
espc@ly whentheweatheris
humid.'I'he humidityis mostlikely
to behighin thesummer,in the
earlymorninghours,andin homes
whichare notair conditioned.
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youmaywantto turntheleltered
control o nestepcolder, a s from"C"
to "D:'Coolertempemfures i n the
housemaycausethecompressor to
operate lessfrequently, thusallowing
the freezercompartment t o warm
somewhat. T oprotectyourfrozen
foodsupply,leaveyourle~tered
settingat thiscoldersettingforthe
entirewinteror forwhatever p eriod
oftimeyouare turningdownyour
thermostat.Thisis especially
importantwhenthethermostat i s
turneddownforanextended period.
Thefreezercontrolhas settings
from"A"(thewarmest)to "E" (the
coldest).Initiallyset the freezer
controlat 'T?'
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FOOD
Overanextendedperiodof time,
moisturethatformson theoutside
maycausedeterioration ofthepaint
finish.It willbe important t oprotect
thefinishbyusingappliance p olish
waxas described onpage12.
Thischangeshouldhaveno effect
on yourfreshfoodcompartment.
However, i f freezingoccurs,turn
the numberedcontrolonestep
warmer,as from "5" to "4?'
he freshfoodcontrolhas settings
from"1"(thewarmest)to "9" (the
coldest)and "OFF."lnititdlyset
the fresh food control at 665?
ENERGY
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SET HEREIF MOISTUREAPPEARS ON EXTERIOR- ,
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VVkm the EnergySaverSwitch
is pushedto the tight, electricity
flows&roughthelowwattage
heaterswhichwarmtheoutside
ofthecabinetand,undermost
conditions, prevent t heforming
of moistureor waterdroplets.
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controls backto theirregularsettings.
Forcolderor warmertemperatures,
adjustthe desiredcompartment
control o nenumber at a time.
INIPORTANRWhen initially
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settingtxmtrds, or adjustingthem,
allow24 hours for temperatures
to stabilize, or evenout.
TheEnergySaverSwitchis located
on thetemperaturecontrolpanel.
Note:Turning the fresh food
control to OFF positionstops
coding in BOTH eoq3artments—
fresh food ANDfreezer–but
doesnot shut off power to
refrigerator.
ENERGY'
SAVER
SET HEREIF MOISTURE APPEARS ON EXTERIOR
It is notnecessary to defrostthe
freezeror freshfoodcompartments.
Althoughyourrefrigeratoris
designedand equippedto defrost
itselfautomatically, s omefrost
on packagesis normal.
TOreduce the amount of
ektricity required to operate
your refrigerator, push switch
to the left position.
This turns offheatersin your
refrigeratorthatpreventmoisture
from formingon the outside.
Usethe milk test
for
the fresh food!
co~llpartment..Hacea containerof
==- milkon the top shelfin the fresh
~ftmdcompartment.Checkit a day
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adjust the
temperature controk.
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