GE FCM5 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 2

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
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FREEZER SAFETY INFORMATION
_, This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All
safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and the word "DANGER", "WARNING', or "CAUTION". These words are
defined as:
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
_ Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or injury when using your
freezer follow these basic safety precautions:
This freezer must be properly installed and located in accordance
with the Installation Instructions before it is used.
Unplug the freezer before cleaning and making repairs.
NOTE:Repairsmust be performed by a qualified Service
Professional.
Replace all parts and panels before operating.
Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions,
we strongly recommend against the use of an extension cord.
However, if you must use an extension cord, it is absolutely
necessary that it be a UL-listed (in the United States)or a CSA
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certified (in Canada), 5-wire grounding type appliance extension
cord having a grounding type plug and outlet and that the
electrical rating of the cord be 15 amperes (minimum)and 120
volts.
To prevent suffocation and entrapment hazards to children,
Remove the fresh food and freezer doors from any freezer before
disposing of it or discontinuing its use.
Donot storeor usegasolineor otherflammablevaporsand liquids
in the vicinityofthis or any otherappliance.
Power to the freezer cannot be disconnected by any setting
on the control panel, freezer must be unplugged to remove
power.
Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang on the door
handles or the shelves in the freezer. They could seriously injure
themselves.
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In freezers with automatic icemakers, avoid contact with the
moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or with the heating
element that releases the cubes. Do not place fingers or hands
on the automatic ice making mechanism while the freezer is
plugged in.
Do not clean glass shelves or covers with warm water when they
are cold. Glassshelves and covers may break if exposed to sudden
temperature changes or impact, such as bumping or dropping.
Tempered glass is designed to shatter into many small pieces if it
breaks.
Keep fingers out of the "pinch point" areas;clearances between
the doors and between the doors and cabinet are necessarily
small. Be careful closing doors when children are in the area.
Do not touch the cold surfaces in the freezer compartment when
hands are damp or wet, skin may stick to these extremely cold
surfaces.
Do not refreezefrozen foods which have thawed completely.
Before replacing a burned-out light bulb, the freezer should be
unplugged in order to avoid contact with a live wire filament. (A
burned-out light bulb may break when being replaced.)