Safetyprecautions; Useofextension Cords - GE TFX25ZPBEAA Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMAtiON.
READALLINSTRUCtiONSBEFORE USING.
WARNING!
Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner's Manual
SAFETY P RECAUTIONS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precaufions should be followed, including the following:
;; This refrigerator must be properly installed
and lo(ated in accordan(e _fith tile Installation
Instructions before it is used.
_>Do not allow chil&en to climb, stand or hang
on the shelves in the refrigerator. They (ould
damage tile refrigerator and seriously injure
thenlselves.
Do not touch tile cold sufiilces in tile fleezer
( ompanment when hands are damp or wet. Skin
inay stick to these extremely cold surlhces.
_ Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in tile vidnity
of this or any
other applian( e.
_,'_ I n refligerators with automatic icemakers,
avoid contact with the m_Mng parts of the
ejector mechanism, or with the heating element
that releases the cubes. Do not place fingers or
hands on the automatic icemaking mechanism
while the refiigeramr is plugged in.
Kee t) fingers out of tile "pinch point" areas;
clemances between tile doors and between
the doors and cabinet me necessarily small.
Be carefhl closing doors when chiMren are
in the area.
_,'_ U nplug the retiigevator befi)re cleaning and
making repairs.
NOTE: We
strongly
recommend that a ny
servicing be performed
bya quafified i ndividual,
_ Tmning tile control to the O (off) position does
not remove power to the light dr(uit.
}:_ Do not refleeze flozen foods which have
thawed completely.
DANGER!RISK OFCHILDENTRAPMENT
PROPER DISPOSAL OFTHE REFRIGERATOR
Child enuapment and stflfi)cation me not problems
of tile past.Junked or abandoned refrigerators me
still dangerous...even if they will sit fi)r "just a tiew
dws." Ify{)u me getting rid of y{)ur oM refiigerator,
please ti)llow the instructions beh)w to help prevent
accidents.
Before You ThrowAway YourOld Refrigerator
or Freezer:
Take off the doors.
i_Y I.eave tile shelves in place so that chiMren may
not easily dimb inside.
CFCDisposal
Your oM refiigerator has a cooling system that used
(FCs ((hlorofluorocarbons). CF(s are believed to
hat'IIl stratospheri( ozone,
lf y()u me throwing away your oM refrigerator, make
sure tile (;FC refiigerant is rem()ved fi)r proper
disposal by a qualified secvicer. If you intentionally
release this CF( refrigerant y{)u can be subject to
titles and imprisonment under pr{Msions of
environmental legislation.
USEOFEXTENSION CORDS
Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend
against the use of an extension cord.
H()wever, if)_)u must use an extension cord, it is absolutely ne(essm T that it be a UI Aisted (in tile United
States) or a ( SA-lisled (in Canada), 3-wire gr(nmding type appliance extension cord having a groun(fing
type plug and outlet and that the elecuical rating of tile cord be 15 amperes (minimum) and 120 volts.
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