Safety Insttru_Tions - GE GTS12BBPBLCC Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

iMPORTANT SAFETY iNFORMATiON.
READALL iNSTRUCTiONS BEFORE 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 foflowed, including the following:
_:i:This refrigerator must be properly installed
and located in accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used.
:#;/Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang
on the shelves in the _effigeratm: Thev could
damage the refrigerator and seriously iqj m'e
themselves.
::_¢Do not touch tile cold SUlq'ilces in tile fl'eezer
compartment, particularly when hands are
damp or wet. Skin may stick to these extremely
cold sm_hces.
i)_:Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
wq)m_ and liquids in tile vicinity of this or anv
other appliance.
i)::In reli_igeratm_ with automatic icemake_,
avoid contact with tile moving parts of tile
ejector mechanism, or with the heating element
that releases the cubes. Do not place finge_s or
hands on tile atltOlllatic icemaking mechanism
while the refrigerator is i)lugged in.
i):: Kee I) finget_ out of tile "pinch point" areas;
clearances between the cloo_ and between
the doo_ and cabinet are necessarily small.
Be carefld closing dom_ when children are
in the area.
;_JiUnplug tile reflJgerator befin'e cleaning and
making repai_.
NOTE: We strongly recommendthat any servlking be
performedby a quafified individual
i?_:Tm'ning tile control to tile
OFF
position does
not remove power to tile light circuit.
_J/Do not refl'eeze fl'ozen foods which have
thawed completel>
::_ Before replacing a burned-out light bulb, the
refrigerator should be unpluggedin order to, avc,id
contact with a live wire filament. (A bm'ned-out
light bulb may break when being replaced.)
DANGER!RISK OFCHILDENTRAPMENT
PROPER DISPOSAL OFTHE REFRIGERATOR
Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems
of tile past.Junked or abandoned refrigeratm_ are
still dangerous...even if they will sit fin" "just a fb'w
days." If you are getting rid of yore" old reflJgeratoi;
please follow tile instructions 1)elow to hel I) prevent
accidents.
Before You Threw Away YourOld Refrigerator
or Freezer:
!i_ Take off tile dora3.
!i_:I,eave tile shelves in place so that children may
not easily climb inside.
Refrigerants
M1 refrigeration products contain refi_igerants,
which I//tlSt be removed prior to l)roduct disposal.
If you are getting rid of an old refrigeration
product, check with tile company handling tile
disposal about what to do.
USEOFEXTENSION CORDS
Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against the
use of an extension cord.
Howe\'e_; if you must use an extension cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a UL-listed (in tile United
States) or a CSA-listed
(in Canada), 3-wire gro/mding type appliance extension cord having a gro/mding
t)pe i)lug and outlet and that tile electrical rating of tile cord be 15 amperes (minim urn) and 120 w)lts.