Temperature Controls - GE TFH22PRSAWW Use And Care Manual

Profile: side by side 22', 24' and27' models with dispenser
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OPERATING
YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Set the Temperature
Controls (appearance
m ay
vary)
Two controls let you regulate the temperature in the
fresh food and freezer compartments.
At first, set the fresh food control to "5" and the
freezer control to "C".
Allow 24 hours for the temperature
to stabilize,
whether you are setting the controls for the first time
or adjusting them later. Then, if you want colder or
warmer temperatures
in either compartment,
adjust
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How to Test Temperatures
Use the milk test Ibr the fresh food compartment.
Place a container of milk on the top shelf in the fresh
too warm or too cold, adjust the temperature
controls.
Use the ice cream test for the freezer compartment•
Place a container
of ice cream in the center of the
freezer enmnartment.
Check it after a day. If it's too
hard or too soft, adjust the temperature
controls.
Always
allow 24 hours
for the refrigerator
to reach
the temperature
you set.
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You won't find an "energy
saver"
switch on this refrigerator.
Warm liquid from the refrigerator's
condenser
is automatically
circulated
around the front edge of
the freezer compartment
to help
keep moisture
from forming on the
outside of the refrigerator
during
humid weather.
Many refrigerators
use special
electric
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Your refrigerator
is designed and
equipped to defrost itself
automatically.
if you turn your household thermostat below 60°E at night...
...you may want to move the freezer
control one step colder
Cooler
temperatures
in the house may
cause the compressor
to operate
less frequently, thus allowing the
freezer compartment
to warm somewhat.
To protect your
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frozen foodsupply,
leave the freezer setting at this
colder setting for the entire winter or
for as long as you keep your
thermostat
turned down.
Moving the freezer control to colder
setting should have no effect on your
fresh food comparlment.
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control one step warmer.
When you stop turning the
thermostat
down, turn the
refrigerator's
controls back
to their regular settings.
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