GE GTH18DCDBRBB Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 2

IMPORTANT SAFETYINFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSING.
WARNING!
Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner's Manual.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
When using elect#ca/appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following.
} This refrigerator must be properly installed and
located in accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used.
}i Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang on the
shelves in the refrigerator. They could damage the
refrigerator and seriously injure themselves.
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 store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other
appliance.
In refrigerators with automatic icemakers, avoid
contact with the moving parts of the ejector
mechanism, or with the heating element located on
the bottom of the icemaker. Do not place fingers or
hands on the automatic icemaking mechanism
while the refrigerator is plugged in.
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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.
Unplug the refrigerator before cleaning and making
repairs.
NOTE: We strongly recommend that any servicing
be performed by a qualified individual
Setting either or both controls (some models only
have one control) to the O(off)position does not
remove power to the light circuit.
Do not refreeze frozen foods which have
thawed completely.
A DANGER! RISK OF CHILD ENTRAPMENT
PROPERDISPOSALOF THEREFR/GERATOR
Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems
of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are
still dangerous...even if they will sit for 'lust a few
days." If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator,
please follow the instructions below to help prevent
accidents.
Before You ThrowAway Your Old
Refrigerator or Freezer:
Take off the doors,
Refrigerants
All refrigeration products contain refrigerants, which
under federal law must be removed prior to product
disposal. If you are getting rid of an old refrigeration
product, check with the company handling the
disposal about what to do.
Leave the shelves in place so that children may not
easily climb inside,
USEOF EXTENSIONCORDS
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-listed (in Canada), 3-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.