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GE 1825 Owner's Manual

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GE Appliances
Owner's Manual
Models 18–25
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GE Answer Center
800.626.2000
Part No. 162D3948P007
Pub. No. 49-60012
12-98 CG

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  • Page 1 GE Appliances Owner’s Manual Models 18–25 ® GE Answer Center 800.626.2000 Part No. 162D3948P007 Pub. No. 49-60012 12-98 CG...
  • Page 2 Congratulations! You Are Now Part of the GE Family. Welcome to the GE family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are committed to providing dependable service. You’ll see it in this easy-to-use Owner’s Manual and you’ll hear it in the friendly voices of our customer service department.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    GE & You, A Service Partnership. Ask any GE appliance owner and they will tell you we stand behind our products with unmatched quality service. However, did you know that most questions result from simple problems that you can easily fix yourself in just a few minutes? This Owner’s Manual can tell you how.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Information

    Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner’s Manual. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS When using electrical 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.

  • Page 5: Child Entrapment

    Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous…even if they will sit for “just a few days.” If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, please follow the instructions below to help prevent accidents. Before You Throw Away Your Old Refrigerator or Freezer: Take off the doors.

  • Page 6: How To Connect Electricity

    Do not use a cord that shows cracks or abrasion damage along its length or at either end. When moving the refrigerator away from the wall, be careful not to roll over or damage the power cord.

  • Page 7: Use Of Extension Cords

    If this is not done, the adapter ground terminal is very likely to break with repeated use. If the adapter ground terminal breaks, DO NOT USE the refrigerator until a proper ground has been established.
  • Page 8 About the controls on the refrigerator. The temperature controls on your refrigerator have letters and numbers. Initially set the fresh food control at 5 and the freezer control at C. If you want colder or warmer temperatures, adjust the fresh food temperature first.

  • Page 9: Control Settings

    With this switch turned to the POWER SAVER setting, moisture may form on the outside of the refrigerator, especially when the weather is humid. Over time, moisture that forms on the surface may cause rust.
  • Page 10 If it’s too hard or too soft, adjust the temperature controls. After changing the controls, allow 24 hours for the refrigerator to reach the temperature you have set.
  • Page 11 About the refrigerator shelves and dishes. Not all features are on all models. Lift up and out Tilt up To Remove Rearranging the Shelves Shelves in the fresh food and freezer compartments are adjustable. Quick Serve™ System CAUTION: Dishes and lids are not designed for use on the range top, broiler or in the regular oven.
  • Page 12 Quick Store Bin Bin Housing Quick Store Bin To avoid damaging the refrigerator, make sure the bin is closed and latched before closing the refrigerator door. This bin can be placed on the fresh food or freezer doors. To remove the bin, lift up and out of the bin housing.
  • Page 13 You can move the drawer to any location if you don’t want the extra cold storage. The settings can be adjusted anywhere between COLD and COLDEST. When set at COLD, the drawer will stay at the normal refrigerator temperature. The COLDEST setting provides the coldest storage area.

  • Page 14: Features

    About storage drawer and cover removal. Not all features are on all models. Storage Drawers To Remove: These drawers can be removed easily by lifting up slightly while pulling the drawers past the stop location. When the door cannot be opened enough to pull the drawer straight out, slide the drawer toward the middle and remove it.
  • Page 15 For models with an icemaker, the shelf must be placed in the lower position. Condiment Caddy The condiment caddy keeps frequently used condiments together. It fits in your refrigerator door shelf. A convenient handle allows condiments to be easily carried to the table. Beverage Rack Slide-out beverage rack holds twelve cans of soda or two wine/water bottles (lengthwise).
  • Page 16 About the additional features. Not all features are on all models. Extra Freezer Shelf Baking Soda Holder Bins on the Doors Can Dispenser...

  • Page 17: Automatic Icemaker

    About the automatic icemaker. A newly-installed refrigerator may take 8 to 12 hours to begin making ice. Feeler arm Icemaker in the STOP (up) position Ice Storage Bin Feeler arm in the ON (down) position Feeler arm in the STOP (up) position Feeler arm on the dispenser model.

  • Page 18: Ice And Water Dispenser

    If no water is dispensed when the refrigerator is first installed, there may be air in the water line system. Press the dispenser pad for at least two minutes to remove trapped air from the water line and to fill the water system.
  • Page 19 Important Facts About Your Dispenser Add ice before filling the glass with a beverage. This will prevent splashing, which could cause the ice selector switch to stick or bind. Do not add ice from trays or bags to the storage bin. It may not crush or dispense well.

  • Page 20: Care And Cleaning

    Dry and polish with a clean, soft cloth. Do not wipe the refrigerator with a soiled dish cloth or wet towel. These may leave a residue that can erode the paint. Do not use scouring pads, powdered cleaners, bleach or cleaners containing bleach because these products can scratch and weaken the paint finish.
  • Page 21 Handle glass shelves carefully. Bumping tempered glass can cause it to shatter. Do not wash any plastic refrigerator parts in the dishwasher except Quick Serve dishes and lids. Under the Refrigerator For most efficient operation, keep the area under the refrigerator clean.
  • Page 22 Moving the refrigerator in a side direction may result in damage to the floor covering or refrigerator. When pushing the refrigerator back, make sure you don’t roll over the power cord or icemaker supply line (on some models).

  • Page 23: Preparing To Install The Refrigerator

    Preparing to install the refrigerator. Read these instructions completely and carefully. Water Supply to the Icemaker If the refrigerator has an icemaker, it will have to be connected to a cold water line. A water supply kit (containing copper tubing, shutoff valve, fittings and instructions) is available at extra cost from your dealer or from Parts and Accessories, 800-626-2002.
  • Page 24 [Raise the front about 3/4 (19 mm) from the floor.] Rollers adjust so the refrigerator is firmly positioned on the floor and does not wobble. Rollers allow you to move the refrigerator away from the wall for cleaning. To adjust the rollers: Remove the base grille by pulling out at the bottom.

  • Page 25: Installing The Water Line

    To prevent burns and product damage, do not hook up the water line to the hot water line. If you use your refrigerator before connecting the water line, make sure the icemaker feeler arm is kept in the STOP (up) position.

  • Page 26: What You Will Need

    If your existing water line has a flared fitting at the end, you will need an adapter (available at plumbing supply stores) to connect the water line to the refrigerator OR you can cut off the flared fitting with a tube cutter and then use a compression fitting.

  • Page 27: Water Line Installation

    Shut Off the Main Water Supply Turn on the nearest faucet long enough to clear the line of water. Install the Shutoff Valve Install the shutoff valve on the nearest frequently used drinking water line. Choose a location for the valve that is easily accessible. It is best to connect into the side of a vertical water pipe.
  • Page 28 Be sure there is sufficient extra tubing [about 8 feet (244 cm) coiled into 3 turns of about 10 (25 cm) diameter] to allow the refrigerator to move out from the wall after installation. Place the compression nut and ferrule (sleeve) onto the end of the tubing and connect it to the shutoff valve.
  • Page 29 We recommend installing a water filter if your water supply has sand or particles that could clog the screen of the refrigerator’s water valve. Install it in the water line near the refrigerator.

  • Page 30: Reversing The Door Swing/Removing The Doors

    Reversing the door swing/Removing the doors. Read these instructions completely and carefully. Important Notes NOTE: Doors on dispenser models do not reverse. However, if you need to remove the doors on a dispenser model, first disconnect the water line to the dispenser.
  • Page 31 Before Removing the Doors Unplug the refrigerator from its electrical outlet. Empty all door shelves, including the dairy compartment. CAUTION: Do not let either door drop to the floor. To do so could damage the door stop. Remove the Freezer Door on Non-Dispenser Models Tape the door shut with masking tape.

  • Page 32: Removing The Doors

    There is a water line that runs from the dispenser to the hinge area and to the water valve at the back of the refrigerator. This line needs to be disconnected at the valve before you remove the door hinge.
  • Page 33 Remove the Freezer Door on Dispenser Models Lift the hinge straight up to free the hinge pin from the socket in the top of the door. Remove the tape and tilt the door away from the cabinet. Lift it off the bottom socket.
  • Page 34 Reversing the hardware. Read these instructions completely and carefully. Transfer Center Hinge Bracket to the Left Remove the center hinge bracket by removing the three Torx screws. NOTE: Keep these screws with the hinge bracket. They are long screws and will be used when installing the hinge on the other side.

  • Page 35: Reversing The Door Handles

    Reversing the door handles. Transfer Fresh Food Door Handle Remove the handle plug using a putty knife under the edge. Remove the screw underneath. Remove the two screws holding the handle to the top of the door. Handle Plug Hole Models with long handles have a pin that fits into a hole at the bottom of the door.

  • Page 36: Rehanging The Doors

    Rehanging the doors. Read these instructions completely and carefully. Rehang the Fresh Food Door Lower the fresh food door onto the bottom hinge pin. Be sure the washer is in place. Straighten the door and line it up with the center hinge bracket. Reinstall the hinge pin with a 3/8 socket.

  • Page 37: Reversing The Doors

    If the door swing is on the right side you will need to route the water line across the front to the conduit on the bottom left side of the refrigerator. Secure the water line in the clip behind the base channel. Feed the water line through the conduit on the bottom until it comes out at the back of the refrigerator near the water valve.

  • Page 38: Normal Operating Sounds

    Normal operating sounds. Depending on the placement of the refrigerator in your kitchen, you may want to place a piece of rubber backed carpet under the refrigerator to reduce noise. These sounds are normal and are due mostly to highly efficient operation.

  • Page 39: Before You Call For Service

    Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Refrigerator does not operate Motor operates for long periods or cycles on and off frequently.
  • Page 40 STOP (up) position then remove these cubes. See Installing the water line. • Wait 24 hours for the • refrigerator to completely cool down. Level cubes by hand. • Call a plumber to clean • the valve.
  • Page 41 Foods with strong odors • should be tightly wrapped. Keep an open box of baking • soda in the refrigerator; replace every three months. See Care and cleaning. •...
  • Page 42 Possible Causes Normal air flow cooling motor. In the refrigeration process, it is normal that heat be expelled in the area under the refrigerator. Some floor coverings will discolor at these normal and safe temperatures. Defrost heater is on. Rollers need adjusting.
  • Page 43 Notes...
  • Page 44 Notes...
  • Page 46 The DEALER warrants to provide the service labor for the repair or replacement of all parts of this Refrigerator which prove to be defective in material or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase.

  • Page 47: Refrigerator Warranty

    Any part of the refrigerator which fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. During this full one-year warranty, GE will also provide, free of charge, all labor and in-home service to replace the defective part. Any part of the sealed refrigerating system (the compressor, condenser, evaporator and all connecting tubing) which fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship.

  • Page 48: Service Telephone Numbers

    Camco service center, or call 1-800-361-3400. Service Satisfaction If you are not satisfied with the service you receive from GE: First, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Next, if you are still not pleased, in the U.S., write all the details—including your phone number—to: Manager, Customer Relations, GE Appliances, Appliance Park, Louisville, KY 40225;...

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