GE TBXS19 Use And Care Manual page 5

Ge refrigerator user manual
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Set
the
'I?xnperatwe Controls
Yourrefrigerator hastwocontrols
at thetopfrontof thefreshfood
compartment. T hesecontrolslet
youregulatethetemperature in the
freshfoodandfreezer
compartments.
Thefreshfoodcontrolhassettings
from1 to 9 plusOl?F.
'T'he freezercontrolhas settings
from1 to 9.
1 is the warmest;9 is thecoldest.
1NITIALL%
set
both controlsat 5.
e
Yourrefrigeratormayoperatefor
severalhourswhenyoufirststart
it. Thisis normal,
Forcolderor warmertemperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controlonenumberat a time.
IMPORTANT
When initially setting the controls
or whenadjustingthem, allow24
hoursfor the temperatures to
stabilize,or evenout.
Note:Turningthe fresh food
controlto the Ol?l? positionstops
coolinginBOTHcmnpartments—
freshfoodANDfreezer–but
doesnot shut off powerto the
refrigeH3toro
How
to
Tk?St
Ilkmpemtums
Usethemilktestforthefreshfood
compartment, Placea containerof
milkonthetopshelfinthefrmh
foodcompartment, C heckit a day
later.If themilkis toowarmor too
cold,adjust t hetemperatu~ controls.
Usetheicecreamtestforthe
freezercompartment. P lacea
containerof icecreamin thecenter
of thefreezercompartment. C heck
it aftera day.If it'stoohardor too
soft,adjustthetemperature c ontrols.
Alwaysallow24 hoursfor
therefrigerator to reachthe
temperature youset.
If you turn your household
thermostat I!X1OVV
60"F.at night
...youmaywantto turn thefleezer
controlonestepcolder,as from "Y'
to "6VCoolertemperatures in the
housemaycausethecompressorto
operatelessfkquently, t husallowing
the freezercompartment t o warm
somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen
foodsupply,leaveyourfieezer
settingat thiscoldersettingfor the
entirewinteror for whatever p eriod
of timeyouare turningdownyour
thermostat.Thisis especially
importantwhenthethermostatis
turneddownfor anextended period.
Thischangeshouldhaveno effect
on yourfreshfoodcompartment.
However, i f freezingoccurs,turn
the freshfoodcontrolone step
warmer,as from "Y'to "4V
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turn temperature
controlsbacktotheirregularsettings.
5
Energy
$fiwer Switch
To
reduce
t he
amount o f
electricityrequiredtooperate
yourrefrigerator, pushswitch
to the leftposition.Thisturnsoff
heatersin yourrefrigerator that
preventmoisturefromformingon
the outside.
Withtheheatersturnedoff, there
is a chancethatmoisturemayform
on theoutsideofyourrefrigerator,
especiallywhenthe weatheris
humid.Thehumidityis mostlikely
to be highin the summer,in the
earlymorninghours,and in homes
whichare not air conditioned.
Overanextendedperiodof time,
moisturethat formson the outside
maycausedeterioration ofthepaint
finish.It willbe important t o protect
thefinishbyusingappliance polish
waxas described on page10.
VV'hen the Energy SaverSW&h
is pushedto the rightp+osition9
electricity flowsthroughthelow
wattage heaterswhichwarmthe
outsideofthecabinetand,under
mostconditions, p reventtheforming
of moistureor waterdroplets.
Yourrefrigerator i s designedand
equippedto defrostitself
automatically.
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