Important Safety Instructions - GE 6 Cubic Foot Models Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can
kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and the
word "DANGER", "WARNING", or "CAUTION". These words are defined as:
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or injury when using your
refrigerator follow these basic safety precautions:
This refrigerator must be properly installed and
located in accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used.
Unplug the refrigerator before cleaning and
making repairs. NOTE: Repairs must be per-
formed by a qualified Service Professional.
Replace all parts and panels before operating.
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 abso-
lutely necessary that it be a UL-listed (in the
United States) or a CSA certified (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.
To prevent suffocation and entrapment haz-
ards to children, Remove the fresh food and
freezer doors from any refrigerator before dis-
posing of it or discontinuing its use.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flamma-
ble vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or
any other appliance.
Power to the refrigerator cannot be discon-
nected by any setting on the control panel,
refrigerator must be unplugged to remove
power.
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REFRIGERATOR SAFETY INFORMATION
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in
death or serious injury.
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in
minor or moderate injury.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang
on the door handles or the shelves in the refrig-
erator. They could seriously injure themselves.
In freezers with automatic icemakers, avoid
contact with the moving parts of the ejector
mechanism, or with the heating element that
releases the cubes. Do not place fingers or
hands on the automatic ice making mecha-
nism while the refrigerator is plugged in.
Do not clean glass shelves or covers with warm
water when they are cold. Glass shelves and
covers may break if exposed to sudden tem-
perature changes or impact, such as bumping
or dropping. Tempered glass is designed to
shatter into many small pieces if it breaks.
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.
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 refreeze frozen foods which have
thawed completely.
Before replacing a burned-out light bulb, the
refrigerator should be unplugged in order
to avoid contact with a live wire filament. (A
burned-out light bulb may break when being
replaced.)