Adapter Plug; Electrical Requirements; Extensioncord; Grounding - GE Side by Side 22 Use And Care Manual

Wor personalsafety, t his
appliance
must
Have the wall outlet and circuit checked by a qualified
electricianto make
suretheoutletiS
properlygro~lnded.
be
pioperly
grounded.
The power cord of this
Preferred method
appliance is equipped
with a three-~ron~
(groLlnding)
b lugihich -
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n~ateswith
a-standard
three-prong(grounding)
walloutletto minimize
the
possibilityof electric
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Insure p roper grounding
exists b efore u se.
shock hazard from
this appliance.
If you have only a standard two-prong wall outlet,
it is your personal responsibility and obligation to
have it replaced with a properly grounded three-
prong wall outlet.
Do NOT, mE~ Am CIRCUMSTANCES,
cm ORWMOW Tm T- (GRomDmG)
PRONG FROM Tm PomR Corn.
use o f
Adapter Plug
Becauseof potential
safetyhazardsunder
certainconditions,
we strongly
recommendagainst
use of an adapter
plug.However,if
you stillelectto use
an adapter,where
localcodespermit,
Tem~orarv method
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CAUTION:Attachingan adaptergroundterminalto
the wall outletcoverscrewdoesnot groundthe
applianceunlessthe coverscrewis metal,and not
insulated,andthe walloutletis groundedthroughthe
housewiring.Youshouldhavethe circuitcheckedby,
a qualifiedelectricianto make surethe outletis
properlygrounded.
When disconnectingthe power cord fromthe
adapter,
always
hold the adapterwithone hand.If
thisis
not done,the adaptergroundterminalis very
a TEMPORARY CONNECTIONmay be madeto
likelvto breakwith re~eateduse.
a
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall outletby use
of a UL-listedadapteravailableat mostlocal
hardwarestores.
The larger slotin the.adaptermust be alignedwith the
largerslot in the wall outletto provideproperpolarity
in the connectionof the powercord.
Sho;ld the adapterg;oundterdnal break,DO
NOTUSEtheappliance untila proper groundhas
againbeeneshblished.
Electrical Requirement
The
refrigeratorshouldalwaysbe pluggedinto its
own individualelectricalout~etwhichhas a voltage
ratingthat matchesthe ratingplate.
Thisprovidesthe best performanceand also prevents
~~jerl~ading houseWifing circuits,
whichcouldcause
a fire hazardfrom overheatingwires.
use
of
E xtensioncords
Becauseof potentialsafetyhazardsundercertain
conditions,we stronglyrecommendagainsttheuse of
an extensioncord.However,if you stillelectto use an
extensioncord,it is absolutelynecessarythat it be a
UL-listed3-wiregroundingtypeapplianceextension
cord havinga groundingtypeplug and outletand that
the electricalratingof the cord be 15amperes
(minimum)and 120volts.
15
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