GE TBF14 Use And Care Manual page 4

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tlseof Adapter Plug
Because ofpotential s afety
hazardsundercertainconclitions,
westronglyrecommend againstuse
of anadapterplug.However, i f you
stillelectto usean adapter,where
localcodespermit,a TEMPORARY
CONNECTION maybemadeto a
properlygroundedtwo-prong wall
outletbyuseofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig,2) available at mostlocal
hardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD ~
p ,&
(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT
,
PERMITTEO IN CANADA)
ALIGNLARGE (ill
'RONGs'sLOTs% 1 '~; ~- " ---
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>"- a'
t
/ INSUREPROPERGROUND
Fig. 2
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AND FIRM CONNECTION
BEFORE USE
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Largerslotin adaptermustbe
alignedwithlargerslotin wall
outletto provideproperpolarityin
connection of powercord.
CAUTIOl?J: Attachingadapter
groundterminalto walloutietcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unlesscoverscrewis metal,andnot
insulated, a ndwalloutletisgrounded
throughhousewiring.Youshould
havethecircuit c hecked byaqualified
electricianto makesuretheoutlet
is properlygrounded.
When disconnecting the
~OWer
cord from the
adapter,always hold
the adapterwithonehand. If this
is notdone,the adapterground
terminalis verylikelyto break
withrepeateduse.
SIwkl W adapterground
terminalbreak, DONOTUSEthe
q.ydkmcemtii! a properground
has againbeenfestabhhxi.
use of Etiemion COrtk
Becauseof potentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
we stronglyrecommendagainstthe
use of an extensioncord. However,
if youstillelectto use an extension
cord, it is absolutelynecessarythat
it be a LJLlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
a grounding typeplugandou[kx
andthattheelectrical r atingofthe
cordbe 15timpcrcti (minimum) m l
120volts,Suchextension cordsfire
obtainable throughyourlocal
serviceorganization,
Therefrigerator s houldalways
beplugged intoitsown
individual e lectrical 4 mtlet——
(115 volt,60 Hertz,or 100volt,50
Hertz,singlephaseAC).Thisis
recommended forbestperformance
andto preventoverloading h ouse
wiringcircuits,whichcouldcause
afire hazardfromoverheating w ires,
Refrigerator L ocation
Donot
installrefrigeratorwhere
temperature w illgo below60"F0
becauseit willnotrunoftenenough
to maintainpropertemperatures.
Doinstail it on a floorstrong
enoughto
support a
fuNy loaded
refrigerator.
AlsoseeEnergy-Saving T ips
regardinglocation.
Ckarances
Allowthe following clearancesfor
easeof installationandproperair
circulation.
Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3/4"
Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l"
Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l"
water
supply
to
Icemaker
(on
maids so
equipped)
Youwillneedto connectyour
icemakerto a coldwaterline. A
watersupplykit containing copper
tubing,shut-offvalve,fittingsand
instructionsis available at extra
costfromyourdealer.Thereshould
be sufficient t ubingforthe icemaker
fromthe cold watersupplyto allow
movingthe refrigeratorout from
the wallseveralfeet(approximately
3 coilsof V4-inchcoppertubing
thatmeasuresat least 10inchesin
diameter).
4
dwrcfrigmator m viiy fromthe
wallforekwning; o thmmodels
hmw adjustabk
hVdiIl~ k$js,
Rollers
orlogs, l ocated
behindthe
bttsegrille,shouldbe #etso the
refrigerator i s firmlypositioned on
thefloorandthefrontis raked just
enoughthatthedoorscloseeasily
whenopenedabouthalfway.
To
adjustrollersor levelinglegs,
removethebasegrillebygrasping
it at thebottomandpullingit out.
Turnrolleradjustingscrewsor
levelingIegsclockwiseto raise
refrigerator, c ounterclockwise t o
lowerit. Use adjustablewrench
(3/8"hexheadbolt)or pliers.
Whenadjustingfrontrollersor
leveling legsforproperdoorclosure,
it is recommended that the bottom
frontedgeofthe cabinetbe
approximately 3/4"from the floor.
m-" . . .
Toreplace basegrik9 alignprongs-~ -
on back of grillewith clampsin
cabinetand push. f orwarduntil