How To Set Temperature; Controls; Switch - GE TBF15 Use And Care Manual

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VViththe heaters turned off, there
is a chance that moisture may form
on the outside of your refrigerator,
especially when the weather is
humid. The humidity is most likely
to be high in the summer, in the
early morning hours, and in homes'
which are not air conditioned,
Your refrigerator hastwo controls
H you
turn ym.irhousehold
that let you regulate the tempera-
Wwmostat below 60°E
at niaht
ture in the fresh food and freezer
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compartments.
...you may want to turn the lettered
iNITMM.LY, s et the FFtESf+FOOD
control one step colder, as from "C"
to
"D."
Cooler temperatures in the
controlat 5 and the FREEZER
house may cause the compressor
controlat C.
to operate less frequently, thus
For colder or warmer temperatures,
allowing the freezer compartment
adjust the desired compartment con-
to warm somewhat. To protect your
trol one letter or number at a time.
frozen food supply, leave your
Over an extended period of time,
moisture that forms on the outside
may cause deterioration of the paint
finish, It will be important to protect
the finish by using appliance polish
wax as described on page 10,
IMPORTANT
Wheninitiallysettingthe controlsor
whenadjustingthem,allow24 hours
lettered setting at this colder setting
for the entire winter or for whatever
period of time you are turning down
your thermostat. This is especially
important when the thermostat is
turned down for an extended period,
forthe temperaturesto stabilize,or
even out.
Not@Turningthe fresh foodcontrol
When the Energy Saver Switch is
pushedto the right, electricity flows
through the low wattage heaters
which warm the outside of the cab-
inet and, under most conditions,
prevent the forming of moisture
or water droplets.
This change should have no effect
on your fresh food compartment.
However, if freezing occurs, turn
to "OFF" turns off BOTH compart-
ments—f resh food AND freezer.
the numbered control one step
warmer, as from "5" to "4."
How to test temperatures
Use the milk test for the freshfood
compartment.Place a container of
milk on the top shelf in the fresh food
compartment. Check it a day later.
If the milk is too warm or too cold,
adjust the temperature controls.
When you stop turning the thermo-
stat down, turn temperature controls
back to their regular settings.
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defrosting
It is not necessary to defrost the
freezer or fresh food compartments.
Your refrigerator is designed and
equipped to defrost itself
automatically.
Energy
saver
switch
Use the ice cream test for the
freezer compartment. Place a con-
tainer of ice cream in the center of
the freezer compartment. Check it
after a day. If it's too hard or too soft,
adjust the temperature controls.
The Energy Saver Switch is located
on the upper left side of the fresh
food compartment.
Alwaysallow 24 hoursfor the refrig-
erator
to
reach the temperature
you set.
Toreduce the amount of electricity
required to operate your refriger-
ator,push switch to the NO~iVIAL
position. This turns off heaters in
your refrigerator that prevent mois-
ture from forming on the outside.
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