GEAppliances CFE28TSH Technical Service Manual page 57

• Liner protection mode will turn on either the fresh
food or freezer fan if the doors or drawer are open
for more than 3 minutes respectively.
• The condenser fan may run without the
compressor operating.
• The dispenser will not operate with either fresh food
door open.
• Fan(s) running without the compressor operating is
normal.
• The variable speed compressor uses an inverter,
like previous variable speed compressors.
• There is a 20 second compressor delay on power
up, but the fans will start immediately if cooling is
required.
• The compressor maximum-run time is limited to 6
hours, and the
minutes.
• If either fresh food door is open when the freezer
drawer is opened, the freezer LEDs on the bottom
of the left fresh food door will not come on.
• When either of the fresh food door(s) or freezer
• The box type fans used on these models have
previous models. Consumers may perceive this as
a noise issue.
• On power-up or board reset, if the icemaker rake is
not in the home position, the door icemaker heater
will turn on for 1 minute (2 minutes for freezer
icemaker) before power is applied to the rake
motor. This could take up to 3 minutes to complete.
The mold temperature is only limited by a 210°F
one shot thermal cutout.
• The duct door is operated by a motor and the
consumer may notice a very distinct motor sound
when the duct door opens and closes.
• When either fresh food door is opened while
dispensing, the dispenser will stop. After the door(s)
are closed, the dispenser will not restart until the
dispenser paddle switch is released and pressed
again.
The mold can get very warm.
A loud buzzing sound may be heard every 20
to 40 minutes if the refrigerator is not connected to a
to water supply.
• Liner protection mode is controlled by 2 timers.
• Timer #1 monitors door-open time. A 3 minute
door-open count begins when the door is opened.
• If 3 minutes elapse before the door is closed, the
liner protection mode will become active.
• Once the door is closed, timer #1 resets and liner
protection mode goes into standby.
• In standby, normal fan operation resumes and
timer #2 begins a 3 minute door-closed count.
• If 3 minutes elapse without a door opening, liner
protection mode will reset.
• If a door is opened within the timer #2 door-closed
count, the remaining time in the door-closed count
will be deducted from the timer #1 door-open
count.
• Pull Down
• Cooling Operation
• Fresh Food Cycle Defrost
• Pre-Chill
• Fresh Food Only Heated Defrost
• Fresh Food and Freezer Heated Defrost
• Dwell
• Post Dwell
• Pull down occurs any time refrigerator is plugged in
• The 3-way valve moves to the B position.
Compressor start is delayed for 20 seconds. The
compressor will start at LOW speed (variable speed
models only). The
• When the freezer evaporator temperature falls to
variable speed compressors
VS
HIGH speed and the 3-way valve will move to the
A position, delivering refrigerant to both the fresh
food and freezer evaporators. The freezer fan starts
on high speed and the fresh food fan runs without
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the compressor will change to
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