GE 21 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 2

IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFOREUSING.
A WARNING!
Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner's Manual.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:
This refrigerator must be properlg installed
and located in accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used.
Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang
on the shelves in the refrigerator. Theg could
damage the refrigerator and seriouslg injure
themselves.
Do not touch the cold surfaces in the freezer
compartment when hands are damp or wet.
Skinmag stick to these extremelg cold surfaces.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinitg of this or ang other
appliance.
iiii!i!i!_ii} Keep fingers out of the "pinch point" areas;
clearances between the doors and between the
doors and cabinet are necessarilg small. Be careful
closing doors when children are in the area.
In refrigerators with automatic icemakers, avoid
contact with the moving parts of the ejector
mechanism, or with the heating element that
releasesthe cubes. Do not place fingers or hands
on the automatic icemaking mechanism while the
refrigerator is plugged in.
Unplug the refrigerator before cleaning and making
repairs.
NOTE:We strongly recommend that any servicing
be performed by a qualified individual.
Setting either or both controls to 0 (offJdoes not
remove power to the light circuit.
Do not refreeze frozen foods which have thawed
completelg.
A DANGER! RISK OF CHILD ENTRAPMENT
PROPER DISPOSAL OF THE REFRIGERATOR
Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of
the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still
dungerous...even if theg will sit for "just u few dags." If
gou are getting rid of gour old refrigerator, please
follow the instructions below to help prevent
accidents.
Before You ThrowAway Your Old
Refrigerator or Freezer:
Take off the doors.
Leavethe shelves in place so that children mag not
easilg climb inside.
Refrigerants
All refrigeration products contain refrigerants,
which under federal low must be removed prior to
product disposal. If gou ore getting rid of on old
refrigeration product, check with the compong
handling the disposal about what to do.
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USE OF EXTENSION CORDS
Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against
the use of an extension cord.
However, if gou must use an extension cord, it is ubsolutelg necessarg that it be a UL-listed(in the United
States)or a CSAcertified (in Canada),3-wire grounding tgpe appliance extension cord having a grounding tgpe
plug and outlet and that the electrical rating of the cord be 15 amperes (minimum) and 120 volts.