REFRIGERATOR SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual for your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the Safety Alert Symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or injure you and others.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUIDES SAFETY REQUIREMENTS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS DANGER: Risk of fi re or explosion. Flammable This appliance is not intended for use by persons refrigerant used. Do not puncture refrigerant tubing. (including children) whose physical, sensory or mental capabilities may be different or reduced, •...
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator-freezer, follow these basic WARNING precautions: Read all instructions before using the refrigerator-freezer. DANGER or WARNING: Risk of child entrapment. Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerator-freezers are still dangerous.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION This appliance should be properly grounded for your safety. The power cord of this appliance is equipped with a three-prong plug which mates with standard three prong wall outlets to minimize the possibility of electrical shock. Do not under any circumstances cut or remove the third ground prong from the power cord supplied. For personal safety, this appliance must be properly grounded.
OPERATING YOUR APPLIANCE Setting the Temperature Control Your refrigerator has one control for regulating the temperature. The temperature control is located on the top of the refrigerator compartment. As well as a control knob in the freezer to balance the cold air distribution between the two compartments.
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Place frozen food into the freezer as quickly as possible after purchase. If there are instructions on the packet, carefully follow these instructions regarding storage times. Carefully select food you intend to freeze, it should be of adequate quality and suitable for freezing. Use correct packaging and wrap it tight.
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Reversing the refrigerator door CAUTION: If you lay your refrigerator on its back or side for any length of time, wait for six hours after you stand it up again before you plug it in. Otherwise, you may damage internal components. You will need the following tool to reverse the refrigerator door: Phillips screwdriver 1 Make sure that your refrigerator is unplugged.
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8 Move the hinge hole sleeve from the top right side of the refrigerator door to the top left side of the door, then move the hinge hole cover from the top left side of the refrigerator door to the top right side of the door. Set the refrigerator door aside.
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13 Install the lower left hinge (found in the accessory bag) on the lower left side of the refrigerator. Front of refrigerator Lower left hinge 14 Install the adjustable feet on the bottom of the refrigerator, then set the refrigerator upright. Adjustable foot Adjustable foot Refrigerator bottom...
CARE AND MAINTENANCE Ice Maker Installation This refrigerator-freezer has the capability of using an automatic ice-maker. The automatic ice-maker is optional and sold separately. Should you desire to install an automatic ice-maker, please call service for installation instructions. This product is compatible with the ice maker # GIM-01.
PROBLEMS WITH YOUR APPLIANCE? You can solve many common refrigerator-freezer problems easily, saving you the cost of a possible service call. Try the suggestions below to see if you can solve the problem before calling for service. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE Unit does not operate.
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