GE 22 Owners And Installation Manual page 2

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
WARNING!
Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner's Manual
SAFETY P RECAUtiONS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:
This refrigerator must be i)roperl,v installed
and located in accordance with tile Installation
Instructions betore it is used.
Do not allow children to dimb, stand or hang
on tile shelves in tile retiJgeratm: They could
damage the refl_igerator and seriously
iqim'e
themselves.
Do not touch tile cold sm'fi_ces in tile fl'eezer
compartment when hands are damp or wet.
Skin mm stick to these extremely caM surii_ces.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
\'ape,s and liquids in tile vicinity of this or any
other appliance.
In refl_igerato_s with automatic icemake_,
avoid contact with tile moving parts of tile
ejector mechanism, or with the heating
element located on the bottom at the icemaker
Do not place finge_ or hands on tile autolnatic
icemaking mechanism while tile reii_igerator
is plugged in.
Keep finge_s out of tile "pinch point" areas;
clearances between the (lom_ and between
the doo_ and cabinet are necessarily small.
Be careflfl closing doo_s when children are
in the area.
Uni)lug tile refrigerator beliwe cleaning and
making _ei)ai_s.
NOTE: We
strongly
recommend that any
servicing
be
performed bya quafif/ed
individual
Setting tile controls to tile 0 (Off) position does
not remove power to the light drcuit. On some
models, only the refl_igerator control has a
0 (off) setting.
Do not reti'eeze fl'ozen fi_ods which have
thawed completely:
A DANGER!RISK OF CHILDENTRAPMENT
PROPER DISPOSAL OFTHE REFRIGERATOR
Child entrapment and suffocation are not
problems of tile past. Jtmked or abandoned
reffigerato_ are still dangerous...even if they
will sit tar "just a tew da):s." If you are getting
rid of yam" old refrigerato_; please tallow tile
instructions below to hel I) prevent accidents.
Before YouThrowAway YourOld
Refrigeratoror Freezer:
Take off tile dom_.
Refrigerants
M1 refl-igeration products contain reli_igerants,
which under fi_deral law must be removed prior
to product disposal. If you are getting rid of an
old reli_igeration product, check with tile company
handling tile disposal about what to do.
I,ea_e tile shelxes in place so that children
mm not easilx climb inside.
USE OFEXTENSION CORDS
Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against the
use of an extension cord.
HoweveI; if vet! IllllSt use }111extension cord, it is absohltely necessary that it be a UL-listed (in tile United
Stares)
or a CSA-listed
(in Canada), 3-wire grounding type appliance extension cord having a gromMing
type plug and outlet and that tile electrical rating _ff tile cord be 15 amperes (minimmn) and 120 volts.