Safety Precautions; Use Of Extension Cords - GE GTS12BBPALCC Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

IMPORTANT" SAFEWINFORMA TiONo
READ ALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE U SING
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 precaufions should be followed, including the following:
This refrigerator must be properly install ed
and located in accordance with tile Installation
Instructions before it is used.
Do not allow children
to climb, stand or hang
on tile shelves in tile reti_igeratm: They could
damage tile reti-igerator and seriously iqj ure
themselves.
Do not touch tile cold surfi_ces in tile fl'eezer
compartment, particularly when hands are
damp or wet. Skin may stick to these extremely
cold S/llS[;ices.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapms and liquids in tile vicinity (ff this or any
other appliance.
In refi_igeratm_ with atltoillatic icemake_,
avoid contact with tile moving parts of tile
ejector mechanism, or with tile heating element
that releases tile cubes. Do not place finge_s or
hands on tile autonlatic icemaking mechanism
while tile reti_igemtor is plugged in.
Keep finge_s out of tile "pinch point" areas;
clearances between tile (loo_s and between
tile doo_s and cabinet are necessarily small.
Be careflfl closing doms when children are
in tile area.
Unplug tile refligerator befiwe cleaning and
making repai_.
NOTE."We strongly recommendthat any servicing be
performedby a quafified l#dividua/.
Tm'ning tile control to tile OFF position does
not I'eI/lOVe power to
tile light
ciI'c/lit.
Do not refl'eeze ti'ozen foods which have
thawed completely.
A DANGER!RISK OFCHILDENTRAPMENT
PROPER DISPOSAL OFTHE REFRIGERATOR
Child entrapnlent and suffocation are not problems
of tile past.Jm_ked or abandoned refrigeratm_ are
still dangerous...e;'en if they will sit for "just a fbw
days." If you are getting rid of vom" old refi_igerato_;
please follow tile instructions 1)elow to help prevent
accidents.
Before You Threw Away YourOld Refrigerator
or Freezer:
Take off tile dome.
I,eaxe tile shelxes in place so that children may
not easily climb inside.
Refrigerants
_M1refrigeration products contain refi_igerants,
which i//tlSt be removed prior to product disposal.
If you are getting rid of an old refrigeration
product, check with tile company handling tile
disposal about what to do.
USEOFEXTENSION CORDS
Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against the
use of an extension cord.
However; if you must use an extension cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a UL-listed (in tile United
States) or a CSA-listed
(in Canada), 3-wire gro/mding type appliance extension cord having a gro/mding
t}l)e plug and outlet and that tile electrical rating of tile cord be 15 amperes (minim urn) and 120 volts.