GE GTH18DCXALWW Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 21

Top-freezer refrigerator model 18
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Possib/eCauses
WhatToDo
Moisture co/loots inside
Too frequentor too
(inhumid weather, a ir
long door openings.
carriesmoisture i nto
Open containersof water or
* Coveror sealopen containers.During;t deftas/cycle,
refrigeratorwhen doors
warm
food in the refrigerator,
moisture
will be removed
hom
the reflJgel>ltoi,
hut n_vly
are
opened)
return
with long or frequent
door
openings.
Hot air Item bottom
Normal
air flow cooling
motor. In the refrigeration
process,
Of refrigerator
it is normal
that heat be expelled
in the area under the refrigerator.
Some floor coverings
will discolor
at these normal
and safe temperatures.
Food freezing in
Food too dose
to the air vent
* Move the food a_ly hom
the viii vent (near
the
the refrigerator
at the back of the refrigerator,
controls).
Refrigerator
control
is set
= Move the reflJgecator
control
to a _u_ner
too cold.
tempel>m/re
settin G one increment
at a time.
Orange glow
Defrost
heater
is on.
* This is nom_vd.
in thefreezer
Doorbinsdo not fit
The freezer
door bins are
*
Tly
to ins/all
the bins in both
doors.
in thedoor
a different size than the
refrigerator
door
bins.
Freezer lightdoes
Some models
do not have a
* Check
fin a semi<lear
dome
light shield in the fleezer
ceiling.
not work
freezer light.
If the dome
is opaque
while,
the model
does not have a fleezer
light.
Check for a door activated
light switch on the right side of
the fleezeL
If there
is only a cap in place of a switch, the model
does not have a fleezer
light.
Hght bulb
burned
out
+ See
Replacing thelightbulbs.
or loose.
Controls do not light up
Some models
do not have
* [f you can read white
nulnbel_
on the control
setting,
lighted
controls,
the model
does not hw_v lighted
controls.
Refrigerator light
bulb burned
* See
Replacing thelightbulbs.
out or loose.
Ice bucket does not fit
The freezer
shelf is in the
+ Plare
the shelf in the lower position.
See
Rearranging
undertheicemaker
top position,
theshelves.
Waterhas poor
Water dispenser
has not been
* Dispense
_lter
until viii _lter
in sys/em is replenished.
taste/odor
used for a long time.
Water&
firstglass
Normal
when refrigerator
* \_hit 24 hours
if)r the refl_igex>ltor to completely
cool (l(m_L
is warm
is first installed.
Water
dispenser
has not been
* Dispense
_lter
until all _lter
is sys/em is replenished.
used for a long time.
Water
system
has been
drained.
* Allow sexvl_d hours
ff)r replenished
supply
to chill.
Water dispenser
Water
supply line turned
off
* See Installing the water line.
does not work
or not connected.
Water
f'flter clogged.
* Replace
filter cartridge
or remove
filter and install plug.
Air may be trapped
in
* Press the dispenser
ann for at least 2 minutes.
the water system.
Waterspurting from
Newly-installed
Filter cartridge.
* Run water hom
the dispenser
ffw 3 minutes
dispenser
(about
1 72 ,_allons).
Wateris not dispensed
Water
in reservoir
is frozen
* Set the reflJgel_ltor
control
to a wam_er
setting
and
but icemakeris working
because
the controls
are
wait 24 hom_.
If water does not dispense
after 24 hours,
set too cold.
(viii fbr service.
NO water or ice cube
Supply line or shutoff
valve
* (;viii a plmnbe_:
production
is
dogged.
Water
filter dogged.
* Replace
filter cartridge
or remove
filter and ins/all plug.
Filter cartridge
not
* Remove
and reinstall
filter cartvi(ke,
being
certain
that
properly
installed,
it locks into place. The blade
on the end of the cartridge
should
be positioned
vertically'.
Water is leaking
from
Glass not being held under
* Hold
the glv_ss underneath
the dispenser
fin 2-3 seconds
dispenser
the dispenser
long enough
after releasing
the dispenser
button.
\_lter
mvly c(mtinue
after button
is released,
to dispense
after the button
is released.
• Dispense
,xvtter for at least 2 minutes
to remove
viii
honl
sys/enl.
Air may be present in the
water line system, causing
water to drip after being
dispensed.
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