GE GTH18KBXBRCC Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 3

iMPORTANT S AFETY iNFORMATiON.
READ ALLiNSTRUCtiONS BEFORE U SING.
WARNING!
HOWTOCONNECT ELECTRICITY
Do not, under any circumstances, cut or remove the third (ground) prong from the power cord.
For personal safety this appliance must be properly grounded.
Tile power cord of this appliance is equipped with
a 3-prong (gro/mding) plug which mates with a
standard B-prong (gro/mding) wall outlet to
minimize tile possibili_, of electric shock hazard
fl'om this appliance.
Have the wall outlet and circuit checked by a
qualified electridan to make sm'e tile outlet is
properly gro/mded.
Where a standard 2-prong wall outlet is
enco/mtered, it is yore" personal responsibiliD' and
obligation to have it replaced with a properly
gro/mded 3-prong wall outlet.
Tile reli-igerator should alwa D be plugged into its
own individual electrical outlet which has a w)ltage
rating that matches tile rating plate.
This provides tile best pe_om_ance and also
I)rexents oxefloading, house wiring circuits which
could cause a fire hazard fl'om oxefl/eated wires.
Never unplug your refrigerator bv pulling on tile
power cord. Mways grip plug firefly and pull
straight out fl'om tile outlet.
Repair or replace immediately all power cords that
have become fl'ayed or otherwise damaged. Do not
use a cord that shows cracks or abrasion damage
along its length or at either end.
\4lien moving tile refrigerator away fl'om tile
wall, be careflll not to roll over or damage tile
power cord.
USE OFEXTENSION CORDS
Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against
the use of an extension cord.
HoweveI; if you I/ltlSt rise an extension cord, it is absolutely
ne('essai'v
that it be a UiAisted (in tile United
States) or a CSA-lismd (in Canada), 3-wire gro/mding b'pe appliance extension cord having a gro/mding
_'pe plug and outlet and that tile electrical rating of the cord be 15 amperes (minimmn) and 120 volts.
READ ANDFOLLOW THIS SAFETY I NFORMATION CAREFULLY.
SAVETHESE INSTRUCtiONS
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