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GE 49-6514 Use And Care Manual page 5

No-frost model refrigerator

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OpemtingYour Refr@embr
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the'Emperature (Xmtrds
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THUIPERATURE
CONTROLS
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FREEZER
4 C
INITIAL SETTING
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ALLOW 24 HOURS FOR TEMPERATURES
TO STABILIZE
Yourrefrigerator h astwocontrols
thatletyouregulatethetemperature
inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.
~'~TM~LY,set the I?RE!SM
FOODcontrolat 5 and the
FREEZER controlat C.
r colderor warmertemperatures,
djustthedesiredcompartment
contnioneletteror numberata time.
woRTmR
when initiawy
settingCOntlwk+ or adjustingthem,
allow24 hours for temperatures
to stabilize,or evenout.
Note:Turning fresh food eontroll
to OFF positionstops 'cooling in
~m COI13ptIHtS-fk+dI
fbd
m
freezer—but doesnotshut
off powertorefrigerator.
How to test temperatures
Usethemilktestforthe freshfood
compartment. P lacea containerof
milkon thetopshelfin thetish
foodcompartment.Checkit a day
later.If the milkis too warmor too
cold,adjustthetemperature c ontrols.
Usethe ice cream test for the
freezer compartment. Placea
containerof ice creamin thecenter
of the freezercompartment.Check
it after a day.If it'stoo hard or too
R,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
"-Alwaysallow24 hours for
the refrigerator to reach the
temperature you set.
If you
turn
your
huwhdd
?N&mlstatMow 60"F.at night
. . .youmaywanttoturnthelettered
control o nestepcolder, a s from"C"
to "DVCoolertemperatures i n the
housemaycausethecompressorto
operate lessfrequently, thusallowing
the freezercompartment t o warm
somewhat. T oprotectyourfrozen
foodsupply, l eaveyourlettered
settingat thiscoldersettingforthe
entirewinteror forwhatever p eriod
oftimeyouare turningdownyour
thermostat.Thisis especially
importantwhenthethermostat i s
turneddownforanextended period.
Thischangeshouldhaveno effect
on yourfreshfoodcompartment.
However, i f freezingoccurs,turn
the numberedcontrolonestep
warmer,as from "5" to "4V
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turn temperature
controls backto theirregularsettings.
Enemy
saver
Stikh
TheEnergySaverSwitchis located
on the temperaturecontrolpanel.
I
Toredwx -the
amount
of
electricity
required
to
q$emte
yuxim RTf@3atm-, p ush SWMR
to
the
M
'position.
'I'his t urnsCMTheaters
in your
refrigerator t hatprevent m oisture
fromformingm theoutside.
Umof t he EnergySaverSwitchcan
saveyoumoney. E stimated yearly
savings, d epending on yourlocal
electricrates,fireas follows:
T"-
.
Estlmat6d Y early S avin~s Eneroy
!VIO(ki
Electric Rate(P6r K wh)
SWhlgs
$
,05 $ ,08 $
,11(Approx')
TBX23 $14!00 $23,00 $31,00 19%
Withtheheatersturnedoff, there
is a chance'that m oisturemayform
ontheoutsideof yourrefrigerator,
especiallywhentheweatheris
humid.Thehumidityis mostlikely
to behighin the summer,in the
earlymorninghours,andin homes
whichare notair conditioned,
Overan extendedperiodof time,
moisturethatformson theoutside
maycausedeterioration of thepaint
finish.It willbe important t o protect
thefinishby usingappliance polish
waxasdescribd onpage11.
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'When the Energy Saver Switch
is pushedto the I@ht9electricity
flowsthroughthelowwattage
heaterswhichwarn the outside
of thecabinetand,undermost
conditions, p reventtheforming
of moistureor waterdroplets.
R
is notnecessary to defrostthe
freezeror freshfoodcompartments.
Yourrefrigeratoris designed
and equippedto defrostitself
automatically.
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