Operating Your Refrigerator; No Defrosting; Temperature Controls; Energy Saver Switch - GE TBF18 User Manual

Top freezer no-frost refrigerator/freezer
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temperature in the FreshFoodandFreezercompartments.
Thisturnsoff heaters inyour' r efrigerator t hatprevent m ois-
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Use of thisswitchcan saveyou money,Estimated yearly
savings,dependingon your local electric rates, are as
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Mter adjusting thetemperature controls, a llow24 hoursfor
temperatures to stabilize.
If you turn your household thermostat downto 60° each
evening,youmayfinditdesirable to turnyourletteredcon-
trolto coldersettingby one letter,suchasfrom"C"to WY'
andleave it at thissettingduringthe entireperiodthatyou
are settingthe household thermostat d owneach evening.
The numbered settingwill not likelyneed to be changed;
however,if youexperiencefreezinginFreshFoodcompart-
ment, you could set the numbered control one number
warmer—such as"5"to "4:'
If a containerof milk is too warmor too cold to yourpref-
erenceafter beingon topshelfin Fresh Food compartment
for a day, adjust TemperatureControls accordingly.
Wheh Fresh Foodcompartment temperature is satisfactory,
make the ice cream test. If ice cream remains firm to the
touch after being in Freezer compartment for a day,Tem-
perature Controls are at proper setting. If the ice cream's
firmness is not to your liking,adjustcontrolsaccordingly.
Checka day after resettingeithercontrolto makesurethe
newsettingis providingthe temperatureyoudesire.
If youadvancethe lettered controlto "E"to freeze a quick
supplyof ice cubesor a largeamountof food, be sure to
resetthe controlto its previoussettingwithina day.
YtN.I c an leavet'heEnergySaverSwitchon NC) R MAL,but,
heatersusedto preventmoisturefromformingon the ex-
teriorof the refrigerator w illbeturnedoff.Therefore, w hen
the weatheris humid,there isa chancethatmoisture will
formon the outsideof the refrigerator cabinet.
Whenit isvery humid,enoughmoisture canformto cause
water dropletsto run downthe cabinetexterior.The hu-
midityis mostlikelyto befhighin the summer, i n the early
morninghours, a ndin homeswhichare notairconditioned.
Thismoisturemay not be objectionable to you. However,
ca&e deteriora~ion t o the paintedfinishof the cabinet.
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