Climate Control Drawer - GE Side-by-Side Built-In Refrigerators Owner's Manual

How it Works
Climate
Control
The Climate Control feature is a system of
drawer
dampers, a fan, a temperature thermistor, and a
heater. The Climate Control drawer can be used to
chill items quickly, thaw foods quickly or store items
at their optimum temperatures.
The drawer is tightly sealed to prevent the drawer's
temperature from causing temperature fluctuations
in the rest of the refrigerator.
SELECT TEMP—Use this feature to store items at
their optimum temperatures. The CITRUS setting
will maintain a drawer temperature of 39–47°F
by cycling a small heater off and on as needed.
The PRODUCE setting will maintain the drawer
temperature at 31–38°F by drawing in additional
cold air as needed. The MEAT setting will
maintain the drawer temperature at 27–37°F
by drawing in additional cold air as needed.
EXPRESS CHILL—This feature can be used
to cool items in minutes, rather than hours.
Extra cool air is circulated throughout the
drawer. Once the cycle is complete, the drawer
will revert to the pre-set fresh food temperature.
How to Use
1 Empty the drawer. Place the items in
2 Select the Express Thaw, ™ Express Chill™
the drawer.
or Select Temp™ pad. The display will come
on. Press the pad until the light appears next
to the desired setting. Use the chart on
the next page to determine the best setting.
• To stop a feature before it is finished,
press that feature's pad until no options
are selected and the display is off.
• During Express Thaw™ and Express Chill, ™
the display on the controls will count down
the time remaining in the cycle.
• After the Express Thaw™ cycle is
complete, the drawer will reset to the MEAT
setting (27–37°F) to help preserve thawed
items until they are used.

Climate Control Drawer

Built-In Refrigerators
EXPRESS THAW—This feature thaws items
in hours rather than days. Food is gently
thawed in a cool environment by circulating
air throughout the drawer. Temperature is
maintained in the drawer by cycling a small
heater off and on as needed. Once the thaw
cycle is complete, the pan will automatically
adjust to a temperature of 27–37°F to store
the food at its optimum temperature.
NOTE: By turning the controls on the Climate
Control drawer off, the drawer can be used as
a standard sealed produce pan.
• The displayed actual temperature of
the Climate Control drawer may vary slightly
from the SET temperature based on usage
and operation environment.
NOTE: For food safety reasons, it is
recommended that foods be wrapped in
plastic wrap when using Express Thaw.™
This will help contain meat juices and
improve thawing performance.
Express Thaw™
Express Chill™
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