GE GTH18GBDHRWW Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 2

IMPORTANT SAFETYINFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFOREUSING.
A WARNING!
Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner's Manual.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:
This refrigerator must be properly installed and Keep fingers out of the "pinch point" areas; clearances
located in accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used.
Do not attempt to or allow children to climb, stand
or hang on the shelves in the refrigerator. They
could damage the refrigerator and seriously injure
themselves,
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Do not touch the cold surfaces in the freezer
compartment when hands are damp or wet. Skin
may stick to these extremely cold surfaces.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other
appliance,
,In refrigerators with automatic icemakers, avoid
contact with the moving parts of the ejector
mechanism, or with the heating element (located on
the bottom of the icemaker) that releases the cubes.
Do not place fingers or hands on the automatic
icemaking mechanism while the refrigerator is
plugged in.
between the doors and between the doors and
cabinet are necessarily small. Be careful closing doors
when children are in the area.
Unplug the refrigerator before cleaning and making
repairs.
NOTE:We strongly recommend that any servicing be
performed by a qualified individual.
Turning the control to the OFF position does not
remove power to the light circuit.
Do not refreeze frozen foods which have
thawed completely.
Before replacing a burned-out light bulb, the
refrigerator should be unplugged in order to avoid
contact with a live wire filament. (A burned-out light
bulb may break when being replaced.)
A DANGER! RISK OF CHILD ENTRAPMENT
PROPER DISPOSAL OFTHEREFRIGERATOR
Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of
the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still
dangerous...even if they will sit for "just a few days."
If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, please
follow the instructions below to help prevent accidents.
Before You Throw Away Your Old
Refrigerator or Freezer:
Take off the doors.
Refrigerants
All refrigeration products contain refrigerants, which
under federal law must be removed prior to product
disposal, If you are getting rid of an old refrigeration
product, check with the company handling the disposal
about what to do,
Leave the shelves in place so that children may not
easily climb inside,
If the refrigerator has a lock make it unusable,