GE CA5 Installation instructions

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backofthefreezer.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewfreezer
properly. Modelandserialnumbersarealso
ontheConsumerProduct
OwnershipRegistrationCardthat
camewithyourfreezer.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
Beforesendinginthiscard,please
writethesenumbershere:
UserMainteri&ce”~
Instructions. . . i...........-..5 .MoNu
ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Defrosting.~. . . . . . . . .. . . . ,’..5 SeNu
Cleaning.. . . . ... . . .... ......5 Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourfreezer.
TheProblemSolver. . ... ......6
If YouNeedService. . .. .......7 Ifyoureceivedadamaged
freezer,immediatelycontactthe
dealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
thefreezer.
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . .BackCover
Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequestservice,check
theProbIemSolveronpage6.Itlists
causesofminoroperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect
yourself.
@Lcwationofyourfreezeris
important.Don’tlocateitinawarm,
unventilatedlaundryareaor storage
mom.Avoidlocatingitnexttoyour
range,aheatingventor wherethe
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will shinedirectlyonit.
sDefrt~freezerwhenever
frostbecomesl/4-inchthick.
*Whenusingyourfiwezer,be
carefulnottoleavethedooropen.
Beforeleavingthehouse.or retiring
forthenight,checktobe surethe
doorhasnotbeenMl open
accidentdly.
@Don’topenthedoormoreoften
thtinnecessary.
@(Me t-k door2soonaspossible, @Ifyouturnthetemperature
pwticukirlyinhot, humidweather. controltothecoldestpositionfor
quickfreezing,don’tforgettoturn
itbacktotheremlaf setting.
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bdOW andonpage4.
Youmaysa@lyr@f@eze’fiQzen
~fotisthathave thawdifthey still
containicecrystalsoriftheyare
stillcold—liplow40°F. removingthedMa &ez43r.
I@ticularcautionshouMbeused
whenremovingthe,l~dofa chest
freezer,asmostchestlidsam
underspringtension.Contactthe
manufacturer%representativefora
methodofsaferemoval.
@imlphlgyourIklZer:
A. Beforemakinganyrepairs.
‘&awedgroundmeats,poukry,or
fishthathaveanyoff-odororoff-
colorshouldnotberefkozenand
shouldnotbeeaten.Thawedice
creamshouldbediscarded.Ifthe
odororcolorofanyfoodispooror
questionable,getridofit. Thefood
maybedangeroustoeat.
eTM fi’eezers@mMnotbe
recessedorMMih-it isdesigned
forfree-standinginstallationohly.
e~e~erun@& your freezer
bypullingonthepowercord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoufromthe outlet. Note:Westronglyreeommend
thatanyservicingbeperformed
byaqualifiedindividwd.
Evenpartialthawingandrefreezing
reducetheeatingqualityoff~ds,
particularlyfruits,vegetables,and
preparedfoods.Theeatingqwdity
ofredmeatsisaffectedlessthan
thatofmanyotherfoods.Use
refrozenfoodsassoonaspossible
tosaveasmuchoftheireating
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WekctricSWviceCmdsthathave
Ikcmw frayedorotherwise
Donotuseacordthat
showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitslengthor ateitherthe
plugor connectorend.
RBeforeckxming. .
ewIopyourfreezer in
thepresenceofexpkxiivefumes.
qualityasyoucan,
Whereastandardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
PREFERRED
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Thepowercordofthisappliance
isequippedwi[hathree-prong
(gl”ol~lldhgphlgwhichmateswith
:]standardthree-prong(grounding)
waiioutlet(Fig. 1)to minimizethe
possibilityofelectricshockhazard
from[hisappliance.
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cm+”
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Havethev,*aHoutletandcircuit
checkedbyaqualifiedelectrician
tomakesuretheoutletisproperly
grounded.
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Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainst
useofanadapterpkg. However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanadapter,
wherelocalcodespermit,a
TEMPORARYCONNECTION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwalloutletbyuseofa
ULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
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Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotin
thewalloutlettoprovideproper
polarityintheconnectionofthe
powercord.
CAUTION:Attachingadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,and
notinsulated,andwalloutletis
groundedthroughhousewiring.
Youshouldhavethecircuitchecked
byaqualifiedelectriciantomake
suretheoutletisproperlygrounded.
WEMXIdisconnectingthepower
cordfromtheadapter,always
holdtheadapterwithonehand.If
thisisnotdone,theadapterground
terminalis verylikelytobreakwith
repeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
break,DONOTUSEthe
untilaproperground
hasagainbeenestab~ished.
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Thisfreezerisdesignedfor
free-standinginstdlaticmonly.M
shouddnotberecessedorbuilt-in.
Installthefreezeronabasestrong
enoughtosupportitwhenitisfully
loaded.
AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.
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Allowthefollowingminimum
clearancesforproperair
circulation:
Back ..............5”
Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . .5”
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Cleantheinsideofthefreezerwith
amildsolutionofbakingsodaand
water(seepage5). Comectthe
powercordtotheelectricaloutlet.
Setthetemperaturecontroldial
between“3” and“4~’andallowthe
freezertooperateforatleast24
hoursbeforeplacingfoodinside.
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Freezingtemperatureselectionis
madeb~sett{ngthecontrolfrom
W13.R.M”to ‘gCOLD”(coldest).
Normalcoldsettingis ‘W’
“OFF”positionpermitsturning
freezeroffwithoutunpluggingit,
butdoesnotdisconnectpowerto
thefreezer.
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Forquick-freezingsmallamounts
offood,placeitindirectcontact
withanyrefrigeratedsurface.For
quick-freezinglargeamountsoffood,
turnthecontroldialto “COLD”
andreturnittotheregularsetting
afterfreezingiscompleted.
Neverfreezemorethan3pounds
offoodpercubicfootoffreezer
capacityatone time.
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Keepthefreezerdoorclosed.If the
freezerisoutofoperationfor24
hoursormore,placelargepieces
ofdryiceontopofthefood.Ifdry
iceisnotavailable,movefoodtoa
frozenfoodlockertemporarily,
untilpowerisrestored.
WARNING:Handlingofdryice
cancausehandstofreeze.We
recommendthatyouweargloves.

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Defrostwheneverfrostbecomes
1/4”thick.
Neveruseasharporpointed
instrumenttoremovefrostasit
maydamagethefreezer.We
recommendusingapkastic
scraper.
Donotuseanyelectricaldevice
indefrostingyourfreezer.
Todefrost,removefoodandice
trays.Thensetthetemperature
controldialtothe“OFF”position
anddiscomectpowertothefreezer.
Leavethefreezerdooropenuntil
defrostingiscompleted.Remove
thedefrostedwaterwithasponge
asitcollectsontheshelves.Also
removeiceasitismelting.Donot
allowwatertostandontheshelves
orbottomofthefreezer.
Afterdefrosting,cleantheinterior.
Thenturnthetemperaturecontrol
tothedesiredsetting.
Afteroperatingtemperaturehas
beenreached,returnfoodandice
traystothefreezer.
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Unplugandemptythefreezer.
Washtheinsidewithwarmwater
andbakingsodasolution—about
twotablespoonsofbakingsodatoa
quartofwater.Thenrinseanddry.
Don’tusecleanserssuchassoaps,
detergents,scouringpowderor
spraycleanersinsidethefreezer—
theymaycauseodors.
Washicetrays,driptrayandshelves
withmilddetergentsolutionand
drythemwithasoficloth.
Wipetheoutsideofthefreezerwith
asoftclothdampenedwithsoapy
waterorAppliancePolishWax
Cleaner(Cat.No.WR97X216),
availablefromGeneralElectric
AppliancePartsMarts.
Useonlymild,soapywaterto
cleanthedoorgasket.
Neveruseacids,chemicalthinner,
gasoline,benzeneorthelikefor
cleaninganypartofthefreezer.
Boilingwaterandbenzenemay
deformordamageplasticparts.
Donotwashanyplasticpartsfrom
yourfreezerinyourautomatic
dishwasher.
Thecondenserislocatedonthe
backofthefreezer.Tomaintainthe
freezeratpeakperformance,clean
thecondenseratleasttwiceayear,
usingavacuumcleanerwithits
dustingattachment.
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TOmaintainyourfreezerin
operationduringvacations,be
sureyourhorsepowerisnot
turnedof$
Forextendt$dvacationsor
absences,youmaywishtomove
yourfrozenfoodstoastorage
lockertemporarily.Shutoffpower
tothefreezer,turnthecontrolto
“OFF~’andcleantheinterior.TO
preventodors,leavean openbox
ofbakingsodainsideandleave
thedooropen.
Whenthefreezerisnotoperating,
itcanbeleftinanunheatedhouse
orroomwithoutdamagetothe
cabinetorthemechanism.
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Disconnectthepowercordfrom
thewalloutlet,removefoodand
defrostthefreezer.Thencleanand
drytheinterior.
Securealllooseitemssuchasice
traysandshelvesbytapingthem
inplace.Besurethefreezerstays
uprightduringmoving.Protectthe
outsideofthefreezerwithablanket.
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IPOSSIBLE CAUSEOR REMEDY
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isatrijpedcircuitbrqakerorbuied outfuse, .,
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*TemWra~e controlsetontoolowan~mkr. ,.
FOODSDEFROSTING @Mownfuseor trippedcircuitbreaker. l,,
*Not pluggedin. \
*TemperaturecontrolinOFFposition.
~Packageholdingdooropen.
FREEZERTOOCOLD *Tempem~mcontrolsetontoohighanumber.
FOODSDRYINGOUT @Pac&=esnotproperlywrappedor sealed.
McNYruREON @Extendedhot,humidweather.
EXTERIOR
EXCESSIVE
FROST *DoOropenedtoofrequentlyor tOO10ng.
BUILDUP @Packageholdingdooropen.
@E~tend~ hOt,humidweather,
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service
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthebackpageofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfiulherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GeneralElectric
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

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FULLONE-YEARWARRANTY
Foroneyearfromdateof original
purchase,we will provide,freeof
charge,parts andservicelaborin
yourhometo repairor replaceany
partofthefreezer that fails
beoauseof amanufacturingdefect.
LIMITEDADDITIONAL
FOUR-YEARWARRANTY
Forfiveyears fromdateof original
purchase,we wil! provide,freeof
charge,parts andservice labor in
yourhometo repairor replaceany
partofthesealedrefrigerating
system(the compresso~condense~
evaporatorand all connecting
tubing) that fails becauseof a
manufacturing defect. Youpayfor
the servicetrip toyour homeand
service labor charges.
LIMITEDWARRANTY,
FOOL)SPOILAGE...
Wewill payforfoodspoilage(not
to exceedthe cumulativelimit of
$100.00)that occursbecauseofa
manufacturingdefecteither in:
a)anypwt of thefreezerwithin
oneyearfromdateoforiginal
purchase,orb) anypiivlof the
sededrefrigemting systemwithin
fiveyearsfrom thedateof original
purchase.
Within 30daysafterfood
spoilageoccurs,youmust provide
satisfactoryproofof the spoilage
to aFactoryServiceCenter,an
authorizedCustomerCare”
serviceror the dealerfrom whom
the freezerwas purchased.
Thiswarrantyisextendedto
the original purchaserandany
succeedingownerfor products
purchasedfor ordinaryhomeuse
inthe48 mainlandstates,Alaska,
Hawaiiand Washington,D.C,In
Alaskathe warrantyisthe same
exceptthat it is LIMITEDbecause
youmustpayto shipthe productto
the serviceshopor for the service
technician’stravelcosts
to yourhome.
All warrantyservicewill be
providedbyour FactoryService
Centersor byourauthorized
CustomerCare@servicersduring
normalworking hours.
Lookinthe WhiteorYellowPages
ofyourtelephonedirectoryfor
GENERALELECTRICCOMPANY
GENERALELECTRICFACTORY
SERVICE,GENERALELE(XRIC-
HCXPOINTFAClORYSERVICEor
GENERALELECTRICCUSlOMER
CARE” SERVICE.
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~fyou havean installation Pr~blem, sReplacementof housefusesor
~Servicetrips to your hometo
teach you howto usethe product.
Readyour Use andCare
material.If you then haveany
questions about operating the
product, please contact your
dealer or our Consumer Affairs
office atthe address below,orcall,
toll free:
The GE Answer Center@
800.626.2000
consumer information service
~Improper installation.
contact your dealeror installer.You
are responsiblefor providing
adequateelectrical, plumbing and
other connecting facilities.
eFoodspoilage caused by:
a)Powerinterruption from the
utility.
b)Blownfuse,opencircuit breaker
or other powerdisconnection on
the owner’s premises.
c) Freezernot operating because
of abnormally lowelectric power
voltageor inadequatehouse wiring.
resettingof circuit breakers.
eFailureof the product if it is used
for otherthan its intended purpose
or usedcommercially.
eDamageto product caused
byaccident, fire, floods or acts
of God.
WARRANTORISNOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
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Warrantor:General Electric Company
Hfurther help is needed concerning this warranty,write:
Affairs, General Electric Company, Appliance Park, Louisville, KY 40225
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