GE TFX27E Installation instructions

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Contents
Appliance Registration 2Model and Serial Numbers 2UseandCareof
Base Grille 4Problem Solver
Care and Cleaning 17,18 Repair Service 19-: modelTFX27E
Condenser 17 Safety Instructions 3withIce&
Diagnostic Codes /9Shelves 16
Drawer and Cover Removal 14,15 Temperature Controls 5ChilledWater
Electronic Monitor and Vacation &Moving Tips 18 Dispenser
Diagnostic System 8,9 warranty Back Cover
Door Alarm 7Water Filter Accessory 18
System Check—Reset .7,8
Warm Temperature 7
Energy Saver System 5
Energy-Saving Tips o 2
Food Saver System 14
Food Storage Suggestions 13
Storage Times 13
Ice Dispenser 1o-12
Icemaker 1o-12
Installation 3,4
Adapter Plug 4
Adjustable Rollers 4
Clearances 4
Electrical Requirements 3,4
Extension Cord 4
Grounding 4
Location 4.-.- !
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Water Supply to Icemaker 4
Light Bulb Replacement 18 ~jc <+
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bookCarefi.my.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrefrigerator
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
downthe modeland
said INRmber’s.
You’llseethemonalabelatthe
bottom,justinsidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.
Beforesendinginthiscard,please
writethesenumbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.
If youreceivedadamaged
refr@wator9immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.
Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequestservice,check
theProblemSolveronpages19
through21.It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
@Locationofyourrefrigeratoris
important.Avoidlocatingitnext
toyourrange,aheatingventorwhere
thesunwillshinedirectlyonit.
@Don’topenthedoorsmoreoften
thannecessary.
@Closethedoorsassoonas
possible,particularlyinhot,
humidweather.~~S
~Besurethedoorsareclosed
tightly.Beforeleavingthehouseor
retiringforthenight,checktobe
surethedoorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.
~Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.
@Wipeallmoisturefrombottles
andcartonsbeforeputtingthemin
therefrigerator.
@Keeptillfoodscoveredto
reducemoisturebuildupinside
therefrigerator.
*If YOUturncontrolstothecoldest
positionforquickchillingorfreezing,
be suretoturnthembacktoregular
settings.
@Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.
Overcrowdingcanrequireextra
electricalenergytokeepeverything
cool.
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appliance, alwaysexercisebasic
safetyprecautions,includingthe
following:
+$use this mllyfor its
purpose asdescribed.in
t’hisuse andcare Book.
@WEm@be
in?&MxxMdmce
withthe
‘beforeitisused. f%egrounding
instructionsbelowandonpage4.
~p&?v@r ye-w
by OI!Ilthe power‘cord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromtheoutlet. 4
@Repair or replace ,
au ekctrk serviceCmY3$that
havebeamx?frayed‘orotherwise
damaged.Donotuseacordthat
showscraclwor abrasiondarnage
alongitslengtbor ateitherti~ plug
or connectorend.
~men your
away fmmthewd19beCal”efd
nottorollover(IWdamagethe
pm’w!r an-a
~f$fter ‘your ish.
donottouch‘tilt?C(M.
suE’faees9 whenhands
a~*e orwet.Skinmayadhere
totheseextreme~ycoldsurfaces.
@D(B not place w’ !hm’d$
WTlthe while-W?
is in.Thiswillprevent
contactwiththenmvingpartsof
theejectormechanism,orwith
theheatingelementthatreleases
thatofmanyotherfoods.Use
refrozenfoodsassoonaspossible
tosaveasmuch.oftheireating
qualityasyoucan?
~uyourdd k$m
armmdthekmse butnotillw+
besureto~emovethedoors.This
willreducethepossibilityof
dangertochildren.
thecubes. --
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y~~ E’@5geratorg
eD@n9t refreeze frozen ii’ltlds A. Beforemakinganyrepairs. ‘-;;-----
which!@%?thawed
TheUnitedMatesDepartmentof Note:Westrongly,reco~end ~~~‘--–~
AgricultureinHomeandGarden thatanyseiwicingbepefio~ed ti~
BulletinNo.69’says: byaqualifiedindivi@@. m:-–=
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“..,Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen B.Beforeckning. s-.
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foodsthathavethawediftheystill C. ~efor~replacingabwned-out” s= ---
containicecrystalsor iftheyare lightbulb,therefrigemtorshouki z~;-..
stillcbld—below40”FI. beungdugged-inordertoavoid ‘~->:
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theodoror colorofanyfoodis
,pooror questionable,getridofit~ .
Thefoodmaybedangeroustoeat. -
“Evenpartialthawingandrefieaing .”
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,
particularlyfruits,vegetablesand
preparedfoods.Theeatingquality
ofredmeatsisaffectedlessthmi
“. ..Thawedgroundmeats,poukry, -conta;t@ti alivewir~’fikunent. =-”
or fishthathaveanyoff-odor-or ‘(Aburned-outligktbulbmay &c’---
,--br&&Wh&fibeing~ipl&g@.) .s~.-=;
off-colorshouldnotberefrozen
andshouldnotbeetiten.Thawed ‘;, -Note:liming contr61-t60~~-
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icecreamshouldbediscarded.If positiondoiwnotremovepower -—–
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tothe light circuk’” ‘-’. ::--
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Thepowercordofthisapplianceis
quipped withagroundingplug
v&i&mateswithastandard
Fig.
INSUREPRoP-EFi
GROMKIEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
gmmdedwalloutlet (Fig. 1)to Havethewalloutletcheckedby
minimizethepossibilityofelectric
d-lockhazfirdfromthisappliance. aqualifiedchwtriciantomakesure
theoutletispxoperlygrounded.
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Whereastandardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
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Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstuseofanadapter
plug.I-Iowever,ifyoustillelecttouse
anadapter,wherelocalcodespermit,
aTEMPORARYCONNECTION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwalloutletbyuseofa
ULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD ,
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(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT ,
PERMITTEOINCANAOA)
ALIGN LARGE (iI&l
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Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththeku-gerslotinthe
walloutlettoprovideproperpolarity
intheconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION:Attachingadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhousewiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electriciantomakesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
when disconnectingthepm’ver
cordfromtheadapter,alwayshold
theadapterwithonehand.Ifthis
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalis verylikelytobreak
withrepeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
terminal!break,DON(M’USEthe
applianceuntilaproperground
has againbeenestablished.
use Ck$rtl$
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelectto useanextension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbeaIL listed3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
ml thattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and
120volts.Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization,
l%e refrigeratorshould always
be plugged into its Om
individualAxtrkal outlet—
(115volt,60 Hertz, singlephase
AC).Thisisrecommendedfor
bestperformanceandtoprevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
whichcouldcauseafirehazard
fromoverheatingwires.
RefrigeratorLocation
Donotinstallrefrigeratorwhere
temperaturewillgobelow(iO”l?.
becauseitwillnotrunoftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.
Doinstdi itonafloorstrong
enoughtosupportaMy loaded
refrigerator.
AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.
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Allowthefoilowingclearances
foreaseofinstallation,proper
air circulation,andplumbing
andelectricalconnections:
Sides.............,.......%“
Top ......................O“
(@builtin, allow 7/8”at the topfor
hinge covers.)
Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1“
Allowthefollowingdoorclearance:
RefrigeratorSide ...........1X”
FreezerSide . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . l~tl
tokemaker
Youwillneedtoconnectyour
icemakertoacoldwaterline.Awater
supplykitcontainingcoppertubing,
shut-offvalve,fittingsandinstructions
isavailableatextracostfromyour
dealer.Thereshouldbesufficient
tubingfortheicemakerfromthe
coldwatersupplytoallowyouto
movetherefrigeratoroutfromthe
wallseveralfee!(approximately
3coilsof M-inch coppertubing
thatisatleast10inchesindiameter).
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Adjustablerollers,whichenable
youtomoveyourrefrigeratoraway
fromthewallforcleaning,are
locatedbehindthebasegrille.
Theserollersshouldbe setsothat
therefrigeratorisfirmlypositioned
onthefloorandthefro~;is raised
justenoughthatthedoorsclose
easilywhenopenedabouthaliivay.
Speciallydesigneddoorhingeslift
bothdoorsslightlywhenopened.
Theforceofgravitythenhelps
closethedoorautomatically.
ToadjustroMers,removethebase
grillebygraspingitatthebottom
andpullingitout.
Turnrolleradjustingscrews
clockwisetoraiserefrigerator,
counterclockwisetolowerit. Use
adjustablewrench(3/8”hexhead
bolt)orpliers.
Whenadjustingtkontrollersforproper
doorclosure,itisrecommendedthat
thebottomfrontedgeofthecabinet
beapproximately5/8”fromthefloor.
lb replacebasegrille,alignprongs
onbackofgrillewithclampsin
cabinetandpushforwarduntil
grillesnapsintoplace.
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FREEZER CINITIAL SETTING ‘N’T’AL ‘ETT’NG 5FRESH FOOD
ECOLDEST COLDEST 9
Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
thatletyouregulatethetemperature
inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.
m~ux, settheFRESH
mm controlat5andthe
FREEZER
COllt~Oi t3t ~.
Forcolderor warmertemperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controloneletteror number
atatime.
IR4.PORTANT
Whenyourrefrigeratorisfirst
instxdkd,ailow24hoursfor
st.abiiizationto normal!operathg
temperaturebeforefiihg itwith
largeamountsoffreshmfrozen
foods.
Note:Turningthefreshfbodcontrol
to “OFF” stopscoolinginBUD-i
compartments-fresh foodAND
freezer—butdoesnotshutoffpower
totherefrigerator.
How mTest
Usethe milktestforthefresh
food Placea
containerofmilkonthetopshelf
inthe freshfoodcompartment.
Checkitadaylater.If themilkis
toowarmortoocold,adjustthe
temperaturecontrols.
Usethe icecreamtestforthe
freezercompartment.Placea
containeroficecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itafteraday.Ifit’stoohardortoo
soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
If youmm your
(moltatnight
. . .youmaywanttoturnthelettered
controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D7 Coolertemperaturesinthe
housemaycausethecompressor
tooperatelessfrequently,thus
allowingthefreezercompartment
towarmsomewhat.Toprotectyour
frozenfoodsupply,leaveyour
letteredsettingatthiscoldersetting
fortheentirewinteror forwhatever
periodoftimeyouareturning
downyourthermostat.Thisis
especiallyimportantwhenthe
thermostatisturneddownforan
extendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect
onyourfreshfoodcompartment.
However,if freezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,asfrom “Y’to “4Y
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controksbacktotheirregular
settings.
Youwon’tfindan “energy-saver”
switchonthisrefrigerator.
Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s
condenserisautomatically
circulatedaroundthefrontedgeof
thefreezercompartmenttohelp
keepmoisturefromformingonthe
outsideoftherefrigeratorduring
humidweather.
Manyrefrigeratorsusespecial
electricheaters.This‘refrigerator
needsnone.That’swhythereisno
“energy-saver”switch..there’sno”-
needforit.
NoDefrosting
It isnotnecessarytodefrostthe
fkeezerorfreshfd compartments.
You~refrigeratorisdesignedand
equippedto defrostitself
automatically.
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It eyeon
for
(3 m(z) 6-) m
@lledsignallight flashestotell
youwheneitherdoorisopen.
@Greensignallighttellsyouthat
theDoorAlarmbeeperhasbeen
settosoundaftereitherdoorhas
beenopen30seconds.
@Redsignallighttellsyou when
freezerfoodkeepingtemperatureis
abovenormal.
@Green lightedwordNORMAL
indicatesthatnofailurehasbeen
detectedbythediagnosticsystem.
@IJlashing greendiagnostic
codesinthedisplaywarnyou
when:
frozenfoodsshouldbe
checked.
powerhasbeeninterrupted.
icemakermaynotbeoperating
properly.
defrostsystemhas failed.
freezercontrolmayneedto be
Setfor acoldertemperature.
Whatthesecodesmean—and
whattodowhentheyappear—is
summarizedontheinsideofthe
freezercompartmentdoorand
explainedmorethoroughlyon
thefollowingpages.
@System Checkpadputsa
reviewofthe electronicdiagnosis
offivecodedfimctionsatyour
fingertipandalsoallowsyouto
erasecodesfromdisplay.
@Electronic controlallowsyou
toturnnightlightinwater-and-ice
dispenseron andoff.
(@Electroniccontrolallowsyou
toselecticecubesor crushedice,
andgreensignallightconfirms
yourchoice.
when yourrefrigerator
is first phlggedin.●o
Allpanellightscomeonforfive
seconds,abeepsounds,andlights
gooffexceptasfollows:
@~~flashes inthedisplay.Touch
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpadto
eraseit.
@DGreenwordNORMALglows.
@RedWARMTEMPERATURE
lightglowsiffreezercompartment
temperatureishigherthannormal.
Itgoesoffwhenproperfoodkeeping
temperatureisreached.
~Dooralarmbeeperisactivated
andgreenlightonDOORALARM
padglows.
~CRUSHEDiceselectionlight
glows.
@RedDOOROPENlightflashesif
eitherdoorisopen,goesoutwhen
doorsareshut.
*Nightlightinwater-and-ice
dispenserisoff.
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Howtosame
mm’
‘YOUdon’tkm to set thevisual
akwm ASkmgaseitherdooris
open,theredDOOROPENsignal
lightflashes.
If the greensignalIightonthe
DOORALARMpadisglowing,
thebeeperdam isset.Ifit’snot,
touchthepadto turnit on.
If eitherdoorisopenformorethan
30seconds,arecurringbeepsounds.
Thelightgoesoutandthebeeping
stopswhenyouclosethedoor.
Therearetimeswhenyou’llwant
theDoorAlarmbeeperturned
off. Whenyou’rerearrangingalot
offood,forexample.Justtouchthe
pad.Thegreenlightwillgoout
andthebeepingwillstop.
DeactivatingtheDoorAlarm
beeperdoesnotturntheredDOOR
OPENlightoff—itkeepsflashing
untilthedooris closed.
why theRed
Light Gkm’vs.a
Atfirst,it’sprobablybecauseyour
newlyinstalledrefrigeratorhasn’t
completelycooleddownyet.Wait
afewhoursforittocool,andthen
thelightwillgoout.
Fromthenon,theredlightwill
glowwhenevertemperaturesinside
gettoohighforproperfoodstorage.
Ifthishappens,openthedoors
onlywhenabsolutelynecessary,
andclosethemasquicklyas
possible.
Assoonasinsidetemperatures
returntonormal,thelightgoesout.
HowtheEkxtrmic
systemwork%
ThewordNORMALislighted
ingreenexceptwhenaftilurehas
beendetected.
TheSYSTEMCHECK-RESET
padhastwofunctions:
LYoucantouchtheSYSTEM
CHECK-RESETpadandgeta
reviewoftheelectronicdiagnostic
codesinorderoftheirpriority.
2. YoucantouchtheSYSTEM
CHECK-RESETpadtoerasethree
flashingcodesimmediatelyand
twocodesaftertheconditionthat
causedthemto flashhasbeen
corrected(seepage8).
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TheEkctronicMonitorand
Systemalertsyouwhen
somethingstartsto gowrong.
Ha diagnosticcodeappearson
thedisplay,somethingneeds
specialattention.Togetyour
attention,thedisplaycodeflashes
~nt~youeraseit. Thefirst6
flashesareaccompaniedbybeeps.
If more thanonecodedfunction
requiresattentionatthesame
time,theonewiththehighest
prioritywillbedisplayedfirst
PressingtheSYSTEMCHECK-
RESETpadwillevaluateallother
codedfi.mctions.If theNOR.MAL
displayislitduringthedisplaying
ofa code,thatfunctionisoperating
properly. .
PressingtheSYSTEMCHECK-
RESETpad willerasethreecodes
imrnediately-l?~ C1andCC
TheDE and lWcodes canonlybe
erasedbytouchingtheSYSTEM
CHECK-RESET’padafterthe
conditionthatcausedthecodeto
flashhasbeencorrected.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
cheekyour frozenfood. Hasany
ofitstartedto thaw?Apackage
maybeholdingthefreezer
compartmentdooropen. Don’t
openthedoor moreoftenthan
absolutelynecessarywhilethis
codeisdisplayed.Touchingthe
SYSTEMC.HECK-RESETpad
afterthefreezercompartment
temperaturehasreturnedto
norma~willerasethecode.
Thisflashingcodetek youthe Thisflashingcodetellsyou
powertotherefrigeratorhas something’swrongwiththedefrost
been interruptedformorethan2system—keepdoorsclosIMto
seconds.Checktheconditionof retaincoldandcallforservice.
foodinboththefreshfoodand Codeflashesuntilproblemis
freezercompartments.Touch corrected.
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
to erasecode.
Thereisnofaultwiththe
refrigeratorwhenWcode
flashes.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
check theautomaticicemaker.
Iceclumpsin thestoragebinmay
havestalledtheicemaker.Follow
correctivemeasuresdescribedon
page21.If watersupplytothe
icemakeris notconnectedor not
turnedon, makesuremanual
icernakerswitchis intheOFF+
position(seepage11).Codestops
flashingwhenproblemiscorrected
or SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
istouched.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checktemperaturecontrolsand
adjustthemifnecessary.(See
directionson page5.)Touch
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
toerasecode.If codereappears
after4hours,callfor service,
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what theynwm, andwhat
todowhentheyalertyou~is
43mthis panel
mtheinsideofthefreezer
compartment door.
Pane!locatedontheinsideofthefreezercompartmentdooz
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Rx?&water
Yourrefrigeratorhasanautomatic
icernakerandacustomdispenser
thatdispenseschilledwater,ice
cubesandcrushedicethroughthe
freezercompartmentdoor.Here’s
howtheywork.
-watermm’s fromthe household
suq@ythrougha
(1)dualsolenoidvalvetothe
(2)waterreservoirandtothe
(3)automaticicemakerasneeded.
Water isfrozeninthe
(4)cubemoldandejectedintothe
(5)storagebinwherearnotor-
poweredaugermovescubes
forwardintothedispensingunit.
‘men youli%mdiRthe C.mms padorl
frontoffreezercompartmentdoor,
icecubeswilldispensethrough
chuteindoorwhencradleispressed.
Vvkn youmuch !&?
PM&bafflein housingchannels
cubesthroughthecrusherand
crushedicefallsthroughchuteinto
glasswhencradleispressed.
Chilledwaterfromreservoirflows
throughthe
*yi)~r’ Wm
IX) cubes’ina24-hourperiod—
dependingonfreezercornp~rlxm%t
temperature,roomtemperature,
numberofdoo~,openingsanddther
,usecoq~itions. ‘-.. -:
@-& bi?fkk?““-
or’o$~e~:.~..>
beverage miiesaTMs willprevent,.:
@ashi@ wh.ichismiiyhg knd ~,
which,iftheSplashreaciiks*6 ic+
andwaterselectorswitch,could ‘
ctiusfjitto stickorbind. .’ ‘
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BeforeusingYi.mr
and
If youuseyourrefrigeratorbefore
thewaterconnectionismade,raise
theiceaccessdoorandmakesure
theicernakerfeelerarmisinthe
OFF (up)positionasshownbelow.
Ice access
door
Icemaker
u
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w
II Feelerarm
OFF (L@)
1. )eposition
in
Whenwatersupplyhasbeen
connectedto icenmker,movefeeler
armtoON(down)position.
Depresswaterdispensercradle
forabouttwominutesto remove
trappedair fromthewaterlineand
tofillwaterreservoirauto~atically.
Icecubemoldautomaticallyfills
withwateraftercoolingtofreezing
temperatures.Firstcubesnormally
freezeafterseveralhours.
NOTE:With anewly-installed
refrigerator,allowabout24hours
forthefreezercompallmenttoCOOI
downtotheproperice-making
temperature. (contkuednattpqy)