GE TFX27FM User manual

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Appliance Registration 2Light Bulb Replacement
BaseGrille 19
4Modeland Serial Numbers 2
Care and Cleaning 11 Porta-Bins
Condenser 10,17
UProblem Solver 20-22
Consumer Services 23 Refreshment Center 10
Diagnostic Codes 6-9 SafetyInstructions 3
Electronic Monitor 6-9 Shelves
Door Alarm 717
StorageDrawers 15,16
SystemCheck-Reset 7,8 Drawer &Cover Removal 15,16
Warm Temperature 7Temperature Controls 5
Energy SaverSystem 5vacation &MovingTips 19
Energy-SavingTips 2Warranty BackCover
FoodSaverSystem 15 WaterFilter 19
Food Storage Suggestions 14
Storage Times 14
Ice Dispenser 10-13
Icemaker 10-13
Installation 3,4
Adapter Plug 4
Adjustable Rollers 4
Clearances 4
Electrical Requirements 3,4
Extension Cord 4
Grounding 3
Location 4
Water Supply to Icemaker 4
Models ‘rE2iQ’nvq
T3?XW27FM

Readthi$book4mefwyo
It is intendedto help youoperate
and maintainyournew refrigerator
properly.
Keep ithandy foranswersto your
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Writedownthemodeland
serialnumbers.
You’llseethemonalabelatthe
bottom,just insidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.
Beforesendinginthiscard,please
writethesenumbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.
Eyoureceivedafdamaged
refrigerator, immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.
Savetimeand money.
Beforeyourequest service,check
theProblemSolveronpages20
through22. Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
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@Locationofyourrefrigeratoris
important.Avoidlocatingitnext
toyourrange,aheatingventorwhere
thesunwillshinedirectlyonit.
*Don’topenthedoorsmoreoften
thannecessary.
~Closethedoorsassoonas
possible,particularlyinhot,
humidweather.
@Besurethedoorsareclosed
tightly.Beforeleavingthehouseor
retiringforthenight,checktobe
surethedoorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.
@Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.
eWipemois~re frombottles and
cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe
refrigerator.
@Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce
moisturebuildupinsidethe
refrigerator.
~Ifyouturnthecontrolstothe
coldestpositionforquickchilling
orfreezing,be suretoturnthem
backto regularsettings.
@Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.
Overcrowdingcanrequireextra
electricalenergytokeepeverything
cool.
Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.If forsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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usingthis
appliance,alwaysexercisebasic
safetyprecautions,includingthe
following:
@use th:$appliahceOdy for ib
asdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook
@‘I’hisrefrigerator must be
illaceolx%mce
withthe
beforeit is used. Seegrounding
instructionsbelowand-onpage4.
~p&!ver your
by on the powerCord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromtheoutlet.
@Repair or replace
au!dedrk serviceWds tkt
havebecomefraytxlorotk?nvise
Donotuse acord that
showscracksor abrasiondamage
alongitslengthor ateithertheplug
~orconnectorend.
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awayfrom the W%3M9beCm’efud
not toroll Wwi!rmdmage! the
pmwr t!md.
~Af&!ryouw isin
donottouch the $cdd
sm’faa??39 hand$
are orwet.W@nxiyadhere
totheseextremelycoldsurfaces.
@m) notpkw finger’sforkands
mW? whilethe
is in.Thiswillprevent
contactwiththemovingpartsof
theejectormechanism,orwith
theheatingelementthatreleases
thecubes.
*Donot allowanyonetoChb,
sit9Stmldforhang on the
door (seepage10).Theycould
damagetherefrigeratorandmaybe
eventipitover,causingsevere
personalinjury.
@D~~3~ref~ee~ef~~~n f~~~
whichhavethawedcompletely.
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
AgricultureinHomeandGarden
BulletinNo.69says:
“...Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen
foodsthathavethawediftheystill
containicecrystalsor iftheyare
stillcold—below40°F.
“...Thawedgroundmeats,poultry,
or fishthathaveanyoff-odoror
of&colorshouldnotberefrozen
andshouldnotbeeaten.Thawed
icecreamshouldbediscarded.If
theodoror colorofanyfoodis
pooror questionable,getridofit.
Thefoodmaybedangeroustoeat.
“Evenpartialthawingandrefreezing
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,
particularlyfrufis,-vqy%blesand
preparedfoods.Theeatingquality
ofredmeatsisaffectedlessthan
thatofmanyotherfoods.Use
refrozenfoodsassoonaspossible
tosaveasmuchoftheireating
qualityasyoucan:’
~If yourold refrigerator isstill
mmnd the Imnsebut notinuse9
ibesure toremovethe doom This
willreducethepossibilityof
dangertochildren. ,
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A. Beforemakinganyrepairs.
Note:Westronglyrecommend
thatanyservicingbepetiormed
byaqualifiedindividual.
B. Beforecleaning.
C.Beforereplacingaburned-out
lightbulb,therefrigeratorshould
beunpluggedinordertoavoid
contactwithalive wirefilament.
(Aburned-outlightbulbmay
breakwhenbeingreplaced.)
Note:llmningcontrolto OFF
positiondoesnotremovepower
tothelightcircuit.
@Donot store or usegasolineor
other flammableVapw?!iad
hpids inthevicinityofthisor
anyotherappliance.
Thepowercordofthisappliance
—isequippedwithagroundingplug
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minimizethepossibilityofelectric Havethewalloutletcheckedby
#w& i%zardfrom thisappliance. aqualifiedelectriciantomakesure
theoutletisproperlygrounded.
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Whereastandardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
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Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstmkofanadapter
plug.However,ifyoustillelecttouse
anadapter,wherelocalcodespermit,
aTENIPORAR..CONNECllON
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwalloutletbyuseofa
ULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
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TEMPORARYMETHOD ,
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDIN CANADA)
ALIGNLARGE m
‘RONGs’sLOTs% ty=- ‘-“
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Fig. 2#ANDFIRMCONNECTION
BEFOREUSE
Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotinthe
walloutlettoprovideproperpolarity
intheconnectionofthepowercord.
CA..10N: Attachingadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,and
notinsulated,andwalloutletis
groundedthroughhousewiring.
Youshouldhavecircuitcheckedby
aqualifiedelectriciantomakesure
theoutletisproperlygrounded.
When disconnectingthe power
cordfromtheadapter,alwayshold
theadapterwithonehand.If this
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalisverylikelytobreak
withrepeateduse.
Shouldthe adapterground
terminalIIM’eak,DOTWITUSEthe
applianceuntilaproperground
hasagainbeenestablished.
Cox’clk
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord. However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanextension
cord,itis absolutelynecessarythat
itbeaULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and
120volts.
Thmmgxabrshodd always
bepkggedintoitmwn
individualekwtricdoutkt-
(115
volt,60Hertz, singlephase
AC).Thisisrecommendedforbest
performanceandtoprevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
whichcouldcauseafire hazard
hornoverheatingwires.
Ref*emtir kation
Donotinstallrefrigeratorwhere
tenqwraturewillgobelow60°Fo
becauseitwillnotrunoftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.
Doinstallitonafloorstrong
enoughtosupportafullyloaded
refrigerator.
AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.
ae3$H8.llces
Allowthefollowingclearances
foreaseofinstallation,properair
circulationandplumbingand
electricalconnections:
Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . %“
Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O“
(Ifbuiltin,allow778”atthetopfor
hingecovers.)
Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1“
Allowthefollowingdoorclearance:
RefreshmentCenterSide . . . . 3~It
FreezerSide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l~tt
water kelnaker
Youwillneedtocomectyour
icemakertoacoldwaterline.Awater
supplykitcontainingcoppertubing,
shut-offvalve,fittingsandinstructions
isavailableatextracostfromyour
dealer.Thereshouldbesuf~cient
tubingfortheicemakerfromthe
coldwatersupplytoallowyouto
movetherefrigeratoroutfromthe
wallseveralfeet(approximately8
feetof 1/4”coppertubinginthree
10-inchdiametercoils).
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Adjustablerollersbehindthebase
grilleenableyoutomovethe
refrigeratorawayfromthewallfor
cleaning.Theserollersshouldbe
setsotherefrigeratorrestsfirmly
onthefloor.Toassurethatthedoors
wilicloseautomaticallyfroma
halfivay-openposition,thereis a
built-intiltfromthefronttothe
backofthecabinet.Side-by-side
refrigeratorsalsohavespecially
designeddoorhingesthatliftboth
doorsslightlywhenopened,allowing
theforceofgravitytohelpclose
themsecurely.
TOadjustroUers,removethebase
grillebygraspingitatthebottom
andpullingitout.
Turnrolleradjustingscrews
clockwiseto raiserefrigerator,
counterclockwisetolowerit. Use
adjustablewrench(3/8”hexhead
bolt)orpliers.
Whenadjustingtint rollersfbrproper
doorclosure,itisrecommendedthat
thebottomfrontedgeofthecabinet
beapproximately5/8”fkomthefloor.
LJ
‘h repflacebasegrille,alignprongs
onbackofgrillewithclampsin
grillesnapsintoplace.
cabinet.an~pushforwardutitil .-

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Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
thatletyouregulatethetemperature
inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.
D’WTIALLY9settheFRESH
FOODcontrolat5andthe
FREEZERCOBlt~O]at ~.
Forcolderor warmertemperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controloneletteror numberat
atime.
VVheninitk3Wysetting thecontrok9
orwhenadjustingthem,Wow24
hoursforthetexnpqtures to
stabike9orevenout.
Note:‘lkrnhg thefreshfood
controlto 660YF”9stopscoding in
BOTHconpwtments-fresh food
ANDfreezer–but doesnotshut
offpowertotherefrigerator.
How to ‘I&t
Usethemilktestforthefresh
foodcoqartxnent. Placea
containerofmilkonthetopshelfin
thefreshfoodcompartment.Check
itadaylater.If themilkis too
warmor toocold,adjustthe
temperaturecontrols.
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Usetheicecrew testforthe
freezercompartment.Placea
containeroficecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itafteraday.If it’stoohardortoo
soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
Alwaysallow24hours for
therefrigeratortoreachthe
temperatureyouset.
Ifym mmyour
household thermostat
MOW60”FSatnight
...youmaywanttoturnthelettered
controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C.”
to “DYCoolertemperaturesinthe
housemaycausethecompressorto
operatelessfrequently,thus
allowingthefreezercompartment
towarmsomewhat.Toprotectyour
frozenfoodsupply,leaveyour
letteredsettingatthiscoldersetting
fortheentirewinteror forwhatever
periodoftimeyouareturningdown
yourthermostat.Thisisespecially
importantwhenthethermostatis
turneddownforanextendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect
on yourfreshfoodcompartment.
However,if freezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,asfrom “5” to “4V
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown’turntemperature
EnergysaverSptem
Youwon’tfindan “energysaver”
switchonthisrefrigerator.
Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s
condenserisautomatically
circulatedaroundthefrontedgeof
thefreezercompartmenttohelp
keepmoisturefromformingonthe
outsideoftherefrigeratorduring
humidweather.
Manyrefrigeratorsusespecial
electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator
needsnone.That’swhythereisno
“energysaver”switch..there’sno
needforit.
No Defro$t@
Itisnotnecessarytodefrostthe
freezeror freshfoodcompartments.
Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand
equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.
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@Redsignallightflashesto tell
youwheneitherdooris open.
@Signallighttellsyouthatthe
DoorAlarmbeeperhasbeensetto
soundaftereitherdoorhasbeen
open30seconds.
@Red signallightteWyouwhen
freezerfoodkeepingtemperatureis
abovenormal.
@Lighted wordNORMAL
indicatesthatno failurehasbeen
detectedbythediagnosticsystem.
@Flashing diagnosticcodesinthe
displaywarnyouwhen:
frozenfoodsshouldbe
checked.
=powerhasbeeninterrupted.
icemakermaynotbeoperating
properly.
defrostsystemhasfailed.
freezercontrolmayneedtobe
setforacoldertemperature.
Whatthesecodesmean—and
whatto dowhentheyappear—is
summarizedontheinsideofthe
freezercompartmentdoorand
explainedmorethoroughlyon
thefollowingpages.
@YSTEM CHECKpadputsa
reviewoftheelectronicdiagnosis
offivecodedfunctionsatyour
fingertipandalsoallowsyouto
erasecodesfromdisplay.
@Electronic controlallowsyou
toturnnightlightinwater-and-ice
dispenseronandoff.
@Electronic controlallowsyouto
selecticecubesor crushedice,and
signallightconfirmsyourchoice.
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when yourrefrigerator
isfirst
phqggd in.● ●
Allpanellightscomeonforfive
seconds,abeepsounds,andlights
gooffexceptasfollows:
~~~flashes inthedisplay.Touch
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpadto
eraseit.
@WordNORMALglows.
~RedWARMTEMPERATURE
lightglowsiffreezercompartment
temperatureishigherthannormal.
Itgoesoffwhenproperfoodkeeping
temperatureisreached.
eDooralarmbeeperisactivated
andlighton DOORALARMpad
glows.
@CRUSHEDiceselectionlight
glows.
@RedDOOROPENlightflashesif
eitherdooris open,goesoutwhen
doorsareshut.
~Nightlightinwater-and-ice
dispenserisoff.

tosetthe
Door
Youdon’thavetosetthevisual
aiann. Aslongaseitherdooris
open,theredDOOROPENsignal
lightflashes.
[MONITOR
theRed Ebvvtheand
SyS@mWO1’kSe
‘nmiperatmLightGkwvs.
Atfirst,it’sprobablybecauseyour
newlyinstalledrefrigeratorhasn’t
completelycooleddownyet.Waita
fewhoursforittocool,andthen
thelightwillgoout.
ILAY DIAGN~
DOOROPEN Ii! 1]
IDOOROPEN II IWARMTEMPERATURE III ThewordNORMALis lighted
exceptwhenafailurehasbeen
detected.
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IaI
IfthesignallightontheDOOR
ALARMpadisglowing,the
beeperakwrnisset. Ifit’snot,
touchthepadtoturniton.
Fromthenon,theredlightwill
glowwhenevertemperaturesinside
gettoohighforproperfoodstorage.
If thishappens,openthedoors
only,whenabsolutelynecessary,
andclosethemasquicklyas
possible.
IRESET DISPL~
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vIvIhll
Assoonasinsidetemperatures
returntonormal,thelightgoesout. 1
TheSYSTEMCHECK-RESET
padhastwofimctions:
Ifeitherdooris openformorethan
30seconds,arecurringbeep
sounds. LYoucantouchtheSYSTEM
CHECK-RESETpadandgeta
reviewoftheelectronicdiagnostic
codesinorderoftheirpriority.
Thelightgoesoutandthebeeping
stopswhenyouclosethedoor.
Therearetimeswhenyou’llwant
theDoorAlarmbeeperturned
off. Whenyou’rerearrangingalot
offood,forexample.Justtouchthe
pad.Thelightwillgooutandthe
beepingwillstop.
2. YOUcantouchtheSYSTEM
CHECK-RESETpadtoerasethree
flashingcodesimmediately.Two
codes(DEandFF)cannotbe
eraseduntiltheconditionthat
causedthemtoflashhasbeen
corrected(seepage8).
DeactivatingtheDoorAlarm
beeperdoesnotturntheredDOOR
OPENlightoff—itkeepsflashing
untilthedoorisclosed.

The find
IDiagmstksystemakxtsyouwhen
somethingstartstogoAwrong.
Ha diagnosticcodeappears on
the di$phq$somethingneeds
specialattention. Togetyour
attention,thedisplaycodeflashes
untilyouIeraseit. Thefirst6
flashesareaccompaniedbybeeps.
IfrmmethanonecUMkdfimtioxl
requiresattentionatthesme
time,theonewiththehighest
prioritywillbedisplayedfirst.
PressingtheSYSTEMCHECK-
RESETpadwillevaluateallother
codedfunctions.IftheNORMAL
displayis litduringthedisplaying
ofacode,thatfimctionisoperating
properly.
PressingtheSYSTEMCHECK-
RESETpadwillerasethreecodes
immediately-~l? CZandCC.
me DE md FFc@descan Ody be
erased by touchingtheSYSTEM
CHECKRE$ET’padajlerthe
conditionthatcausedthecodeto
flashhasbeencorrected.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checkyour frozen food. Hasany
ofits~rted tothaw?Apackage
maybeholdingthefreezer
compartmentdooropen.Don’t
openthedoormoreoftenthan
absolutelynecessarywhilethis
codeisdisplayed.Touchingthe
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
afterthefreezercompartment
temperaturehasreturnedto
normalwillerasethecede.
This!fk@ingcocktollsyouthe Thisflashingcodetellsyou
something’swrongwiththedefrost
system—keepdoorsdosed to
retaincoldandcallforservice.
Codeflashesuntilproblemis
corrected.
powertoth{refrigeratorhas
beeninterruptedformorethan2
seconds.Checktheconditionof
fd inboththefkeshfd and
freezercompartments.Touch
SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
toerasecode.
Thereisnofaultwiththe
refrigeratorwhenPFcode
flashes.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checktheautomaticicernakere Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checktemperaturecontrokand
Iceclumpsinthestoragebinmay adjusttheti ifnecessary.(See
havestalledtheicemaker.Follow directionsonpage5.)Touch
correctivemeasuresdescribedon SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
page21.Uwatersupplytothe toerasecode.If codereappears
icemakeris notconnectedornot after4hours,callfor service.
turnedon, makesuremanual
icemakerswitchisintheOFF
position(seepageH).Codestops
flashingwhenproblemiscorrected
or SYSTEMCHECK-RESETpad
istouched.
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dim AmmM3tic krndw’, amW
&WaterDispenserandaspecial
withitsowndoorthatbecoms
ammter whenyouopenit.
@It replacestheiceyouuse...
automatically.
Ice &Dispenser
@It dispensesicecubes,crushed
iceandchilledwaterthroughthe
freezercompartmentdoor.
center
~Itmakesfrequentlyuseditems
storedonthefreshfooddoor
readilyaccessiblethroughthe
RefreshmentCenterCompartment
doorwithouthavingtoopenthe
mainrefrigeratordoor.
~It ~rovidesan extracounter-high
worksurfacerightattherefrigerator
whentheRefreshmentCenter
Compartmentdoorisopen.To
open,liftcompartmentdoorhandle
andpulldown.Closedoorafteruse.
Althoughdurable,stain-and
scratch-resistant,theworksu~ace
ontheRefieshrnentCentercounter
shouldnotbeusedas acutting
board.Sharputensilscandamageit.
ICold ~ir Duct IIIIII
Coldair enteringfromthefreezer
compartmentkeepsthetemperature
htheRefreshmentCenter
Compartmentatproperfood-
keepinglevels.
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TheRefreshmentCenter “‘
Com~artmentis alsoaccessible
thro;gh aIiR-updoorontheinside
ofthefreshfoodcompartmentdoor.
.
TOremovetheRefreshmentCente
Porta-Bin,opentheouterdoorto
freetheIii &the binfromthe
overlappingdoor.
Thenraisetheinnerdoorandlifl
thebinstraightupuntilhookson
bincomeoutoftracksondoor.
RefieshnentCenterPorta-Binmust
bereplacedin itsoriginalposition.
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