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GE TBF16
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OpemtingYourRefrigerator
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Setthe
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FREEZER
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ALLOW24 HOURS
BETWEI?NADJUSTMENTS
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Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
M’
youturnyourhousehokl
thatletyouregulatethetemperature
thermostatbelow60°M’.atnight
inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.
DWITAUX,
setthe I?RESH
FOODcontrolat5andthe
FREEZERcontrolatC
Forcolderorwarmerternpemtures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controloneletterornumberatatime.
IMPORTNT
Wheninitiallysettingthe controls
orwhenadjustingthem,allow24
hoursforthetemperaturesto
stabilize,or even-out.
Note:Turning the fresh food
controltothe-Ol?F positionstops
codingh BOTHeompartments—
freshfoodANDIfreezer—but
doesnotshutoffpowertothe
refrigerator.
How toTest Temperatures
Usethendk testforthefreshfood
compartment.Placeacontainerof
milkonthetopshelfinthetiesh
foodcompartment.Checkitaday
later.Ifthemilkistoowarmor too
coid,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
usethe icecream testforthe
freezercompartment.Placea
containeroficecreamin thecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itafteraday.If it’stoohardortoo
soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
Mvays allow24hoursfor
‘- therefrigerator toread the
~ temperature youset.
...youmaywanttoturnthe
lettered
controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D? Coolertemperaturesinthe
housemaycausethecompressorto
operatelessfrequently,thusallowing
thefreezercompartmenttowarm
somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen
foodsupply,leaveyour
lettered
settingatthiscoldersettingforthe
entirewinterorforwhateverperiod
oftimeyouareturningdownyour
thermostat.Thisisespecially
imt)ortantwhenthethermostatis
tur%xidownforanextendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect
onyourfreshfoodcompartment.
However,iffreezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,asfrom“5” to“4;’
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheirregularsettings.
Energy saverswitch
TheEnergySaverSwitchislocated
ontheupperleftsideofthefresh
foodcompartment.
TOreduce the
amountof
electricity required tooperate
yourrefrigerator, jpushswitch
to the IWIRMALposition. This
turnsoffheatersinyourrefrigerator
thatpreventmoisturefromforming
ontheoutside.
Withdmhw+$mturnedoff,them
is8dwncchit moisturemy farm
ontheout~ideofyourRAligmtfm,
especiallywhentheweatheris
humid.Thehumidityismostlikely
toM highinthesummer,inthe
earlymorninghottra~andinhomeg
whicharenotairccmditiomxi.
CMranextendedperiodoftime,
moisturethatformscmtheoutside
maycm.uwdeteriorationofthepaint
finish,Hwillbeimportanttoprotect
t.k finishbyusingappliancepolish
waxasdescribedonpage1L
When
theEnergySaverSwitch
ispushedtotheright,electricity
flowsthroughthelowwattage
heahrswhichwarmtheoutside
ofthecabinetand,undermost
conditions,preventtheforming
ofmoistureorwaterdroplets.
No Defm*@
Itisnotnecessarytodefrostthe
freezerorfreshfoodcompartments.
Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand
equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.
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GE TBF16 Specifications

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BrandGE
ModelTBF16
CategoryRefrigerator
LanguageEnglish

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