GE 28 - Manual (Page 42)

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Operating Instructions
Installation Instructions
Safety Information
Troubleshooting T
ips
Customer Service
Before you call for service…
Problem Possible Causes What To Do
Refrigerator has odor Foods transmitting • Foods with strong odors
odor to refrigerator. should be tightly wrapped.
• Keep an open box of baking
soda in the refrigerator;
replace every three months.
Spoiled food.
Interior needs cleaning. • See the Care and cleaning
section.
Defrost water drainage
system needs cleaning.
Moisture forms on Not unusual during • Wipe surface dry.
outside of refrigerator periods of high humidity.
Moisture collects inside Too frequent or too
long door openings.
In humid weather, air
carries moisture into
refrigerator when doors
are opened.
Interior light does not work No power at outlet. • Check the house
fuse/circuit breaker
box and replace fuse or
reset the breaker.
Light bulb burned out. • See the Replacing the light
bulbs section.
Door not closing properly Door gasket on hinge side • Apply petroleum jelly on
or only partially closing sticking or folding over. face of gasket.
The doors are designed
to stay open partway for
ease of loading food.
Hot air from bottom Normal air flow cooling • Your floor covering
of refrigerator motor. In the refrigeration supplier should be
process, it is normal that consulted if you object to
heat be expelled in the this discoloration.
area under the refrigerator.
Some floor coverings will
discolor at these normal
and safe temperatures.
Water on kitchen floor or Drain in the bottom of
on bottom of freezer the freezer clogged.
Cubes jammed in chute. • Use a glass no taller than 6
″
.