GE Monogram 36 - Manual (Page 5)

YOUR
Set Temperature Controls
Your refrigerator has two controls
that let you regulate the temperature
in the fresh food and freezer
❑
5 IS NORMAL
compartments.
FRESH
They have settings from 1 through
9, and are located at the top of the
fresh food compartment.
❑
NORMAL
The freezer control also has
FREEZER
an OFF setting.
9 is the coldest setting, 1 is the warmest.
WHEN YOU FIRST TURN THE
ON, SET BOTH CONTROLS AT 5.
For colder or warmer temperatures, adjust the desired
compartment control 1 number at a time.
IMPOR TANT
:
When first setting controls, or
adjusting them, allow 24 hours for the refrigerator
to get cold.
NOTE: the freezer control to the OFF
position stops cooling in BOTH
fresh food AND freezer—but does not shut off
power to the refrigerator.
How to Test Temperatures
Use the milk test for the fresh Use the ice cream test for the
food compartment. Place a freezer compartment. Place a
container of milk on the top shelf
in the fresh food compartment.
center of the freezer compartment.
Check it a day later. If the milk is Check it after a day. If it’s too
too warm or too cold, adjust the hard or too soft, adjust the
temperature controls. temperature controls.
Power Saver Switch
The power saver switch is located
on the temperature control panel.
To reduce the amount of electricity required
to operate your refrigerator, push switch to
POWER SAVER setting.
This turns off the heater in your refrigerator that
prevents moisture from forming on the outside of the
refrigerator.
With the heater turned off, there is a chance that
moisture may form on the outside of your refrigerator,
especially when the weather is humid.
The humidity is most likely to be high in the summer,
in the early morning hours, and in homes which are
not air conditioned.
Over an extended period of time, moisture that forms
on the refrigerator surface may cause deterioration of
the paint finish. It will be important to protect the
finish by using appliance polish wax as described in
the Care and Cleaning section.
Move the power saver switch from the POWER
SAVER setting and electricity flows through the low
wattage heater which warms the outside of the
refrigerator. Under most conditions, this prevents the
forming of moisture or water droplets.
No Defrosting
It is not necessary to defrost the freezer or fresh food
compartments. Although your refrigerator is designed
and equipped to defrost itself automatically, some
frost on packages is normal.
5