GE 19 - Manual (Page 5)

TEMPERATURE CONTROLS
If you turn your household thermostat
below 60°F. (16°C.) at night…
…you may want to move the freezer
control one step colder. Cooler
temperatures in the house may cause
the compressor to operate less
frequently, thus allowing the freezer
compartment to warm somewhat. To
protect your frozen food supply, leave the freezer
setting at this colder setting for the entire winter or for
as long as you keep your thermostat turned down.
Moving the freezer control to colder setting should
have no effect on your fresh food compartment.
However, if freezing occurs, move the fresh food
control one step warmer.
When you stop turning the thermostat down, turn the
refrigerator’s controls back to their regular settings.
How to Test Temperatures
Use the milk test for the fresh food compartment.
Place a container of milk on the top shelf in the
fresh food compartment. Check it a day later. If the
milk is too warm or too cold, adjust the temperature
controls.
Use the ice cream test for the freezer compartment.
Place a container of ice cream in the center of the
freezer compartment. Check it after a day. If it’s too
hard or too soft, adjust the temperature controls.
After changing the controls, always allow 24 hours
for the refrigerator to reach the temperature you
have set.
The temperature controls in your refrigerator
have letters and numbers. Initially set the freezer
control at “C” and the fresh food control at “5.”
The fresh food control maintains the temperatures
throughout the refrigerator.
Moving the fresh food control to “OFF” stops
cooling in both areas—fresh food and freezer—
but does not shut off power to the refrigerator.
The freezer control
moves a damper to
change the amount
of cold air that
moves from the
freezer to the fresh
food compartment.
A
C
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D
C
B
A
INITIAL SETTING C
COLDEST E
FREEZER
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3
5
7 OFF
9
5 INITIAL SETTING
9 COLDEST
FRESH FOOD
Damper
Cold air
from freezer
compartment
Side View
Damper
(coldest setting)
(warmest setting)
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
the POWER SAVER setting.
This turns off the unit in your refrigerator that
prevents moisture from forming on the outside.
With this unit turned off, 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 & Cleaning section.
The cost to operate the low-wattage unit is about the
same as it costs to use two night lights.
When you move the power saver switch from the
POWER SAVER setting, low wattage electricity
flows through the unit and 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.
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