GE GTN17DBEWW Use and Care Manual - Page 5

About the automatic icemaker., About storage drawer and cover removal., About the storage drawers.

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About the storage drawers. Not all features are on all models. Snacks Drawer The snacks drawer can be moved to the most useful location for your family's needs. GEAppliaces.com Fruit and Vegetable Drawers Excess water that may accumulate in the bottom of the drawers should be emptied and the drawers wiped dry. About storage drawer and cover removal. Not all features are on all models. Adjustable Humidity Drawer (on some models) Slide the control all the way to the HIGH setting to provide high humidity recommended for most vegetables. Slide the control all the way to the LOW setting to provide lower humidity levels recommended for most fruits. Drawer and Cover Removal Drawers can be removed easily by grasping the sides and lifting up slightly while pulling drawers past the stop location. To remove the cover, lift it off its supports, pull it forward, tilt it and take it out. Twin Drawer Shelf To remove: 1 Remove the drawers. 2 Reach in, push the front of glass cover up, and at the same time, pull it forward as far as it will come. Tilt it and take it out. Avoid cleaning the cold glass cover with hot water because the extreme temperature difference may cause it to break. 3 Remove the drawer frame. (Always remove the glass cover before you take out the drawer frame.) Lift the frame off the supports at each side and back, pull it forward, tilt it and take it out. To replace: 1 Lower the frame until it rests on the supports at each side and back. 2 Replace the glass cover, pushing its rear edge firmly into the rear frame channel and gently lowering the front into place. 3 Replace the drawers. About the automatic icemaker. A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice. Feeler Arm in the STOP Feeler Arm in (up) position the ON (down) position Automatic Icemaker (on some models) The icemaker will produce approximately 100-130 cubes in a 24-hour period, depending on the freezer compartment temperature, room temperature, number of door openings and other use conditions. If the refrigerator is operated before the water connection is made to the icemaker, move the feeler arm to the STOP (up) position. When the refrigerator has been connected to the water supply, move the feeler arm to the ON (down) position. You will hear a buzzing sound each time the icemaker fills with water. The icemaker will fill with water when it cools to 15°F. A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice cubes. Throw away the first few batches of ice to allow the water line to clear. Be sure nothing interferes with the sweep of the feeler arm. When the bin fills to the level of the feeler arm, the icemaker will stop producing ice. It is normal for several cubes to be joined together. If ice is not used frequently, old ice cubes will become cloudy, taste stale and shrink. NOTE: In homes with lower-than-average water pressure, you may hear the icemaker cycle multiple times when making one batch of ice. Icemaker Accessory Kit If your refrigerator did not already come equipped with an automatic icemaker, an icemaker accessory kit is available at extra cost. Check the back of the refrigerator for the specific icemaker kit needed for your model. 5

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About the automatic icemaker.
A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice.
Automatic Icemaker
(on some models)
The icemaker will produce approximately
100–130 cubes in a 24-hour period, depending on
the freezer compartment temperature, room
temperature, number of door openings and other
use conditions.
If the refrigerator is operated before the water
connection is made to the icemaker, move the
feeler arm to the
STOP
(up) position.
When the refrigerator has been connected to
the water supply, move the feeler arm to the
ON
(down) position.
You will hear a buzzing sound each time the
icemaker fills with water.
The icemaker will fill with water when it cools to
15°F. A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12 to
24 hours to begin making ice cubes.
Throw away the first few batches of ice to allow
the water line to clear.
Be sure nothing interferes with the sweep of the
feeler arm.
When the bin fills to the level of the feeler arm,
the icemaker will stop producing ice.
It is normal for several cubes to be joined
together.
If ice is not used frequently, old ice cubes will
become cloudy, taste stale and shrink.
NOTE:
In homes with lower-than-average water
pressure, you may hear the icemaker cycle multiple
times when making one batch of ice.
Icemaker Accessory Kit
If your refrigerator did not already come equipped
with an automatic icemaker, an icemaker
accessory kit is available at extra cost.
Check the back of the refrigerator for
the specific icemaker kit needed for
your model.
Feeler Arm in
the
STOP
(up) position
Feeler Arm in
the
ON
(down)
position
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About storage drawer and cover removal.
Not all features are on all models.
Twin Drawer Shelf
To remove:
Remove the drawers.
Reach in, push the front of glass cover up,
and at the same time, pull it forward as far
as it will come.
Tilt it and take it out. Avoid cleaning the cold glass
cover with hot water because the extreme
temperature difference may cause it to break.
Remove the drawer frame. (Always remove
the glass cover before you take out the
drawer frame.)
Lift the frame off the supports at each side and
back, pull it forward, tilt it and take it out.
To replace:
Lower the frame until it rests on the
supports at each side and back.
Replace the glass cover, pushing its rear
edge firmly into the rear frame channel and
gently lowering the front into place.
Replace the drawers.
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Drawer and Cover Removal
Drawers can be removed easily by grasping the sides and lifting up slightly while pulling drawers
past the
stop
location.
To remove the cover,
lift it off its supports, pull it forward, tilt it and take it out.
Adjustable Humidity Drawer
(on some models)
Slide the control all the way to the
HIGH
setting to provide high humidity
recommended for most vegetables.
Slide the control all the way to the
LOW
setting to provide lower humidity levels
recommended for most fruits.
The snacks drawer can
be moved to the most
useful location for your
family’s needs.
Snacks Drawer
Not all features are on all models.
About the storage drawers.
GEAppliaces.com
Fruit and Vegetable Drawers
Excess water that may
accumulate in the bottom of
the drawers should be emptied
and the drawers wiped dry.