GE GTS16DTHWW Use and Care Manual - Page 5

About storage drawer and cover removal., About the storage drawers., About the automatic ice maker

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About the storage drawers. Not all features are on all models. Snack Drawer The snack drawer can be moved to the most useful location for your family's needs. GEAppliances.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. Humidity Controlled 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 Removal Drawers can be removed easily by grasping the sides and lifting up slightly while pulling drawers past the stop location. Cover Removal To remove: Remove the drawers. Reach in, push the back of glass cover up, and at the same time, pull it backward as far as it will come. Tilt it and take it out. Avoid cleaning the cold glass cover with hot water because the extreme WHPSHUDWXUHGLȺHUHQFHPD\FDXVHLWWREUHDN Remove the drawer frame. (Always remove the glass cover before you take out the drawer frame.) About the automatic ice maker /LIWWKHIUDPHRȺWKHVXSSRUWVDWHDFKVLGHDQG 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 front HGJH¿UPO\LQWRWKHIURQWIUDPHFKDQQHO and gently lowering the back into place. Replace the drawers. A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12-24 hours to begin making ice. Ice maker ON OFF Feeler Arm Power Switch CAUTION Avoid contact with the moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or with the heating element (located on the bottom of the ice maker) that releases the FXEHV'RQRWSODFH¿QJHUVRUKDQGVRQWKH automatic ice making mechanism while the refrigerator is plugged in. Automatic Ice maker (on some models). The ice maker will produce approximately 70-100 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 ice maker, set the switch OFF. When the refrigerator has been connected to the water supply, set the switch ON position. 7KHLFHPDNHUZLOO¿OOZLWKZDWHUZKHQLWFRROVWR 15°F. A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice cubes. Once the ice maker starts to make ice, it may take XSWRKRXUVWR¿OOWKHELQGHSHQGLQJRQWKH temperature settings and number of door openings. You will hear a buzzing sound each time the ice PDNHU¿OOVZLWKZDWHU NOTICE 7KURZDZD\WKH¿UVWIHZ batches of ice to allow the water line to clear. Be sure nothing interferes with the sweep of the feeler arm. :KHQWKHELQ¿OOVWRWKHOHYHORIWKHIHHOHUDUPWKH ice maker 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, shrink or fuse together. Ice maker accessory kit: If your refrigerator did not already come equipped with an automatic ice maker, an ice maker accessory kit is available at extra cost. &KHFNWKHEDFNRIWKHUHIULJHUDWRUIRUWKHVSHFL¿F ice maker kit needed for your model. 5

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About storage drawer and cover removal.
Not all features are on all models.
Cover Removal
To remove:
Remove the drawers.
Reach in, push the back of glass cover up,
and at the same time, pull it backward as
far as it will come.
Tilt it and take it out. Avoid cleaning the cold
glass cover with hot water because the extreme
Remove the drawer frame. (Always remove
the glass cover before you take out the
drawer frame.)
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 front
and gently lowering the back into place.
Replace the drawers.
Drawer Removal
Drawers can be removed easily by grasping
the sides and lifting up slightly while pulling
drawers past the
stop
location.
Humidity Controlled 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 snack drawer can be
moved to the most useful
location for your family’s
needs.
Snack Drawer
Not all features are on all models.
About the storage drawers.
GEAppliances.com
Fruit and Vegetable Drawers
Excess water that may
accumulate in the bottom of the
drawers should be emptied and
the drawers wiped dry.
CAUTION
Avoid contact with the
moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or
with the heating element (located on the
bottom of the ice maker) that releases the
automatic ice making mechanism while the
refrigerator is plugged in.
Automatic Ice maker
(on some models).
The ice maker will produce approximately
70-100 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 ice maker, set the
switch
OFF
.
When the refrigerator has been connected to the
water supply, set the switch
ON
position.
15°F. A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12 to
24 hours to begin making ice cubes.
Once the ice maker starts to make ice, it may take
temperature settings and number of door openings.
You will hear a buzzing sound each time the ice
NOTICE
batches of ice to allow the water line to clear.
Be sure nothing interferes with the sweep of the
feeler arm.
ice maker 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, shrink or fuse together.
Ice maker accessory kit:
If your refrigerator did not already come equipped
with an automatic ice maker, an ice maker
accessory kit is available at extra cost.
ice maker kit needed for your mode
l.
About the automatic ice maker
A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12–24 hours to begin making ice.
ON
OFF
Ice maker
Feeler Arm
Power Switch
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