Installation
Instructions
Refrigerator
Models GTE21 and GIE21
Questions? Call 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737) or visit our Website at: GEAppliances.com
In Canada, call 1.800.561.3344 or visit our Website at: www.GEAppliances.ca
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
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IMPORTANT –
Save these instructions for local inspector’s use.
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IMPORTANT –
Observe all governing codes and ordinances.
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Be sure to leave these instructions with the Consumer.
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Note to Consumer –
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for future reference.
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• Completion time ±5HIULJHUDWRU,QVWDOODWLRQ
15 minutes
• Proper installation is the responsibility of the installer.
• Product failure due to improper installation is not covered under the Warranty.
WATER SUPPLY TO THE
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(On Some Models)
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GEAppliances.com (in Canada at www.geappliances.
ca) or from Parts and Accessories, 1.877.959.8688.
CLEARANCES
Allow the following clearances for ease of installation, proper air circulation and plumbing and electrical connections.
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ROLLERS AND LEVELING LEGS
Leveling legs near each front corner of the refriger-
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Turn the leveling legs clockwise to raise the refrigerator, counterclockwise to lower it.
Rollers next to the leveling legs allow you to move the refrigerator away from the wall for cleaning.
Turn the legs counterclockwise until the weight of the refrigerator is transferred from them to the rollers.
After rolling the refrigerator back into place, turn the legs clockwise until the legs again bear the weight of the refrigerator.
Clockwise to raise refrigerator
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