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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Read these instructions completely and carefully.

IMPORTANT –

Save these

instructions for local inspector’s use.

IMPORTANT –

Observe all

governing codes and ordinances.

Note to Installer –

Be sure to leave these

instructions with the Consumer.

Note to Consumer –

Keep these instructions

for future reference.

Skill level

– Installation of this appliance requires

basic mechanical skills.

Completion time

– Refrigerator Installation

15 minutes
Reversing the Door Swing
1 hour

Proper installation is the responsibility of the

installer. 

Product failure due to improper installation is not

covered under the Warranty.

• 

Do not install the refrigerator where the temperature
will go below 60°F (16°C) because it will not run often
enough to maintain proper temperatures.

• 

Install it on a floor strong enough to support it fully
loaded.

REFRIGERATOR LOCATION

Installation

Refrigerator

Instructions

Models 15, 16, 17, 18

Allow the following clearances for ease of installation,
proper air circulation and plumbing and electrical
connections.

• 

Sides 3/4

″ (19 

mm)

• 

Top 1

″ (25 

mm)

• 

Back 1

″ (25 

mm)

CLEARANCES

Leveling legs

near each front corner of the refrigerator

are adjustable. They firmly position the refrigerator
and prevent it from moving when the doors are
opened. Leveling legs should be set so the front of the
refrigerator is raised just enough that the doors close
easily when opened about halfway.

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.

ROLLERS AND LEVELING LEGS

If the refrigerator has an icemaker, it will have to be
connected to a cold water line. A water supply kit
(containing copper tubing, shutoff valve, fittings and
instructions) is available at extra cost from your dealer,
by visiting our Website at 

www.GEAppliances.com

(in

Canada at 

www.geappliances.ca

) or from Parts and

Accessories, 800.626.2002 (in Canada 1.888.261.3055).

WATER SUPPLY TO THE ICEMAKER

(on some models

)

Questions? Call 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737) 

or 

Visit our Website at: 

www.GEAppliances.com

In Canada, call 1.800.361.3400 

or 

Visit our Website at: 

www.geappliances.ca

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