GE Monogram® Introduces Sabbath Mode Refrigerator Kit for the Jewish Consumer
(LOUISVILLE, Ky). - New technologies in kitchen appliances, such as electrical, digital readouts and automated defrost sensors, have added complexity and challenges to life in the kosher kitchen. With this in mind, GE is introducing a Sabbath Mode Kit for its built-in models of side-by-side and bottom-freezer refrigerators - to meet the needs of the observant Jewish consumer.
GE's Sabbath Mode Kit for Monogram refrigerator products meets the certification requirements of a nationally recognized Kosher certifying agency, Star-K. The Sabbath Mode Product Kit (ZSAB1) is purchased separately and may be used on the Jewish Sabbath or the Jewish Holidays (Yom Tov).
When using the Sabbath Mode feature, the door of the refrigerator or freezer can be opened or closed at any time without concern of directly turning on or off any lights, digital readouts, solenoids, fans, valves, compressor, icons, tones or alarms.
"The voice of our consumers led to the identification of this need," explained Nolan Pike, GM - Monogram. "We consistently ask consumers about features that interest them and then incorporate their feedback into our product design. We strive to offer products that meet the needs of all consumers, regardless of culture or heritage."
"Once again, GE is to be congratulated for its efforts in designing and manufacturing 'kosher consumer' friendly appliances," noted Dr. Avrom Pollak, president of the Star-K Kosher Certification. "Refrigerators now join with GE's Sabbath mode cooking appliances as a practical solution to problems associated with Sabbath observance and appliance use in many Jewish households," he continued.
While in the Sabbath mode GE Monogram refrigerators will meet the observant Jewish consumer's restrictions for observing the Sabbath and other holidays in the following ways:
• The defrost cycle is not controlled by door openings. The defrost cycle runs on fixed clock time.
• Ice and water cannot be retrieved from the dispenser
• The main temperature control and Quick Chill™/ Express Chill™ displays will not illuminate.
• Quick Chill and temperature settings will remain at temperatures set before Sabbath Mode
• Touchpad sensors will not tone
• Door alarms will not operate
• The icemaker is automatically disabled (bottom freezer models only; icemakers in side-by-side models will continue to operate unless the icemaker power switch is set to off)
• Interior lights and dispenser lights will not operate
• Current fan state will continue as current regardless of door opening
For specific information and availability concerning models with the optional Sabbath Mode Kit, consumers should contact their local GE Monogram dealer or www.monogram.com. In addition to the Sabbath Mode Kit for select Monogram refrigerators, Monogram offers a Sabbath Mode feature on many of our built-in electric wall ovens.
The suggested retail price of the Monogram Sabbath Mode refrigeration kit is $299.
GE Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industry leader in major appliance, lighting and integrated industrial equipment, systems and services. Providing solutions for commercial, industrial and residential use in more than 100 countries, GE Consumer & Industrial uses innovative technologies and "ecomagination," a GE initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that help customers and consumers meet pressing environmental challenges, to deliver comfort, convenience and electrical protection and control. General Electric (NYSE: GE) brings imagination to work, selling products under the Monogram®, Profile™ GE®, Hotpoint®, SmartWater™ Reveal®, Edison™ and Energy Smart™ consumer brands, and Entellisys™ industrial brand. For more information, consumers may visit www.ge.com.
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