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MODEL OVERVIEW
About this model: GE PSHS6VGXSS
PSHS6VGXSS: exact Profile side-by-side capacity and three-minute Door Alarm, with panel-variant caveat.
Exact model and layout
PSHS6VGXSS belongs to GE Profile's stainless side-by-side line rather than the bottom-freezer French-door groups that occupy many of GE's other manuals. Its exact specification gives 25.50 cubic feet: 16.00 on the fresh-food side and 9.50 on the freezer side. The housing is 35 3/4 inches wide and 35 inches deep overall. Those measurements and the left-right split are relevant when checking an installation opening, but the model label is essential because the linked owner guide covers Profile Models 23, 25 and 26 together. Here the external dispenser handles chilled water, cubes and crushed ice. GE lists external controls with an actual-temperature display, so instructions for a plain internal dial would not describe the front of this particular refrigerator. Read the SKU on the cabinet before ordering a control part.
What the panel is telling you
A genuine alert for PSHS6VGXSS is Door Alarm. The exact product specifications list it, and the shared owner guide's dispenser page says that either door left open longer than three minutes can start an audible alarm; closing the door stops it. Page six also includes Door Alarm among the Set Features. The PDF gives different ways to activate the option on LCD and non-LCD versions. The GE product listing does not settle which interface style sits on every surviving PSHS6VGXSS unit, so follow the panel physically present instead of treating one drawing as universal. The three-minute timing and audible condition are common to both versions, and that is the verified signal here. If it sounds, examine both vertical door seals and items projecting from the food shelves. The alarm reports door position, not a compressor diagnostic code.
Storage and everyday use
The side-by-side arrangement changes how this model is loaded. GE lists a three-stack drawer system on the fresh-food side, four freezer baskets in total and three of those with full extension. That makes frequently used frozen goods easier to reach without clearing the entire freezer; it also means a basket should slide fully home before the tall freezer door is closed. Four fresh-food shelves can carry items above the drawers, but a protruding carton on a shelf may hold the door against its gasket and later trigger the alarm. The ice system is integrated with the door dispenser. This exact model also has a child lock, a dispenser light, Quick Ice and Precise Fill in its feature list. Precise Fill is for selecting a measured amount of water, not an error message. Compare a dispensing concern with these actual features before looking at the guide's optional-feature diagrams.
Care, temperatures and checks
For an initial temperature check, GE's owner instructions preset this family to 37°F in the fresh-food compartment and 0°F in the freezer, with approximately 24 hours allowed after an adjustment. An actual temperature shown on the external display can temporarily differ from a chosen set point, particularly after loading or a prolonged door opening. Close any door that caused Door Alarm, let the cabinet settle, and only then judge whether cooling remains abnormal. The guide describes a filter indicator, and this SKU's specification confirms one, but the LCD and non-LCD drawings can present filter status differently. Avoid assigning a particular screen message to this unit without seeing its panel. The useful order of checks is the door first, then temperature behavior and water or ice delivery, with the exact product-linked PDF beside the machine.
Verified model details
25.50 cu ft split across fresh-food and freezer sides.
Source for this detailEither door open over three minutes can sound Door Alarm.
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GE Profile™ ENERGY STAR® 25.6 Cu. Ft. Side-by-Side Refrigerator with Dispenser - PSHS6VGXSS - GE Appliances
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