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Field manual · Refrigerator

Café CYE22TP counter-depth French-door refrigerator with hot water dispenser (CYE22TP2MS1 / CYE22TP3MD1 / CYE22TP4MW2): quick sheet

Covers: Café (GE Appliances) CYE22TP** 36-inch counter-depth French door, 22.1-22.2 cu ft: CYE22TP2MS1 (stainless, brushed stainless handles), CYE22TP3MD1 (matte black) and CYE22TP4MW2 (matte white, brushed bronze). The Café site says the model is no longer manufactured; years approx. 2019-2025 (inferred from listings). For build-date reading see the guide find-model-and-serial-number-on-any-appliance.

Cross-checkedBrands: Café, GE9 components

Café's counter-depth French door on the same body as the GE GYE22 (same dimensions and TwinChill dual-evaporator layout), adding a hot water dispenser with selectable temperatures, Precise Fill (measured water), in-door controls and a full-width temperature drawer with colored LED. Treat it as a GE TwinChill French door for cooling diagnosis, plus the hot water tank and its controls. See also GE Monogram & Café: what differs from standard GE.

Safety first

  • Unplug the refrigerator (or switch off its circuit) before removing panels, the machine-compartment cover or any harness.
  • Close the water supply before working on the inlet valve, filter head or door water lines; keep towels down.
  • Sealed system (compressor, condenser, evaporator tubing, refrigerant): diagnosis only. Charging, brazing or opening the system is EPA 608 work for a certified technician.
  • Never chip ice off the evaporator with tools; a punctured tube vents refrigerant and ends the repair.
  • Defrost heaters and metal frames get hot; let them cool before handling.
  • Get help moving the unit: these refrigerators weigh well over 300 lb.
  • The hot water dispenser can scald; disable it before working on the dispenser or tank.

How it works

TwinChill: separate evaporator and fan for the fresh food and for the freezer.

Door ice maker in the left fresh-food door feeds the exterior dispenser (ice and water).

The hot water feature heats a small amount of filtered water in a tank before dispensing; the user selects the temperature on the dispenser panel. Precise Fill meters a set volume.

Water passes an RPWFE-type filter first (retailer lists RPWFE or XWFE; the compartment label decides).

Frost Guard defrost on a schedule set by the main control.

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Official manufacturer documentation

Always confirm values against the tech sheet for the exact model.

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