GE 49-7142-1 Owner’s Manual & Installation Instructions

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~ Keep the airfilter clean. (See
instructions on page 5.)

~ For most efficient cooling, keep

vent in closed position except when
you want to exhaust air,smoke or
odors from the room.

~ Don’t let the room get too hot.

Whenever possible,turn the unit
on before the room heats up.When
heat is“stored up” inwalis,furniture,

rugs and draperies, your air condi­tioner takes longer to produce the
desired comfort condition.

@Keep windows and doors c!osed.

Cool, dry air escapeswhen they’re
open.

* Keep furnace floor registers and
cold air returns closed. Cold air
can easily escape through them.

s Don’t al[ow curtains, drapes,

blinds or otl~er items to block the
air discharge grille and restrict air
flow when the air conditioner is
operating.

e /~’s ~~s~ ~Q operate your air

conditioner at high speed during
exttemely hot w~ather.

Itisintended to helpyouoperate and
maintainyour new airconditioner
properly.

Keep it handyfor answersto your
questions.

If you don’t understandsomething
or need more help ...
Call,toll-free:

The GE Answer Center~

800.626.2000
consumer information service

or write (include your phone

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ConsumerAffairs

General Electric Company
Appliance Park

Louisville, KY40225

Write down the modeland
serialnumbers.

You’ll find them on a label behind
the room cabinet above the fan
opening.

These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration card that came with
your air conditioner. Before sending
in this card, please write these
numbers here:

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Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your air conditioner.

youreceivedadamagedair

conditioner,immediately contact

the dealer (or bui!der)that sold you
the air conditioner.

Savetimean’dmoney.
Beforeyourequestservice,check

the ProblemSolveron page6.It lists
minor causes of operating problems
that you can correct yourself.

ImportantSafety

Instructions

Read ail instructionsbefore

usingthis appliance.

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appliance, alwaysexercise basic
safety precautions, including the
following:

~ Usethisapp~ianceonlyfor its
intendedpurposeas described in

this Useand Care Book.

oThisairconditionermustbe
properlyinstalledin accordance

withthe installationInstructions

beforeit is used.

e NEVER USE AN EXTENSION

CORD WITH THIS APPLIANCE.

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INSTRUCTIONS

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operatingYourAir conditionercontrols

Temperature control

When you turn the temperature

control to the desired setting, the
thermostat will automaticaliycontrol
the temperature of the indoor air.

A comfortable temperature will be
maintained in most rooms when the
control is set midway in the normal

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range. For cooler temperatures,
turn the control to the right for
warmer temperatures, turn it to
the left.

Mastercontrols

OFF turns air conditioner off.
FANONLY permits fan operation

without cooling.
HIGH COOL provides high fan

speed plus cooling.
LOWCOOL permits low fan speed

plus cooling.

outside Aircontrol

When this control isset at VENT
CLOSED, the vent door isclosed
and only indoor air isfiltered, cooled
or heated, and circulated by the air
conditioner.

Turning the control to VENT OPEN
opens the vent door to allow some
outside air to enter the room, Hcw­ever, cooling or heating effective­ness is reduced when this control
isset at VENT OPEN, sowe suggest
you don’t keep it there long.

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Set TEMPERATURE CONTROL

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at desired comfofl level (usually
midway in the NORMAL range is

a good starting position).

2. Presseither the HIGH COOL or
LOWCOOL pushbutton, depending

on the level of cooling desired.

3. Set the OUTSIDE AIR control at
VENT CLOSED.

For outside airventilation

pluscooling

Follow steps 1and 2 at left, then
set the OUTSIDE Al Rcontrol at
VENT OPEN.

Foroutsideair ventilation

withoutcooling

1. Press FAN ONLY pushbutton.

2. Set OUTSIDE AIR control at
VENT OPEN.

Forair circulationand

filteringonly

1. Press FAN ONLYpushbutton.

2. Set OUTSIDEAl R control at

VENT CLOSED.

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User Maintenance instructions

e Cleaning your

air conditioner

Turnairconditioneroffandremove
plugfromwallrmeptac!e,orremove
fuses,orturnoff circuitbreakersat
powerpanelbefore cleaning.

If you live in an apartment, your

building management maywish to

provide these maintenance func­tions that are necessaryfor con­tinued peak operating efficiency

of your air conditioner.

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Wash room cabinet andcasefinish
with mild soap or detergent and

lukewarm water.

Areas Behind the
Room Cabinet

These areas may be vacuumed or
wiped with a damp cloth.

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These coils on the weather side of
the unit should be checked period­ically and cleaned if clogged with

dirt or soot from the atmosphere. If
extremely soiled, they may need to
be professionally steam cleaned,

aservice available through your
General Electric service outlet.

Cabinet& Case

Coils

AirFilter

The foam air filter behind the room
cabinet should bewashed at least
every 30 daysor asoften asitneeds
cleaning.

Access to the filter is obtained
bytilting the room cabinet out as
follows:

1. Lift, pull and lower.

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2. Position room cabinet against
stop brackets.

3. Reach in, graspfilter at center
tab and pull.

When tilted out, the room cabinet
can be removed, ifdesired, by lifting

it so the slots at the bottom of the
cabinet disengage from the hooks
at the bottom of the chassis.

Note: For Zoneline models installed

high in the wall, filter access is
through the bottom grille section of
the front discharge room cabinet.

Vacuumthe filter on the dirty
sideor washit with runningwater.

Runwater through from the cleaner

side of the filter to drive out accum-

ulated dust and lint. Shake to dry.

To replace air filter, position the

magnetic section of the filter onto

the solid center disc potiion of the
wire blower guard.

Note: The air conditioner should
not be operated without an air filter,
Replacement filters are available

from your General Electric Dealer,

Factory Service Cent@ror author­ized Customer Care@servicers.

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1. Position slots at bottom of room
cabinet onto hooks at bottom of
chassis.

2. Tiltroom cabinet inward,lift itand
position it so its stops are directly
behind the corresponding stops on

the chassis.

3. Lift the room cabinet, position
the top of it onto the front lip of the
top air discharge grille, and press it
down to secure it.

TheProblem Solver

If you have a problem, it maybe minor. You maybe able to correct

it yourself. Just use this Problem Solver to locate your problem and

then follow the suggested recommendations.

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* Powercord not pluggedin,fuse biownor circuit breakertripped.

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Air filter dirty;shouldbecleanedat leastevery 30 days.See instructionsabove.

@Roommayhave been very l~otwhen air conditioner was first turned on. Allow

time for it to cool down.

@Ventdoorcontrol maybesetat OPEN,allowing outsideairto enterthe room.

QThermostatclick,ametallicsound,maybe heardwhencompressorcyclesonandoff.

This is normal.

GFanruns continuouslywhen FanCycleSwitch issetat FANCONT. “Thisis normal.

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service.
Our Consumer

Services are designed with your needs and wants in mind.

WarrantyProtection

Yournewappliance is a well designed and engineered Seethe warranty on the back page of this book for
product. Before it left the factory, it went through
rigorous tests to detect manufacturing defects. And
you havea written warranty to protect you.

details.

Prompt Service at yourConvenience

Whether your appliance is in or out of warranty,
you’re just a phone call away from our nationwide
network of Factory TrainedService professionals.

Simply call our GE service organization. You’ll find

them in the White Pagesunder “General Electric
Company” or “General Electric Factory Service;’
and in the Yellow Pagesunder “General Electric
Customer CareRService.”

Service is scheduled at your convenience and the

technician drives a fully-stocked parts service truck
so that, in most cases,the repair can be completed
in one visit.

We’re proud of our service and wafit you to be
pleased, but if for some reason you are not happy
with the service you receive, here are three steps to
follow for further help.

FIRST,contact the people who serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT,if you are still not pleasedwrite all the details

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including your phone number to:

Manager,Consumer Relations
General Electric Company
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225

FINALLY,if your problem is still not resoived, write:

Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

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For do-it-yourselfers who would

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A program for do-it-yourself appliance repair,

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electric ranges, dishwashers, and standard

keep your appliance in good operating

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now. And, ‘you’ll receive service from

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FULLONE”YMRWARRANTY

For one year from date of original
purchase,we will provide, free of
charge, parts and
your home to repairor replace any

part of the room airconditioner

that fails because of a manufac­turing defect.

FULL FIVE-YEARWARRANTY
For five years from date of original

purchase,we will provide, free of

charge, a replacement compressor
and service labor to diagnose and
replace
because of a manufacturing

For each of the abovewarranties:

Transportation expense to and
from a service shop and shop
service labor if required will be free
of charge.

eService trips to your home to
teach you how to use the product.

Read yourUse and Care matOrial.

If you

about operating the product,

please contact your dealer or our

Consumer Affairs office at the
address

The GE Answer CenterT~l

800.626.2000
consumer information service

~ improper installation.

If you havean installation problem
or if the air conditioner is of improp­er cooling or heating capacity for

the intended use contact your
dealer or installer. Youare
responsible for providing adequate
electrical connecting facilities.

any compressor that faiIs

then have any questions

below,or call, toll free:

service labor in

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This warranty is extended to the
original purchaserand any succeed-

ing owner for products purchased

for use in the 48 mainland states,

Hawaii and Washington, D.C,In
Alaska the warranty is the same
except that it is LIMITEDbecause
you must pay to ship the product
to the service shop or for the
service technicians travel costs to
yo~!rhome.

All ;~~arrantyservice will be provided
by our Factory Service Centers or
by our authorized Customer Care@
servicers during normal working
hours.

Look in the White or Yellow Pages
of your telephone directory for
GENERALELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERALELECTRICFACTORY
SERVICE,GENERAL ELECTRIC­HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE or
GENERALELECTRICCUSTOMER
CARE@SERVICE.

s Replacement of house fuses

or resetting of circuit breakers.

@In commercial locations labor

necessary to move the unit to a

location

service by an individual technician.

s Failure of the product resulting
from modifications to the product
or due to unreasonable use includ-

ing failure to provide reasonable
and necessary maintenance.

o Damage to the product caused
by improper power supply voltage,
accident, fire, floods or acts
of God.

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Some slates do not allow the exclusion or Iim!tation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion

may not apply to you. This warranty gives yo[~sf)ecific legal rights, arid you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

To I<nowwhat your legal ri(jh[s are

In yo~]rstate. consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state”s Attorney General.

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