GE ACD09L, ACD21D, ACD14A, ACS15D, ACD15D Use and Care Guide

...

Contents

RoomAk CondYioner

Adapter Plug Air Direction

Appliance Registration Care and Cleaning

Air Filter Condenser Coils

Grilles & Cabinet

Control Settings 4 Electrical Requirements

Energy-Saving Tips Extension Cords

Grounding

Models ACD09L ACD21D

ACD14A ACS15D ACD15D ACS18D ACD18D ACS24D

3 5

2 6

6 6

3 2

3 3

Model and Serial Numbers Problem Solver

Repair Service Safety Instructions

User Maintenance Instructions 6

Warrantv

GEAmwer

Center

Back Cover

80~6262000

2 7

7 2

GEAppiances

Help us

Importint Safety

help you...

Before using your air conditioner, read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new air conditioner properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your questions.

If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number):

Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label behind the front grille on the left side wall of the air discharge duct, visible through the louvers.

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:

Model Number

Serial Number

Instructions

Read all instructions before

Wing

this appliance.

When using this appliance, always exercise basic safety precautions,

including the following:

● Use this appliance only for

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book.

● This air conditioner must be

properly installed in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used. See

instructions on page 3.

●

Never unplug your

by pulling on the power cord.

Always grip plug firmly and pull straight out from the receptacle.

● Repair or replace immediately

all eleetric service cords that have

beeome frayed or otherwise

damaged. Do not use a cord that

shows cracks or abrasion damage along its length or at either the plug or connector end.

SAVE

as described in

T~E

grounding

air

conditioner

INSTRUCTIONS

Energy-saving tips

● Keep the air filter clean. (See

instructions on page 6.)

●

For most efficient cooling, keep the vent control in the closed position except when you want to allow a small amount of outdoor air to enter the room or 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” in walls,

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

●

Keep windows and doors

closed. Cool, dry air escapes

when they’re open.

● Keep furnace floor registers and

cold air returns closed. Cold air can easily escape through them.

●

Don’t let drapes or furniture block

the front of the unit and restrict air

flow when it is operating.

●

It’s best to operate your air

conditioner at high speed during extremely hot weather.

●

Keep the outdoor condenser coil

clean. (See page 7.)

● Turn the air conditioner off

before vacations or extended

absences from home.

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

If you received a damaged air conditioner . . .

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold it to you.

Save time and money. Before you request service . . .

Check the Problem Solver on page 7. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

.—

Electrical

SafetY—IMPORTANT... pleaSe

Read Carefully.

How to connect electricity

For personal safety, this appliance must be properly grounded.

Electrical requirements

U5-volt

volt a.c., 60 hz grounded outlet

protected with a 15 amp time delay

fuse or circuit breaker.

The power cord on these a three-prong (grounding) plug that mates with a standard three-prong (grounding) wall outlet (Fig. 1) to minimize the possibility of electric shock hazard from these appliances.

Where a standard two-prong wall outlet is encountered, it is your personal responsibility and to have it replaced with a properly grounded three-prong wall outlet.

230/208-volt

own single branch circuit supplying 230/208-volt a.c., protected with a time This is recommended for best performance and to prevent overloading house wiring circuits, which could cause a possible fire hazard from overheating wires.

~he

has a 230/208-volt perpendicular, tandem or large tandem type plug that mates respectively with a

models require a

115/120-

models

PREFERRED METHOD

p–.:

Fig. 1 ‘

‘>

‘

..,Y

INSURE PROPER

GROUNO

EXISTS

BEFORE USE

~bligation

N~,

UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR

REMOm

(GROUND) PRONG

THE THIRD

~OM

THE POWER CORD.

models

delay

fuse or circuit breaker.

require their

power cord on these models

has

230/208-volt perpendicular, tandem or large tandem type wall outlet. These

tv~es

of outlets are

available at most hardware stores.

230/208-VOLT

PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 20 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER

230/208-VOLT

TANOEM

TYPE

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 15 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

-e

230/208-VOLT

LARGE TANDEM TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE

CORO

PLUG

REQUIRES 30 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

Whether your air conditioner is a 115-volt or a 230/208-volt unit, it

importint

to have the outlet and circuit checked by a qualified electrician if there is any doubt as to whether a proper ground

exisk.

Use of adapter plug

(U5-volt modek

Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we

strongly recommend against use of an adapter plug.

if you still elect to use an adapter, where local codes permit, a TEMPORARY may be made to a properly grounded two-prong

UL listed adapter (Fig. 2) available

at most local hardware stores.

wall

outlet by use of a

MATCHING

PROTE~lON

MATCHING

WALL OUTLET

●

MATCHING

wall

only)

However,

CONNE~ION

TEMPORARY METHOD

(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT

PERMITTEOINCANADA)

Fig. 2

The

larger

slot in the

aligned-with the larger

BEFORE USE

adaDter

sl~t

must be

in the wall

outlet to provide proper polarity in the connection of the power cord.

CAUTION: Attaching the adapter

ground terminal to

wall

outlet cover screw does not ground the appliance

unless

cover screw is metal, and not

insulated, and wall outlet is grounded

through house wiring. You should have the circuit checked by a

qudifid

electrician to make sure the outlet

is properly grounded.

When disconnecting the power cord from the adapter,

always hold the adapter with one hand. If this is not done, the adapter ground terminal is very likely to break with

repeati

use.

Should the adapter ground

terminal break, DO

USE the

appliance until a proper ground

has again been established.

Use of

etiension

cords

Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions,

strongly recommend against the

use of an extension cord.

if you

still elect

to use an extension

However,

cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a

UL listed 3-wire grounding

type appliance extension cord and that the current carrying rating of the cord in amperes be equal to or greater than the branch circuit size shown on the rating nameplate of the appliance.

+ 5 hidden pages

GE ACD09L, ACD21D, ACD14A, ACS15D, ACD15D Use and Care Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual