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maintainyournewair conditioner

properly.
Keepithandy for answersto your

questions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething
or need more help, write (include

yourphone number):
ConsumerAffairs

GE Appliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY 40225

writedownthemodel

andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemonalabelbehindthe
front grille on the left-hand side of
the air dischargeduct. (Seepage 6.)

These numbers are also on the

Consumer Product Ownership
RegistrationCard that came with
yourairconditioner.Beforesending

in thiscard, please write these
numbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

@Reyairor replace immediately

ail elwtrie Setice cQr& that
have become frayedor otherwise

dam~ged, Do notuseacord that
showscracks or abrasiondamage
aIOngitslength or at either the
plug or connector end.

~Keeptheairfilterclean. (See

instructionson page6.)
@Formostefficientcooling,keep

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theventcontrolin the CLOSE
positionexceptwhen youwantto
exhaustair, smokeor odorsfrom
the room.

~Don’tlet theroomget too

hot. Wheneverpossible,turn the
unitonbeforetheroomheatsup.
When heat is “stored up” in walls,
furniture, rugsanddraperies, your
air conditionertakeslongerto
producethedesiredcomfort
condition,

~Keep windowsand doors
closed. Cool, dry air escapes
when they’reopen.

@Keepfirnace floor registersand
cold air returns closed. Cold air
can easily escapethroughthem.

@Don’tlet drapesor furnitureblock

the front of theunitand restrictair _.
flowwhen itis operating.

~It’sbesttooperateyour air
conditionerathighspeed during
extremely hotweather.

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@Keep the outdoorcondenser coil
clean. (See page 6.)

@Turn the air conditioneroff
beforevacationsor extended
absences from home.

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

Immediately contact the dealer
(or builder) that sold youthe air

conditioner.

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protectedwith a 15amp timedelay
fuseorcircuitbreaker.

Thepowercordon these modelshas

a three-prong(grounding)plugthat
mateswitha standardthree-prong
(grounding)walloutlet(Fig. 1)to

minimizethepossibilityofelectric
shockhazard fromtheseappliances.

PREFERRED “

METHOD

in

Fig. 1

Where a standardtwo-prongwall

outlet isencountered, it isyour
personaJresponsibilityandobligation
tohaveit replaced with a properly

grounded three-prong walloutlet.

DO

Nm,UNDZR ANY

CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT
OR REMOVE THE THRD

(GROUND) PRONG YROIVI

THE POWER CORD.

230/208-vo~tmodeis require their

l)wnsingle branch circuit supplying
230/208-volta.c., protected with a
tiinedelay fuse or circuit breaker.

This is recommended for best
performance and to prevent
overloading house wiring circuits,
which could cause a possible fire

I-lazardfrom overheating wires.

The power cord on t}]esc~llodsls
I]asa 2301208-volt~]erpendicularl

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GROUNiJEXISTS

BEFORE USE

230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor largetandemtypewall
outlet. Thesetypesof outletsare
availableatmosthardwarestores.

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230/208-VOl.T

PERPENDICULARTYPE WALLOUTLET

LINECORDPLUG

REQUIRES20 AMP TIMEDELAYFUSE

ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION

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230/208-VOLT MATCHING

TANDEMTYPE

LINE CORDPLUG

REQUIRES15AMP TIMEDELAYFUSE

ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION

2301208-VOLT

LARGETANDEMTYPE WALLOUTLET

LINECORDPLUG

REQUIRES30 AMP TIME DELAYFUSE

ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION

Whether your airconditioner isa

U5-voItor a 230/208-voltunit, it

is imporhnt to

outletandcircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianif thereis
anydoubtastowhetheraproper

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Becauseofpotential safety hazards

under certain conditions, we
strongly recommend against use
of an adapterplRBgaHowever,
ifyoustillelect to use an adapter,
where local codes permit, a

TE~tiPORAl?YCONNE~ION
lnaybe ~rnadeto a properly grounded
two-prongwail outlet byuse of a
UL listed adapter (Fig. 2) available

at most local l?ardwarestores.

TEMPORRRYMETHOD

Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththelargerslot inthewall
outletto provideproper polarity in
the connectionofthepower cord.

CAUTION: Attachingthe adapter
groundterminalto walloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundthe applimce
urdesscoverscrewis metal, and not
insulated,andwalloutletis grounded
throughhouse wiring. Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electrician to makesure the outlet
isproperlygrounded.

men &omwbg the pwu?rCord
from the adapter, alwayshold the

adapter with one hand. If this is not
done, theadapterground terminalis
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.

should the adapter gB”ound
te~~in~~b~~~k,DO

~mUSEthe

applianceuntilaproperground
hasagainbeenesmblished.

use Ofetiension corm

Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsunder certain conditions,
westrongly recomend agtimt the

useof

anetiensioncord.However,

ifyoustillelect tousean extension
cord, itisabsolutelynecessary that
itbe a UL listed 3-wire grou~~dir]g
type appliance extensioncord and
that the current carrying r~tingof
the cord in amperes be equal to or
greater than the branch circuit size
shown on the rating nameplate of
the appliance. Such extension cords
are obtainable through your local
service organization.