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Installation

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YOU

Before using your air

conditioner, read

book

areftiy.

It is intended to help you operate and

mainti

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

your new air

Write

dom he

serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label above the power cord at its exit point from the case.

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

Mdel

Numkr

Serial

Numbr

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

YOU

WED SERWCE

dso

model and

on the

Eyou ~eived

a damaged

air conditioner...

Immediately contact the (or builder) that sold you the air conditioner.

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

Cheek the Problem Solver of this guide. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

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To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this guide.

We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you further help.

HRST,

appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.

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contact the people who serviced your

here are three steps to follow for

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if you are still not pleased, write dl the

details-including your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

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Major Appliance Consumer 20 North

Chicago, ~

if your problem is still not resolved, write:

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E~RGY-SA~G

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● Keep the air filter clean.

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For most efficient cooling, keep the Ventilation

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

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Don’t let the room get too hot.

turn the unit on before the room heats up. is “stored up” in walls, furniture,

Wenever

possible,

Men

mgs and draperies,

heat

your air conditioner takes longer to produce the desired comfort condition.

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Keep windows and doors closed. Cool, dry air

escapes when they’re open.

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Keep furnace floor registers and cold air returns

closed. Cold air can easily escape through them.

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Don’t let drapes or

fimiture

block the front of the

unit and restrict air flow when it is operating.

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It’s best to operate your air conditioner at high

speed during extremely hot weather.

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Keep the outdoor coil clean.

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the air conditioner off before vacations or

extended absences from home.

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CONTROLS

SELECTOR

Selector

OFF turns air conditioner off.

*LOW FAN

speed

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speed operation without cooling.

*HIGH FAN

speed operation without cooling.

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Switch mt b in

LOW COOL permits cooling with low fan speed operation.

medium fan speed operation. HIGH COOL permits cooling

with high fan speed operation.

Stitch

~rmits low fan

operation

FAN permits medium fan

COOL permits cooling with

without cooling.

petits

operation,

high fan

NOMMpositwn.

Enew saver

THERMOSTAT

~emostat

When you turn the Thermostat Control to the desired setting, the thermostat will automatically control the temperature of the indoor air. The higher the number selected, the cooler the indoor air will be.

Control

OPEN

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CLOSED

VENTILATION

Venttiation

When you move the Ventilation

Contr61

is closed and only the air inside the

room will be circulated and conditioned. Moving the control to OPEN opens the vent door, allowing a small amount of indoor air to be exhausted from the room.

However, cooling effectiveness is reduced when this control is set at OPEN, so we suggest you don’t keep it there hot, humid weather.

Control

to CLOSED, the vent door

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The Energy Saver Switch controls the fan operation. When it’s in the

NOWAL

in the SAVE position, the fan will automatically cycle on and off with the compressor.

Saver Stitch

position,

the

fan will circulate

rmm

air continuously. When it’s

Freezing up

If you notice that your air conditioner is not cooling as it should, it may be that ice has formed on the cooling coils. The ice blocks air flow and stops

the unit from cooling the room. This that most often occurs at night when the Thermostat is set at a higher number and the Selector is set on LOW COOL.

To correct the condition, set the Selector at HIGH FAN or HIGH COOL and move the

~errnostat

to the warmest setting.

‘tieezing

up” is a temporary condition

NORMAL

ENERGY

SAVE

MVER

Outside air

temperature

dropping

For Normal

Set the Selector Switch at HIGH COOL.

2. Set the desired number good

s-g

temperature is not satisfactory after a reasonable time, set

~ermostit

number for a cooler room or at a lower number for a warmer room.

Coobg

~ermostat

Control at a higher

Control at the

(usudy

position). If room

5-7 is a

the

Set the Energy Saver Switch at

NOW

fan operation or at SAVE position to automatically cycle the fan on and off with the compressor.

4. Set the Ventilation Control at CLOSED except for brief periods when you want to exhaust room air to the outside.

position for continuous

For Quieter Operation

Set the Selector Switch at LOW COOL position.

2. ~m the

When the the Fan is set on low speed, moisture may freeze on the coils and prevent the unit from cooling. If this happens, set the

~ermostat

For

During the cooler evening hours, we recommend that you set quiet operation and the (5 or 6). Set the Ventilation Energy Saver Switch at NO

~ermostat

Control to a lower number.

Ni@ttime

tie Selator

Control to the desired number.

Control is set on 9 or 10

Fan

at high speed and set the

Operation

Switch at LOW COOL for very

~ermostat

Control at mid-range

Contil

at CLOSED and the

or SAVE position.

For Maximum

Set the Selector Switch at HIGH COOL.

the

~errnostat

to 10.

3. Set the Ventilation Control at CLOSED.

4. Set the Energy Saver Switch at the

NO~AL

3. Set the Ventilation Control at CLOSED.

4. Set the Energy Saver Switch at the

NO~AL

NO~:

position, changes in the sound level maybe more noticeable than when it’s at

For Extreme

For greatest economy and best performance, we suggest you set the Selector Switch at HIGH COOL in extremely hot weather.

position.

When the Energy Saver Switch is at the SAVE

the NO~AL

Temperatu~

Coohg

Control

position.

To Adjust Air Direction

Up and

Separate are controlled by fingertip pressure on the louvers.

~ey

straight out.

don

btis

of up-and-down air direction louvers

regulate air

dischuge

upward, downward or

Side to side

OFF

CIRCUWRE

Some models have a Circulaire Switch. For fixed side-to-side air direction, slide the Circulaire Switch to ON until the air is want, then move it to OFF.

For continuous side-to-side air circulation, set the Circulaire Switch to ON and leave it there.

For models without the Circulaire feature, adjust the side-to-side air direction by using the levers on both sides of the louvers. Pull the lever outward as you

move it side to side.

blowing

in the direction

you

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