Before using your air conditioner,
read this guide
It
til
help you operate and maintain your new air
mnditioner
Keep it handy for answers to your questions.
If you don’t understand something or need
more help,
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properly.
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hours a day,
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7 days
a week
If you received a damaged air
conditioner...
Immediately contact the
you the air conditioner.
deder
(or builder) that sold
OPEM~G
@atures
Themostat
Your model may look different.
Control
~ERMOSTAT
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Write
dom
the model and serial numkm.
They are on a label on the frame of the air conditioner
behind the front
They are
Registration
@le.
dso
on the Consumer Product Ownership
tid
Before sending in this
numbers here:
Model Number:
Seri&
Number:
Use these numbers any time you d or write us about
your air conditioner.
YO~
CO=OLS
and appearance W vary)
Selector Switch
Your model may look different.
Low fan
No cooling
or
~~~~ed\
Heting
timed
fen speed
Heting
high fan
spee+SEK~OR
he~ng
LW
■
-T
—
~
speed—
Mm
-T
■
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‘“
@
that came with your air conditioner.
car~
please write these
High fan
\~
No
~H/or ‘m’;ooling
‘F~,W/~;~~Od
~L
■
MED
cm
m
— Cooling with
HKH
cm
spee+
wo!ing
Cooling
WW
—
high fan speed
med
fan speed
Ventilation Control
The Vent
behind the front
CLOSE,
can be
men
can be
~ntrol
ody
cirdated
is located
me. men
set at
the air inside the room
and conditioned
set at OPEN, some indoor air
etiusted
from the room.
!
To adjust the air direction
*
‘Z’:’md
9
VENT
CLOSE
OPEN
Fan Switch
The Fan Switch is
l~ted
panel. To reach it, you
need to remove the front
@le,
control panel.
under the control
knobs and the
me
and off when
moling
HCLE
n
t
fan
~des
on
or
headng.
Remove the front grille
to adjust the louvers
side-toside.
❑
me
fan runs
~1 tie
Com
f
time.
For normal heating
Select either
~D HW
THERMOSTAT
or HIGH
(on some
=.
SELE~OR
m
HIGH
HUT
mtie~)
m
For normal cooling
Select either
■
■
8
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~D
COOL or HIGH COOL.
THERMOSTAT
/i
i\
SELE~OR
■
%
}
m
.6=
■
■
m
HffiH
cmL
g
MED
COOL
For
mtium
THERMOSTAT
1.
heattig(onwmemtiek)
SELE~OR
■
1
)=
■
■■
HffiH
H=T
m
For nighttime operation
THERMOSTAT
(“i
6
“)
SELE~OR
m
8
■
m
For matimum cooling
THERMOSTAT
H
■
■
IU
SELE~OR
■
HIGH
WOL
For quieter operation
■
..&.
SELE~OR
m
■
THERMOSTAT
0:
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{
1
e:
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Ar
circulation and filtering only
Select either LOW F~ or HIGH F~ for air
circdation
and filtering.
SELECTOR
m
;g
■
~&H
For ventilation
me
heating or cooling effect is reduced
vent is OPEN.
VENT
OPEN
D
Use open vent
pos~on
for
exhaust
@r
D
Close vent
to filter end
rearculate ~r
(contied ntipage)
when the
VENT
CLOSE
3
u
Heat pump models
OPEWmG
YO~ COmOLS
(~ntinued)
On heat pump
provided by the electric heater in the air conditioner instead of by the heat pump.
Freetig
H
you notice that your air
ice has formed on the
from cooling the room. This
often occurs at night when the
Selector is set on
To correct the condition, set the Selector at HIGH F~ or HIGH COOL
with the Thermostat at 1 or 2.
Gfile
Turn the air conditioner off and remove the plug from
the
&
wdl
oudet before cleaning.
model-when
up
LOW
mbinet
A
the outdoor temperature is lower than
mnditioner
mIing mm.
“freetig
~errnostat
COOL
35°F.,
is not cooling as it
The ice blocks
up” is a temporary condition that most
is set on the
shodd
air flow
and stops the unit
mld=t
setting and the
it may be that
Condenser
The coils on the weather side of the air conditioner
should be checked regularly. If they are clogged with
dirt or soot they maybe
a
sewim avafiable
heat is
Inside air
unamfotile
cofls
through your GE service outlet.
feels
professiotily
Outside
temperature
steam cleaned
~r
dropping
Use water and a mild detergent.
M
filter (appearance may vary)
The air falter behind the front grille
checked and cleaned at least every 30 days or morecleaning or to make the model and
often if
On some models,
grab
CIean
light dust. It
Replawi$ making sure the word
neussary.
tie
tab and pull up.
the filter
m dso
Front
grille
filter
‘m
with a vacuum cleaner to remove
be washed in
DO NOT use
or
abrasties.
shodd
On
otier models, grab
tie
tab and pull down.
-
FRO~
is facing you.
blead
be
.*
4
soapy water.
Front
The front grille can be removed for more thorough
accessible.
To
griUe
removal
(appearance may vav)
4
send
numbers
IMPORT~T: Uave
OWNER: Keep these instructions for future use.
these instructions with the appliance.
Electrical
For personal safety,
properly
wounded.
tfi ak
Safety—I~ORTMT...
conditioner must be
Electrical requirement
●
Do not change the plug on the power cord of this
air
mnditioner.
●
Follow
ordinan~.
●
Auminurn
mnsdt
me
grounded
or circuit
me
plug that mates with a standard 3-prong
outiet @ig.
h-d
M
the wd
plan to use is
2-prong
persod responsibtity
to have it replaced with a
properly
3-prong
me 230~-volt modeh
circuit supplying
delay
performance and to prevent overloading house wiring
cireui@
overheating
me
perpenditiar, tandem or
plugs into the same type
are avtiable at most hardware stores.
natiod eleetrid eodea
house
a
q~fied
115-volt
outiet proteeted
brAer.
power cordon these models has a 3-prong
1) to
from these air
outiet
oufle~
groundd
wti
fuse or circuit breaker. ~ is
which
power
wrd
wiring may
electrician.
modek
require a
with a 15-amp time delay fuse
~
mnditioners.
you
ody
a
it is your
ouflet
require their own
230~&volt ac., proteeted
eotid muse
wir=.
on these
large
or ld coda and
prmnt
special
115/l~volt a.c., ~ W
@ounding) @
the
possibfity
a possible
modek
has a
tandem-type plug that
wrdl outiet. ~ese
of
eleetric
sin@e
with a time
remmmended
tie hud
230~-volt
types of
problem
bounding)
branch
from
shock
for best
outiets
Please Read Carefully
Use
of adapter plug
Because of potential safety
conditions, we
an adapter plug. However, if you
adapter, a temporary
ld
codes permit. Use a
most
lod
wdl ouflet
have the circuit checked by a qualified
make sure
men
you put the adapter
plug into the WM
make sure the
goes into the larger
provides the proper polarity
in the
mnnection
power cord For proper
grounding, you must
screw the
outie~
using the
M~ON:
Screwing the adapter to the rover screw W not ground
the air
anditioner urdess:
1.
me
oudet
the house
2. me rover screw is
men bnneeting
always hold the adapter with one hand
plug with the other hand
ground
Shotid
tea
the adapter ground
DO NOT USE
ground has
U*
of
e~mion
Beeause
conditions, we
efinsion
etiension
~bted
cord. me current-carrying rating of the cord in amperes
must be
shown on the rating
of
cord. However, if you
eor~ it is absolutely
3-wire grounding type
eqti
stron~y
hardware stores and make sure the 2-prong
is properly grounded
the
outlet is properly grounded.
oude~
lqer
prong
of the
a&pter
to the
outiet
is
abeady
wirin
g; and
the power cord from the
is likely to break with repeated use.
tie
air conditioner unti a proper
again
been
potentird
safety
stron~y rewmmend
to or greater than the branch circuit
namephte
(115-vo]t
huards
remrnrnend against the use of
mnneetion
~listti adapte~ avtiable
dot.
This
dso
rover screw.
grounded through
meti
and not
H
this is not done, the adapter
models
under
stfll
maybe made where
Fig.
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(~wm
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ody)
wrtain
choose to use an
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@
mmmw
WRW~
mm-w
adapte~
wMe
palling the
terrnind b-
estabkhd
cords
h~ds
under
~rtain
against the use of an
sti
choose to use an
neeessary
of the air
that it be a
apptiee e~nsion
mnditioner.
at
shotid
to
Q
sti
)
~ether
volt unit it is important to have the wdl
cheeked
to whether a proper ground
your air conditioner is a 115-volt or a
by a
1
qtiified elwtrieian
I
if there is any doubt as
etits.
oudet
and circuit
230/208-
5
—
QUES~ONS?
Things that are
You may hear a pinging noise
caused by water being picked up
and thrown against the condenser on
rainy days or when the humidity is
high. This design feature helps
remove moisture and improve
efficiency.
You may hear the thermostat
click when the compressor cycles
on and off.
PROBLEM
nomal
with this air conditioner
DRIP
b
Water will collect in the base pan during
high humidity or on rainy days. The water
oveflow
may
side of the unit.
The fan runs continuously when the
Selector Switch is in the COOL=
or FAN position or the Fan Switch is set
at CONT.
THE PROBLEM SOLVER
]
POSSIBLE CAUSE
and drip from the outdoor
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Caution must be
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—
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WARRAN~
HT
IS COWRED
COND~lONER
FUU
ONE-YEAR
For one year from date of original
purchase, we will provide, free of
charge, parts and on-site
labor to repair or
of the room air conditioner that
fails because of a manufacturing
defeti.
LIMITED FWE-YEAR WARRANTY
For
tie yem
original
Merge,p- and on-site
free of
seM.oe
Wrto re~.r
anypatiofthe Sasladreti.gersting
system (the
evaporator and dl
tubing) that fails
man-ring
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,
1
WARRAN~
replaoe anypati
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purtiase, we will
mmpr=r, mndenser,
d=
date of
or
mnneoting
-use
replaoe
is needed to obtain
under warran~.
This warranty is extended to
the original purchaser and any
setim
protide,
of a
su-eding
purchased for use in the 48
mainland states, Hawaii and
Washington,
warranty is the same except that
is LIMITED
to ship the produd to the
shop
or for the service technician’s
travel
All warran~
provided by our
Centers
Customer
normal working hours.
Should your
servioe,
or beyond,
(800-432-2737).
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In Alaska the
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To
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If
Manager+onsumer
●
Improper installation.
H
you have an installation problem,
or if the air
moling or heating
intended use,
mnditioner .S
oapacity
mntaot your
of improper
for the
d~er
or
installer. You are responsible for
providing adequate
mnn~ng
● Repla~ment of fuses or
facilities.
eletiiml
resetting of circuit breakers.
● In mmmercialIomtions laborWARRANTOR IS NOT
necessary to move the unit to a
Iooation
sewim
where it is accessible for
by an individual technician.
Iimtition
of
spetic
incide~
Iegd rights, end you may dso have other rights
or
mnsequetid
Iod
or state consumer
damages, so the
●
Failure of the produd resulting
from modifications to the
due to unreasonable use including
failure to provide reasonable and
n~ry
● Failure due to mrrosion on
models not
● Damage to the produd
maintenance.
corrosion-proteded.
by improper power supply voltage,
awident, fire, floods or a- of God,
RESPONSIBLE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
~ove lim~on
whiti
~rs offi~
or your state’s
vary from state to state.
Momey
Warrantor: General Electric Company
Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, ~ 40225
produot
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or exclusion
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