GE ALA15D, ALM15D, ALM18D, AVM24D Use and Care Manual
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@Don’t
hot. Wheneverpossible, tuti the
unit on beforethe room heats up.
When heatis “storedup” ~ wails,
furniture, rugs tindd~aperies,your
tiirconditioner Mkeslongerto
produce thedesired comfort
conditiun.
@Keep windowsand doors
clos$d. Cool, dry air escapes
WhC~ they’reopen.
* Keep furnace floor registers and
cold air returns closed. Cold air
can easily escape through them.
lettheroom get too
Helpus
It isintendedtc help youoperate
and inainlainyournew air
conditionerproperly.
Keepithandy foranswerstoyour
questions.
If youdon’tunderstandsomething
or needmore help,write (include
yourphone number):
Consumer Affairs
General Electric Company
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
writedownthemodei
andSeyialnumbers.
You’llfind themon a label behind
the frontgrille onthe left-handside
oftheair dischargeduct. Seepage6.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
RegistrationCard that came with
yourair conditioner,Beforesending
in thiscard, please write these
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your airconditioner.
When usingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthe following:
@use this appliaRlceOtinlyfor ifi
intended!purpose asdescribed in
thisUse andCare Book.
@This airconditioner mustbe
properly installed
with the Ins@]latioBlInstructions
before it is used. Seegrounding
instructionson page 3.
@~~v~rmplug yow ah eontitioner
by pulling on the power cord.
Alwaysgrip plug firmly and pull
straightout from thereceptacle.
~Repair or replace immediately
all electric service Cordsthat
have become frayed or otherwise
damaged. Do notuse a cord that
showscracks orabrasion damage
alongitslength or at either the
plug or connector end.
inaccordance
SAVETHmE
INSTRUCTIORJS
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Immediately contact the dealer
(or builder) that soldyou the air
conditioner.
thk apptiancemwt be
properly grounded.
Electrical requirement@
U5-voltmodels requirea 115/120-
volt a.c., 60 hzgroundedoutlet
protectedwith a 15amp time delay
fuseor circuitbreaker.
Thepowercord on thesemodelshas
a three-prong (grounding)plugthat
mateswith astandard three-prong
(grounding)walloutlet (Fig. 1)to
minimizethe possibilityof electric
shockhazard from these appliances.
PREFERRED
METHOD
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INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
Fig. 1
Where a standardtwo-prongwail
outiet is encountered, it isyour
personalresponsibilityandobligation
tohave itreplaced with a properly
grounded three-prong wailoutlet.
DO ~~, ~m~~ AW
cmcuR4sTANcEs, CUT
OR REMOVE THE THmD
(G~auND) PE?ONGFRorti
THn POWER cow.
230/2G8-voltmodels require their
own single branch circuit supplying
230/208-voita.c., protected with a
time delay fuse or circuit breaker.
This is recomnlendcd for best
performance and to prevenl
t~verl{}adinghouse wiring circuits,
which could cause a possible fire
htizardfrom overheating wires.
Tile~lowercordon these models
BEFOREUSE
230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor large tandemtype wall
outlet.These typesofoutletsare
availableat mosthardwarestores.
W@
230/208-VOLT
PERPENDICULARTYPE WALLOUTLE-I
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES20 AMP TIME DELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTE~lON
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2301208-VOLT
TANDEMTYPE
LINE CORDPLUG
REQUIRES15AMP TIME DELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION
2301208-VOLT MATCHING
LARGETANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES30 AMPTIME DELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION
Whether your air conditioner isa
u5-voBtor a 230/208-volt unit, it
is importint to
outlet a~ndcircuit checked by a
qualified electrician if there is
any doubt
as to whether a proper
ground exis~.
Because ofpotential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we
strongly recommend against Wse
of an adapter plug. However,
ifyou stillelect to use an adapter,
wl}erelocal codes permit, a
~~~dp~~~~y c~~~~~~~~
may be made to aproperly g~ounded
two-pr~ng walloutlet by use of a
UL listedadaptsr (Fig. 2) available
at 1210stlocal !~ardwarestores.
MATCHING
MATCHING
WALLOUTLET
mm
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o
have the wall
TEMPOHAR~METHOEI
(Al)APTEnPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA)
ALIGNLARGE
PRONGS/SLOTS ~
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BEFOREUSE
Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththelargerslotinthewall
outletto provideproper polarityin
theconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION: Attachingthe adapter
groundterminal to
wd~i outletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unless coverscrewismetal, and not
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhouse wiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electrician to makesure theoutlet
isproperly grounded.
men
&omWt@ the pwer cord
from the adapter,
alwaysholdthe
adapterwith onehand. If this is not
done, the adapter ground terminal is
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.
Should the
terminal break, DO N~ USE the
appliance until
has
again been eshblishedo
adapter ground
a proper ground
useOfefiemsiom cor~
Becauseof potential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
westrongly recomend agati$ the
use of
an extension cord. However,
ifyoustill elect to usean extension
cord, it is absolutelynecessary that
itbe a UL listed 3-wire grounding
type appliance extension cord and
that thecurrent 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. SLlc13extension cords
are ob~inable througl~yot~rlocal
service organization.
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