GE APM05, APM04 Use and Care Manual

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se and Care&Installation Guide

Air Conditioner

Adapter Plug Air Direction

Air Filter

Apphance

Care and Cleaning Condenser Coils

Consumer Services Control Settings

Electrical Requirements

Ener~-Saving Tips

Extension Cords Grille and Cabinet

Grounding Installation Instructions

Registration

Portable Models

APM04 APM05

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Model and Serial Numbers

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4 3

Moisture Removal Problem Solver

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Instructions

User Maintenance Instructions 5

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Before using your

air conditioner, read this book carefully.

It is

intended to help you operate

and maintain

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 on the frame of the air conditioner behind the air filter.

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

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 you the air conditioner.

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Read all instructions before using this appliance.

When using this appliance, always exercise basic safety precautions, including the following:

● Use this appliance only for

its intended purpose as described in this Use and Care Book.

● This air conditioner must be

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

instructions on page 3.

Never unplug your air conditioner by pulling on the power cord. Always grip plug

firmly and pull straight out from the receptacle.

● Repair or replace

immediately all electric service cords that have become frayed or otherwise damaged. Do not use a cord

that shows cracks or abrasion

damage along its length or at

plug

either the

● Unplug your air conditioner

before making any repairs.

Note: We strongly recommend that any servicing be performed by a qualified individual.

● For your safety. . . do not

store or use combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable vapors or liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

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

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

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem,

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write phone number—to:

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

FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer 20 North

Chicago, IL 60606

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Save time and money. Before you request

service...

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

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Electrical

Safety—WORTANT...PleaSe

Read

Careftily.

For personal safety, this appliance must be properly grounded.

The

Dower

cord of this

equipped with a three-prong (grounding) plug which mates with a standard three-prong (grounding) wall outlet (Fig. 1 ) to minimize the possibility of electric shock hazard from this appliance.

Have the wall outlet and circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the outlet is properly grounded.

Where a standard two-prong wall

outIet

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

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR REMOVE THE THIRD (GROUND) PRONG FROM THE POWER CORD.

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Use of adapter plug

(115-volt units)

Because of potential safety

hmards

strongly recommend against use of

elect to use an adapter, where codes permit, a TEMPORARY CONNECTION may be made to a properly grounded two-prong outlet by use of a UL listed adapter (Fig. 2) available at most hardware stores.

The larger slot in the adapter must be aligned with the larger slot in the wall outlet to provide proper polarity in the connection of the power cord.

CAUTION:

ground terminal to wall outlet cover screw does not ground appliance unless cover screw is metal, and not insulated, and wall outlet is grounded through house wiring. You should have circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the outlet is properly grounded.

When disconnecting the power cord from the adapter,

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

under certain conditions, we hazards under certain conditions, we

adapter plug. However, if you still

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Attaching an adapter

FIRM CONNECTION

BEFORE USE

always

Use of extension cords not recommended

Because of potential safety strongly recommend against the use

of an extension cord. However, if you still elect to use an extension cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a UL listed 3-wire grounding type appliance extension cord having a grounding type plug and outlet and that the electrical rating of the cord be 15 amperes (minimum) and volts.

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Should the adapter ground

terminal break, appliance until a proper ground has again

DO NOT USE

been established.

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Operating Your Air Conditioner Controls

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THERMOSTAT

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Thermostat Control

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 room air will become.

The Save Energy Range (on some models) is a visual reminder that you can save energy by turning the control to a lower number. While the room temperature will be

little

warmer, it will still be

and less humid than outside.

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OFF

SELECTOR

Selector Switch

(Appearance may vary slightly) OFF turns air conditioner

Caution: If air conditioner is shut

of~

wait at least two minutes

before restarting it.

off.

HI FAN provides high fan speed

operation without cooling. LO FAN provides low fan speed

operation without cooling. HI COOL provides cooling with

high fan speed operation. LO COOL provides cooling with

low fan speed operation.

For normal cooling For

Set the Selector at HI COOL. temperature is not satisfactory

tifter

2. Set the Thermostat at desired number (usually the midpoint is a good starting position).

room

a reasonable time, set the Thermostat Control at a higher number for a cooler room or at a

lower number for

warmer room.

Set the Selector at HI COOL.

2. Set the Thermostat

For air circulation and filtering without cooling

Set the Selector at LO FAN or HI FAN.

For quieter operation

Set the Selector at LO COOL.

Set the Thermostat at desired

number.

Freezing up

Inside air hot and

humid

Outside air temperature dropping

you notice that your air conditioner is not cooling as it should, it

may

that

ice has formed

on the cooling coils. The ice blocks air

flow

cooling the room. This “freezing up” is a temporary condition that most often occurs at night when the Thermostat is set on 9 or 10 and the Selector is set on LO COOL.

To correct the condition, set the Selector at HI FAN or HI COOL with the Thermostat at

matimum

and stops the unit from

cooling

10.

or 2.

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