GE AQM08 Use and Care Manual

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inthis card, pleasewrite these numbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

these numbersin any

Use

correspondence

or service calls

concerningyour air conditioner.

If yo~lTeaeivecia dainaged air COnditiOneT9immediatelycontact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the air conditioner.

@Repair or repiaceimnE$diately

all electric

have become frayed or otherv/ise

servicecards that

damaged. Do not use a cord that shows cracks or abrasion damage alongits lengthor at either the ?;S$

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plugor connectorend.

INSTRUCTIONS

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electricity

Forpersonalsafety, tbk appliancemmtbe

properly grounded.

E]ectr:eaIrequirement

U5-VO1$models require a 115/120-

~olta.c., 60 hz groundedoutlet ]rotectedwitha 15amp time delay tiseor circuit breaker.

Fhepowercordon thesemodelshas !three-prong(grounding)plug that nateswith a standard three-prong grounding)walloutlet (Fig. 1)to linimizethe possibilityof electric

shockh~rd ~romthes; appliances.

PREFERRED METHOD

fNSUREPROPER GROUNDEXISTS

Fig. 1

BEFOREUSE

230/208-voltperpendicular, tandemor largetandemtypew~ll outlet. These typesof outletsarc

availableat mosthardwarestores.

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PEi?PENDICUiARTYPEWf?LEO\:;ET

CORDPLUG

LINE

REQUIRES20 AMP TIME DELAYFUSE

ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION

2301208-VOLT MATCHING

TANDEMTYPE

LINECORDPLUG

REQUIRES15AMP TIME DELAYFUSE

ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION

2301208-VOLT

LARGETANDEMTYPE WALLOUTLET

LINECORDPLUG

REQUIRES30 AMP TIME DELAYFUSE

ORCIRCUIT BREAKERPROTECTION

WALLOUTLET

MATCHING

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TEMPORARYMETHOD

(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT PER!JITTEDINCANACIA)

Fig. 2 ““

Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe alignedwiththelargersl~t inthewall outlettoprovideproper polarity in the connectionofthe power cord.

CAUTION: Attachingthe adapter groundterminal to walloutlet cover screwdms notgroundtie appliance unlesscoverscrewis metal, and not insulated,andwdl outletisgrounded throughhouse wiring. Youshould

havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified electrician to makesure the outlet isproperly grounded.

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BEFOREUSE

men*om@t@ the pwer ‘cord

froIn the adapter, alwaysholdthe adapter with one hand. If this is not done, the adapterground terminal is verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.

whether your airconditioner isa

u5-volt or a 230/208-volt

isimpormnt

outlet and qualified electrician if theFe

any doubt as towhether a proper

gyound ~~~$fie

tohave the wall

circuitchecked by a

unit,it

Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, westronglj’recomend ag8imt the use of an extension cord. However, ifyousttilelectto use an extension cord, it is absolutely necessary it be a UL listed 3-wire grounding type appliance extension cord a~ld that the current carrying rating of

the cord in amperes be eqllal to or greater than tl~ebranch circuit size shown on the rating namej~lateof the appliance. SIIC13extension cords are obtai~labletilrougllyo?lrlocal service organization.

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TEMPERATURE

TempmtureContmB

Whenyouturn the Temperature Controlto the desired setting,the

themostat willautomaticallycontrol thetemperatureofthe indoorair. Thehigher thenumber selected, thecooler theindoor air will be.

When the VentilationControlis set at “closed” the ventdoor is closed and onlythe air.insidethe room

can becirculatedand conditioned. When it’sin the “open” position, the ventdoor isopenand indoorair can be exhaustedfromthe room.

SelecbrSwikh

OFF turnsairconditioneroff. HI FANpermits highfanspeed

operationwithout cooling. LO YANpermitslowfanspeed

operationwithoutcooling. HI COOL pemits coolingwith

highfanspeedoperation. N COOL permitscoolingwith

lowfanspeed operation.

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Fornormal Cooli=

1. setthe selector switch at

HI COOL.

2. Setthe TemperatureControl at the desired number (usually themidpointis a goodstarti~lg

position).If roonltemperatureis

notsatisfactoryafter a reasonable time, setthe TemperatureControl ata higher number for a cooler roomor at a lower number for a

warmerroom.

3. Set VentilationControlat “closed” position.

For maxhm cooti~

1. Set the Selector Switchat

COOL.

SettheTemperatureControlat 10.

3. Setthe VentfiationControlat “closd” ~sition.

Forquiebr Opmtion

1. Setthe SelectorSwitchat

Lo COOL.

2. SettheTemperatureControlat cfesird number.

3. Setthe VentilationControlat “closd” position.

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@&he Opemtion

Duringthecmler eveninghours,we recommendthatyousettheSelector

Switchat LO COOLforveryquiet o~ration and theTem~rahlre Controlat mid-range(5).

WhentheTem~ra~re Control isseton 9 or 10andtheFan is seton

lows~, moisturemayfreezeon thecodsand preventtheunitfrom cooling.If thishappns, settheFan

athighs~d andsetthe TemperatureControlto a lower number.

For emme mm~mtm

Whetherconfrois are set for coolingor fanoperationonly, settingtheVentilationContrc~lat

“open” letsroom air be exiiausted totheoutside,This is helpfulin removingstaleair, smokeor odors fromtheroom. However,cooling effectivenessis reducedwhen tl~is controlissetat “ow13~’sowesuggest youdon’tkeep ittherelong— especiallyin hot, humidweather.

SIDETO-SIDEAIRDIRECTION

AIR DIRECTION

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Forgreatesteconomyand best pfiormmce, we su~est that you set theSelectorSwitchat HI COOL in

extremelyhot weather.

Positionthehorizontallouvers with yourfingertipstodirectair dischwge up or down.Use thetabsto position the hidden verticallouversto direct air dischargetothe left, right or anypositionin between.

Wipe t13efront grille. with a clean

These coils on the weathe~side ofthe unit should be checked periodically withdti or sootfrom tie

Ifextremely

a~~dcleaned if clogged

a~osphere.

soiled, theymayne.ecl

tobe steamcleaned,aservice

available through youl- {General

E}ectFie service outlet.

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The foam air fiitcr behindthe inletgrilleshouldbe washedat leastevery30daysor as ofienas itneedscleaning.

Toremove the filter,grasp the

upper pafi of the idet-baffiead pull

the baffleout. Then pullthe filter off’the t~~otabs

on the grille frame,

Vacuumthefilteron the dirty side or wtishit withrunningwater.Run waterthroughfromthe cleanerside oftie filtirtodriveoutaccilrnulati

dustand Iirlt.Shaketo d~.

Replacefilterontabson the.grille frame and replacethe inletbaffle.

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‘~oobtainservice,seeyourwarraniy on the back pageof thisbook.

We’reproudofourserviceand wantyouto be pleased. If for some reasonyouare n[~thappywith the

serviceyou receive, here are three

steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who

servicedyour appliance.Explain whyyouare notpleased.In most cases, thiswill solvethe problem.

NEXT, ifyouare stillnotpleased, writeallthe details-including

yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations

GeneralElectric AppliancePark Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,if yourproblemis still notresolved,write:

Major Appliance

ConsumerActionPanel 20 North WackerDrive Chicago,Illinois60606

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WARRANT}g

Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelled cileck to establish warranty period.

Thiswarrantyisextendedto

Foroneyearfromdatoof original purchase,wewill provide,freeof charge,partsand servicelabor inyourhometo repairor replace

anypart of the room air

conditioner that fails becauseof a manufacturingdefect.

FULL FRVE”YEARWARRANTY Forfiveyearsfromthe dateof

originalpurchase,wewill provide, freeof charge,a replacement

compressorandservicelaborto diagnoseand replaceany compfesso~ that fails becauseof a manufacturingdefect.

Foreaeh of ifheabove warrant~es:

Transportationexpenseto and from a service shop and shop servicelabor if required will be free of charge.

the original purchaseraridany succeedingownerfor products purchasedfor usein the 48 mainland states,HawaiiandWashington,~.C.

InAlaskathe warrantyisthe same exceptthat it is LiMIT~~ becauseyou mustpayto ship the productto the serviceshopor for the service technician’stravel coststo your home.

All warrantyservicewill be provided byour FactoryServiceCentersor byour authorized CustomerCare” servicersduring normalworking hours.

Lookin the White or YellowPages ofyourtelephone directoryfor ~~N~~AL ~L~CT~lC COM~ANY, ~~N~~AL ~L~CT~lC ~ACTO~Y ~~~VIC~, ~~N~~AL ~L~CT~lCHOT~OINT~ACTO~Y~~~VIC~ or ~~N~~AL ~L~CT~lC CuSTOM~~ CA~~@~~RVICE,

WHATisNOTCOVERED “‘ewi’e‘rips‘0your‘ome‘0

teachyou howto usethe product Readyour

Ifyouthen haveany questions about operating the product, pleasecontact your dealer or our ConsumerAffairs office atthe

addressbelow,or call, toll free: The GEAnswer CenteP

800.626.2000 consumer information service

~Improper installation.

Ifyou have an installation problem, or if the air conditioner is of improper cooling or heating capacity for the intended use, contact your dealer or installer. Youare responsible for providing

adequate electrical connecting facilities.

useand carematerial.

@~eplacement of housefuses or

resetting of circuit breakers. @In commercial locations labor

necessaryto movethe unit to a location where it is accessiblefor service by an individual technician.

~~aiiureof the product resulting from modifications to the product or dueto unreasonable use including failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance.

QDamageto the product caused by improper power supply voltage, accident, fire, floods or actsof God.

WfA~~ANTO~ISNOT~~S~ON~l~L~ FORCONS~Q1.f~NTIAL~AMA~~S.