GE AQX08, AQX06 Use and Care Manual
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useandcareof
Quietiiremodels
AQX06
AQX08
Energy-savingtips
operating
Airdirection
p2
p4
p5
Howtocleantheairfilter p;
Questions?
usetheProblemsolver ,
p7
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Qperatig Your-‘
AiFConditionerControls ,..4,5,
Air Direction . . . . . . . . . ..+. o..5
user Maintenance
Instructions. . . . . . . . . .. *.*5.6
The Problem Solver ..+ . . . . . ...6
lfYou Need Sertiice . . . . . . . . ...7
Warranty . . .
@For most efficientcooling, keep
..,, . . . . .Back Cover
ventin closed position exceptwhen
you wantto exhaust air, smokeor
odors from tie room.
Q Don’tlet the room get too
hot. Whenever possible, turn tie
unit on before the room heats up.
When heat is “stored up” irkwalls,
furniture, rugs and draperies, your
air conditioner takes longer to
producethedesired comfort
co12dition.
It isintendedto help youoperate
andmaintainyour new air
conditioner properly.
Keepit handy foranswersto your
questions.
If youdon’tunderstandsomething
or needmore help, write (include
yourphone number):
ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectric Company
Appliance%rk
Louisville,KY40225
writedownthemodel
serialnmbeme
and
You’llfindthem on a labe~behind
theidet baffle of the front grilIe.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
RegistrationCard that came with
yourair conditioner.Beforesending
inthis card, please write these
numbershere:
ModelNumber
SerialNumber
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your air conditioner.
When usirlgthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthe following:
@usethisapplianceonly forik
intended purpose as described in
thisUse and Care “Book.
@This airConditionermustbe
properly instilledinaccordance
with tileImsallation Instructions
before it is used. See grounding
instructions on page3.
@~~~~~Wplug y@m * Conditioner
by pullingon the power ‘cord.
Alwaysgripplug firmly and pull
straightout from the receptacle.
.
@Repair or replaceinlmediately
allelectricservicecords that
have become
damaged. Do not use a cord that
shows cracks or abrasiondamage
alongitslengthor at either the
plug
or’ connector end.
frayed or otherwise
If yok~receiveda dan~agedair
conditioner, immediately contact
the dealer (or builder) that sold you
the air conditioner.
~~Qe time~nd ~Oney.
Beforeyellrequestservice,check
the Problem Solver on page 6. It
listsminor causes of operating
problems that you can correct
yourself.
Forperso~lalsafety,
fnhisapp!iancemwtbe
proper~ygrou~lded.
Electricalrequirement
115-voltmodels require a 115/120volt a.c., 60 hz grounded outlet
protectedwith a 15amp timedelay
fuseor circuit breaker.
,
~hepowercordon these modelshas
~three-prong(grounding)plugthat
nates with a standard three-prong
(grounding) wall outlet (Fig. 1)to
minimizethe possibilityofelectric
shockhazard from these appliances.
PREFERRED
METHOD
Fig. 1
Where a standard two-prong wall
[>utlctisencountered, it isyour
:wrsonalresponsibilityand obligation
I(Ihaveitreplaced with a properly
!1rot]ndedthree-prong
.
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INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
wa~ioutlet.
230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor large tandemtypew~ll
outlet. These typesof outletsare
availableat mosthardwarestores.
F? @
2301208-VOLT MATCHING
PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES20AMP TIMEDELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKERPROTECTION
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2301208-VOLT
TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15AMP TIMEDELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
2301208-VOLT
LARGE TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 30 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
L
MATCHING
mm
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MATCHING
TEMPORARYMETHOD
(A5AP”~ERPI-IJGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA)
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Thelarger slotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththelargerslotinthewall
outletto provideproper polarity in
theconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTIQN: Attachingthe adapter
groundterminalto walloutlet cover
screwdoesnot groundtheappliance
unless cover screwis metal, and not
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhouse wiring. Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbya qualified
electrician to make sure the outlet
isproperly grounded.
men &om&thg the pwer cord
from the adapter, alwayshold the
adapter with one hand. If this isnot
done, theadaptergroundterminal is
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.
should the adapter ground
termimd break, Do Nm USE the
appliance until a proper ground
h* again been
use of etiension cords
eshblished.
.7)
Because of potential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
weStwngly recommend agabst tlRe
use of amatiension Colrd*klowever,
ifyoustillelectto use an extension
cord, it is absolutely necessary
that
itbe a UL listed 3-wire grou~}ding
type appliance extension cord
and
that the current carrying rating of
the cord in
amperesbeequal to or
greater than the branc13circuit size
shownon the
appliance. Such e><tensioncords
the
are ob*minable
ratingnameplateof
througi~yoi]i-local
service organizatio~~.
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