GE ATV05, ATV04, ATV06 Use and Care Manual

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contents

Adapter Plug Model and Serial Numbers
Air Direction

Air Filter 5
Appliance Registration

Care and Cleaning 5 User Maintenance Instructio~~s 5
Condenser Coils 5 Warranty Back Cover

Consumer Services
Control Settings 4,5

Electrical Requirements 3

Energy-Saving Tips
Extension Cords

Grille and Cabinet

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Moisture Removal 4
Problem Solver 6

SafetyInstructions

ATV~4
ATV05

ATV06

2

2

hp@*nt safety

Helpw heIpyou.o e

Beforeus@ your
ahConditioner$read
thk booliCamfullye

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewair

conditionerproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances
AppliancePark
LouisviHe,KY40225

wfi~ down the model
~~~ s~fi~l

You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
frameoftheairconditionerbehind

theairfilter.

Thesenumbersaredso onthe
ConsumerProd~ctOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard, pleasewritethese
numbershere:

Model Number

nmbers.

Imtructiom

Rmdai~Mmctiom befo~w

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When usingthisappliance,always

exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing:

~ThisairConditionermustbe

properlyinsbl!edinaccordance

tiththehshliation

beforeit isused. Seegrounding
instructionsonpage3.

@~wermplugyow mConditioner

bypwwngon the~Jver cord.
Alwaysgripplug firmlyandpull
straightoutfromthe receptacle.

@Repairor replacetiefiately
M elwtrieserviceCor* that

bwomef~~y~dor otherwise

have

damaged. Donotusea cordthat
showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitslengthorateitherthe

plugor connectorend.

@unplug yew airConditioner

beforemaMngany Ireptis.
Note:Westronglyrecomend
thatanyservicingbeperformed
bya qualifiedindividud.

@Foryour safety...donot storeor

usecombustiblematerials,gasoline
orotherflamable vaporsorliquids
inthevicinityofthisor anyother

appliance.

apptiancee

Imtructions

mYou NeedSetice

Toobtainservice,seethe Consumer
Servicespageinthe backofthis
book.

We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
not resolved,write:

MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

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ForpemomHsafety,tm

appEancemustbeproperly

gmmded.

Thepowercord.ofthisapptiance

isequippedwiti a three-prong

(grou~ding)plugwhich mateswiti

astandardthree-prong(grounding)

walloutlet(Fig.1)tominimizethe

possibilityofelectricshockhazard

fromthis appliance.

PREFERRED
METHOD

INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS

IFig, /1

Havethewalloutletandcircuit
checkedbyaqualifiedelectrician
tomakesuretheoutletisproperly

grounded.
~~hereastandardtwo-prong

walloutletisencountered,itis
yourpersonalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

BEFOREUSE

useOfatipkrplu

(w-volt units)

Becauseofpotentialsafety
h-ds undercertainconditions,
westronglyreco~end against~se
ofm adapterplug.However,ifyou
stillelut touseanadapter,where
Id codespermit,a~M~MY
CONNE~ION maybemadetoa

properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuse ofaULlistedadapter
(Fig.2~availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.

TEMPORARY

(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT

PERMITTED IN CANADA)

ALIGNLARGE

PRONGS/SLOTS~fi

Fig.

The largerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotin
thewalloutlettoprovideproper
polarityintheconnectionofthe
powercord.

UmON: Attachinganadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,and

notinsulated,andwalloutletis
groundedthroughhousewiring.You

shouldhavecircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectriciantomake sure
theoutletisproperlygrounded.

METHOD

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o

us%?OftmmionCorm

motrwomended

Becauseofpotenti~ safety
h=ardsundercertainconditions,

westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyousWelecttouseanextemion
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbeaULlisted3-wiregrounding
typ appliaceextemionwrd having

agroundingtypepiugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and

no volts.

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when disconmwtingthe pwer

cordfromtheadapter9always

holdtheadapterwithonehand.If
thisisnotdone,the adapterground
terminalisverylikelyto breakwith
repeateduse.

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OperatingYourMr ConditionerControk

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ON

OFF

CONTROL KNOB

control

Model AYV04

ONturnsairconditioneron.
0~ turnsairconditioneroff.

mob

FAN

Lo Lo

FANS

COOL

‘COOL

selectorstitch

ModekATV05,An06

0~ turnsairconditioneroff.
HI F~ provideshigh fanspeed

operationwithoutcooling.

~ FM provideslowfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.

~ COOLprovidescoolingwith
highfanspeedoperation.

LOCOOLprovidescoolingwith
lowfanspeedoperation.

Thermostatcontrol

ModekATV05,A’V06

WhenyouturntheThermostat
Controltothedesiredsetting,the

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lermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
letemperatureoftheindoorair.

t

r

‘hehigherthenumberselected,
le coolertheindoorair willbe.

ModekATV05

FornormalCooling

1. SetSelectorSwitchatHICOOL.

2. SetThermostatControlat
desirednumber(usuallythemidpoint

isagoodstartingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryaftera
reasonabletime,settheThermostat
Controlata highernumberfora
coo~erroomor at a lowernumber
fora warmerroom.

1. SetSelectorSwitchatHICOOL.

2. SetTheI>mOSiatControlat 8.

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andATV06

Forquieteroperation

1. SetSelectorSwitchatLOCOOL.

2. SetThermostatControlat
desirednumber.

WhentheThermostatControlisset
on7or 8andtheFanis setonlow
speed,moisturemayfreezeonthe
coils andpreventthe unitfrom
cooling.If thishappens,setthe

Fanathighspeedandsetthe
ThermostatControltoalower
number.

Set theSelectorSwitchatLo FA1~J

or HI FAN.

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&r tiection

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Airdirectionontheindoorsideis
throughthefrontgrilleandoutthe
top.Airflowoutthetopshouldnot
beobstructedbycuminsordrapes.

USERM~NmcE

msTRucTIoNs

HOOMSIDEVIEW

Airdirectionontheoutdoorside
isthroughthereargrilleandout

throughthetopandsidelouvers.

1 AIR 11

AIR

OUT

MoMureremoval

Grilles& cabinet

Wipegrilleswithacleancloth
lightlydampenedwithmildliquid
dishwashingdetergent.Wash
cabinetwithmildsoapordetergent
andlukewarmwater.

condensercons

Thesecoilsonthe weatherside
oftheunit shouldbechecked
periodicallyandcleanedif clogged
withdirtorsootfromtheatmosphere.
Ifextremelysoiled,theymayneed
tobe steamcleaned;aservice
availablethroughyourGeneral

Electricserviceoutlet.

Thefoamair filterbehindthe
inletgrilleshouldbewashedat
leasteve~ 30daysor asoftenas
itneedscleaning.

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Placethegrilleonaflatsurface
andremovethefilter.Washthe
filterinhot,soapywater,justas
youwoulda sponge.Squeezedry.

Toreinstallthefilter,placeiton
pinslocatedonthebacksideof
thegrille.

Toreplacethegrille,placethetwo
tabsatthebottomofthegrilleinto

slotsonthecaseandpushthegrille
forward.

Moisturethatyour air conditioner
removesfromtheairdrainstothe

rearofthecabinetwhereitis
pickedupbya fananddispersed
againstthecondenser.occasionally,
morelikelyduringstart-up,a
“pinging”noisemaybeheard.This
isnormalfora shorttimeinless

humidareasandlongerinvery
humidareas.Thismethodof

moistureremovalimprovesthe
operationalefficiencyofyourair
conditioner.

Note:Beforemovingyourair

co~~c~itionertoanotherlocation,
f~~rnitoffandwait5 or 10minutes
toallowcondensatetodrainfrom

thecoilinfothebi]sepall.Then,
~eep~nga

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“=. windowa~ldtilttheaircont~itiolle~

co~]ditioner,carefuliyraisethe

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totileo~~tside10drainwa{erfrom

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Ii?,eb):iscpail.

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fir123grip on the air

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Removetheinlet grillebygrasping
thetabatthetopofthegrille,

pullingoutandliftinggrilleout.

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@Keepthe airfilterclean.(See

instructionsonpage5.)
~ Don’t

hot.

unitonbeforetheroomhea~ up.
WherIheatis “storedup” h walls,
fi~rniture,rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionerties longerto

producethedesiredcomfort
condition.

@Keepwindowsanddoors
closed.Cool,dry airescapes
whenthey’reopen.

@Keepfimace floorregistersand

co~dairreturnsclosed.Coldair

caneasilyescapethroughthem.

~ Don’tletdrapesorfimitureblock
thefrontoftheunitandrestrictair
flowwhenitisoperating.

~It’sbesttooperatemodelsATV05
andATV06athighspeedduring

extremelyhotweather.
@Keeptheoutdoorcondensercoil

clean.(Seepage5.)

~ Turntheairconditioneroff
beforevacationsor extended
absencesfromhome.

W“satiw tips

IettheroomgettOO

Menever possible,tumthe

Questiom?
UseTM ProblemSolver

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PROBLEM

OPEMTNG SOUNDS
(ModelsATW5and

ATW6)

loose@

@

Girctit

@ CBrtain,

oftheairconditionerWWrestrictairflow.
*ThemostatControl(onmodelssoequippd)

my not be sethighenough.~rn bob toa
highernumber.Highestsettingshouldprovide
maximm cooling.

oAh fiimrdirty,shouldbecleanedat~east
every30days.Seekstmctio~sonpage5.

@Roommayhavebeenveryhotwhenair
conditionerwasfirstturnedon.Allowtime
forittocooldew.

*Coldairmaybeescapingthroughopen
furnacefloorregistersmd coldair returns.

@Cooltigcoilshaveicedup.Tomeltice,
settie SelectorSwitch.to~ F~ andthe

ThermostatControlto a lowernumber.
*“Thermostatclick,a metic sound,maybe

heardwhencompressorcyclesonmd oH.This
isnormal.

iiQuw Cldtiertirfimitures-

Ifpluggedin,’fisecouldhaveblownor

breakermay havetrippti.

blimdsorfirni~re blockingtie front

WATERIN BASEPAN
(ONOUTDOORSIDE)

@Fm runscontinuouslywhenSelectorSwitch
isin,COOLorFAN position.Thisis nomal.

~ Excesswaterma..overflowh excessivelyhot

andhumidweather.Ttis isnomd,
@Airconditionermustbeinstiled levelor

ttitedslightlytotie outsideforproper

disposd.

@ Thisisnormal forashortpefiodinaleas
withlittlehumidity;normal foralongerperid
inveryhumid areas.Moistireremoved fion~

indoorair draks to rear ofcabinet,whereit is
pickedupbya fm md thrownagtinsttie
outdmr condenserCOU.

water

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Readthesehstructions completelyand

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pMPoRTmT—observe augovernhg

codesandOrdhances.
INsTALLER—Besure

hstructionswith the

toleavethese

consumer.

coNsuMER—Keepthesehstructions for

fiturereference.

FORPERSONALSAFETY

THISAPFLWCE WST BEPROPEWY

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GRomDED.

~ w Nm, m~~ m cmcmsmcmy

CUT ORREMOVETHETHI~
GRO~D~G PRONGFROMTHE

seepage 3.

POWERCORD.

~WE RECOMMENDTHATYOUDO

N~ USE m

~HER PLUGWH T~S WPLMCE.

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~ DONm CHNGE THE PLUG ON THE

POWER CORDOFTHISAPPLMCE.

‘* FOLLOW NATIONAL ELECTRICAL

CODESOR LOCAL CODESmD

oRDINmcEs.

EXTENSION CORDOR ~

WBNBOWREQUIEMEN~
s

Standarddouble-hungwindowwith actual

openingwidth of22~/2’fto 36!’
@Clearvertica!openingof ~41/z”minimumfrom

bottomofsash tostool.
~Installthe air conditionerin a windowwhere

there willbe enoughclearancearound the cabinet
to allowamplecirculationofair throughthe unit.

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14f12“

min.

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Forwindowsthatdonotmeettheaboverequirements,see

SPECIALINSTALLATIONsectionofthisinstruction.

Note: Ml Supporthg arts Shodd be
secured to fwm woo y mason~ or metal.

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(co~atinuednextflage)

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~This appliancemust besupplied with 115V,
60Hz, and connectedto an individual,

groundedbranchcircuit,

amp circuit breal<eror time-delayfuse.
* If the electric supp~yprovideddoesnot meet the

above specifications, calla licensed electrician.
*Aluminum house wiring may pose special

problems—consulta qualified electrician.

protected by a 15or 20

properly

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1. Raise lowersash and removewindowhandle,if
there is one. Selectcenter ofarea where air
conditioneristo be located.

2. KEEPINGAFIRMGRIPONTHEAIR

CONDITIONER,

openingsobottomofairconditionerframe is
against stoolofwindow.Carefullyclosewindow

behindhandle on air conditioner.

carefullyplaceunitintowindow

4. Cuta 5“ pieceoffthe foamsash-gapgasket. ‘
Tilt unit slightlytothe insideandinstallgasket in
channeldirectlybehindopeninginhandle.

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5. Extend slidingpanelsoutfrom sides of air
conditionercase against windowframe. Keep
panels level,fasten each to sash with single screw
drivenas high as possibleto avoidany sag in
extended panel.

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~. If levelingboltdoes not touch stoolwith unit in
verticalposition,reacharoundsideofair conditioner
and adjust bolt downward until it touches stool.

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~~E: When air conditioner is removed from

vindow,levelingbolt should be adjusted above
~ottomsurface of air conditioner.

!6. Insert clipsinto slots at bottomofchannelon

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both the ~eftand right side.Securecli~to window

,stool with screw pr~vided.

\

stool

7. Cut foam sash-gap gasket to windowwidth
~ndstuff between top oflowersash and glass
]ane ofupper sash to provideseal.

Installthe sash bracket to secure the air

8.

conditionerand lock both sashes inplace.

Screw

REMOVALFROMWINBOW

1.

Turnthe air conditioneroffanddisconnect

powercord.

~, Removesash-gapgasket frombetween
windowsand unscrewmetalsash bracket from
window.

~. Removescrewsinstalledthroughtop ofsliding
panelsintolowersash and clipsholdingchannels
tostool.

4. Closecurtains. KEEPING A FIRM GRIP ON’

AIR CONDITIONER,raise sash and carefully
rockair conditionerbackward and drain major
portionofwater in base ofunit. Careshouldbe
taken in liftingunit from windowtoavoidspilling
anyremainingwater.

5. Store parts forreuse alongwith air conditioner.

sPEc!Ak !NSTALLATBON

1. For windowsfrom 36”to 49”inwidth, order
an extra wide kit,
distributor.

2. For installation in a slider windowapplication,
(16”to 48”),orderkit RAKI09A from your dealer
or distributor.

3. Toovercomestorm window interference,

attach a 2 inch wide wood strip to the stool,with
either nails or screws. Strip should be as wide as
windowopeningand flush with back side ofstool.
Thickness of woodstrip should be determined by

the amount ofinterference.

RAK50A,fromyour dealer or

InnHomeRepak

service

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AGEConsumerServiceprofessional

Lvdlprovideexpertrepairservice,
scheduledatatimethat’sconvenient
foryo~.ManyGE ConsumerService

company-operatedlocationsofferyou
servicetodayor tomorrow,or atyour

convenience
weekdays,9:00a.m.to 2:00p.m.Satur­days).Ourfactory-trainedtechnicians

knowyourapplianceinsideandout—
somostrepairscanbehandledinjust

(ZOOa.m.to ZOOp.m.

You can havethesecurefeelingthat

GEConsumerServicewillstillbe
thereafteryourwarrantyexpires.Pur­chaseaGEcontractwhileyourwar­rantyisstillin effectandyou’llreceive
asubstantialdiscount.Witha multiple­yearcontract,you’reassuredof fiture

,

serviceattoday’sprices.

Whatever
majorappliance,GEAnswerCente@

informationserviceisavailableto
help.Yourcall-and yourquestion—
willbe answeredprompdyand

courteously.Andyoucancallany

time.GEAnswerCente@serviceis

open24hoursaday’7daysaweek.

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your question aboutanyGE

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Upon request,GEwillprovideBraille
con~olsfor-avarietyof GEapplimces,

andabrochuretoassistinplam~inga
barrier-freekitchenfor personswith
limitedmobility.Toobtai~~theseitems,

freeof charge,call800.626.2000.

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or speechwho haveaccesstoaTDD
or a colTJentionalte]ety~eWYite~nlay
call800-TDD-GU~C(300-$33-4322)

to requestinformationor se~wice.

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Save proof of originalpurchasedatesuchasyour salesslip orcancelledchecktoestablishwarrantyperiod.

WHATIs COWRED

YOURGEROOMAIRCONDITIONER

WARRANW

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Thiswarrantyisextendedto

Forfive yearsfromdateof original
purchase,wewill provide,freeof
charge,patis andservicelaborto
repairorreplaceanypati of the
room air condlt~onef that fails
becauseof a manufacturing defect.

LIMITED TEN-YEARWARRANTY
Forten yearsfrom dateof original

purchase,we will provide,free of
charge,partsandservicelaborto
repairor re91acethe moided

etitdoor c~se if it fails becauseof a
manufacturing defect.

For each of the abovewarranties:
Toavoidanychargesyou must take
the roomair conditioner to a General

Electric FactoryServiceCenterora

GeneralElectricCustomerCare@

servicer and pick it up following
service. In-homeservice is also
available, but you must pay for the
servicetechnician’stravel coststo

Yot.tihome.

the original purchaserandany
succeedingownerfor products

purchasedfor useinthe 48

mainlandstates,Hawaiiand
Washington,D.C.inAlaskathe
warrantyisthe sameexceptthat it is

LIMITED becauseyoumustpayto

shipthe producttothe service shop

orfor the servicetechnician’stravel

coststoyour home.

All warrantyservicewill be provided

byour FactoryServiceCentersorby

our authorized CustomerCare@

servicersduring normal working

hours.

Lookinthe White or YellowPages
ofyourtelephone directory for
GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRICFACTORY

SERVICE,GENERAL ELE~RIC-

i-iOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE

GENERAL ELE~RIC CUSTOMER

CARE” SERVICE.

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WHATIs NOTCOVERED

~Servicetrips toteach you howto
usethe product.

Read your Use and Care material.
If

youthen haveanyquestions

about operating the product,
pleasecontact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office atthe

address below,or call, toll free:
GE Answer CenteP

800.626.2000
consumer information service

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, sothe above limitation or exclusion

may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from statetostate.

Toknow what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.

1’;further i%elp is needed concerning this $’~armniy, Wfrite:

RJanag5r—cons&!meF @atfaiPa, GE Appliances, LQ!Jiswi!le, }<Y 40225

~Improper installation.

if you have an installation
probiem, or if the airconditioner

isof improper cooiing capacity
for the intended use,contact
your deaier or instailer.Youare
responsible for providing adequate
electrical connecting facilities.

QReplacement of fuses or resetting

of circuit breakers.

wJ~r;~ntQf: Gen@ra! Electric Carnpany

~Faiiureof the product resuiting
from modifications to the product or
due to unreasonable use inciudirig
faiiure to provide reasonable and

necessary maintenance.

~Faiiuredue to corrosion on modeis

not corrosion-protected.

~Damageto the product caused

by improper power suppiy voitage,

accident, fire, fioods or acts of God.
WARRANTOR1SNOTRESPONSIBLE

FORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES.