Electrical
Safety—MPORTANT...pleaSe
Read
Carefully.
How to connect
that mates respectively with a
230/208-volt perpendicular,
electricity
tandem or
lar&e
tandem type wall
outlet. These types of outlets
are
For personal safety,
available at most hardware stores,
this appliance must be
properly grounded.
Electrical requirements
115-volt models
require a
115/120-
volt
a.c., 60 hz
grounded outlet
protected with a 15 amp time
delay
fuse or circuit breaker.
The power cord on these models has
a three-prong (grounding)
plug
that
mates with a
standwd
three-prong
(grounding) wall outlet (Fig.
1)
to
minimize the possibility of electric
shock hazard from these appliances.
PREFERRED ,
METHOD
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INSURE PROPER
GROUND EXISTS
Fig. 1
BEFORE USE
Where a standard
two-prong wall
outlet 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.
230/208-volt models
reuuire
their
,
own single branch circuit supplying
230/208-volt
a.c.,
protected with a
time delay fuse or circuit breaker.
This is recommended
for
best
performance and to prevent
overloading house wiring circuits,
which could
cause
a possible fire
hazard
from
overheating wires.
The power cord on these models
has ;i 230/208-volt perpendicular,
tandem or large tandem type plug
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MATCHING
PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 20 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
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230/208-VOLT
MATCHING
TANDEM TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
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230/208-VOLT
MATCHING
WRGETANDEM
TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 30 AMP TIME
DELAY
FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
Whether your air conditioner is
a 115-volt or a 230/208-volt unit,
TEMPORARY METHOD
(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT
PERMITTED IN CANADA
~
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: Attaching the adapter
ground terminal to wall
outlet
cover screw does not ground the
appliance unless cover screw is
metal,
and not insulated, and
wall
outlet is grounded through house
wiring.
YOLI
should have the circuit
checked by a qualified electrician
to make sure the outlet is properly
grounded.
When disconnecting the power
cord from the adapter, always
hold
the adapter with one hand.
If
this is not done, the adapter ground
terminal is very
likely
to break
with repeated use.
Should the adapter ground
terminal break, DO NOT USE
the appliance
until
a proper
ground has again been
established.
it is important to have the wall
outlet and circuit checked by a
Use of extension cords
qualified electrician if there is
any doubt as to whether a
Because of potential safety hazards
proper ground exists.
under certain conditions, we
strongly recommend against the
Use of adapter plug
use of an extension cord.
However,
if you
still
elect to use an
(115-volt models
onlv)
extension cord. it is absolutely
Because
of
potential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we
strongly recommend against use
of an adapter plug. However, if
you still elect to use an adapter,
where
local
codes permit, a
TEMPORARY CONNECTION
may be made to
a
properly grounded
two-prong
wall outlet
by use of a
UL
listed adapter
(Fig.
2) available at
most
local
hardware stores.
necessary that it be a UL listed
3-
wire grounding type appliance
extension cord and that the current
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.