GE AWK18D Use and Care Manual
Contents
Ak Condlioner
Adapter Plug
Air Direction
Air Filter
Appliance Registration
Care and Cleaning
Condenser Coils
Control Settings
Electrical Requirements
Energy-Saving Tips
Extension Cords
Grille and Cabinet
Grounding
Heat/Cool Models
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AWK18D
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Model and Serial Numbers
Problem Solver
Repair Service
Safety Instructions
User Maintenance Instructions 6
Warranty
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Important Safety
help you...
Before using your
air conditioner, read
this book carefully.
It is intended to help you operate
and maintain your
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
Write down the model
and serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label on the
frame of the air conditioner behind
the front grille. See how to remove
the front grille on page 6.
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:
new
40225
air
Instructions
Read W instrudiom before
using this
When using this appliance, always
exercise basic safety precautions,
including the following:
●
Use this appliance only for its
intended purpose
this Use and Care Guide.
● This air conditioner must be
properly installed in accordance
with the Installation Instructions
before it is used. See
instructions on page 3.
●
Never unplug
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 either the
plug or connector end.
SAW
appliace.
as described in
yow
air conditioner
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INSTRUCTIONS
● Keep the air filter clean. (See
instructions on page 6.)
●
For most efficient cooling, keep
vent in closed position except when
you want to exhaust air, smoke or
odors from the room.
●
Don’t let the room get too hot or
too cold. Whenever possible, turn
the unit on before the room heats
up or cools down.
●
Keep windows and doors
closed. Conditioned air escapes
when they’re open.
● Keep furnace floor registers and
cold air returns closed. Conditioned
air can easily escape through them.
●
Don’t block front of unit when it
is operating. Curtains or drapes
blocking it will restrict air flow.
●
It’s best to operate your air
conditioner at high speed during
extremely hot or cold weather.
. Keep outdoor condenser coil
clean. (See page 6.)
c
Turn air conditioner off before
vacations or extended absences
from home.
Model
~rnber
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your air conditioner.
If you received a damaged air
conditioner,
the dealer (or builder) that sold you
the air conditioner.
Save time and money.
Before you request service,
the Problem Solver on page 7. It
lists causes of minor operating
problems that you can correct
yourself.
immediately contact
check
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Electrical
SafetY—IMPORTANT... pleaSe
Read
Carefully.
How to connect
electricity
For personal safety,
this appliance must be
properly grounded.
Electrical
115-volt models
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 standard three-prong
(grounding) wall outlet (Fig. 1) to
minimize the possibility of electric
shock hazard from these appliances.
Where a standard two-prong wall
outlet is encountered, it is your
personal responsibility and
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
own single branch circuit supplying
230/208-volt a.c., protected with a
time delay fuse or circuit breaker.
This is recommended
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 a 230/208-volt perpendicular,
tandem or large tandem type plug
that mates respectively with
requiremen~
require a
115/120-
~bligation
require their
for
best
a
230/208-volt perpendicular,
tandem or large tandem type wall
outlet. These types of outlets are
available at most hardware stores.
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230/208-VOLT
PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 20 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER
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230/208-VOLT
TANDEM TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER
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230/208-VOLT
LARGE TANDEM 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, it
is
imDortant
outle~
qualified electrician if there is
any doubt as to whether a proper
ground exists.
to have the wall
and circuit checked by a
Use of adapter plug
(U5-volt
Because of potential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we
strongly recommend against use
of an adapter plug.
if you still elect to use an adapter,
where
TEMPORARY CON
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.
models only)
local
codes permit, a
MATCHING
However,
NE~ION
TEMPORARY METHOD
(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT
PERMITTED IN CANADA)
ALIGN LARGE
PRONGS/SLOTS
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Fig. 2
The larger slot in the adapter must be
aligned-with the larger
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
unless
cover screw is metal, and not
insulated, and
through house wiring. You 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,
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
appliance until a proper ground
has again been established.
Use of
Because of potential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
we
strongly recommend against the
use of an extension cord.
if you still elect to use an extension
cord, it is absolutely necessary that
it be a
UL I
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.
wall
outlet is grounded
always hold the
etiension
isted
3-wire grounding
cords
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GROUNO
AND
FIRM CONNECTION
BEFORE USE
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