GE KCD09L, KCD21D, KCD15D, KCD18D, KCD24D Use and Care Manual

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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

Model and Serial Numbers Problem Solver

Repair Service Safety Instructions

User Maintenance Instructions 6

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Use and Care of

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Help

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Safety

help you...

Before using your air conditioner, read this book carefully.

It is

intendd

maintain your new air 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

Hotpoint

Appliance Park Louisville. KY 40225

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label behind the front grille on the left side wall of the air discharge duct, visible through the louvers.

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:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service concerning your air conditioner.

to help you operate and

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Instructions

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

When using this appliance, always exercise basic safety precautions, including the following:

● Use this appliance only for its

intended purpose as described in this Use and Care Book.

● This air conditioner must be

properly installed in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used. See

instructions on page 3.

●

Never

unplug

your air conditioner

by pulling on the power cord.

Always grip plug 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.

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SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

Energy-saving tips

● Keep the air filter clean. (See

instructions on page 6.)

For most efficient cooling, keep the ventilation control in the closed position except when you want to allow a small amount of outdoor air to enter the room or exhaust air, smoke or odors from the room.

●

Don’t let the room get too hot. Whenever possible, turn the unit on before the room heats up. When heat is “stored up” in walls, furniture, rugs and draperies, your air conditioner takes longer to produce the desired comfort condition.

. Keep windows and doors closed. Cool, dry air escapes when they’re open.

● Keep furnace floor registers and

cold air returns closed. Cold air can easily escape through them.

●

Don’t let drapes or furniture block the front of the unit and restrict air flow when it is operating.

●

It’s best to operate your air conditioner at high speed during extremely hot weather.

●

Keep the outdoor condenser coil clean. (See page 6.)

Turn the air conditioner off

before vacations or extended

absences from home.

If you received a damaged air conditioner . . .

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the air

conditioner.

Save time and money. Before you request service . . .

Check the Problem Solver on page 7. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

Electrical

safety—IMPORTmT...

please

Read Carefully.

How

to connect

electricity

For personal safety, this appliance must be properly grounded.

Electrical requirement

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.

PREFERRED METHOD

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Fig. 1

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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 for best performance and to prevent overloading house wiring circuits, which could cause a possible fire hazard from overheating wires.

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The power cord on these models has a 230/208-volt perpendicular, tandem or large that mates respectively with a

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INSURE PROPER

GROUNO

BEFORE USE

require their

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type plug

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230/208-volt perpendicular, tandem or large tandem type wall outlet. These types of outlets are available at most hardware stores.

230/208-VOLT

PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 20 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

230i20i-VOLT

TANDEM TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 15 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

230/208-VOLT

LARGE TANDEM TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 30 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

MATCHING

Whether your air conditioner is a 115-volt or a 230/208-volt unit, it is important to have the wall

outlet and circuit checked by a

qualified electrician if there is any doubt as to whether a proper

ground exis~.

Use of adapter plug

(U5-volt modek

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 local codes permit, a TEMPORARY 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.

only)

However,

CONNE~ION

TEMPORARY METHOD

(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT

PERMITTEDINCANADA) -

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. 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,

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

terminal break, DO

the adapter ground

USE the

appliance until a proper ground has again been established.

Use of etiension cords

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

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.

However,

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