GE KCM08, KCM11, KCM12 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

the best from

Your

Conditioner

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Use

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Model and Serial Numbers Problem Solver

Power Saver Repair Service

Safety Instructions

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Safety

help you...

Before conditioner, read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and 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 on the frame of the air conditioner behind the air filter.

These numbers are 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 calls concerning your air conditioner.

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your air

also on the

Instructions

Read *1 instruction before using this appliance.

When

using

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

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Use this appliance only for its

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book. . This

air

conditioner

properly installed in accordance with the Installation Instructions

before it k used. See

instructions on page 3.

●

Never

Always grip plug firmly and pull straight out from the receptacle.

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Repair or replace immediately

all el~tric

un@ugyour aireonditioner

pdting

on the power cord.

service cords that have become frayed or otherwise damaged.

shows cracks or abrasion damage along its length or at either the plug or connector end.

SAW

Do not use a cord that

THESE

as described in

~~st

grounding

mS~UCTIONS

Ene~y-saving

Keep the air filter clean. (See

instructions on page 6.)

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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.

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

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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.

tips

If you received a

dam~ed

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 operating problems that you can correct yourself.

lists

causes of minor

Electrical

safetY—IMPO~ANT...please

Read

Carefully.

How to connect electricity

For personal safety, this appliance must be properly grounded.

Electrical requirement

U5-volt

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 obligation to have it replaced with a properly grounded three-prong wall outlet.

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. The power cord on these models

has a 230/208-volt perpendicular, tandem or large tandem type plug that mates respectively with a

models require a

INSURE PROPER

GROUNO

Fig. 1 ‘

N~,

UNDER ANY

BEFORE USE

C~CUMSTANCES,

~MOVE

(GROUND)

POWER CORD.

THE THIRD

PRONG ~OM

require their

CUT

115/120-

EXISTS

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

MATCHING

PROTEUION

230/208-VOLT

TANDEM TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 15 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

230/208-VOLT

LARGE

TANOEM

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 30 AMP TIME

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

Whether

115-volt or a 230/208-volt unit, it is

importint

outlet and circuit checked by a qualified electrician if there is any doubt as to whether a proper ground exists.

TYPE WALL OUTLET

your air conditioner is a

to have the wall

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 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.

models only)

MATCHING

OELAY

FUSE

However,

CONNE~ION

(AOAPTER

PLUGS NOT

PERMITTEOINCANAOA,

ALIGN LARGE

PRONGS/SLOTS ,

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Fig. 2

The

larger

slot in the aligned-with the larger outlet to provide proper polarity in the connection of the power cord.

CAUTION: Attaching the adapter ground terminal to wall 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,

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

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

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. Such extension cords are obtainable through your local service organization.

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INSURE PROPER

GROUNO

ANO FIRM CONNECTION BEFORE USE

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outlet

always hold the

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3-wire grounding

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