GE KCS06L, KCS08A Use and Care Manual

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Conditioner

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

Warranty

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Use

and Care of

models

KCS06L Kmo8A

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Important

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 behind the air discharge louvers. You should be able to read them by shining a flashlight 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

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

●

intended purpose

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

by pulling on the power cord.

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

●

Repair

all electric service cords that have become frayed or otherwise damaged.

shows cracks or abrasion damage

rdong

plug or connector end.

insttiions

before

this appliance.

this appliance

unplug

or replace immediately

Do not use a cord that

its length or at either the

ordy

for

as described in

grounding

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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Ene~y-saving

● 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.

tips

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

If you received a

damWed

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—IMPORTANT...please

Read

Carefully.

How to connect electricity

For personal safety, this appliance must be properly grounded.

Electrical requirements

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

personal responsibility and ;bligation 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 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

PREFERRED METHOD

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INSURE PROPER GROUND EXISTS

Fig. 1

is encountered, it is

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UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, OR REMOVE

(GROUND)

THE POWER CORD.

could cause a possible fire

PRONG

BEFORE USE

THE

THIRD

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require their

115/120-

your

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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.

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●

230/208-VOLT

PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 20 AMP TIME

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER

230/208-VOLT

TANDEM TYPE

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 15 AMP TIME

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER

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230/208-VOLT

LARGE

TANOEM

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 30 AMP TIME

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

Whether your air conditioner is a 115-volt or a 230/208-volt unit, it is important to have the outlet and circuit checked by a qualified electrician if there is any doubt as to whether a proper ground exists.

TYPE WALL OUTLET

Use of adapter plug

(U5-volt

Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we

strongly recommend against use

of an adapter

if you where local codes permit, a TEMPORARY CON may be made to a properly grounded two-prong wall outlet by use of

UL listed adapter (Fig. 2) available

at most

models only)

plug.

still

elect to use an adapter,

local

hardware stores.

MATCHING

OELAY

PROTE~lON

MATCHING

WALL OUTLET

OELAY

PROTE~lON

●

MATCHING

OELAY

However,

NE~ION

FUSE

wall

TEMPORARY METHOD

(AOAPTER

PLUGS NOT

PERMITTED IN

ALIGN LARGE

PRONGS/SLOTS -

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Fig. 2

The

larger

aligned-with the 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

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.

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slot in the adapter must be

larger sl~t

disconnecting the power cord

always hold the

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INSURE PROPER

GROUNO

FIRM CONNECTION BEFORE USE

AND

in the wall

USE the

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

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. Such extension cords

are

obtainable through your local

service organization.

However,

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