GE KED12 Use and Care Manual

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Air Direction

Air Filter
Appliance Registration

Care and Cleaning
Condenser Coils

Control Settings
Electrical Requirements

Energy Saver Switch
Energy-Saving Tips

Extension Cords
Grille and Cabinet

Grounding
Installation Instructions

Model and Serial Numbers 2, 5
Problem Solver

Repair Service
Safety Instructions

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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 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. They’ll
be easier to read if you shine a
flashlight on them or remove the
front grille. (See page 5.)

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

Instructions

Read dl
using this appliance.

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

● Use this appliance

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 7.
.

Never unplug your air conditioner

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.

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INSTRUCTIONS

Energy-saving tips

● Keep the air filter clean. (See

instructions on page 5.)
. For most efficient cooling, keep

the vent control in the CLOSED
position except when you want to
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.

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

c

Keep the outdoor condenser coil
clean. (See page 5.)

. Turn the air conditioner off
before vacations or extended
absences from home.

Serial Number

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

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 6. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.

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Opemting

Your Air Conditioner

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VENTILATION

MASTER CONTROL

Master Control

“OfP’

turns air conditioner off.

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operation without cooling.

*~tFan hi~~ permits

operation without cooling.

*For fan operation, power saver

switch must be in “norm” position.

“Cool 10” permits cooling with low
fan speed operation.

“Cool hi” permits cooling with
high fan speed operation.

permits

low

fan ‘peed

high fan speed

THERMOSTAT

Thermos@t

When you turn the Thermostat
Control to the desired setting, the
thermostat will automatically control
the temperature of the indoor air.
The higher the number selected,
the cooler the indoor air will be.

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POWER SAVER

Ventilation Control

The vent door in your air
conditioner is closed when the

slide switch is to the right. When

the vent is closed, only the air

inside the room can be circulated
and conditioned.

Sliding

the knob to the left

the”ve;t

amount of indoor air
from the room. This is helpful in
removing stale air, smoke or odors
from the room, and permits outdoor
air to enter through normal openings

in the house. However, cooling
effectiveness is reduced when this
control is set at

suggest you don’t keep it there
especially in hot, humid weather.

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The power saver switch controls
the fan operation. When it’s in
the “norm” position, the fan will

circulate room air continuously.

When it’s in the “save” position,

the fan will automatically cycle on
and off with the compressor.

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Opemting Your

Air Conditioner

Controls

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For normal cooling

1. Set the Master Control at “Cool

hi:’

2. Set the Thermostat Control at
the desired number (usually 5-7 is
a good starting position). If room
temperature is not satisfactory after
a reasonable time, set the Thermostat

Control at a higher number for a
cooler room or at a lower number
for a warmer room.

3.

Set the Power Saver Switch at

“norm” position for continuous fan

operation or at “save” position to
automatically cycle the fan on and
off with the compressor.

4. Set the Ventilation Control at
“closed” except for brief periods

when you want to exhaust room air
to the outside.

For maximum cooling

For quieter operation

1. Set the Master Control at “Cool

lo” position.

2. Turn the Thermostat Control to
the desired number.

When the Thermostat Control is
set on 7 or 8 and the Fan is set on
low speed, moisture may freeze on

the coils and prevent the unit from
cooling. If this happens, set the Fan
at high
Control to a lower number.

3. Set the Ventilation Control at

“closed:’

4. Set the Power Saver Switch at the
“norm” position.

Note: When the Power Saver
Switch is at the “save” position,

changes in the sound level may be
more noticeable than when it’s at
the “norm” position.

sped

and set the Thermostat

To adjust air direction

Up and down

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UP-AND-DOWN

AIR DIRECTION

Two separate banks of up-and-
down air direction louvers are
controlled by fingertip pressure on
the louvers. They regulate air
discharge upward, downward or
straight out.

Side to side

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Set the Master Control at “COOI

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2. Turn

3. Set the Ventilation Control at

“closed:’

4. Set the Power Saver Switch at the
“norm” position.

the

Thermostat Control to 8.

For nighttime operation

During the cooler evening hours,
we recommend that you set the
Master Control at “Cool lo”

for very quiet operation and the
Thermostat Control at mid-range
(4 or 5). Set the Ventilation Control
at “closed” and the Power Saver
Switch at “norm” or “save”
position.

For extreme temperatures

For greatest economy and best

performance, we suggest you set
the Master Control at “Cool hi”
in extremely hot weather.

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AIR DIRECTION

Two separate banks of side-to-side
air direction louvers have separate

tabs to let you direct discharged air
to the right, to the left, or straight
ahead.

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