GE KES23, KES15 Use and Care Manual

How to get

the best from

Your

Air Conditioner

Air Direction Air Filter

Appliance Registration Care and Cleaning

Condenser Coils

Control Electrical Requirements

Energy Saver Switch Energy-Saving Tips

Extension Cords Grille and Cabinet

Grounding Installation Instructions

Model and Serial Numbers 2.5

Settings

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3,4

7 5

7-11

Use and Care

InstiMtion

models

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Problem Solver Repair Service

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Instructions

User’Maintenance Instructions 5 Warranty

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Back Cover

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Important Safety

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Before using your air conditioner, read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your conditioner properly.

Keep it handy 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 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

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air

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label

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Instructions

Read all instruction before using this appliance.

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 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.

as described in

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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Ene~y-saving tips

s 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 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 5.)

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

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too

Serial Number

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

any

calls

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.

Operating Your Air Conditioner Controls

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VENTILATION

MASTER CONTROL

Master Control

“OfP’

turns air conditioner off.

“Fan 10”

operation without cooling.

“Fan hi”

operation without cooling. “Cool 10” permits cooling with low

fan speed operation. “COO]

high fan speed operation.

permits low fan speed

permits high fan speed

hi”

permits cooling with

THERMOSTAT

Thermostat Control

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

setting,

the

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 the vent door, allowing a small 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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For normal

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 Ventilation Control at “closed” except for brief periods

when you want to exhaust room air to the outside.

For maximum

1. Set the Master Control at “Cool

hi:’

2. Turn the Thermostat Control to 8.

3. Set the Ventilation Control at

“closed:’

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For ni@ttime 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

“closed:’

For extreme temperatures

For greatest economy and best performance, we suggest you set the Master Control at “COOI hi” in extremely hot weather.

To adjust air direction

Up and down

Side to side

CIRCUWIRE

off

Some models have a Circulaire

Switch. For direction, slide the Switch to ON until the desired air direction is obtained, then move it to OFF.

For continuous side-to-side air circulation, set the Circulaire Switch to ON and leave it there.

fixed

side-to-side air

Circulaire

For quieter operation

1. Set the Master Control at

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?’

speed

and set the Thermostat

“cool

Three separate down air direction louvers are controlled by fingertip pressure on the louvers. They regulate air discharge upward, downward or straight out.

bank

up-and-

SIDETO-SIDE

DIREHION

AIR

Other models have two separate

bank

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

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