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BeforeUsingYour
Air Conditioner. . . . . . . . . ...2
Energy-SavingTips . . . . . . . ..~.2
ImportantSafetyInstructions..,.2.
ElectricalSafety. . . . . . .-+. ... ...3
Beforeusingyour air
conditioner, read thisbook
Carefully.
It isintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyour
conditionerproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
new air
writedown themodel
andserialnumbers.
You’llfindthemona labelbehind
thefrontgrille ontheleft-handside
ofthe airdischargeduct.Seepage6.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard, pleasewritethese
numbershere:
ImporhntSafety
Readallitiruetiombefore
msillgthkappliance.
Whenusingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing:
~Usethisapplianceody forits
intendedpurposeasdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.
oThisairconditionermustbe
properlyinstal~edinaccordance
withtheInstallationInstructions
beforeitis used.Seegrounding
instructionsonpage3.
● Neverunplugyourairconditioner
bypullingonthepowercord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromthereceptacle.
● Repairorreplaceimmediately
allelectricservicecordsthat
havebecomefrayedorotherwise
damaged.Donotusea cordthat
showscracksor abrasiondamage
alongitslengthorateitherthe e
plugorconnectorend.
SAVETHBE
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clean;(Seepage6.) @Turntheair conditioneroff -
beforevacationsorextended ‘
absencesfromhome.
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourairconditioner.
Ifyoureceivedadam~ed
airconditioner.s*
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)that soldyoutheair
conditioner.
savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest
service.e*
ChecktheProblemSolveron
page7.Itlistsminorcausesof
operatingproblemsthat youcan
correctyourself.
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Electl”iealsafety—IMPoRTANr.**PleaseReadcareful~y.
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electricity
For personalsafety,
thk appliancemwt be
properly grounded.
Electrical
M5-voltmodelsrequirea 115/120volta.c., 60 hzgroundedoutlet
protectedwitha 15amptimedelay
fuseor circuitbreaker.
Thepowercordonthesemodelshas
athree-prong(grounding)plugthat
mateswitha standardthree-prong
(grounding)wdl outlet (Fig. 1)to
minimizethepossibilityofelectric
shockhazardfromtheseappliances.
PREFERRED
METHOD
requirement
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INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
Fig.
1
Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,it isyour
personalresponsibilityandobligation
tohaveitreplacedwithaproperly
groundedthree-prongwalloutlet.
Nm;umER Am ;
Do
C~CMSTANCES, CUT
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(GROUND)PRONG
POWERCO~.
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230/208-voltmodelsrequiretheir
ownsinglebranchcircuitsupplying
230/208-volta.c., protectedwitha
timedelayfise or circuitbreaker.
Thisisrecommendedforbest
performanceandto prevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
whichcouldcausea possiblefire
hazardfromoverhea~ingwires.
hepowercordon thesemodels
hasa 230/208-voltperpendicular
~ tandemor largetandemtypeplug
that matesrespectivelywitha
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230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor largetandemtypewall
outlet.Thesetypesofoutletsare
availableatmosthardwarestores.
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2301208-VOLT MAWHING
PERPENDICULAR
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES20AMPTIMEDELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION
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2301208-VOLT MA~HING
TANDEMTYPE WALLOUTLET
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES15AMPTIMEDELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION
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2301208-VOLT
LARGETANDEMTYPE WALLOUTLET
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES30AMPTIMEDELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTE~lON
Whetheryourairconditionerisa
U5-voltora230/208-voltunit,it
isimportanttohavethewall
outletandcircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianifthereis
anydoubtastowhetheraproper
groundexists.
useOfadapterplug
(u5-voltmodek
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
under certain conditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterplug.However,
ifyoustill electtouseanadapter,
wherelocalcodespermit,a
TEMPORARYCONNE~ION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwalloutletbyuseof a
ULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
TYPE WALLOUTLET
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(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
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Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththe largerslotinthewall
outlettoprovideproperpolarityin
theconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION:Attachingtheadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhousewiring.You should
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electricianto makesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
Whendiscomectingthepowercord
fromtheadapter,alwaysholdthe
adapterwithonehand.If thisisnot
done,theadaptergroundterminalis
veryRely tobreakwithrepeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
terminalbreak,DON~ USEthe
applianceuntila properground
hasagain beenestablished.
useOfexemioncorm
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelwttouseanextension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbea UL listed3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordand
thatthecurrentcarryingratingof
thecordinamperesbeequaltoor
greaterthanthebranchcircuitsize
shownonthe ratingnameplateof
theappliance.Suchextensioncords
areobtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.
FIRMCONNECTION
BEFOREUSE
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