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ImportantSafetyInstructions..,.2.
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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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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.
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(GROUND)PRONG
POWERCO~.
Tm
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
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2301208-VOLT MAWHING
PERPENDICULAR
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES20AMPTIMEDELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION
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2301208-VOLT MA~HING
TANDEMTYPE WALLOUTLET
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES15AMPTIMEDELAYFUSE
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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.
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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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OperatingYo~IrAirConditionerControls
THERMOSTAT
Master controlswitch
Offturnsairconditioneroff.
Fan10permitslowfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
Fanhipermitshighfanspeed
withoutcooling.
CoolEopermitscoolingwithlow
fanspeedoperation.
Coolhipermitscoolingwithhigh
fanspeedoperation.
ThermostatControl
WhenyouturntheThermostat
Controltothedesiredsetting,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
thetemperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,the
coolertheindoorairwillbe.
TheSaveEnergy~nge isa visual
reminderthatyoucanconserve
energybyselectingahigherroom
temperaturebutstillkeeptheroom
coolandlesshumidthanoutside.
Closed
‘Open
VentilationControl
Theventdoorisclosedwhenthe
slideswitchistothelefi.Whenthe
ventisclosed,onlytheairinside
the roomcanbecirculatedand
conditioned.Slidingtheswitch
totherightopenstheventdoor,
allowingasmallamountofindoor
airtobeexhaustedfromtheroom.
Forquiekroperation
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1. SettheMasterControlSwitchat
.
2. SettheThermostatControlat
the desirednumber(usually4-6is
agoods~ting position).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryafter
areasonabletime,settheThermostat
Controlat a highernumberfora
coolerroomor atalowernumber
forawarmerroom.
30SettheVentilationControlat
“Closed”exceptforbriefperiods
whenyouwanttoexhaustroomair
totheoutside.
1. SettheMasterControlSwitchat
“Coolhi:’
2. TurntheThermostatControlto8.
3. SettheVentilationControlat
“Closed~’
1. Setthe MasterControlSwitchat
“Coollo”position.
2. firn theThermostatControlto
thedesirednumber.
WhentheThermostatControlis
seton7or 8 andtheFanisset on
lowspeed,moisturemayfreezeon
thecoilsandpreventthe unitfrom
cooling.If this happens,settheFan
athighspeedandsettie Thermostat
Controlto alowernumber.
3. SettheVentilationControlat
“closed:’
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operation
Duringthe coolereveninghours,
werecommendthatyousetthe
MasterControlSwitchat “Coollo”
forveryquietoperation,setthe
ThermostatControlatmid-range
(4or 5), andsettheVentilation
Controlat“Closed”position.
Upanddown
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Theupanddownairdition louvers
arecontrolledbytabsthatletyou
positionthelouversto discharge
theairup,downor straightout.
Sidetoside
CIRCULAIRE
on
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tempemtures
Forgreatesteconomyandbest
performance,wesuggestyouset
theMasterControlSwitchat
“Coolhi” inextremelyhot
weather.
off
Forfixedside-to-sideairdirection,
settheCirculaireSwitchto “On”
untilthedesiredair directionis
obtained,thenmoveit to “0~’
Forcontinuousside-to-sideair
circulation,setthe CirculaireSwitch
to “On” andleaveit there.
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UserMaintenanceInstruction
Cleaningyour
airConditioner
~rn airconditioneroffand
removeplugfromwalloutlet
beforecleaning.
Air Filter
Theair filterbehindthe inletgrille
shouldbewashedatleastevery30
daysor asofin asitneedscleaning.
~ontGrilleRemoval
Themodelandserialnumbersare
ona labelbehindthefrontgrilleon
theleft-handsideoftheairdischarge
grille.
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Grille & cabinet
Wipefrontgrillewitha cleancloth
lightlydampenedwithmildliquid
dishwashingdetergent.Washcabinet
withmildsoapordetergentand
lukewarmwater. .
Condemer Coik
Thesecoilsonthe weatherside
oftheunitshouldbechecked
periodicallyandcleanedifclogged
withdirtor sootfromtheatmosphere.
Ifextremelysoiled,theymayneed
tobe steamcleaned,a service
availablethroughyourHotpoint
serviceoutlet.
Toremovethe filter,graspthetab
onthefilterandpulltotheright.
Vacuumthefilteronthedustyside
toremovelightdust.Washthefilter,
cleanersideup,undergentiyflowing
watertowashoutaccumulateddust
andlint.Ifthefilterisverydirty,
usea mildhouseholddetergentin
thewashwater.Letthefilterdry
thoroughlybeforereplacingit.
Whenreplacingthefilter,be sure
thewordFRONTisfacingyouas
youslidethefilterbackintoplace.
Toremovethegrille:
1. Removetheairfilter.
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2. Removeandsavethescrewthat
holdsthegrilletothechassis.
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Pressthe sideofthecabinet
3.
firmlyand, atthe sametime,pull
thecornerofthegrilleforwardto
unhookit fromclipsatbottom.
4. Slidethegrilleupwardto free
thetwotabsatthe topofthegrille
fromslotsin thetopof thecabinet.
Toreplacethegrille,hooktop
ofgrilleontotopofcabinet,push
bottomofgrilleinuntilit snaps
intoplace,andreplacethescrew
removedin Step2 above.
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If YouNeedservice
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
onthebackpageofth;sbook. -
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenot happywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
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writeallthedetails-incl~dingyour
phonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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FULLONE-YEARWARRANTY
Foroneyearfromdateof original
purchase,we will provide,freeof
charge,parts and servicelaborin
yourhometo repairor replace
paft of the room air conditioner
that fails becauseof a manufacturing defect.
FULL FIVE=YEARWARRANTY
Forfiveyearsfromdateof original
purchase,wewill provide,freeof
charge,a replacementcompressor
andservicelaborto diagnoseand
replace
becauseof a manufacturing
defect.
Foreachoftheabovewarranties:
Transportationexpenseto and
from a serviceshopandshop
servicelabor if requiredwill befree
of charge.
any compressor that faiIs
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This warrantyis extendedto the
originalpurchaserandanysucceeding ownerfor productspurchased
for use in the48 mainlandstates,
HawaiiandWashington,D.C.In
Alaskathe warrantyisthe same
exceptthat it is L!MITEDbecause
you must payto shipthe product
to the serviceshoporfor the
servicetechnicianstravelcosts to
yourhome.
Ail warrantyservicewill beprovided
byour FactoryServiceCentersor
byourauthorizedCustomerCafe@
servicersduring normalworking
hours.
Lookin the White or YellowPages
yourtelephone directoryfor
of
HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE,
GENERALELECTRIC-HOTPOINT
FACTORYSERVICEor HOTPOINT
CUSTOMERCARE@SERVICE.
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teachyouhowto usetheproduct. or resettingof circuit breakers.
ReadyourUsean@Carematerial.
If
you then haveanyquestions
aboutoperatingthe product,
pleasecontact yourdealeror our
ConsumerAffairs office at the
addressbelow,or call,toll free:
~Improperinstallation.
Ifyouhavean installation problem
orif the airconditioneris of improp
ercoolingorheatingcapacityfor
the intendedusecontactyour
dealerorinstaller.Youare
responsibleforprovidingadequate
electricalconnectingfacilities.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion
may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.
Warrantor:GeneralElectricCompany
If furtherhelpisneededconcerningthiswarranty,contact:
Manager–ConsumerAffairs,GeneralElectricCompany,AppliancePark,Louisville,KY40225
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necessaryto movethe unit to a
locationwhereit is accessiblefor
serviceby an individualtechnician.
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from modificationsto the product
or dueto unreasonableuseincluding failure to providereasonable
and necessarymaintenance.
~Damageto the productcaused
by improperpowersupplyvoltage,
accident,fire, floods or acts
of God.
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DAMAGES.
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