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Air Direction 5
AirFilter 6
ApplianceRegistration ,2
CareandCleaning 6
CondenserCoils 6
ControlSettings
ElectricalRequirements
Energy-SavingTips 2
ExtensionCords
GrilleandCabinet 6
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ProblemSolver
RepairService
SafetyInstructions 2
Warranty
BackCover
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ImpormntS:fety
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Beforeusingyourair
conditioner, readthisbook
carefully.
Itis intendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyour newair
conditionerproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Writedownthemodel
andserialnmbers.
You’llfindthemona labelbehind
thefrontgrilleonthelefi-handside
oftheairdischargeduct. Seepage6.
Thesenumbersare alsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
ModelNumber
SerialNumber
Ene~y”saving
~Keeptheair filterclean.(See
instructionsonpage6.)
oFormostefficientcooling,keep
theventilationcontrolintheclosed
positionexceptwhenyouwantto
exhaustair, smokeor odorsfrom
theroom.
oDon’tlet theroomgettoo
hot.Wheneverpossible,turnthe
unit onbeforetheroomheatsup.
Whenheatis “storedup”inwalls,
furniture,rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionertakeslongerto
producethedesiredcomfort
condition.
@Keepwindowsanddoors
closed.Cool,dryair escapes
whenthey’reopen.
e Keepfurnacefloorregistersand
coldairreturnsclosed.Coldair
caneasilyescapethroughthem.
e Don’tletdrapesor firnitureblock
thefrontoftheunitandrestrictair
flowwhenitis operating.
eIt’sbesttooperateyourair
conditionerat highspeedduring
extremelyhotweather.
eKeeptheoutdoorcondensercoil
clean.(Seepage6.)
oTurntheair conditioneroff
beforevacationsor extended
absencesfromhome.
tips
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Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourairconditioner.
Ifyoureceivedadamaged
airconditioner...
Immediatelycontactthe dealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyoutheair
conditioner.
Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest
service...
ChecktheProblemSolveron
page7.It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
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Howtoconnect
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electricity
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Forprsonal safety,
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thkappliancemm be
properBygrounded.
Electricalrequirement
H5-voItmodelsrequirea 115/120-
volta.c., 60hzgroundedoutlet
protectedwitha 15amptimedelay
fise or circuitbreaker.
Thepowercordonthesemodelshas
athree-prong@rounding)plugthat
mateswitha standardthree-prong
(grounding)walloutlet(Fig.1)to
minimizethepossibilityofelectric
shockhazardfromtheseappliances.
PREFERRED
METHOD
iNSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
Fig.
1
Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itis your
personalresponsibilityandobligation
to haveitreplacedwitha properly
groundedthree-prongwalloutlet.
DO N~, WER Am ‘~
CRCWQT~CES, CUT
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(GRO-) PRONG~OM ~
T~ POWERCOm.
230/208-voltmodelsrequiretheir
ownsinglebranchcircuitsupplying
230/208-volta.c., protectedwitha
timedelayfise or circuitbreaker.
Thisisrecommendedforbest
performanceandtoprevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
whichcouldcauseapossiblefire
hazardfromoverheatingwires.
The powercordonthesemodels
hasa230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor largetandemtypeplug
thatmatesrespectivelywitha
BEFOREUSE
230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor large&ndemtype wall
outlet.Thesetypesofoutletsare
availableat mosthardwarestores.
230/208-voLT MATCHING
PERPENDICULAR
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 20AMP TIMEDELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
230/208-VOLT
TANDEMTYPE
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15AMP TIMEDELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECilON
TYPE WALL OUTLET
WALL OUTLET
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230/208-VOLT MATCHING
LARGE TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 30AMP TIME DELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTE~lON
Whetheryourairconditioneris a
~5-voltora 230/208-voltunit,it
isimportantto havethewall
outletandcircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianif thereis
anydoubtastowhetheraproper
groundexists.
ofatipkr plug
Use
(~-volt modekonly)
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
under certainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterplug.However,
ifyoustillelecttousean adapter,
wherelocalcodes permit,a
TEMPORARYCC)NNE~ION
maybemadetoa properlygrounded’
two-prongwalloutletbyuseofa
ULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
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TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTERPLUGS
PERMITTED IN CANADA)
Fig. 2 “‘
Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignd-withthelargerslotinthe wall
outlettoprovideproperpolarityin
theconnectionofthepowercord.
CA~ION: Attachingtheadapter
groundterminalto walloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhouse wiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electriciantomakesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
whendisconnectingthepowercord
fromtheadapter,alwaysholdthe
adapterwithone hand.If thisisnot
done,theadaptergroundterminalis
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
terminalbreak,DON~ USEthe
applianceuntila properground
hasagain beenestablished.
NOT
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BEFOREUSE
Useofe~ewion corm
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanextension
cord,itis absolutelynecessarythat
itbea ULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordand
thatthecurrentcarryingratingof
thecordin amperesbeequal to or
greaterthanthebranchcircuit size
shownontheratingnameplateof
theappliance.Suchextensioncords
areobtainablethroughyourlocal.
serviceorganization.
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operatingYourfir Conditioner Controk
MASTER CONTROL
Mastercontrolswitch
Offturnsairconditioneroff.
*Fan10permitslowfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
*Fanhipermitshighfanspeed
withoutcooling.
*Forfanonlyoperation,PowerSaver
Switchmustbein “Norm’’position.
COOI10permitscoolingwithlow
fanspeedoperation.
Coolhipermitscoolingwithhigh
fanspeedoperation.
THERMOSTAT
ThermostatControl
WhenyouturntheThermostat
Controltothedesiredsetting,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
the temperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,the
coolertheindoorairwillbe.
TheSaveEnergyWngeisavisual
reminderthatyoucanconserve
energybyselectingahigherroom
temperaturebutstillkeeptheroom
coolandlesshumidthanoutside.
Closed
Open
VentilationControl
Theventdoorisclosedwhenthe
slideswitchistothe left.Whenthe
ventisclosed,onlythe airinside
the roomcanbecirculatedand
conditioned.Slidingtheswitch
tothe rightopenstheventdoor,
allowingasmallamountofindoor
airtobeexhaustedfromtheroom.
*powerSaverSwitch
POWER
SAVER
Norm
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ThePowerSaverSwitchcontrols
thefanoperation.Whenit’sin
the“Norm” position,thefanwill
circulateroomaircontinuously.
Whenit’sin the“Save”position,
thefanwillautomaticallycycleon
andoffwiththecompressor.
Forfan onlyoperation,Power
SaverSwitchmustbein the
“Norm’’position.
Forquieteroperation
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Toadjustairdirection
1. SetthelMasterControlSwitchat
“Cool hi;’
2. SettheThermostatControlat
the desirednumber(usually4-6is
agood startingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryafter
areasonabletime,settheThermostat
Controlata highernumberfora
coolerroomor ata lowernumber
fora warmerroom.
3.SetthePowerSaverSwitchat
“Norm”positionforcontinuous
fanoperationorat “Save”position
toautomaticallycyclethe fanon
andoffwiththecompressor.
4. SettheVentilationControlat
“Closed”exceptforbriefperiods
whenyouwanttoexhaustroomair
totheoutside.
Formaximumcooling
1. SettheMasterControlSwitchat
— “Cool hi:’
— 2, Turnthe ThermostatControlto8.
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3. SettheVentilationControlat
— “Closed~’
4. SetthePowerSaverSwitchatthe
“Norm”position.
1. SettheMasterControlSwitchat
“Coollo” position.
2. TurntheThermostatControlto
thedesirednumber.
WhentheThermostatControlis
seton7 or 8 andtheFanisseton
lowspeed,moisturemayfreezeon
thecoils andpreventtheunitfrom
cooling.If thishappens,settheFan
athighspeedandsettheThermostat
Controlto a lowernumber.
3. SettheVentilationControlat
“Closed~’
4. SetthePowerSaverSwitchatthe
“Norm”position.
Note:WhenthePowerSaver
Switchisatthe “Save”position,
changesinthesoundlevelmaybe
morenoticeablethanwhenit’sat
the“Norm”position.
Forti~ttime operation
Duringthecoolereveninghours,
werecommendthat yousetthe
MasterControlSwitchat“Coollo”
forveryquietoperationandthe
ThermostatControlatmid-range
(4or5). SettheVentilationControl
at “Closed”andthePowerSaver
Switchat “Norm”or
position.
“Save”
Forextremetemperatures
Forgreatesteconomyandbest
performance,wesuggestyouset
theMasterControlSwitchat
“Coolhi” inextremelyhot
weather.
Upanddown
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Theup-anddownairdirectionlouvers
arecontrolledbytabsthatletyou
positionthelouversto discharge
theair up,downorstraightout.
Sidetoside
CIRCULAIRE
on-
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off-
Forfixedside-to-sideairdirection,
settheCirculaireSwitchto “On”
untilthedesiredairdirectionis
obtained,thenmoveit to “Offi’
Forcontinuousside-to-sideair
circulation,settheCirculaireSwitch
to “On”andleaveitthere.
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careandCleatiw
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Clemingyour
airconditioner
firHlter
frontGrilleRemoval
~rn airconditioneroffand
removeplugfromwalloutlet
beforecleaning.
Grille&Cabtiet
Wipefrontgrillewitha cleancloth
lightlydampenedwithmildliquid
dishwashingdetergent.W=hcabinet
withmildsoapor detergentand
lukewarmwater.
CondemerCow
Thesecoilsontheweatherside
oftheunit shouldbechecked
periodicallyandcleanedifclogged
withdirtor sootfromtheatmosphe~.
Ifextremelysoiled,theymayneed
tobesteamcleaned,a service
availablethroughyourHotpoint
serviceoutlet.
Theairfilterbehindtheinletgrille
shouldbewashedatleastevery30
daysor asoftenasitneedscleaning.
Toremovethefilter,graspthetab
onthefilterandpull totheright.
Vacuumthefilteronthedusty side
toremovelightdust.Washthefalter,
cleanersideup,undergentiyflowing
watertowashoutaccumulateddust
andlint.If thefilterisverydirty,
usea mildhouseholddetergentin
thewashwater.Letthefilterdry
thoroughlybeforereplacingit.
The modelandserialnumbersare
onalabelbehindthefrontgrilleon
theleft-handsideoftheairdischarge
grille.
Toremovethegrille:
1. Removetheairfilter.
2. Removeandsavethescrewthat
holdsthegrilleto thechassis.
Whenreplacingthefilter,besure
thewordFRONTisfacingyouas
youslidethefilterbackintoplace.
3. Pressthe sideofthecabinet
firmlyand,atthesametime,pull
thecomerofthegrilleforwardto
unhookit fromclipsatbottom.
4. Slidethegrilleupwardtofree
the twotabsatthetopof tie grille
fromslotsinthetopof thecabinet.
Toreplacethegrille,hook top
ofgrilleontotopofcabinet, push
bottomofgrillein until it snaps
intoplace, andreplacethescrew
removedinStep2 above.
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Questiom?
o’~y useThk Roblem solver
, PROBLEM
AIRCONDITIONER
DOESNOTOPERATE
AIRCONDITIONER
“DOESNOTCOOL
ASITSHOULD”
OPEWTINGSOUNDS
WATERDRIPPING
OUTSIDE
POSSIBLECAUSEAND~MEDY
@Notpluggedin. Plugmayhavebeenbumpedloosebyvacuumcleanerorfirniture.
~If~lu~ed in,fi.lsecouldhaveblownorcircuitbreakermayhavetripped,
WATERDRIPPING
INSIDE
WATERINBASEPAN
(ONOUTDOORSIDE)
If youneed
TheGEhsvver Center@
800.626.2000
comumer inforlnationservice
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more help..call, toIIfree:
If YouNeedservice
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthe backpageofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome ,
reasonyouarenot happywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthe peoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenot pleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeall thedetails-includingyour
phonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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YOURHOTPOINTROOMAIRCONDITIONER
WARRANTY
Saveproofoforiginalpurchasedatesuchasyoursalessliporcancelledchecktoestablishwarrantyperiod
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WHATIsCOVERED
FULL ONEYEAR WARRANTY
Forone yearfrom dateof original
purchase,wewill provide,free
of charge, parts and service labor
. in your home to repair or replace
anypart of the room air
conditioner that fails because
of a manufacturing defect.
FULL FIVE-YEARWARRANTY
Forfive yearsfrom the date of
original purchase,we will provide,
free of charge, parts and service
labor in your hometo repair or
replaceany part of the sealed
refrigemting system(thecompresso~
condenser,evaporatorand all
connecting tubing) that fails
becauseof a manufacturing
defect.
Foreach of the above warranties:
Transportationexpenseto and
from a service shop and shop
service labor if required will be
free of charge.
This warranty is extended to
the original purchaser and any
succeeding owner for products
purchased for use inthe 48 mainland
states,Hawaii and Washington, D.C.
InAlaska the warranty isthe same
exceptthat it is LIMITED becauseyou
must payto ship the product to the
service shop or for the service
technician’s travel costs to your home.
All warranty service will be provided
byour FactoryService Centers or
byour authorized Customer Care”
servicers during normal working
hours.
Lookin the White or YellowPages
of yourtelephone directory for
HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE,
GENERAL ELECTRIC-HOTPOINT
FACTORYSERVICE or HOTPOINT
CUSTOMERCARE@SERVICE.
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WHATISNOTCOVERED
Service trips to teach you how to
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usethe product.
ReadyourUse and Carematerial.
If you then haveany questions
about operating the product,
please contact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office at the
address below,or call, toll free:
The GE Answer Center”
800.626.2000
consumer information service
Some statesdonotallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusion
maynotapply
Toknow what your legal rights are in your state,consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.
Manager—Consumer Aflairs, General Electric Company, Appliance Park, Louisville, KY 40225
to you. Thiswarranty gives you specific legal rights, and you mayalso have other rights which vary from state to state.
If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write:
@Improper installation.
Ifyou havean installation
problem, or if the air conditioner
isof improper cooling capacity
for the intended use, contact
your dealer or installer.You”are
responsible for providing adequate
electrical connecting facilities.
~Replacement of fuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.
~In commercial locations labor
necessaryto movethe unit to a
location where it is accessible for
service byan individual technician.
Warrantor:General Electric Company
. Failureof the product resulting from
modifications to the product or due to
unreasonable use including failure to
provide reasonable and necessary
maintenance.
@Failuredue to corrosion on models
not corrosion-protected.
eDamage to the product caused
by improper power supply voltage,
accident, fire, floods or acts of God.
WARRANTORIS NOTRESPONSIBLE
FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
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