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BeforeUsingYour
AirConditioner. . . .. .. . . ...2
Energy-SavingTips . . . . . . .. ...2
ImportantSafetyInstructions.. ..2
ElectricalSafety4. . . . ..r . . . ...3
operating +. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4. ~
AirDirection. . . . . . . . ...+ . ...5
user ~aintenan~e
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TheProblemSolver. . . . .. . . ...7
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w~~ranty...........Backcover
@Keeptheairfilterclean. (See
instructionsonpage6.)
@Formostefficientcoo~ing,keep
theventilationcontrolinthe closed
positionexceptwhenyouwantto
exhaustair,smokeor odorsfrom
theroom.
~Don’tlettheroom
hot.Wheneverpossible,turnthe
unitonbeforetheroomheatsup.
Whenheatis “storedup” inwalls,
furniture,rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionertakeslongerto
producethedesiredcomfort
condition.
@Keepwindowsanddoor~
cfosed.Cool, dry air escapes
whenthey’reopen.
@Keepfurnacefloorregistersand
coldairreturnsclosed.Coldair
caneasflyescapethroughthem.
Don’t letdrapesor firniture block
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thefrontoftheunitand restrictair
flowwhenitis operating.
a It’sbestto
conditionerathighspeedduri~~g
extremelyhotweather.
Q Keeptheoutdoorcondensercoil
clean.(Seepage6.)
~Turfl~~~eair
beforevacationsorextended
abser~cesfromhome.
operateyourair
gettoo
con~iti~ner off
Beforeusingyour air“
conditionerreadthk book
Carefully.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewair
conditionerproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
If you don’tunderstandsomething
or needmore help,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
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andserialnumbers.
You’llfindthemona labelonthe
frameoftheair conditionerbehind
theair filter.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthis card, pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourairconditioner.
l~~ou
airconditioner...
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyoutheair
conditioner.
save time and
Beforeyourequest
service.o*
ChecktheProblemSolveron
page7.Itlistsminorcausesof
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
downthemodel
receivedadam~ed
money.
Whenusingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing:
@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendedpurposeasdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.
~Thisairconditionermustbe
properlyinstalledinaccordance
withtheIns*llationInstructions
beforeitisused.Seegrounding
instructionsonpage3.
eNeverUMplUgyour*conditioner
bypullingonthepowercord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromthereceptacle.
~Repairorreplaceimmediately
allelectricservicecordsthat
havebecomefrayedorotherwise
damaged.Donotuseacordthat
showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitslengthorateitherthe
plugor connectorend.
SAVETEIESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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prepifiy grounded.
:Yi&ctricaI
requireEneIlts
~~-volt modelsrequirea 115/120-
a .c., 60hzgroundedoutlet
volt
protectedwitha 15amptimedelay
fuseor circuitbreaker.
The powercordonthesemodelshas
athree-prong(grounding)plugthat
mateswitha standardthree-prong
(grounding)walloutlet(Fig.1)to
minimizethepossibilityofelectric
shockhazardfromtheseappliances.
PREFERRED f
METHOD
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GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,it isyour
personalresponsibilityand6bligation
tohaveitreplacedwithaproperly
groundedthree-prongwalloutlet.
Do Nm, UNDERAm
CIRCUMSTANCES,CUT
OR mMow THE Tmm
(GROUND)PRONG
THE POWER CORD,
230/208-voltmodelsrequiretheir
ownsinglebranchcircuitsupplying
ZSO/208-volta.c.,protectedwitha
timedelayfuseor circuit breaker.
Thisisrecommendedforbest
performanceandtoprevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
whichcouldcauseapossiblefire
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“-’’”~~j.jThepowercordon thesemodels
hazardfromoverh~atingwires.
7<:’-> hasa 230/208-voltperpendicular
tandemor large bndem typeplug
,fi~+~thatmatesrespectivelywitha
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FROM
230/208-voltperpendic~llar,
tandemor largetindemtype wall
outlet.Thesetypesofoutletsare
availableatmosthardwarestores.
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2301208-VOLT
PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 20AMPTIMEDELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUITBREAKER PROTECTION
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2301208-VOLT MATCHING
TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15AMP TIMEDELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTE~lON
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2301208-VOLT
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LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 30AMPTIME DELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUITBREAKER PROTEHION
Whetheryourairconditionerisa
U5-voitora 230/208-voltunit,it
isimportanttohavethewall
outletandcircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianif thereis
anydoubtastowhetheraproper
groundexists.
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterp!ug.However,
ifyoustillelecttousean adapter,
wherelocalcodespermit,a
TEMPORARYCONNE~ION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwalloutletbyuseofa
ULlistedadapter(Fig.2) available
atmost localhardwarestores.
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MATCHING
TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT “
PERMITTED IN CANADA)
Fig. 2 I’1
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BEFOREUSE
Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththelargerslotinthewall
outlettoprovideproperpolarityin
theconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUT1ON:Attachingtheadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhousewiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electriciantomakesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
when discomectingthepwer cord
fromtheadapter,alwayshold the
adapterwithonehand.If thisis not
done,theadaptergroundterminalis
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
terminalbreak,DON~ USEthe
applianceuntila properground
hasagain beenestablished.
use of etiension corm
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecomend agakt the
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttouse an extension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbe aULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordand
thatthecurrentcarryingratingof
thecordinamperesbeequaltoor
greaterthanthebranchcircuit size
shownontheratingnameplateof
theappliance.Suchextensioncords
areobtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.
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Closed
VENTILATION
open
MASTERCONTROL
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Mastercontrol switch
OTFturnsairconditioneroff.
*Fan10permitslowfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
*FaMIhipermitshighfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
*Forfanonlyoperation,Power
SaverSwitchmustbeinthe “Norm”
position.
COOI#opermitscoolingwithlow
fanspeedoperation.
Coolhipermitscoolingwithhigh
fanspeedoperation.
THERMOSTAT
Thermostat
WhenyouturntheThermostat
Controltothedesiredsetting,the
themostatwillautomaticallycontrol
thetemperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,the
coolerthe indoorairwillbe.
control
The ventdoorinyourair
conditionerisclosedwhentheslide
switchistothe lefi.Whentheventis
closed,onlytheairinsidetheroom
canbecirculatedandconditioned.
Slidingtheswitchtotherightopens
theventdoor,allowinga small
amountofindoorairtobeexhausted
fromtheroom,
*Powersaverswitch
Norm
POWERSAVER
ThePowerSaverSwitchcontrols
thefanoperation.Whenit’sinthe
“Norm”position,thefanwill
circulateroomaircontinuously.
Whenit’sinthe“Save”position,
thefanwillautomaticallycycleon
andoffwiththecompressor.
Forfanonlyoperation,PowerSaver
Switchmustbeinthe “Norm”
position.
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ThermostatControlat
the desirednumber(usually4-6 is
agoodstartingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryafier
areasonabletime,settheThermostat
Controlatahighernumberfora
coolerroomoratalowernumber
forawarmerroom.
1. SettheMasterControlSwitchat
“hiCool:’
2. SettheThermostatControlat8.
3. SettheVentilationControlat
“Closed~’
For quieteroperation
1. SettheMasterControlSwitchat
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“10cool:’
WhentheThermostatControlisset
on7 or 8andthe Fanissetonlow
speed,moisturemayfreezeonthe
coilsandpreventtheunitfrom
cooling.Ifthishappens,settheFan
athighspeedandsettheThermostat
Controltoalower number.
2. SettheThermostatControlat
desirednumber.
Duringthe coolereveninghours,
werecommendthatyousetthe
MasterControlSwitchat “loCool”
forveryquietoperationandthe
ThermostatControlatmid-range
(4or 5).
For efiremetemperatures
Forgreatesteconomyandbest
performance,wesuggestthatyou
setthe MasterControlSwitchat
“hiCool”in extremelyhot weather.
Forventilation
Whethercontrolsaresetfor
coolingor fanoperationonly,
settingtheVentilationControlat
“Open”letsroomair beexhausted
totheoutside.Thisis helpfulin
removingstaleair,smokeorodors
fromtheroom,andpermits
outdoorairtoenterthroughnormal
openingsin thehouse.However,
coolingeffectivenessisreduced
whenthiscontrolis setat “Openj’
sowesuggestyoudon’tkeepit
therelong—especiallyinhot,
humidweather.
The up-and-downairdirection
louversaretogetherandare
controlledbyfingertippressureon
thelouvers.Theyregulateair
dischargeupward,downwardor
straightout.
separate banksofside-to-
Wo
sideairdirectionlouvershave
separatetabstolet youdirect
dischargedairtotheright,tothe
left,or straightahead.
UP-AND-DOWN
AIR DIRECTION
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3. SettheVentilationControlat
“Closed~’
Note:WhenthePowerSaver
Switchisatthe“Save”position,
changesin thesoundlevelmaybe
morenoticeablethanwhe,~it’sat
the“Norm”position.
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mrnairconditioneroffand
removeplug
beforecleaning.
fromwalloutlet
(;riiles &:cabi~let
Wipefrontgrillewitha cleancloth
lightlydampenedwithmildliquid
dishr~ashingdetergent.Washcabinet
withmildsoapor detergentand
lukewarmwater.
c@ndeaser Coik
Thesecoilson theweatherside
oftheunitshouldbechecked
periodicallyandcleanedifclogged
withdirtor sootfim theatmosphere.
Ifextremelysoiled,they mayneed
tobesteamcleaned,a service
availablethroughyourHotpoint
serviceoutlet.
Thefoamair filterbehindthe
inletgrilleshouldbewashedat
leastevery30daysorasoftenas
itneedscleaning.
FILTER
INLET GRILLE- /’ /
Toremovethefilter,graspthe
upperpartoftheinletbaffleandpull
thebaffleout.Thenpullthefilter
offthetwotabs on thegrilleframe.
Vacuumthefilteronthedirtyside
or washitwithrunningwater.Run
waterthroughfromthecleanerside
ofthefaltertodriveoutaccumulated
dustaridlint.Shaketodry.Replace
filterontabsongrilleframeand
replaceinletbaffle.
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AIRCONDITlONER
DOESNW OPERATE
@Notpluggedin.Plugmayhavebeenbumpedloosebyvacuumcleanerorfurniture.
~If pluggedin, fise couldhaveblownor circuitbreakermayhavetripped.
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AIRCONDITIONER
“DOESNOTCOOL
ASIT’SHOULD”
~ Cullain,blindsor furnitureblockingthetoporthefrontoftheairconditionerwill
restrictairflow.
@Temperaturecontrolmaynotbesethighenough,Turnknobtoahighernumber.
Highestsettingshouldprovidemaximumcooling.WhenPowerSaverSwitchissetat
“Save~’temperatu~erangeinroomwillvarymore.
@Airfilterdirty,shouldbe c~eanedatleastevery30days.Seeinstructions,page6.
@Roommayhavebeenveryhotwhenairctinditionerwasfirstturnedon.Allowtime
forittocooldown. .
~Coldairmaybeescapingthroughopenfurnacefloorregistersandcoldairreturns.
~Ventcontrolmaybesetattipenposition,allowinghotoutsideairtoentertheroom.
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OUTSIDE
*Thermos~tclick,ametillicsound,maybeheardwhencompressorcyclesonandOff.
Thisisnorrn~.
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~FanrunscontinuouslywhenMaster~optrolSwitchisin “Cool”or “Fan”position.
Thisisnormal.WhenPowerSave,rSwitchisset,at“Save~’-fancyclesonandoffwith
compressor.’
~ Excesswater
mayoverflow.in‘excessively’hotand.humidweather.Thisisnormal.
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WATERINBASEPAN
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@Airconditionermust@einstalledlevelor’tiltedslightlytotheoutsideforproper
waterdisposal.
T~S is normal forashortperiodillareaswithlittlehumidity;normalforalonger
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periodinveryhumidareas.Moisturerem’ovedfrom;ndoorairdrainstorearofcabinet
whereitis pickedupbyafanandthrownagainsttheout~oorcondensercoil.
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthebackpageofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobe pleased.If forsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenot pleased.in most
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem,
NEXT,if youarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails—including
yourphone number—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,if yourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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Save proofof original purchase date such as yoursalesslip or cancelledcheckto establishwarrantyperiod.
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FULLONE-YWRWARRANW
For one year from date of original
purchase, we will provide, free of
charge, parts and service labor in
your home to repair or replace any
part of the room air conditioner
that fails because of a manufacturing defect.
FULL FIVE=YEAI?WARRANTY
For five years from date of original
purchase, we will provide, free of
charge, a replacement compressor
and service labor to diagnose and
replace anycompressorthatfails
because of a manufacturing
defect.
For each of the above warranties:
Transportation expense to and
from a service shop and shop
service labor if required will be free
of charge,
~Service trips to your home to
teach you how to use the product.
Readyour Use and Care material.
If you then have any questions
about operating the product,
please contact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office at the
address below, or cal1,toll free:
@Improper installation.
If you havean installation problem
or if the air conditioner is of improper cooling or heating capacity for “
the intended use contact your
dealer or installer. Youare
responsible for providing adequate
electrical connecting facilities.
This warranty is extended to the
original purchaser and any
ing owner for products purchased
for use in the 48 mainland states,
Hawaii and Washington, D.C. in
Alaska the warranty is the same
except that it is LIMITED because
you must pay to ship the product
to the service shop or for the
service technicians travel costs to
your home.
All warranty service will be provided
by our Factory Service Centers or
by our authorized Customer Care”
servicers during normal working
hours.
Look in the White or Yellow Pages
of your telephone directory for
HOTPOINT FACTORYSERVICE,
GENERAL ELECTRIC-HOTPOINT
FACTORYSERVICEor HOTPOINT
CUSTOMERCARE@SERVICE.
@Replacement of house fuses
or resetting of circuit breakers.
e In commercial locations labor
necessary to move the unit to a
location where it is accessible for
service by an individual technician.
@Failure of the product resulting
from modifications to the product
or due to unreasonable use including failure to provide reasonable
and necessary maintenance.
~ Damage to the product caused
by improper power supply voltage,
accident, fire, floods or acts
of God.
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WARRANTORIS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES.
Some statesdo 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: General Electric Company
If further help is needed concerning this warranty,contact
?4anager—ConsumerAffairs, General Electric Company,Appliance Park, Louisville, KY 40225
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