GE KMM12AA, KMM12DA, KMM08FA Use and Care Manual

UseandCareof
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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

IfYouNeedSemice. . . . . .. . ...7

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@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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INSUREPROPER
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

LARGE TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET

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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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.