GE KMS06 Use and Care Manual

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AirConditi~ner

Conkn@

Adapter Plug
Air Direction

Air Filter
Appliance Registration

Care and Cleaning
Condenser Coils

Control Settings
Electrical Requirements

Energy-Saving Tips
Extension Cords

Grille and Cabinet
Grounding

Model and Serial Numbers 2, 6
Power Saver Switch

Problem Solver
Repair Service

Safety Instructions
User Maintenance Instructions 6

Warranty

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Safety

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Before
conditioner, read this book
carefully.

It is intended to help you operate
and maintain your new air
conditioner properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your
questions.

If you don’t understand something
or need more help, write (include
your phone number):

Consumer Affairs

Hotpoint

Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model
and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label behind
the front grille on the left-hand
side of the air discharge duct.
(See page 6.)

These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your air conditioner. Before sending
in this card, please write these
numbers here:

Model Number

usi~

your air

Instructions

Read W

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When using this appliance, always
exercise basic safety precautions,
including the following:

●

Use this appliance

intended purpose

this Use and Care

●

~s

properly installed in accordance

%th

the bstallation Instructions

before it

instructions on page 3.

●

N~er

by pulling on the power cord.

Always grip plug
straight out from the receptacle.

●

Repair or

elmtric

all
have

dam~ed.

shows cracks or abrasion damage
along its length or at either the
plug or connector end.

SAW

Mrudiom

this

apptiance.

only

as

describd

Book,

air conditioner

is

used. See

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grounding

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immediately

service cords that

bwome

frayed or otherwise

Do not use a cord that

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for its

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in

~STRUCTIONS

Ene~y-savi~

s Keep the air filter clean. (See

instructions on page 6.)
. For most efficient cooling, keep

the vent control in the CLOSE
position except when you want to
exhaust air, smoke or odors from
the room.

. Don’t let the room get too
hot. Whenever possible, turn the
unit on before the room heats up.
When heat is “stored up” in walls,
furniture, rugs and draperies, your
air conditioner takes longer to
produce the desired comfort
condition.

●

Keep windows and doors
closed. Cool, dry air escapes
when they’re open.

● Keep furnace floor registers and

cold air returns closed. Cold air
can easily escape through them.

●

Don’t let drapes or furniture block
the front of the unit and restrict air
flow when it is operating.

●

It’s best to operate your air
conditioner at high speed during
extremely hot weather.

● Keep the outdoor condenser coil

clean. (See page 6.)

● Turn the air conditioner off

before vacations or extended
absences from home.

tips

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your air conditioner.

If you received a

dam~ed

air conditioner . . .

Immediately contact the dealer
(or builder) that sold you the air
conditioner.

Save time and money.
Before you request
service . . .

Check the Problem Solver on
page 7. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.

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Electrical

safetY—IMPO~NT...please

Read

Carefully.

How to connect
electricity

For

pemonal

this appliance
properly grounded.

Eledrical requirement@

W-volt models require a

volt a.c., 60 hz grounded outlet
protected with a 15 amp time delay
fuse or circuit breaker.

The power cord on these models has
a three-prong (grounding) plug that
mates with a standard three-prong
(grounding) wall outlet (Fig. 1) to
minimize the possibility of electric
shock hazard from these appliances.

PREFERRED
METHOD

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Fig. 1

T

Where a standard two-prong wall
outlet is encountered, it is your
personal responsibility and obligation
to have it replaced with a properly
grounded three-prong wall outlet.

DO NOT, UNDER

C~CUMSTANCES,

REMO~

OR
(GROUND) PRONG
THE POWER CORD.

230/208-volt models

own single branch circuit supplying
230/208-volt a.c., protected with a
time delay fuse or circuit breaker.
This is recommended for best
performance and to prevent
overloading house wiring circuits,
which could cause a possible fire
hazard from overheating wires.

The power cord on these models
has a 230/208-volt perpendicular,
tandem or large tandem type plug
that mates respectively with a

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230/208-volt perpendicular,
tandem or large tandem type wall
outlet. These
available at most hardware stores.

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of outlets are

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230/208-VOLT

PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 20 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

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230/208-VOLT

TANOEM

TYPE

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 15 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

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230/208-VOLT

LARGE

TANOEM

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 30 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

Whether

U5-volt or a 230/208-volt unit, it

is

imDortint to have the wall

outle~

and circuit checked by a
qualified electrician if there is
any doubt as to whether a proper
ground exists.

TYPE WALL OUTLET

your air conditioner is a

Use of adapter plug

(~-volt modek

Because of potential safety hazards

under certain conditions, we

strongly recommend against use
of an adapter plug.

if you still elect to use an adapter,
where local codes permit, a
TEMPORARY
may be made to a properly grounded
two-prong

UL

listed adapter (Fig. 2) available

at most local hardware stores.

wall outlet

MATCHING

MATCHING

WALL OUTLET

mm

●

MATCHING

only)

However,

CONNE~ION

by use of a

TEMPORARY METHOD

(AOAPTER

PLUGS NOT

PERMITTEO

The larger slot in the adapter must be
aligned-with the larger
outlet to provide proper polarity in
the connection of the power cord.

CAUTION:

ground terminal to wall outlet cover
screw does not ground the
unless cover screw is metal, and not
insulated, and wall outlet is
through house wiring. You should
have the circuit checked by a
electrician to make sure the outlet
is properly grounded.

When
from the adapter,

adapter with one hand. If this is not
done, the adapter ground terminal is
very likely to break with repeated use.

Should the adapter ground

terminal break, DO

appliance until a proper ground
has again been es~blished.

IN

CANAOA)

Attaching the adapter

disconn~ting

E

sl;t

in the wall

appliace

groundd

qudifid

the power cord

always hold the

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the

Use of etiension cords

Because of potential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
we

stron~y recommend against the

use of an extension cord.

if you

stfll elect

cord, it is absolutely necessary that
it be a

UL

type appliance extension cord and
that the current carrying rating of
the cord in amperes be equal to or
greater than the branch circuit size
shown on the rating nameplate of
the appliance.

to use an extension

listed 3-wire grounding

However,

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