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AdapterPlug 3
AirDirection 5
AirFilter
ApplianceRegistration
CareandCleaning 5,6”
CondenserCoils 5
ControlSettings 4,5
ElectricalRequirements 3
Energy-SavingTips 2
ExtensionCords 3
GrilleandCabinet 5
Grounding 3
ModelandSerialNumbers 2
ProblemSolver “ 6
RepairService
SafetyInstructions 2
UserMaintenanceInstructions5,6
Warranty BackCover
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Helpw
Ene=y-savhgmps0
Beforemi~your
airconditioner,read
thkbookCarefuuy.
Itis intendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyour newair
conditionerproperly.
Keepit handyforanswerstoyour
questions.
If youdon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
your phonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Wrikdomthemodel
andserialnmberse
You’llfindthemonalabelbehind
theinlet baffleofthefrontgrille.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyour air conditioner,
Whenusingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions, ,
includingth~following:
8Usethis applianceonlyforik
intendedpurpos~asdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.
@Thisairconditionermustbe “
properlyinstalledinaccortinge
withtheWtaUationInstructititi .
beforeitisused.,Seegrounding~. ...’
instructionsonpage3. .
0Neverunplugyojwairconditioner.
bypuui~gonthe-powercord..; .
Alwaysgrip-plugfiiy andpull~ “,
straightout’from-@ereceptacle. - .
0Re~air’orreplacetiq~a~ily ‘“ ~,
allelectric‘servicecordsthat ~-.
havebecomefrayed’orothe~wisq,:,‘
~ .dtiaged. Donot’useacord’tliat.. ,.
sh,owscracksor abrasiondarnage’ .
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~Keeptheairfilterclean.(See
instructionsonpage6.)
@Formostefficientcooling,keep
ventinclosedpositionexceptwhen
youwantto exhaustair,smokeor
odorsfromtheroom.
~Don’tlettheroomgettoo
hot.Wheneverpossible,turnthe
unitonbeforetheroomheatsup.
Whenheatis “storedup”inwalls,
furniture,rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionertakeslongerto
producethedesiredcomfort
condition.
oKeepwindowsanddoors
closed.Cool,dryairescapeswhen
they’reopen.
~Keepfurnacefloorregistersand
coldairreturnsclosed.Coldair
caneasilyescapethroughthem.
oDon’tletdrapesorfurnitureblock
thefrontoftheunitand
flowwhenitisoperating.
oIt’sbesttooperateyour air
..
conditionerathighspeedduring
extremelyhotweather.
oKeepoutdoorcondensercoil
clean.(Seepage5.)
@Turnairconditioneroffbefore
vacationsor extendedabsences
horn home.
restrict air a
e
Ifyoureceiveda damagedair
conditioner,immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thtitsoldyou
theair conditioner.
Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyou requestservice9check
theProblemSolveronpage6.
Itlistscausesofminoroperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect
yourself.
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How toconnect
electricity
Forpersonilsafety,
thkippliancemm be
properlygrounded.
Electrical
M5-voltrnodeisrequirea 115/120-
volta.c., 60hzgroundedoutlet
protectedwitha 15amptime delay
fuseorcircuitbreaker.
The powercordonthese modelshas
athree-prong(grounding)plugthat
mateswitha standardthree-prong
(grounding)walloutlet (Fig. 1)to
minimizethepossibilityofelectric
shockhazardfromtheseappliances.
PREFERRED
METHOD
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Fig. 1
Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,it isyour
personalresponsibilityandobligation
tohaveit replacedwitha properly
groundedthree-prongwalloutlet.
DONoT’,UNDERANY
C~CUMSTANCES,CUT
OR~MOVE THET~RD
(GROUND)PRONGmoM ,
T~ POWERCORD.
230/208-voltmodelsrequiretheir
ownsinglebranchcircuitsupplying
230/208-volta.c., protectedwitha
timedelayfuseor circuitbreaker.
Thisis recommendedforbest
performanceandtoprevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
whichcouldcauseapossiblefire
hazardfromoverheatingwires.
Thepowercordonthesemodels
hasa230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemorlargetandemtypeplug
that matesrespectivelywitha
requirements
iN5UREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor largetandemtype wall
outlet. Thesetypesofoutletsare
availableatmosthardwarestores.
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PERPENDICUiARTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINECORD PLUG
REQUIRES20AMPTIME DELAY FUSE
ORCIRCUIT BREAKERPROTECTION
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2301208-VOLT MATCHING
TANDEMTYPE
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES15AMP TIME DELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTE~lON
2301208-VOLT MATCHING
LARGETANDEM TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES30 AMP TIME DELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKER PROTECTION
Whetheryourairconditionerisa
U5-voitor a 230/20$-voltunit,it
isimportanttohavethewall
outletandcircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianifthereis
anydoubtastowhetheraproper
groundexists.
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MATCHING
WALL OUTLET
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useOfadapterplug
(~5-voItmodelsonly)
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterplug.However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanadapter,
wherelocal codespermit,a
TEMPORARYCONNE~ION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwalloutletbyuseofa
UL listedadapter(Fig.2)available
at mostlocalhardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD
Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
aligned-withthelargersl&tinthewall
outlettoprovideproperpolarityin
theconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION:Attachingtheadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhousewiring.You-should
havethecircuitcheckedbya qualified
electriciantomakesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
Whendisconnectingthepowercord
fromtheadapter,alwaysholdthe
adapterwithonehand.If thisis not
done,theadaptergroundterminalis
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
terminalbreak,DON~ USEthe
applianceuntilaproperground
hasagain beenestablished.
Useofetiensioncorm
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttousean extension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat .
itbea UL listed3-wiregrounding
type applianceextensioncordand
that thecurrentcarryingratingof
thecordinamperesbeequaltoor
greaterthanthebranchcircuitsize
shownonthe ratingnameplateof
theappliance.Suchextensioncords
areobtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.
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OpYourAir ConditionerControk
THERMOSTAT
Thermosht
WhenyouturntheThermostat
Controltothedesiredsetting,the
thermostatwillautomatically-control
thetemperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,
thecoolertheindoorairwillbe.
The SaveEnergyWnge isa
visualreminderthat youcan
conserveenergybyselectinga
higherroomtemperaturebutstill
keeptheroomcoolandlesshumid
thanoutside.
control
VENTILATE
ventilate
WhentheVentiIateControlissetat
“closed”theventdooris closed
andonlytheair insidetheroom
canbecirculatedandconditioned.
Whenit’sinthe“open”position,
theventdoorisopenandindoor air
canbeexhaustedfromtheroom.
control
MASTERCONTROL
MasterControl
OFF turnsai: conditioneroff.
HI FN permitshighfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
LOFM permitslowfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
HI COOL permitscoolingwith
highfanspeedoperation.
LOCOOLpermitscoolingwith
lowfanspeedoperation.
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~ 1.SettheMasterControlat
HICOOL.
2. SettheThermostatControl
atthedesirednumber(usually
the midpointisagoodstarting
position).If roomtemperatureis
not satisfactoryafte~a reasonable
time,settheThermostatControlat
ahighernumberfora coolerroom
oratalowernumberfora warmer
room.
3. SetVentilateControlat
“Closed”position.
For mmimum cooling
1. SettheMasterControlat
HICOOL.
2. Setthe Thermos&tControlat 8.
3. SettheVentilateControlat
“Closed”position.
Forqtie@rOpmtion
1. SettheMasterControlat
LOCOOL.
2. SettheThermostatControlat
desirednumber.
3. SettheVentilateControlat
“Closed”position.
For*tiimeo~mtion
Duringthecoolereveninghours,we
recommendthatyousetthe Master
ControlatLOCOOLforveryquiet
operationandtie Thermostat
Controlatmid-range(5).
WhentheThermostatControlisset
on7 or 8andtheFanissetonlow
speed,moisturemayfreezeori.the
coilsandpreventthe unitfrom
cooling.Ifthishappens,settheFan
athighspeedandsettheThermostat
Controltoalowernumber.
Forventilation
Whethercontrolsaresetfor
coolingor fanoperationonly,
settingtheVentilateControlat
CcOpen”letsroomairbeexhausted
totheoutside.Thisis helpfulin
removingstaleair,smokeorodors
fromtheroom.However,cooling
effectivenessis reducedwhenthis
controlissetat“Openj’sowesuggest
youdon’tkeepit therelong—
especiallyin hot,humidweather.
SIDETO-SIDE AIR DIRECTION
careandCleadng
USERw~~~~mc~
INSTRUCTIONS
Turn theairconditioneroffand
removeplugfromthewva!loutiet
beforecleaning.
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Forgreatesteconomyandbest
petiormance,wesuggestthatyouset
theMasterControlatHICOOLin
extremelyhotweather.
Wipethefrontgrillewitha clean
clothlightlydampenedwithmild
liquiddishwashingdetergent.Wash
thecabinetwithmildsoapor
detergentandlukewarmwater.
Toadjwtairdirection ‘
Positionthehorizontallouverswith
yourfingertipstodirectairdischarge
upor down.Usethetabstoposition
thehiddenverticallouverstodirect
airdischargetotheleft, right or
anypositioninbetween.
CondemerCoik
Thesecoilsontheweatherside
oftheunitshouldbechecked
periodicallyandcleanedifclogged
withdirtorsootfromthe atmosphere.
If extremelysoiled,theymayneed
tobesteamcleaned,aservice
availablethroughyourHotpoint
serviceoutlet.
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careandcleaning
(ctontinued)
Airmiter
Thefoamairfilterbehindthe
inletgrilleshouldbewashedat
leastevery30daysorasoftenas
itneedscleaning.
Toremovethefilter,graspthe
upperpartoftheinletbaffleandpull
thebaffleout.
Thenpullthefilteroffthetwotabs
onthegrilleframe.
Questiom?
use
PROBLEM
MR CONDITIONER
DOESN~ OPERATE
AIRCONDITIONER
“DOESN~ COOL
ASIT SHOULD”
OPEMTING SOUNDS
WATERDRIPPING
OUTSIDE
Thk Problemsolver
POSS~LE CAUSEAND~~DY
oNotpluggedin. Plugmayhavebeenbumpedloosebyvacuumcleanerorfurniture.
@If pluggedin,fusecould,haveblownor,circuitbreakermayhavetripped.
@Curtain, blindsor~miture bloc~’ngfrontof@ conditionerwillrestrictairflow.
* ThermostatControlmay-notbese~high“enough.fim knobto a highernumber.
Highestsettingshouldprovidemaximumcooling.
e Air filterdirty,shouldbecleand’atleastevery30days.Seeinstructionsabove.
e Roommayhavebeenveryhotwhen airconditionerwasfirsttimed on. Allowtime
foritto cooldown. *Coldairmaybeescapingthroughopenfifiace floorregistersandcoldair returns.
eVentilateControlmaybeset atopen position,a~owinghotoutsideairtoenter
theroom. ,
@Coolingcoils“have’icedup.To-mel~-ice,set:&eFanat ‘highspeed‘mdthe Thermostat
Controltoa lowernumber.
@Thermostatclick,a metilic sound,maybe heardwhencompressorcyclesonand
off.Thisis normal.
e FanrunscontinuouslywhenMasterControlis‘ti‘Coolor F~ position.Thisisnormal.
e Excesswatermayoverflowinexcessivelyhot andhumidweather.Thisisnormal.
Vacuumthefiiteronthedirtyside
or washitwithrunningwater.Run
waterthroughfromthecleanerside
ofthe falter~odriveoutaccumulated
dust andlint. Shaketodry.
Replacefilteron tabsonthegrille
frameandreplacetheinletbaffle.
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WATERDNPPING e Air conditionermustbeinstalledlevelortiltedsliglitlytotheoutsideforproper
INSIDE
WATERIN BASEPAN @Thisisnormalfor a shortperiodinareaswithlittle humidity;,normalforalonger
(ONOUTDOORSIDE) periodin veryhumidareas.Moistureremovedfrom.indoorair drainsto therear ofthe
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waterdisposal.
cabinetwhereit is pickedupbyafm andt~own againsttheoutdoorcondensercoil.
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If YouNeedservice
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthebackpageofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.In most
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnot pleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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YOURHOTPOINTROOMAIRCONDITIONER
WARRANTY
Saveproofoforiginal purchase date such asyour salesslip or cancelled check to establish warranty period.
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WHAT1SCOVERED
FULL ONE-YEARWARRANTY
Forone yearfrom date of original
purchase,wewill provide, free
of charge, parts and service labor
in your home to
anypart of the room air
conditioner that fails because
of a manufacturing defect.
FULL FIVEWEARWARRANTY
Forfive yearsfrom the date of
original purchase,wewill provide,
free of charge, parts and service
labor in your home to repair or
replaceanypart of the sealed
refrigemtingsystem(thecompresso~
condenser,evaporatorand all
connecting tubing) that fails ,
because of a manufacturing
defect.
Foreach of toeabove warranties:
Transportationexpense to and
from a service shop and shop
service labor if required will be
free of charge.
repair or replace
This warranty isextendedto
the original purchaser and any
succeeding owner for products
purchased for usein the 48 mainland
states,Hawaiiand Washington,
InAlaskathe warranty isthe same
exceptthat it is LIMITED because you
must payto ship the product to the
service shop or for the service
technician’s travel coststo your home.
All warranty service will be provided
byour FactoryService Centers or
byour authorized Customer Care”
servicers during normal working
hours.
Look in the White or YellowPages
of your telephone directory for
HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE,
GENERAL ELECTRIC-HOTPOINT
FACTORYSERVICE or HOTPOINT
CUSTOMERCARE@SERVICE.
D.C.
,
WHATIs NOTCOVERED
@Service trips to teach you howto
usethe product.
Readyoui Useand Care
Ifyou then have any 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
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Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental orconsequential 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.
Toknow what your legal rights are in your state,consult your local or stateconsumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.
Manager—Consumer Atiairs, General Electric Company, Appliance Park, Louisville, KY 40225
@Improper installation.
If you havean installation
malerial.
If further help is needed concerning tkis warranty, write:
problem, or if the air conditioner
isof improper cooling capacity
for the intended use,contact
your dealer or installer. Youare
responsible for providing adequate
electrical connecting facilities.
0Replacement of fuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.
~Incommercial locations labor
necessaryto movethe unit to a
location where it is accessible for
service by an individual technician.
Warrantor:General Electric Company
o Failure of the product resulting from
modifications to the product or due to
unreasonable use including failure to
provide reasonable and necessary
maintenance.
e Failure due to corrosion on models
not corrosion-protected.
o Damage to the product caused
byimproper powersupply voltage,
accident, fire, floods or acts of God.
WARRANTORISNOTRESPONSIBLE
FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
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