GE KSL06LA Use and Care Manual
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AdapterPlug
AirDirection
AirFilter
ApplianceRegistration
CareandCleaning
CondenserCoils
ControlSettings
ElectricalRequirements
Energy-SavingTips
ExtensionCords
GrilleandCabinet
Grounding
ModelandSerialNumbers
ProblemSolver
RepairService
SafetvInstructions
UserMaintenanceInstructions 6
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useand careof
model
KSL06L4
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyournewair conditioner
properly.
Keepit handyfor answerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Wrikdownthemodel
andseriaInmberse
You’llfindthemon a labelon the
lowerrighthandsideoftheouter
cabinet.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourair conditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard, pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourair conditioner.
safety
Whenusingthisapptiance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions
includingthefollowing:
@usettisapptianceOdy forits
intended purpe asdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.
@Thisair Conditionermustbe
proprly *@Bledk accordance
withthehs-tion Ins&uctiom
beforeitis Usd. Seegrounding
instructionsonpage3.
* ~~vgrmpl~ yom * CO~&tiO~~l
by puhg on thepowercord.
Nwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromthe receptacle.
~Repairor;eplaceimmediately
allelwtricservicecordsthat
havebecqmefmyedorOtherwise
damaged.Dono!usi a cordthat
showscracksor abrasion,damage
alongitslengthor at eitherthe
plugor connectorend. J
SAWYmE
NSTRUCTIONS
Enemymsavingtips
@Keeptheairfilterclean.(See
instructionson page6.)
@Formostefficientcooling,
keeptheventilationcontrolin
theCLOSEDpositionexceptwhen
youwanttoallowasmallamount
ofoutdoorairtoentertheroomor
exhaustair,smokeorodorsfrom
theroom.
~ Don’tlettheroomgettoo
hot.Wheneverpossible,turnthe
unitonbeforetheroomheatsup.
Whenheatis “storedup”inwalls,
fimiture, rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionertakeslongerto
producethedesiredcomfort
condition.
~ Keepwindowsanddoors
closed.Cool,dryairescapes
whenthey’reopen.
@Keepfurnacefloorregistersand
coldairreturnsclosed.Coldair
caneasilyescapethroughthem.
@Don’tletdrapesorfimiture bloc
thefrontoftheunitandrestrictai
flowwhenitisoperating.
@It’sbestto operate.yourair
conditionerathighspeedduring
extremelyhotweather.
~Keeptheoutdoorcondensercoil
clean.(Seepage6.)
~~rn theair conditioneroff
beforevacationsor extended
absencesfromhome.
Ifyoureceivedadam%ed
airContitionero**
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyoutheair
conditioner.
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~afety—IMPORTANT...PleaseReadcarefui~y.
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+ Forpe~%oaalsafety9
thk appliance
mmtbe
plwperlygrounded.
Electricalreqairemenb
H5-voltmodelsrequirea 115/120-
volta.c., 60 hzgroundedoutlet
protectedwitha 15amptimedelay
fuseor circuitbreaker.
Thepowercordonthesemodelshas
athree-prong(grounding)plugthat
mateswitha standardthree-prong
(grounding)walloutlet(Fig.1)to
minimizethepossibilityofelectric
shockhazardfromtheseappliances.
r
PREFERRED
METHOD
A
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Fig.
1
1
?Vherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,it isyour
personalresponsibilityandobligation
tohaveitreplacedwitha properly
groundedthree-prongwalloutlet.
DONa,
CRCWSTANCES,CUT
ORmMomTmTHIRD
(GRom)PRONGmoM
TmPOWERCorn.
230/208-vQlt~odels
ownsinglebranchcircuitsupplying
230/208-volta,c., protectedwitha
timedelayfuseor circuitbreaker.
Thisisrecommendedfor best
performanceandto prevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
v;hichcouldcausea possiblefire
hazardfromoverheatingwires.
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<~~>epowercordonthesemodels
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s‘=~~z.23[}~208-voltperpendicular,
s~LILJ
.‘:~;~~den~or largetandemtype plug
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:;:<J6Lma>.ti.)&&..?i
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um~~Am
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iNSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
USE
BEFORE
requiretheir
230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor largetandemtypewall
outlet.Thesetypesofoutletsare
availableat mosthardwarestores.
Q@
2301208-VOLT MATCHING
PERPENDICULARTYPE WALLOUTLET
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES20 AMP TIME DELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION
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2~o/208.voLT
TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES15AMP TIME DELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION
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230/208-VOLT MATCHING
LARGE TANDEMTYPE WALLOUTLET
LINE CORDPLUG
REQUIRES30 AMP TIME DELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION
Whether your airconditioneris a
U5-voltora230/208-voltunit, it
isimportanttohavethewall
outletandcircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianif thereis
anydoubtasto whetheraproper
groundexists.
useOfadapterpIug
(f15-voItmodekonly)
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterp~ugaHowever,
ifyoustillelecttousean adapter,
wherelocalcodes permit,a
TEMPORARY-CONNE~ION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwalloutlet byuseofa
ULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
MATCHING
mm
TEMPORARYMETI{OO
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA)
P
Fig. 2
Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththelargerslotinthewall
outlettoprovideproperpolarityin
theconnectionofthe powercord.
CAUTION: Attachingtheadapter
groundterminaltowailoutletcover
screwdoesnot groundtie appliance
urdesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhousewiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electriciantomakesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
men *onnmting the~wer cord
fromtheadapter,alwaysholdthe
adapterwithonehand.If thisisnot ‘
done,theadaptergroundterrnindis
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
terminalbreak,DON~
applianceuntilaproperground
hasagain beenestablished.
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecomend agtit the
useofanetiensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttousean extension
cord, it is absolutelynecessarythat
itbeaUL listed3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordand
thatthecurrentcarryingratingof
thecordinamperesbeequaltoor
greaterthanthebranchcircuitsize
shownonthe ratingnameplateof
theappliance.Suchextensioncords
areobtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.
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