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Important safety
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Energy-SavingTips......... ...2
ImportantSafetyInstructions...2
ElectricalSafety.. . . . . .... . ...3
OperatingYour
Air ConditionerControls.. . . ...4
@Keeptheairfilter clean,(See: ‘,:: L
instructionson page5.) “<::.. ,;,<
@For mostefficientcooli,ngjkeep”’
vent (onmodelssoequipped)!Q.,~:;
closedpositionexceptwhenyOLJ.,wantto exhaustai~smo~eorodors’’’:.;
fromthe room. . ~ ‘:.,.
@Don’tletthe roomgettoohot, ‘ ~
Wheneverpossible,turn the unit
onbeforethe room,heatsup:When ~
heatis“storedup’:inwall?,furniture,’
rugsanddraperies,youraircondi- ~ ~
tionertakeslongert~ p;odueethe ‘
desiredcomfo~condition.~ : ~
@Keepwindowsand do~rsclosed,~‘~
Cool,dry air escapeswhbnthey’re.
open
~Keepfurnacefloor registersand ,
cold air returnsclosed.Coldair
caneasilyescapethroughthem. ~
@Don’tletdrapesorfurnitureblock
topor front of unit andrestrictair
flowwhen it isoperating. ~
e \t’sbesttooperate your air
conditionerathighspeedduring
extremelyhotweather.
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Reactthisbok carefully.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyournewairconditioner
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write:(include
yourphonenumber)
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Write down the mode’iand
serial numbers.
You’llfind them onalabelonthe
frameoftheairconditionerbehind
the air filter.
Thesenumbersarealsoon the
ConsumerProductOwnership
Registrationcardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthis card,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyour airconditioner.
If you receiveda damagedair
conditioner,
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
theair conditioner.
Save time and money.
Beforeyourequestservice,
theProblemSolveronpage6.Itlists
minorcausesofoperatingproblems
thatyou cancorrectyourself.
immediatelycontact
check
Instructions
Read all instructionsbefore
usingthisappliance.
Whenusingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing:
o Usethisapplianceonlyfor its
intendedpurpose
this UseandCareBook.
e Thisairconditionermustbe
prcflerly installedinaccordance
withthe InstallationInstructions
before it isused.See
instructionsonpage3.
● Never unplugyourair conditioner
bypullingonthepowercord.
grip plugfirmly andpullstraightout
fromthe outlet.
o Repairor replaceimmediately
all electric servicecordsthat
havebecomefrayedorotherwise
damaged.
showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitslengthor ateitherthe
plugor connectorend.
Donot useacordthat
asdescribedin
grounding
Always
SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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@Keepoutdoorcondensercoil ‘
clean.(Seepage5.)
@Turnair conditioneroff before
vacationsor extendedabsences
from home.
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‘Thepowercordof thisappliance
isequippedwith athreeprong
(grounding)plugwhich mateswith
astandardthree-prong(grounding)
wall receptacle(Fig.Ij to minimize
the possibilityof electric shock
hazardfromthisappliance.
PREFERRED ~
METHOD
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Havethe wall receptacleand
circuitcheckedbyaqualified
electricianto makesurethe
receptacleisproperlygrounded.
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Whereastandardtwo-prong
.
wa~lreceptacleisencountered,
it isyour personalresponsibility
andobligationto haveit replaced
witha properlygroundedthreeprongwall receptacle.
DONOT UNDERANY
STANCES,CUTORREMOVE
THETHIRD (GROUND)PRONG
FROM
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THE POWERCORD.
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
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useof
(3?5-volt
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstuseofanadapter
plug.However,ifyoustillelectto use
anadapter,wherelocalcodespermit,
aTEMPORARYCONNECTIONmay
bemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwallreceptaclebyuseof
aULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETtiOD .
(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT
PERMITTED IN CANADA)
Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththe Iargerslotinthewall
receptacletoprovideproperpolarity
inthe connectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION:Attachingadapter
groundterminalto wallreceptacle
coverscrewdoesnotgroundthe
applianceunlesscoverscrewis
metal,andnot insulated,andwall
receptacleisgroundedthrough
housewiring.Youshouldhave
thecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electricianto makesurethereceptacle is properlygrounded.
When disconnectingthe power
cordfromtheadapter,
the adapterwith one hand.Ifthis
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminal isvery likely to break
with repeateduse.
Shouldthe adapterground
terminal break, DO NOT USE the
applianceuntila properground
hasagainbeen established.
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alwayshold
useofextensiancords
Becauseof potentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainsttheuseofan
extensioncord.However,ifyoustill
electto useanextensioncord,it is
absolutelynecessarythatitbeaUL
listed3-wiregroundingtypeapplianceextensioncordandthatthe
currentcarryingratingof thecordin
amperesbeequaltoorgreaterthan
thebranchcircuitsizeshownonthe
ratingnameplateoftheappliance.
Suchextensioncordsareobtainablethroughyourlocalservice
organization.
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