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ImportantSafetyInstructions...2., ,
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OperatingYour- ~ ‘. ‘‘ ‘ .‘:
Air Conditibn&rContrc)is......,4,~~~~
heatis“stored,up’:ifi
rugsanddraperies,yourair cbnd!- ~ :
tionertakes!ongertoproduce~he :
desired,eo~fort condition. ,- ,
* Keeptindows anddoorsclosed::‘
Cool,dryairescapeswhenthey’re. ,
open.
@Keepfurnacefloor registersand ~”
coldair returnsclosed.Coldair
caneasilyescapethroughthem.
s ~o~’t]etdrapesorfurniture’block
toporfront of unitandrestrictair
flow when it isoperating.
~ it’sbestto”operateyour air ,
conditionerathighspeedduring
extremelyhotweather.
* Keepoutdoorcondensercoil
clean,(Seepage5.)
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wal!s,furniture,..
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Readthisbk carefully.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyournewairconditioner
properly.
Keepit handyfor answersto your
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp...
Call,toll-free:
TheGEAnswerCenterm
800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice
orwrfie (includeyourphone
number)
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Writedownthemodeland
serialnumbers.
You’llfind them ona labelonthe
frameof the air conditionerbehind
theairfilter.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
Registrationcardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyour air conditioner.
if youreceiveda damagedair
conditioner,
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
theairconditioner.
Save time and money.
Beforeyou requestservice,
theProblemSolveronpage6.Itlists
minorcausesof operatingproblems
thatyoucancorrectyourself.
immediatey contact
check
Instructims
Readallinstructionsbefore
usingthisappliance.
Whenusingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthe following:
e Usethisapplianceonlyfor its
intendd purpose
this UseandCareBook.
e Thisair conditionermustbe
properlyinstalledin accordance
withthe InstallationInstructions
before it is used.See
instructionsonpage3.
0 Never unplugyourairconditioner
bypullingo~t~e-powercord.
gripplug-firmlyandpullstraightout
fromthe receptacle.
e Repairor replaceimmediately
all electric servicecordsthat
havebecomefrayedor otherwise
damaged. Do
showscracksor abrasiondamage
alongits lengthorateitherthe
plugor connectorend.
asdescribedin
grounding
Always
notuseacordthat
SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS
=Turnairconditioneroff before
vacationsor extendedabsences
from home.
2
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Forpersonalsafety,
.
thisappliancemustbe
properlygrounded.
a-
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Thepowercordof thisappliance
isequippedwith athreeprong
[grounding)piug whichmates-with
astandardthre~prong (grounding)
wall receptacle(Fig.1)to minimize
the possibilityof electricshock
hazardfromthisappliance.
PREFERRED
METHOD
INSUREPROPER
GROUND EXISTS
Fig.
1
Havethe wall receptacleand
circuit checkedbyaqualified
electricianto makesurethe
BEFOREUSE’
Useofadapterpiug–
(115-vo#tunits)
Becauseof potentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendaqainstuseofanadapter
plug.Howeve;,ifyoustillelecttouse
anadapter,where-localcodespermit,
aTEMPORARYCONNECTIONmay
bemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwallreceptaclebyuseof
aULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
at mostlocalhardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA)
ALIGN LARGE
PRONGS/SLOTS
\ :%q’
Fig. 2
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‘1
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w~ ;;y;l;::cTloN
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BEFOREUSE
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useofextension cords
Becauseof potentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstthe useof an
extensioncord,However,ifyoustiil
electto usean extensioncord, it is
absolutelynecessarythatit bea UL
listed3-wire groundingtypeappli-
anceextensioncordandthatthe
currentcarryingratingof thecordin
amperesbeequalto or greaterthan
thebranchcircuitsizeshownonthe
ratingnameplateof the appliance.
Suchextensioncordsareobtainablethrough your localservice
organization.
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TheIargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththeIargerslotinthewall
receptacletoprovideproperpolarity
intheconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION:Attachingadapter
groundterminaltowallreceptacle
coverscrewdoesnotgroundthe
applianceunlesscoverscrewis
metal,andnot insulated,andwall
receptacleisgroundedthrough
housewiring.Youshouldhave
thecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electricianto makesurethereceptacle is properlygrounded.
When disconnectingthe power
cordfromthe adapter,
alwayshold
theadapterwith onehand.Ifthis
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalisvery likelyto break
with repeateduse.
Shouldthe adapterground
terminal break,
applianceuntil a properground
hasagainbeen established.
DONOTUSEthe
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