U andCareof
Porti-Cool@models
KTL04
KTL05
Energy-savingtips
Operatingthecontrols
Airdiredion
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Howtocleantheairfilter p6
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ReforeUsingYour
AirConditioner. . . . . . . . . ...2
Energy-SavingTips . . . . . . . . ...2
Impofint SafetyInstructions.. ..2
ElectricalSafety. . . . . . . . . . . ...3
AirConditionerControls. . ...4
AirDirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5
UserMaintenance
Iristructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...6
TheProblemSolver. . . . . . . . ...7
IfYouNeedService. . . . . . . . ...7
Warrmty . . . . . . . . . . .BackCover
@Keeptheair filterclean.(See
instructionsonpage 5.)
@Don’tlettheroom gettoo
hot.Wheneverpossible,turnthe
unitonbeforetheroomheatsup.
Whenheatis “storedup”inwalls,
furniture,rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionertakeslongerto
producethe desiredcomfort
condition.
*Keepwindowsanddoors
closed.Cool,dryairescapeswhen
they’reopen.
Itis intendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewair
conditionerproperly.OperatingYour
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
If youdon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp, write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAfftirs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Wrik downthemodel
andserial
You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
frameoftheairconditionerbehind
theairfilter.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard, pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
nmberse
Rwd all Mruetiom
ti~
Whenusingthisappliance,
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing: .
* Usethisapplianceon~yfor ifi
intendedpurposeasdescribedin
this UseandCare Book.
@Thisairconditioner mustbe
proprly instilledinaccordance
withtheInstigationWtructions
beforeitis used.Seegrounding
instructionsonpage3.
~Neverunplugyourair conditioner
bypuMing-onlhepowercord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromthereceptacle.
@Repairorreplaceimmediately
allei~tric servicecormthat
havebecomefrayedorotherwise
damaged.Donotusea cordthat
showscracksor abrasiondamage
alongitslengthorateitherthe
plugor connectorend.
thk apptiance.
always
*Keepfirnace floorregistersand
coldairreturnsclosed.Coldair
caneasdyescapethroughthem.
*Don’tletdrapesorfirnitureblock
topor frontofunitandrestrictair
flowwhenit isoperating.
~It’sbestto operateyourair
conditionerat highspeedduring
extremelyhotweather.
~ Keepoutdoorcondensercoil
clean.(Seepage6.)
@TJm airconditioneroffbefore
vacationsor extendedabsences
fromhome.
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourair conditioner.
tiediately contactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyou theair
conditioner.
savethe andmoney.
Beforeyourequest
service.
ChecktheProblemSolveron
page7.It listsminorcausesof
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
e*
isequippedwithathree-prong
(grounding)plugwhichmateswith
a standardthree-prong(grounding)
walloutlet(Fig. 1)tominimizethe
possibilityof electricshockhazard
fromthisappliance.
PREFERRED
METHOO
INSUREPROiER
GROUNDEXISTS
Fig.1
BEFOREUSE
Havethe walloutletandcircuit
checkedbyaqualifiedelectrician
tomakesuretheoutletisproperly
grounded.
Wherea standardtwo-prong
walloutletis encountered,itis
yourpersonalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
(u5-voit uni*)
Becauseofpotentialsafety
h~ds undercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterplug.However,ifyou
stillelectto useanadapter,where
localcodespetit, a~MFORARY
CONNE~ION maybemadetoa
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuseofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.
1
Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslot in
thewdl outlettoprovideproper
polarityintheconnectionofthe
powercord.
~~ON: Atichinganadapter
groundterminalto walloutlit cover
screwdoesnotgroundappliance
unlesscoverscrewis metal,and
not insulated,andwalloutletis
groundedthroughhousewiring.You
shouldhavecircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectriciantomakesure
theoutletisproperlygrounded.
useofe*mi@neor&
aat rwommended
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord. However,
ifyoustillelecttousean extension
cord,itis absolutelynecessarythat
itbea ULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapptianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthat theelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and
120volti. Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorgtition.
Whendisconnectingthepower
cordfromtheadapter,always
holdtheadapterwithonehand.If
thisisnotdone, theadapterground
terminalisverylikelytobreakwith
repeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
termin~brink,DONW USEthe
applianceuntilaproperground
k~sagainbeenestablished.
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