GE KTL05, KTL04 Use and Care Manual

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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MASTER CONTROL

Fornormalcooling

1. SetMasterControlswitchat
HICOOL.

2. SetThermostatControlat
des~ number(usuWythemidpoint
isagoodstartingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnot satisfactoryafter
areasonabletime,settheThermostat
Controlat ahighernumberfora
coolerroomoratalowernumber
forawarmerrtim.

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IMawercontrol

0~ turnsairconditioneroff.

~ F~ permitshighfanspeed
operationwtihoutcooling.

~ F~ permi~lowfm speed
operationwithoutcooling.

~ OOLpermitscoolingwith

fhig fanspeedoperation.

~ COOL permitscoolingwith
lowfanspeedoperation.

Thermosht control

WhenyouturntheThermostat

Controltothedesiredsetting,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
the temperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,the
coolertheindoorairwillbe.

TheSaveEne~ Rangeisavisual
reminderthatyoucanconserve
energybyselectingahigherroom
temperaturebut stillkeeptheroom
coolandlesshumidthanoutside.

1. SetMasterControlswitchat

COOL.

HI

2. SetThermostatControlat8.

Forquieteropemtion

1. SetMasterControlswitchat

LOCOOL.

2. SetThermostatControlat
desirednumber.

WhentheThermostatControlisset
on7or 8andtheFanissetonlow

speed,moisturemayfreezeonthe
coilsandpreventtheunithorn
cooling.Ifthishappens,setthe Fan
athigh speedandsettheThermostat
Controltoalowernumber.

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e

Moistureremoval

Ar direction

Themoisturethatyourair
conditionerremovesfromtheair

rainstotherearofthecabinet

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whereitispickedupbya fanand
dispersedagainstthecondenser.
Occasionally,morelikelyduring
start-up,a “pinging”noisemaybe
heard.Thisisnormalfor ashort
timein lesshumidareasandlonger
inve~ humidareas.Thismethod
ofmoistureremovalimprovesthe
operationalefilciencyofyour
airconditioner.

Note:Beforemovingyour air
conditionerto anotherlocation,
turnitoffandwait5 or 10minutes.
Thiswillallowthecondensateto
drainfromthecoilintothebase
pan.Then,keepinga firmgripon
theairconditioner,carefi.dlyraisethe
windowandtilttheairconditioner
totheoutsidetodrainthewater
fromthebasepan.

Airdirectionontheindoorsideis
throughthefrontgrilleandoutthe
top.Airflowoutthetopshouldnot
beobstructedbycurtainsordrapes.

ROOMSIDEVIEW

Airdirectionontheoutdoorside
isthroughthereargrilleandout
throughthetopandsidelouvers.

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Mn air conditioneroffand
removeplugfromwallr~epticle
beforecl~ning.

Grilles & cabinet

Wipegrilleswithacleancloth
lightlydampenedwithmildliquid
dishwashingdetergent,Wash
cabinetwithmildsoapor detergent
andlukewarmwater.

Condemer

coiIs

Thesecoilson theweatherside
oftheunitshouldbechecked
periodicallyandcleanedifclogged
withdirtorsootfim theatmosphere.

Ifextremelysoiled,theymayneed
tobe~eamcleaned,a service
availablethroughyourHotpoint
serviceoutlet.

Air Filter

Thefoamair filterbehindthe
inletgrilleshouldbewashedat
leastevery30daysorasofin as
itneedscleaning.

Removetheinletgrillebygrasping
thetabatthetop ofthegrille,pu~tig
outandIiRinggrilleout.

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Placethegrilleona flatsurface
andremovethefilter. Washthe
filterin hot, soapywater,just as
youwoulda sponge.Squeezedry.

Toreinstallthefilter,place it on
pinslocatedonthebackside of
thegrille.

Toreplacethegrille,place thetwo
tabsatthebottomofthegrilleinto
slotsonthecaseandpushthegrille
forward.

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PROBLEM

PossmLECAUSEmD mMEDY

m CONDITIONER

DOESN~OPERATE

MRCONDITIONER

“DOESN~ COOL
ASITSHOULD”

OPEWT~G SOUNDS

WATERDNPP~G
OUTSIDE

-WATERD~PP~G
INSIDE waterdisposd.

@Notpluggedin.Plugmayhavebeenbumpedloosebyvacuumcleanerorfirniture.
~Ifpluggedin,fise codd haveblownorcircuitbreakermayhavetripped.

*curtain, blindsorfirnitureblockingthetoporthe frontoftheairconditionerwi~i
restrictairflow.

*Temperat~e~~~trolmaynotbesethighenough.Turnknobtoahighernumber.
Highestsettingshouldprovidemaximumcooling.

~Airfjjterd~y, ~hou~dbecleanedatleastevery30days.S= instructions,page6.
eRoommayhavebeenveryhotwhenairconditionerwasfirstturnedon.Allowtime

forittocooldown.
~Coldah may& escapingthroughopenfirnacefloorregistersandcoldairreturns.

~oo~~ngcoilshaveic~ up.Tomeltice,settheFanathighspeedandtheThermostat

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Contr~ltoalowe~number.

~Therm~s~t~lick,ame~l~icsound,maybeheardwhencompressorcyclesonandoff.

Thisisnormal. ~.
~Fan~ns continuouslywhentie MasterControlisinCoolorFanposition.Thisis

~ normal.

s Excesswaterfrayove~owine~cessivelyhot andhumidweatl~er.Thisisnormal.

eAirconditionermustbeins~l~ levelortilt~ slightlytotheou@ideforproper

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WATERINBASEPAN
(ONOUTDOOR SIDE) periodinveryhumidareas.Moistureremovedfromindoorairdrainstorearofcabinet

@$Thisisnormalforashortperiodinareaswithli~lehtimidity;normalforalonger ~
whereitispickedupbyafanandthrownagainsttheoutdqorcondensercoil.

Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthe backpageofthisbook. -

We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfirther help.

FIRST,contactthe peoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenot pleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-incl~dingyour

phonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
ApplianceWrk
Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:

MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel

20NorthWackerDrive

Chicago,Illinois60606

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Thiswarrantyisextendedtothe

Forfiveyearsfrom dateof original
purchase,we will provide,freeof

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charge,parts and servicelaborto

repairor replaceanypart of the
roomair conditionerthatfails be=
causeof a manufacturingdefect.

LIMITEDTEN-YEARWARRANTY

Forten yearsfrom thedate of
original purchase,wewill provide,
freeof charge,parts andservice
laborto repairor replacethe
moldedoutdoorcaseif it fails
becauseof a manufacturing
defect.

Forqachoftheabovewarranties:

Toavoidanychargesyoumusttake
theroomair conditionerto a
GeneralElectricFactoryService’
CenteroraGeneralElectricCus­tomerCare” Servicerandpick it up
following service.In-homeservice
isalsoavailable,butyoumustpay
forthe servicetechni~ian’s,travel
costto yourhome.

originalpurchaserandanysucceed-

ing ownerfor productspurchased
for usein the48 mainlandstates,
Alaska,HawaiiandWashington,

D.c.

All warrantyservicewill beprovided

byour FactoryServiceCentersor

byour authorizedCustomerCare@
servicersduring normalworking

hours.

Lookin theWhiteorYellowPages

of yourtelephonedirectoryfor

HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE,
GENERALELECTRIC-HOTPOINT

FACTORYSERVICEor HOTPOINT

CUSTOMERCARE@SERVICE.

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