GE KTM05, KTM04, KTP06 Use and Care Manual

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CareandCleaning
CondenserCoils

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hpotintSafety

Itis intendedtohelpyou operate
andmaintainyournewair
conditionerproperly.

Keepit handyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp, write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

writedown themodel

andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemon alabelonthe
frameoftheairconditionerbehind

theair filter.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

Whenusingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,

includingthefollowing:

usethisappiiance@myforik

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htended pur~seasdescribedin,

_thisUseandCareBook. - . _.

Enewy”saviu

*Keeptheair filterclean.(See

instructionsonpage5.)

*Formostefficientcooling,keep
vent(onmodelssoequipped)in
closedpositionexceptwhenyou
wanttoexhaustair,smokeorodors
fromtheroom.

@Don’tlettheroomgettoo
hot.Wheneverpossible,turnthe

unit onbeforetheroomheatsup.
Whenheat is “storedup”inwalls,

furniture,rugsanddraperies,your

airconditionertakeslongerto

producethedesiredcomfort

condition.

@Keepwindowsanddoors

closed.Cool,dryairescapeswhen

they’reopen.

@Keepfirnace floorregistersand
coldairreturnsclosed.Coldair
caneasilyescapethroughthem.

@Don’tletdrapesorfurnitureblock
topor frontofunitandrestrictair
flowwhenit is operating.

1$1It’sbesttooperateyourair

conditionerathigh speedduring

extremelyhotweather.

~Keepoutdoorcondensercoil

clean.(Seepage6.)

~~rn airconditioneroffbefore
vacationsor extendedabsences
fromhome.

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Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyourair conditioner.

If youreceivedadamaged

airConditioner.00

Immediatelycontactthe dealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyoutheair
conditioner.

savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyourequest

service.s .3

ChecktiheProblemSolveron
page7.It listscausesofminor
o~~cratingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

Forpe~onalsafety,thh
appliance

isequippedwithathree-prong
(grounding)plugwhichmateswith

astandardthree-prong(grounding)
walloutlet(Fig. l)torninimizethe
possibilityofelectricshockhazard
fromthisappliance.

PREFERRED
METHOD

Fig.

Havethewalloutletandcircuit

checkedbya qualifiedelectrician
tomakesuretheoutlet isproperly
grounded.

Wherea standardtwo-prong

wall outletis encountered,itis

yourpersonalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveit replacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

mwtbeproperly

rdofthisappliance

iNSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE

useofa&p@r plug

(m-volt uni~)

Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofan adapterplug.However,ifyou
still elect touseanadapter,where
localcodespermit,a TEMPO~Y
CONNE~ION maybemadetoa
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuseofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.

TEMPORARYMETHOD

(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA)

Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotin
thewdl outlettoprovideproper
polarityintheconnectionofthe
powercord.

CA~ON: Atichinganadapter

groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,and
notinsulated,andwalloutletis
groundd throughhousewiring.You
shouldhavecircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectriciantomakesure
theoutletisproperlygrounded.

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useQfe*mion cor&

notrecommended

Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord. However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanextension
cord,itis absolutelynecessarythat
itbeaUL listed3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtype plugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and

120volts..Suchextensioncordsare

obtainablethroughyourlocal

serviceorganimtion.

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when disconnectingthe power
cord from the adapter, always
holdthe adapterwithonehand.If
thisisnot done,theadapterground
terminalis verylikelytobreakwith
repeateduse.

shouldtheadapterground
krtid brwk,m NmUSEthe
applianceUntiiaproperground

has againbeen established.

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