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AdapterPlug
AirDirection
AirFilter
ApplianceRegistration
CareandCleaning
CondenserCoils
ControlSettings
ElectricalRequirements
Energy-SavingTips
ExtensionCords
GrilleandCabinet
Grounding
ModelandSe;ialNumbers 2
MoistureRemoval
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UseandCareof
ports-Cool@models
KTP06
KTM04
KTM05
ProblemSolver
RepairService
SafetyInstructions
UserMaintenanceInstructions 6
Warranty
BackCover
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TheGEAnswerCenter@
800.626.2000
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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.
tips
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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.
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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.
.
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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(l~eratinglburAir conditionercontrols
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OFF
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selectorswitch
OFF turnsairconditioneroff.
HI YANpermitshigh fanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
~ FAN permitslowfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
HI COOL permitscoolingwith
highfanspeedoperation.
~ COOLpermitscoolingwith
lowfanspeedoperation.
Thermosbtcontrol
Whenyouturnthe Thermostat
Controltothedesiredsetting,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
thetemperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,the
coolertheindoorairwillbe.
SaveEnergyWnge isavisual
The
reminderthatyoucanconserve
energybyselectingahigherroom
temperaturebut stillkeeptheroom
coolandlesshumidthanoutside.
ventilationControi
ModelsKTM04 & KTM05
Theventdoorinyourair
conditionerisclosedwhenthe
VENTpushbuttonisoutandtothe
left.Whentheventisclosed,only
the airinsidetheroomcanbe
circulatedandconditioned.Pushing
the VENTbuttoninandslidingit totheright openstheventdoor,
allowingasmal~amountofindoor
airtobe-exhaustedfromthe room.
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Fornormalcooling
1. SatSelectorSwitchat HICOOL.
2.SetThermostatControl at
desirednumber(usuallythemidpint
isa goodstartingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryafter
areasonabletime,set theThermostat
Controlata highernumberfora
coolerroomor atalowernumber
forawarmerroom.
3. BesureVENTdoorisclosed.
VENTbuttonshouldbeout and
totheleft.
For mmimum cooling
1. SetSelectorStiitchatHICOOL.
2. SetThermostatControlat8.
3. BesureVENTdoorisclosed.
VENTbuttonshouldbeout and
tothelefi.
MoMure removal
Themoisturethatyourair
conditionerremovesfromtheair
drainstotherearofthecabinet
whereit ispickedupbya fanand
dispersedagainstthecondenser.
Occasionally,morelikelyduring
start-up,a “pinging”noisemaybe
heard.Thisisnormalforashort
timeinlesshumid
inveryhumidareas.Thismethod
ofmoistureremovalimprovesthe
operationalefficiencyofyour
airconditioner.
Note:Beforemovingyourair
conditionertoanotherlocation,
turnit offandwait5 or 10minutes.
Thiswillallowthe condensateto
drainfromthecoilintothe base
pan. Then,keepinga firmgripon
the airconditioner,carefullyraisethe
windowandtilttheairconditioner
totheoutsidetodrainthewater
fromthebasepan.
areas andlonger
Air direetiosl
Airdirectiononthe indoorsideis
throughthefrontgrilleandoutthe
top.Air flowout thetopshouldnot
beobstructedbycurtainsordrapes.
ROOMSIDEVIEW
Airdirectionontheoutdoorside
isthroughthereargrilleandout
throughthetopandside louvers.
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For quieter Opemtion
1. SetSelectorSwitchatLOCOOL.
2. SetThermostatControlat
desirednumber.
Whentie ThermostatControlis
seton7 or 8andtheFanisset on
lowspeed,moisturemayfreezeon
thecoils andpreventtheunitfrom
cooling.If this happens,settheFan
athighspeedandsettheThermostat
Controltoa lowernumber.
AIR
OUT
OUTDOOR VIEW
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USERNIAINTENANCE
l~s~~um~o~s
mrnair
ren~ovep~ugfromwail recep~cle
beforecleaning.
Grilles & cabinet
Wipegriiles witha cleancloth
lightlydampenedwithmildliquid
dishwashingdetergent.Wash
cabinetwithmildsoapor detergent
andlukewarmwater.
ConditionerOm Snd
condenserCoik
Thesecoilsontheweatherside
oftheunitshouldbe checked
periodicallyandcleanedifclogged
withdirtorsootfromtheatmosphere.
Ifextremelysoiled,theymayneed
tobe steamcleaned,a service
availablethroughyourHotpcint
serviceoutlet.
Thefoamair filterbehindthe
inletgrilleshouldbewashedat
leastevery30daysor asoftenas
itneedscleaning.
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Removetheinletgrillebygrasping
the tabatthetopofthegrifle,pulling
outandliftinggrilleout.
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Placethegrilleona flatsurface
andremovethefilter.Washthe
filterinhot, soapywater,justas
youwoulda sponge.Squeezedry.
Toreinstallthefilter,placeiton
pins locatedonthebacksideof
thegrille.
Toreplacethegrille,placethetwo
tabs atthebottomofthegrilleinto
slotsonthecaseandpushthegrille
forward.
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PROBLEM
AIR CONDITIONER
DOES
AIRCQNDIT,IQNER
NOTOPERATE
“DOESNwCOOL
AsITSHOULD”
OPE~TING SOUNDS
POSSIBLECAUSE AND mmDY
@Notpluggedin.Plugmayhavebeenbumpedloosebyvacuumcleanerorfurniture.
@Ifpluggedin,fise couldhaveblownorcircuitbrmkermayhavetripped.
@Curtain,blindsorfurnitureblockingthetoporthefrontoftheairconditionerwill
restrictairflow.
@Temperaturecontrolmaynotbesethighenough,~rn knobtoahighernumber.
Highestsettingshouldprovidemaximumcooling.
@Airfilterdirty,shouldbecleanedatleastevery30days.Seeinstructions,page6.@Roommayhavebeenveryhot whenairconditionerwasfirstturnedon. Allowtime
forit tocooldown.
@Coldairmaybeescapingthroughopenfurnacefloorregisterstid coldairreturns.
*Ventcontrol(onmodelssoequip@d)maybesetatopenposition,allowinghot outside
airtoentertheroom.
@Coolingcoilshaveicedup.Tomeltice,settheFanathighspeedandtheThermostat
Controltoalowernumber. .
@Thermostatclick,ametallicsotind,maybeheardwhencompressorcyclesonandoff.
Thisisnormd. . ~ ~ ,,
@FanrunscontinuouslywhentheSelectorSwitchisinCQOLorFANposition.
Thisisnormal.
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WATERDRIPPING
OUTSIDE
WATERDNPPING
[NSIDE
WATERINBASEPAN
[ON OUTDOORSIDE)
@Excesswatermayoverflowinexcessivelyhotm.dfiumid.we’a&er.Thisisno~a~. -,
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@Airconditionermustbeinstiled levelortiltedslightly~@thetitside forprbper
waterdisposal.
*Thisisnormalforashortperiodinareaswithlittl&htirnidity;normalforalonger
periodinveryhumidareas.Moistureremovedfroni-indoortiirdrainstorearbfcabinet
whereitispickedupbyafanandthrownagainsttheoutdoorconden~ercoil.
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If YouNeed&r*e
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthe backpageofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,here arethree
stepstofollowforful~herhelp.
FIRST,contictthe peoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
wrik allthedetails-includingyour
**number-to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KentuckyM225
FINALL”,ifyourproblemisstill
not resolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20No~hWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelledcheck to establish warranty period.
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WHATIsCOVERED
YOURHOTPOINTROOM AiRCONDITIONER
WARRANTY
LIMITEDFiVE-YEAR
Forfive yearsfrom dateof original
purchase,we will provide,
charge, partsand service laborto
repair or replace anypati of the
room air conditioner that fails
becauseof a manufacturingdefect. All warranty servicewill be provided
LIMITED TEN-YEARW’ARRANTY
Forten yearsfrom the date of
original purchase, we will provide,
free of charge, parts and service
labor to repair or replacethe
molded outdoor case if it fails
becauseof a manufacturingdefect.
Foreach of the abovewarranties:
Toavoidany charges you must
takethe room air conditioner to a
General Electric FactoryService
Centeror a General Electric
Customer Care@servicer and pick
it up following service. In-home
service is also available, but you
mustpayforthe servicetechnician’s
travel coststo your home.
WARRANTY This warranty is extended to
the original purchaser and arty
free of
succeeding owner
purchased for use in the 48 mainland
states,Alaska, Hawaii and
Washington, D.C.
our Factory Service centers or
by
our authorized Customer Care@
by
servicers during normal working
hours.
Look inthe White or YellowPages
of your telepho~~edirectory for
HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE,
GENERAL ELECTRIC-HOTPOINT
FACTORYSERVICE or HOTPOINT
CUSTOMERCARE@SERVICE.
for products
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Failureof the product resulting from
WHAT IS NOT COVERED ‘
@Service trips to your hometo
teach you howto usethe product.
Read ~owr~se and care material.
If you then haveany questions
about operating the product,
please contact your dealeror our
Consumer Affairs office atthe
address below,or call, toll free:
The GE Answer Cente@
800.626.2000
consumer information service.
Some states do notallow the ekclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion
may not app!y toyoJ. This warranty givesyou specific legal rights, and you mayalso have other rights which vary from state to state.
Toknowwhat your legal rights are in your state, consult your local orstate consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.
If further help isneeded concerning this warranty, write:
Manager—Consunter Atiairs, General Electric Company,Appliance Park, Louisville, KY 40225
lmProPerinstallation.
If you havean installation probiem
or if the air conditioner is of
improper cooling or heating
capacity for the intended use,
contact your dealer or installer.
Youare responsible for providing
adequate electrical connecting
facilities.
@Replacement of housefuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.
Warrantor:General Electric Company
~
modifications to the product or dueto
unreasonable use including failure to
provide reasonable and necessary
maintenance.
UIDamage to product caused by
improper power supply voltage,
accident, fire, floods or acts of God.
WARRAN~R ISNOTRESPONSIBLE
FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
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