GE KTX04, KTX05 Use and Care Manual

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Adapter Plug
Air Direction

Air Filter
Appliance Registration

Care and Cleaning
Condenser Coils

Control Settings
Electrical Requirements

Energy Saver Switch
Energy-Saving Tips

Extension Cords
Grille and Cabinet

Grounding
Model and Serial Numbers

Moisture Removal
Problem Solver

Repair Service
Safety Instructions

User Maintenance Instructions 6
Warranty Back Cover

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Important Safety

help you...

Before using your
air conditioner, read
this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate
and maintain your new air
conditioner properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your
questions.

If you don’t understand something
or need more help, write (include

your phone number):
Consumer Affairs

Hotpoint

Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model

and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label on the
frame of the air conditioner behind
the air filter.

These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership

Registration Card that came with
your air conditioner. Before sending
in this card, please write these
numbers here:

Model Number

Instructions

Read all instructions before
using this appliance.

When using this appliance, always
exercise basic safety precautions,
including the following:

●

Use this appliance only for its

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book.

● This air conditioner must be

properly installed in accordance
with the Installation Instructions
before it is used. See

instructions on page 3.

●

Never unplug your air conditioner

by pulling on the power cord.

Always grip
straight out from the receptacle.

●

Repair or replace immediately

all

electric service cords that
have become frayed or otherwise
damaged.

shows cracks or abrasion damage
along its length or at either the
plug or connector end.

Do not use a cord that

SAVE

as described in

grounding

plug

firmly and pull

TH~E

INSTRUCTIONS

Energy-saving tips

● Keep the air filter clean. (See

instructions on page 6.)

●

For most efficient cooling, keep

vent in closed position except when
you want to exhaust air, smoke or
odors from the room.

●

Don’t let the room get too
hot. Whenever possible, turn the
unit on before the room heats up.

When heat is “stored up” in walls,
furniture, rugs and draperies, your
air conditioner takes longer to
produce the desired comfort
condition.

●

Keep windows and doors

closed. Cool, dry air escapes when

they’re open.

c

Keep furnace floor registers and
cold air returns closed. Cold air
can

easily

escape through them.

●

Don’t let drapes or furniture block
top or front of unit and restrict air
flow when it is operating.

●

It’s best to operate your air

conditioner at high speed during
extremely hot weather.

● Keep outdoor condenser

clean. (See page 6.)

●

Turn air conditioner off before
vacations or extended absences
from home.

coil

Serial

Number

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your air conditioner.

If you received a damaged air
conditioner,

the dealer (or builder) that sold you

the air conditioner.

Save time and money.
Before you request service,

the Problem Solver on page 7. It
lists causes of minor operating
problems that you can correct
yourself.

immediately contact

check

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Electrical

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safety—IMPORTANT...

For personal safety, this

appliance must be properly

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grounded.

The power cord of this appliance

is equipped with a

(grounding) plug which mates with
a standard three-prong (grounding)
wall outlet (Fig. 1) to minimize the
possibility of electric shock hazard
from this appliance.

three~prong

please

Read Carefully.

Use of adapter plug

(~-volt

Because of potential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
we strongly recommend against use
of an adapter plug. However, if you
still elect to use an adapter, where
local codes permit, a

CONNE~ION

properly grounded two-prong

outlet

(Fig.
hardware stores.

units)

TEMPO~Y

maybe made to a

by use of a UL listed adapter

2)available

TEMPORARY METHOD

(ADAPTER PLUGS

PERMITTEDINCANADA) m

at most local

NOT

wall

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Use of

e*nsion

cords

not recommended

Because of potential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
we strongly recommend against the
use of an extension cord. However,

if you still elect to use an extension
cord, it is absolutely necessary that
it be a UL listed 3-wire grounding
type appliance extension cord having
a grounding type plug and
and that the electrical rating of the
cord be 15 amperes (minimum) and

120 volts. Such extension cords are
obtainable through your local
service organization.

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outlet

Have the wall outlet and circuit
checked by a qualified electrician
to make sure the outlet is properly
grounded.

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Where a standard two-prong

wall outlet is encountered, it is
your personal responsibility and
obligation to have it replaced with
a properly grounded three-prong
wall outlet.

DO NOT,

C~CUMSTANCES, CUT

OR
(GROUND) PRONG
THE POWER CORD.

UNDER

REMO~

ANY

THE THIRD

~OM

The larger slot in the adapter must
be aligned with the larger slot in
the wall outlet to provide proper
polarity in the connection of the
power cord.

~~ON:

ground terminal to wall
screw does not ground appliance
unless cover screw is metal, and
not insulated, and

groundd

should have circuit checked by a
qualified electrician to make sure
the outlet is properly grounded.

When disconnecting the power
cord from the adapter,

hold the adapter with one hand. If

this is not done, the adapter ground
terminal is very likely to break with
repeated use.

Attaching an adapter

outlet

cover

wall

outlet is

through house wiring. You

always

Should the adapter ground
terminal brink, DO NOT USE the
appliance until a proper ground
has again been established.

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