GE NTP04, NTP05 Use and Care Manual

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useandcareof

Carry-cool”models

NTP04

NTP05

Energy-saving tips

operatingthecontrols

Mr diredion p5

Howtocleantheairfilter p5

Questions?

use

theProblemsolver

p2

p4

eforeusing Your

AirConditioner . . .. .. .. ....2

Energy-SavingTips .. . . . . . . ...2

lm~rtmt SafetyInstructions.. ..2

ElectricalSafe~. . . . . . . . . . . ..e3

OperatingYour

AirConditionerControls. . ...4

AirDirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5

UserMaintenance

Instmctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5

TheProblemSolver. . . . . . . . ...6

IfYouNeedService. . . . . . . . ...7

Warranty. . . . . . . . . . .BackCover

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@Keeptheair filterclean.(See

instructionsonpage5.)

@Don’tlettheroomgettoo

hot.Wheneverpossible,turnthe

nitonbeforetheroomheatsup.

Whenheatis “storedup”in walls,

fimiture, rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionertakeslongerto
producethedesiredcomfort
condition.

@Keepwindowsanddoors
closed.Cool,dry air escapeswhen
they’reopen.

It isintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewair
conditionerproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

You’llfindthemona labelonthe
frameoftheairconditionerbehind

theair filter.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCar-dthatcamewith
yourair conditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard, pleasewritethese
numbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

Whenusingthis appliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautiorls,
includingthefollowing:

@usethis applianceOniyforik

inteIIdedpa~rposeasdescribedin
this UseandCareBook.

@‘Thisair conditionermustbe

properlyinsbiied

inaccordance

withthe Ins@llationInstructions
beforeitis used. Seegrounding
instructionsonpage3.

0 Neverunplugyourti!rConditioner

bypu~lingon the powercord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromthereceptacle.

* Repairor replaceimmediately

allelectricservicecordsthat
havebecomefrayedor otherwise

damaged. Donot useacordthat
showscracksor abrasiondamage
alongitslengthorat eitherthe
plugor connectorend.

s Keepfurnacefloorregistersand
coldair returnsclosed.Coldair
caneasilyescapethroughthem.

~Don’tlet drapesor furnitureblock

topor frontof unitandrestrictair
flowwhenit isoperati~go

@Keepoutdoorcondensercoil

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyour air conditioner.

If you receiveda
eonditioner9immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
theair conditioner.

clean.(Seepage5.) Save

QTumair conditioneroffbefore
vacationsor extendedabsences
fromhome.

Beforeyourequestservice,check
theProblemSolveronpage6. It
listsmi]lorcausesofoperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect

yourse~f.

damaged air

timeand money.

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grounded.

The powercordofthis appliance
isequippedwitha three-prong

(grounding)plug whichmateswith
astandardthree-prong(grounding)
walloutlet(Fig. 1)tominimizethe

possibilityofelectricshockhazard

fromthisappliance,

PREFERREQ
METHOD

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GROUNKIEXISTS

Fig. 1

Havethewalloutletandcircuit
checkedbya qualifiedelectrician

tomakesuretheoutletisproperly

BEFOREUSE

use~lfadapterplug

(115-voitunits)

Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,

westronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterplug.However,ifyou
stillelect to useanadapter,where
localcodespemtit,a TEMPORMY
CONNE~ION maybemadetoa
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall

outletbyuseofaULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.

TEMPORARYMETHOD

(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT

PERMITTED IN CANADA)

ALIGN LARGE

PRONGS/SLOTS

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useOfextemioncords

notrecoInInended

Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsi~ndercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanex~nsion

cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat

itbea ULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceex~nsioncordhaving
a groundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthat theelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and

120volts.Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.

Wherea standardtwo-prong

.

walloutletis encountered,itis
your personal responsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith

aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

DO NOT,UNDERANY
CIRCUMSTANCES,CUT
OR REMOVETHE THIRD
(GROUND)PRONG FROM

THE POWER CORD.

Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotin

thewalloutlet to provideproper
polarityin theconnectionofthe
powercord.

CAmON: Attachinganadapter

groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,and

notinsulated,andwalloutletis
groundedthroughhousewiring.You
shouldhavecircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianto makesure
theoutletis properlygrounded.

when disconnwting the power

cord from the adapter9 always
hoidtheadapterwithonehand.If
thisis notdone,theadapterground
terrninaiisverylikelytobreakwith
repeateduse.

should the adapter ground
terminal brea~~~DON~ USEthe
app~ianeeu~ltila ~roper ground
ilasaRaiIIbee!lestablished.

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TempemturecontroR

selectorswitch

Temperaturecontrol

OFF turnsairconditioneroff.

FAN permitsfanoperationwithout
cooling.

SETTINGS1THROUGH10
permitcoolingwithfanoperation.

WhenyouturntheTemperature
Controltothedesirednumber,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
the temperatureoftheindoorair.

FornormaBcooling

SetTemperatureControlatdesired
number(usuallythemidpointis

agoodstartingposition).If room
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryafiera
reasonabletime,setthe Temperature
Controlatahighernumberfora
coolerroomoratalowernumber
forawarmerroom.

For maximum eooIiU
SetTemperatureControlat 10.

For air Circulation and

filtering 1%’ithoutCooling

SetTemperatureControlatFAN.

ORFturnsairconditioneroff.
HI FANpermitshighfanspeed

operationwithoutcooling.
LOFANpermitslowfanspeed

operationwithoutcooling.
HI COOL permitscoolingwith

highfanspeedoperation.
LOCOOL permitscoolingwith

lowfanspeedoperation.

Fornormalcooling

1. SetSelectorSwitchatHICOOL.

2. SetTemperatureControlat
desirednumber(usuallythemidpoint
isagoodstartingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryafter
areasonabletime,settheTemperature
Controlatahighernumberfora

coolerroomoratalowernumber

forawarmerroom.

Formaximumcooling

1. SetSelectorSwitchatHICOOL.

2. SetTemperatureControlat 10.

WhenyouturntheTemperature
Controltothedesiredsetting,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
thetemperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,the
coolertheindoorairwill be.

1. Set.SelectorSwitchatLOCOOL.

2. SetTemperatureControlat
desirednumber.

Whenthe TemperatureControlis

seton9or 10andtheFanisseton
lowspeed,moisturemayfreezeon
thecoilsandpreventtheunit from
cooling.Ifthis happens,settheFan
athighspeedandsettheTemperature
Controltoalowernumber.

Setthe SelectorSwitchatLOFAN

orHIFAN.

Themoisturethatyourairconditioner
removesfromtheairdrainstotherear

ofthecabinetwhereitispickedup

bya fananddispersedagainstthe

condenser.occasionally,morelikely
duringstart-up,a “pinging”noise
maybeheard.Thisisnormalfora
shorttimeinlesshumidareasand
longerinveryhumidareas.This
methodofmoistureremovalimproves

theoperationalefficiencyofyour
airconditioner.

Note:Beforemovingyourair
conditionertoanotherlocation,
turnitoffandwait5 or 10minutes.
Thiswillallowthecondensateto

drainfromthecoilintothe base
pan.Then,keepinga firmgripon
theairconditioner,carefillyraisethe

windowandtilttheair conditioner
totheoutsidetodrainthewater
fromthebasepan.

Airdirection

Airdirectionontheindoorsideis
throughthefrontgrilleandouttl~e
top.Airflowout thetopshouldnot
beobstructedbycurtainsor drapes.

ROOMSIDE VIEW

Airdirectionontheoutdoorside
isthroughthereargrilleandout
throughthetopandside louvers.

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OUTDOORVIEW

UseI*MaintenanceInstruction

cleaningyour

Llir

Conditioner

~rn air conditioner off and

remove plug from wall

beforecleaning.

(;rilles & Cabinet

Wipegrilleswitha cleancloth

lightly-dampenedwith mildliquid
dishwashingdetergent.Wash
cabinetwithmildsoapordetergent
andlukewarmwater.

Thesecoilson theweatherside
ofthet~nitshouldbechecked
periodicallyandcleanedif clogged
withdirtor sootfromtheatmosphere.
Ifextremelysoiled, theymayneed

tobesteamcleaned,a service
:~vailablethrougily{ourGeneral
Electricserviceoutlet.

recepbcle

Air Filter

Thefoamair filterbehindthe
inletgrilleshouldbewashedat
leastevery30daysor asofienas
itneeds cleaning.

Removethe ii~letgrillebygrasping
tl~etabatthetopofthegrille, pulling
outand liftinggriileout.

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

Toreinstallthefilter,placeiton
pinslocatedonthebacksideof
thegrille.

Toreplacethegrille,placethetwo
tabsat thebottomofthegrilleinto
slotsonthecase andpushtinegrille
forward.

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useThk Problenlsolver

PROBLEM

AIRCONDITIONER
DOESN~ OPEMTE

AIRCONDITIONER

“DOESNOTCOOL

ASITSHOULD”

OPEMTING SOUNDS

WATERDWPPING

OUTSIDE

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POSSIBLE CAUSEAND wmDY

~Not~~u=~ in,~~~gmayhavebeenbumped10osebyvacuumcleaneror furniture.
~Ifp~uW~in,,tise

~Cu~n, b]indsorfurnitureb~oc~ngthetoporthe frontoftheairconditionerwill
restrictairflow.

@TemperatureControlmaynotbesethighenough.firn knobtoahighernumber.

Highestsettingshouldprovidemaximumcooling.
~Airfilter

~Roommayhavebeenveryhot whenairconditionerwasfirstturnedon.Allowtiine

forittocooldown.
eColdairmaybe

~CoolingCoi]shaveiced

TemperatureControltoalowernumber.OnmodelNT.P04,settheTemperatureControl
atFAN.

~~hermo~~tclick,ame~l~ic~o~nd,maybeheardwhencompressorcycles

Thisisnormal.
~Fan

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~Excesswatermay overflowinexcessivelyhotandhumidweather.Thisisnormal.

~~~y, s~ou~dbe c~ea~~ atleast every so days.Seeinstructions,page5.

mns continuous]ywhenairconditionerison.Thisisnorma~.

couldhaveblownorcircuitbreakermayhavetripped.

escaping t~ro~gh open furnace floor registersandcoldairreturns.

up, on model ~T~059 set the Fanathighspeedandthe

On andoff.

WATERDRIPPING

INSIDE ,

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WATERINBASEPAN
(ONOUTDOORSIDE)

@Airconditionermustbeinstalledlevelortiltedslightlytotheoutsideforproper

waterdisposal.
~ Thisisnormalfora shortperiodinareaswithlittlehumidity;normalforaionger

periodinveryhumidareas.Moistureremovedfromindoorairdrainstorearofcabinet
whereitispickedupbyafanandthrownagainstthe outdoorcondensercoil.

If youneedmore help...Ca!l,toll free:

TheGE Answercenter@

800.626.2000

collsRRmer informationservice

obtainservice,seeyourwarranty

onthebackpageofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand

waniyoutobepleased.Ifforsome

reasonyouarenot happywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho

servicedyour appliance.Explain
whyyouare notpleased.IrI most
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including

yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
GeneralElectric
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,if yourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:

MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20 NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

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Saveproof of original purchase date suchasyoursalessliporcancellecfcheckto establishwarrantyperiod.

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LIMITEDONE-YEARWARRANTY

Foroneyearfrom date oforiginal
purchase,wewill provide,free of
charge,parts andsewice labor
to repairor replaceany pati of tbe
room air cond~fionef that fails
becauseofa manufacturingdefect.

LIMITEDFIVE=YEARWARRANTY

Forfive yearsfrom date of original
purchase,wewill provide,free of
charge,parts andservice laborto
repairor replacethe compressor if
it fails because of a manufacturing

defect.

Foreachoftheabovewarranties:

Toavoidany chargesyou must
General Electric FactoryService

Centeror a General Electric
Customer Care@servicer and pick

it up following service. In-home
service is also available, but you
mustpayfor the servicetechnician’s
travel costs to your home.

This warranty isextendedto
the original purchaserand any
succeeding ownerfor products
purchasedfor usein the 48 mainland
states,Alaska, Hawaiiand
Washington, D.C.

All warrantyservicewill beprovided
byour FactoryService Centersor
byour authorized CustomerCare”
servicersduring normal working
hours.

Lookin the White orYellowPages
ofyour telephone directoryfor
GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRICFA~ORY
SERVICE, GENERAL ELECTRiC­HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor
GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER
cARE@SERVICE.

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