GE Porta-Cool KTP06, Porta-Cool KTM04, Porta-Cool KTM05 Use And Care Manual

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CareandCleaning
CondenserCoils

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ElectricalRequirements

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ExtensionCords

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Grounding

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RepairService

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UserMaintenanceInstructions 6

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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

@

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.

Forpe~onalsafety,thh
appliance

mwtbeproperly

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

PREFERRED
METHOD

Fig.

iNSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE

Havethewalloutletandcircuit
checkedbya qualifiedelectrician

tomakesuretheoutlet isproperly
grounded.

Wherea standardtwo-prong

wall outletis encountered,itis

yourpersonalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveit replacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

useofa&p@r plug

(m-volt uni~)

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

TEMPORARYMETHOD

(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA)

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Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotin
thewdl outlettoprovideproper
polarityintheconnectionofthe
powercord.

CA~ON: Atichinganadapter

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

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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useQfe*mion cor&

notrecommended

Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord. However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanextension
cord,itis absolutelynecessarythat
itbeaULlisted 3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtype plugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and

120volts..Suchextensioncordsare

obtainablethroughyourlocal

serviceorganimtion.

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