Hotpoint KCD09L, KCD21D, KCS15D, KCS18D, KCS24D Use And Care Manual
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Adapter Plug
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Use and Care of
Air Direction
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Air Filter
6
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Appliance Registration
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Care and Cleaning
6
Condenser Coils
6
Control Settings
4,5
Electrical Requirements
3
Energy-Saving Tips
2
Extension Cords
3
Grille and Cabinet
6
Grounding
3
Model and Serial Numbers
2
Problem Solver
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Repair Service
7
Safety Instructions
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User Maintenance Instructions 6
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us
help you...
Before using your air
conditioner, read this book
carefully.
It is
intendd
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 behind
the front grille on the left side wall
of the air discharge duct, visible
through the louvers.
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
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service
calls
concerning your air conditioner.
If you received a damaged
air conditioner . . .
Immediately contact the dealer
(or builder) that sold you the air
conditioner.
Save time and money.
Before you request
service . . .
hpo~nt
Safety
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 as described in
this Use and Care Book.
● This air conditioner must be
properly installed in accordance
with the Installation Instructions
before it is used. See
grounding
instructions on page 3.
●
Never
unplug
your air conditioner
by pulling on the power cord.
Always grip plug
firdy
and pull
straight out from the receptacle.
● Repair or replace immediately
all electric service cords that
have become frayed or otherwise
damaged. Do not use a cord that
shows cracks or abrasion damage
along its length or at either the
plug or connector end.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
Energy-saving tips
● Keep the air filter clean. (See
instructions on page 6.)
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For most efficient cooling,
keep the ventilation control in
the closed position except when
you want to allow a small amount
of outdoor air to enter the room or
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.
● Keep furnace floor registers and
cold air returns closed. Cold air
can easily escape through them.
●
Don’t let drapes or furniture block
the front of the 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 the outdoor condenser coil
clean. (See page 6.)
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Turn the air conditioner off
before vacations or extended
absences from home.
Check the Problem Solver on
page 7. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.
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Electrical
safety—IMPORTmT...
please
Read Carefully.
How
to connect
electricity
For personal safety,
this appliance must be
properly grounded.
Electrical requirement
115-volt models
require a
115/120-
volt a.c., 60 hz grounded outlet
protected with a 15 amp time delay
fuse or circuit breaker.
The power cord on these models has
a three-prong (grounding) plug that
mates with a standard three-prong
(grounding) wall outlet (Fig. 1) to
minimize the possibility of electric
shock hazard from these appliances.
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BEFORE USE
Where a standard two-prong wall
outlet is encountered, it is your
personal responsibility and
~bligation
to have it replaced with a properly
grounded three-prong wall outlet.
DO NOT, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT
OR REMOVE THE THIRD
(GROUND) PRONG FROM
THE POWER CORD.
230/208-volt models
require their
own single branch circuit supplying
230/208-volt a.c., protected with a
time delay fuse or circuit breaker.
This is recommended for best
performance and to prevent
overloading house wiring circuits,
which could cause a possible fire
hazard from overheating wires.
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The power cord on these models
has a 230/208-volt perpendicular,
tandem or large
tindem
type plug
that mates respectively with a
230/208-volt perpendicular,
tandem or large tandem type wall
outlet. These types of outlets are
available at most hardware stores.
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230/208-VOLT
MATCHING
PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 20 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
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230i20i-VOLT
MATCHING
TANDEM TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
230/208-VOLT
MATCHING
LARGE TANDEM TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 30 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
Whether your air conditioner is a
115-volt or a 230/208-volt unit, it
is important to have the wall
outlet and circuit checked by a
qualified electrician if there is
any doubt as to whether a proper
ground exis~.
Use of adapter plug
(U5-volt modek
only)
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
TEMPORARY
CONNE~ION
may be made to a properly grounded
two-prong wall outlet by use of a
UL listed adapter (Fig. 2) available
at most local hardware stores.
TEMPORARY METHOD
PERMITTEDINCANADA) -
(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT
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.
CAUTION: Attaching the adapter
ground terminal to wall outlet cover
screw does not ground the appliance
unless
cover screw is metal, and not
insulated, and wall outlet is grounded
through house wiring. You should
have the circuit checked by a qualified
electrician to make sure the outlet
is properly grounded.
When disconnecting the power cord
from the adapter,
always hold the
adapter with one hand. If this is not
done, the adapter ground terminal is
very likely to break with repeated use.
Should
the adapter ground
terminal break, DO
N~
USE the
appliance until a proper ground
has again been established.
Use of etiension cords
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 and
that the current carrying rating of
the cord in amperes be equal to or
greater than the branch circuit size
shown on the rating nameplate of
the appliance.
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