Hotpoint KCM08, KCM12, KCM11 Use And Care Manual

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Alr

Contenb

How

to get

the best from

Your

Conditioner

Adapter Plug

3

Air Direction

5

Air Filter

6

Appliance Registration

2

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

7

Use

and Care of

models

Kmo8
KCM1l
K~12

Power Saver

4

Repair Service

7

Safety Instructions

2

Warrantv

Back Cover

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Help us
help you...

Before

usiW

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

Serial Number

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

If you received a

dam~ed

air conditioner . . .

Immediately contact the dealer
(or builder) that sold you the air
conditioner.

Save time and money.
Before you request
service . . .

bportant

Safety

Instructions

Read *1 instruction 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

~~st

be

properly installed in accordance
with the Installation Instructions

before it k used. See

grounding

instructions on page 3.

●

Never

un@ugyour aireonditioner

by

pdting

on the power cord.

Always grip plug firmly and pull
straight out from the receptacle.

●

Repair or replace immediately

all el~tric

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.

SAW

THESE

mS~UCTIONS

Ene~y-saving

tips

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Keep the air filter clean. (See

instructions on page 6.)

●

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.)

. 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—IMPO~ANT...please

Read

Carefully.

How to connect
electricity

For personal safety,
this appliance must be
properly grounded.

Electrical requirement

U5-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.

/[

INSURE PROPER

GROUNO

EXISTS

Fig. 1 ‘

BEFORE USE

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

N~,

UNDER ANY

C~CUMSTANCES,

CUT

OR

~MOVE

THE THIRD

(GROUND)

PRONG ~OM

T~

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.
The power cord on these models

has a 230/208-volt perpendicular,
tandem or large tandem 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.

230/208-VOLT

MATCHING

PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 20 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER

PROTEUION

@e

230/208-VOLT

MATCHING

TANDEM TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 15 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

230/208-VOLT

MATCHING

LARGE

TANOEM

TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 30 AMP TIME

OELAY

FUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

Whether

your air conditioner is a
115-volt or a 230/208-volt unit, it
is

importint

to have the wall
outlet and circuit checked by a
qualified electrician if there is
any doubt as to whether a proper
ground exists.

Use of adapter plug

(U5-volt

models 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.

PERMITTEOINCANAOA,

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(AOAPTER

PLUGS NOT

~1

ALIGN LARGE

PRONGS/SLOTS ,

., -

,

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INSURE PROPER

GROUNO

ANO

FIRM CONNECTION

Fig. 2

BEFORE USE

The

larger

slot in the

adapter

must be

aligned-with the larger

sl~t

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

esbblished.

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 I

isted

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

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