Hotpoint KES15, KES23 Use And Care & Installation
How to get
the best from
Your
Air Conditioner
Air Direction
4
Air Filter
5
Appliance Registration
2
Care and Cleaning
5
Condenser Coils
5
Control
Settings
3,4
Electrical Requirements
7
Energy Saver Switch
3
Energy-Saving Tips
2
Extension Cords
7
Grille and Cabinet
5
Grounding
7
Installation Instructions
7-11
Model and Serial Numbers 2.5
Problem Solver
6
Repair Service
6
Safetv
Instructions
2
User’Maintenance Instructions 5
Warranty
Back Cover
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Use and Care
&
InstiMtion
of
models
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Help us
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
behind
the air discharge louvers. They’ll
be easier to read if you shine a
flashlight on them or remove the
front grille. (See page 5.)
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 . . .
Important Safety
Instructions
Read all 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 Guide.
● This air conditioner must be
properly installed in accordance
with the Installation Instructions
before it is used. See
grounding
instructions on page 7.
●
Never unplug your air conditioner
by pulling on the power cord.
Always grip plug firmly and pull
straight out from the receptacle.
s
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
Ene~y-saving tips
s Keep the air filter clean. (See
instructions on page 5.)
. For most efficient cooling, keep
the vent control in the 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.
● 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 5.)
. Turn the air conditioner off
before vacations or extended
absences from home.
Check the Problem Solver on
page 6. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.
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Operating Your Air Conditioner Controls
open
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VENTILATION
MASTER CONTROL
Master Control
“OfP’
turns air conditioner off.
“Fan 10”
permits low fan speed
operation without cooling.
“Fan hi”
permits high fan speed
operation without cooling.
“Cool 10” permits cooling with low
fan speed operation.
“COO]
hi”
permits cooling with
high fan speed operation.
THERMOSTAT
Thermostat Control
When you turn the Thermostat
Control to the desired
setting,
the
Ventilation Control
The vent door in your air
conditioner is closed when the
thermostat will automatically control
slide switch is to the right. When
the temperature of the indoor air.
the vent is closed, only the air
The higher the number selected,
inside the room can be circulated
the cooler the indoor air will be.
and conditioned.
Sliding the knob to the
Iefi
opens
the vent door, allowing a small
amount of indoor air
t;be efiausti
from the room. This is helpful in
removing stale air, smoke or odors
from the room, and permits outdoor
air to enter through normal openings
in the house. However, cooling
effectiveness is reduced when this
control is set at
“open:’
so we
suggest you don’t keep it there
long—
especially in hot, humid weather.
(continued next page)
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Opemting Your
Air Conditioner
Controk
(continued)
For normal
cooliW
1. Set the Master Control at “Cool
hi:’
2. Set the Thermostat Control at
the desired number (usually 5-7 is
a good starting position). If room
temperature is not satisfactory after
a reasonable time, set the Thermostat
Control at a higher number for a
cooler room or at a lower number
for a warmer room.
3. Set the Ventilation Control at
“closed” except for brief periods
when you want to exhaust room air
to the outside.
For maximum
cooli~
1. Set the Master Control at “Cool
hi:’
2. Turn the Thermostat Control to 8.
3. Set the Ventilation Control at
“closed:’
For quieter operation
1. Set the Master Control at
lo” position.
“cool
2. Turn the Thermostat Control to
the desired number.
When the Thermostat Control is
set on 7 or 8 and the Fan is set on
low speed, moisture may freeze on
the coils and prevent the unit from
cooling. If this happens, set the Fan
at high
speed
and set the Thermostat
Control to a lower number.
3. Set the Ventilation Control at
“closed?’
For ni@ttime operation
During the cooler evening hours,
we recommend that you set the
Master Control at “Cool lo”
for very quiet operation and the
Thermostat Control at mid-range
(4 or 5). Set the Ventilation Control
at
“closed:’
For extreme temperatures
For greatest economy and best
performance, we suggest you set
the Master Control at “COOI hi”
in extremely hot weather.
To adjust air direction
Up and down
Side to side
CIRCUWIRE
off
m
On
I
Some models have a Circulaire
Switch. For
fixed
side-to-side air
direction, slide the
Circulaire
Switch to ON until the desired air
direction is obtained, then move it
to OFF.
For continuous side-to-side air
circulation, set the Circulaire
Switch to ON and leave it there.
Three separate
bank
of
up-and-
down air direction louvers are
controlled by fingertip pressure on
the louvers. They regulate air
discharge upward, downward or
straight out.
SIDETO-SIDE
—
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AIR
DIREHION
f“=l
Other models have two separate
bank
of side-to-side air direction
louvers with separate tabs to let you
direct discharged air to the right, to
the left, or straight ahead.
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