Hotpoint KT104, KT204, KT304 Use And Care Manual

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Operatingthecontrols p4

Airdirection

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Howtocleantheairfilter P5

Savetimeandmoney
Beforeyourequestservice,
usetheProblemSolver.

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ImportantSafetyInstructions...2 ~

@Keepwindowsanddoorsclosed.

Cool,dry airescapeswhenthey’re ~

* Don’tlet the roomget too hot. ‘
Wheneverpossible,turnthe unit
onbeforetheroomh-eatsup.When
heatis“storedup” inwalls,furniture,.
rugsanddraperies,youraircondi- ~
tionertakeslongerto producethe “.
desiredcomfortcondition. -

open.

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~ Keepfurnacefloor registersand
cold air returnsclosed.Coldair
caneasilyescapethroughthem. ‘

~ Don’tlet drapesorfurnitureblock

top orfront of unit andrestrictair
flow when it isoperating.

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Keepoutdoorcondensercoil

clean.(Seepage5.)
@Turnairconditioner off before

vacationsor extendedabsences
from home.

Readthis-k carefully.

itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyournewairconditioner
properly.

Keepit handyfor answerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

or needmore help...
Call,toll-free:

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800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice

or.wfite(includeyour phone
number)

ConsumerAffairs

Hotpoint

AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodeland
serialnumbers.

You’llfind them on alabelonthe
frameofthe airconditioner behind
theairfilter.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership

Registrationcardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewrite these
numbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany

correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyour air conditioner.

If youreceived a damagedair

conditioner,

immediatelycontact
the dealer(or builder)thatsold you
the air conditioner.

Save time and money.
Beforeyourequestservice,

check
theProblemSolveronpage6.Itlists
minorcausesofoperatingproblems

Readallinstructionsbfore

usingthisappliance.

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Whenusingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing:

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Usethisapplianceonlyfor its

intendedpurpose

asdescribedin

this UseandCareBook.

● Thisairconditionermustbe

properlyinstalledinaccordance
withthe InstallationInstructions
before it isused.See

grounding

instructionsonpage3.
.

Never unplugyourair conditioner

bypullingonthepowercord.

Always
gripplugfirmly andpullstraightout
fromthe receptacle.

● Repairor replaceimmediately

all electric servicecordsthat
havebecomefrayedorotherwise
damaged.

Donotuseacordthat
showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitslengthorateither the
plugorconnectorend.

SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS

thatyoucancorrectyourself.

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orpersonalsafety,

thisappliancemustbe
~ properlygrounded.
s The

powercord ofthisappliance

isequippedwith athreaprong

(grounding)plugwhich mateswith
astandardthree-prong(grounding)
wallreceptacle(Fig. 1)to minimize
thepossibilityof electric shock

hazardfrom this appliance.

PREFERRED
METHOD

Fig.

INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE

Havethe wallreceptacleand
circuitcheckedby a qualified
electricianto makesurethe

eceptacleisproperlygrounded.

a herea standardtwo-prong

wallreceptacleisencountered,

— itisyour personalresponsibility

andobligationto haveit replaced

— witha properlygroundedthree-

prongwall receptacle.

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Useofadapterplug-

(115-voltunits)

Becauseof potentialsafetyhazards

undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstuseofanadapter
plug.However,ifyoustillelecttouse

anadapter,wherelocalcodespermit,
aTEMPORARYCONNECTIONmay

bemadeto aproperlygrounded

two-prongwallreceptaclebyuseof
aULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
at mostlocalhardwarestores.

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TEMPORARYMETHOD

(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDIN CANADA) R

TheIargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththeIargerslotinthewall
receptacletoprovideproperpolarity
intheconnectionofthepowercord.

CAUTION:Attachingadapter

groundterminalto wallreceptacle
coverscrewdoesnot groundthe
applianceunlesscoverscrewis
metal,andnot insulated,andwall
receptacleisgroundedthrough

housewiring.Youshouldhave
thecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electricianto makesuretherecep­tacle is properly grounded.

When disconn~ting the power
cordfromthe adapter,

alwayshold
theadapterwithone hand.Ifthis
isnotdone,the adapterground

terminal isvery likelyto break
with repeateduse.

Shouldthe adapter ground

terminal break, DO NOT USE the
applianceuntila proper ground
hasagainbeen established.

carefully

Useofextensionmrds

Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainsttheuseof an

extensioncord.However,ifyoustill
electto usean extensioncord, it is
absolutelynecessarythatit beaUL
listed3-wiregroundingtypeappli­anceextensioncordandthatthe
currentcarryingrating of thecordin
amperesbeequaltOorgreaterthan

thebranchcircuitsizeshownonthe

ratingnameplateof the appliance.

Suchextensioncordsareobtain­ablethroughyour localservice
organization.

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