thk apptiancemwt be
properly grounded.
Electrical requirement@
U5-voltmodels requirea115/120-
volta.c., 60 hz groundedoutlet
protectedwitha15amptimedelay
fuseor circuit breaker.
Thepowercordon thesemodelshas
athree-prong(grounding)plugthat
mateswith astandardthree-prong
(grounding)walloutlet (Fig. 1)to
minimizethe possibilityofelectric
shockhazard fromtheseappliances.
IPREFERRED
METHOD
Fig. 1
INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
Where astandardtwo-prongwail
outiet is encountered, it isyour
personalresponsibilityandobligation
tohave itreplaced with aproperly
grounded three-prong wailoutlet.
DO ~~, ~m~~ AW
cmcuR4sTANcEs, CUT
OR REMOVE THE THmD
(G~auND) PE?ONGFRorti
THn POWER cow.
230/2G8-voltmodels require their
own single branch circuit supplying
230/208-voita.c., protected with a
time delay fuse or circuit breaker.
This is recomnlendcd for best
performance and to prevenl
t~verl{}adinghouse wiring circuits,
which could cause apossible fire
htizardfrom overheating wires.
Tile~lowercordon these models
230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor largetandemtypewall
outlet.Thesetypesofoutletsare
availableat mosthardwarestores.
W@
230/208-VOLT MATCHING
PERPENDICULARTYPE WALLOUTLE-I
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES20 AMPTIMEDELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTE~lON
@@
2301208-VOLT MATCHING
TANDEMTYPE WALLOUTLET
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES15AMP TIME DELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION
o
mm
@
2301208-VOLT MATCHING
LARGETANDEMTYPE WALLOUTLET
LINECORDPLUG
REQUIRES30 AMP TIME DELAYFUSE
ORCIRCUITBREAKERPROTECTION
Whether your air conditioner isa
u5-voBtor a230/208-voltunit, it
is importint to have the wall
outlet a~ndcircuit checked by a
qualified electrician if there is
any doubt as to whether aproper
ground exis~.
Because ofpotential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we
strongly recommend against Wse
of an adapter plug. However,
ifyou stillelect to use an adapter,
wl}erelocal codes permit, a
~~~dp~~~~y c~~~~~~~~
may bemade toaproperly g~ounded
two-pr~ng walloutlet by use of a
UL listed adaptsr (Fig. 2) available
at 1210stlocal !~ardwarestores.
TEMPOHAR~METHOEI
(Al)APTEnPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA)
~J
---------- ,/
ALIGNLARGE ah
.<-
\
PRONGS/SLOTS ~/II
ON
Fig.2‘“ BEFOREUSE
Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththelargerslotinthewall
outletto provideproper polarity in
theconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION: Attachingthe adapter
groundterminalto wd~i outletcover
screwdoesnotgroundthe appliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal, and not
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhouse wiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electrician to makesure the outlet
isproperly grounded.
men &omWt@ the pwer cord
from the adapter, alwaysholdthe
adapterwith one hand. If this is not
done, theadaptergroundterminalis
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.
Should the adapter ground
terminal break, DO N~ USE the
appliance until aproper ground
has again been eshblishedo
useOfefiemsiom cor~
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazards under certain conditions,
westrongly recomend agati$ the
use of an extension cord. However,
ifyoustillelecttousean extension
cord, it isabsolutelynecessary that
itbe aUL listed 3-wire grounding
type appliance extensioncord 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. SLlc13extension cords
are ob~inable througl~yot~rlocal
service organization.
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