GE AQX06 Installation instructions

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Quietiiremodels
AQX06
AQX08
Energy-savingtips p2
operating p4
Airdirection p5
Howtocleantheairfilter p;
Questions?
usetheProblemsolver ,
p7

When usirlgthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthe following:
It isintendedto helpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewair
conditionerproperly. @usethisapplianceonly forik
intended purpose asdescribed in
thisUse and Care“Book.
Qperatig Your-‘
AiFConditionerControls ,..4,5,
Air Direction ...........+. o..5
user Maintenance
Instructions. . . . . . . . . .. *.*5.6
The Problem Solver ..+ . . . . . ...6
lfYou Need Sertiice ...........7
Warranty .....,, . . . . .Back Cover
Keepit handy foranswersto your
questions. @This airConditionermustbe
properly instilledinaccordance
with tileImsallation Instructions
before it is used. Seegrounding
instructionson page3.
If youdon’tunderstandsomething
or needmore help, write (include
yourphone number):
ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectric Company
Appliance%rk
Louisville,KY40225 @~~~~~Wplug y@m *Conditioner
by pullingon the power ‘cord.
Alwaysgripplug firmly andpull
straightoutfrom the receptacle.
.
writedownthemodel
andserialnmbeme @Repair or replaceinlmediately
allelectricservicecords that
havebecomefrayed or otherwise
damaged. Do notuse acord that
showscracks or abrasion damage
alongitslengthor at either the
plugor’ connectorend.
You’llfind them on alabe~behind
theidet baffle ofthe front grilIe.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
RegistrationCard that came with
yourair conditioner.Beforesending
inthis card, please write these
numbershere:
@For most efficientcooling, keep
ventin closed position exceptwhen
you wantto exhaust air, smokeor
odors from tie room.
QDon’tlet the room get too
hot. Wheneverpossible, turn tie
unit on beforethe room heats up.
When heat is “stored up” irkwalls,
furniture, rugs and draperies, your
air conditioner takeslonger to
ModelNumber
SerialNumber
producethedesired comfort
co12dition. Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your air conditioner.
If yok~receivedadan~agedair
conditioner, immediately contact
the dealer (or builder) that soldyou
the air conditioner.
~~Qe time~nd ~Oney.
Beforeyellrequestservice,check
the Problem Solver on page 6. It
listsminor causes ofoperating
problems that you can correct
yourself.

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Forperso~lalsafety,
fnhisapp!iancemwtbe
proper~ygrou~lded.
Electricalrequirement
115-voltmodels require a115/120-
volta.c., 60 hz grounded outlet
protectedwith a15amp timedelay
fuseor circuit breaker.
~hepowercordon thesemodelshas
~three-prong (grounding)plugthat
nates with astandardthree-prong
(grounding)walloutlet (Fig. 1)to
minimizethe possibilityofelectric
shockhazard from theseappliances.
PREFERRED
METHOD
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INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
Fig. 1BEFOREUSE
Where astandard two-prong wall
[>utlctisencountered, it isyour
:wrsonalresponsibilityandobligation
I(Ihaveitreplaced with aproperly
!1rot]ndedthree-prong wa~i outlet.
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230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor largetandemtypew~ll
outlet. These typesof outletsare
availableat mosthardwarestores.
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2301208-VOLT MATCHING
PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES20AMPTIMEDELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUITBREAKER PROTECTION
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2301208-VOLT MATCHING
TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15AMP TIMEDELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUITBREAKER PROTECTION
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2301208-VOLT MATCHING
LARGE TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 30AMP TIMEDELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
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TEMPORARYMETHOD
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Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththelargerslotinthewall
outletto provideproper polarity in
theconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTIQN: Attachingthe adapter
groundterminalto walloutlet cover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unlesscoverscrewis metal, and not
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhouse wiring. Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electrician to makesure the outlet
isproperly grounded.
men &om&thg the pwer cord
from the adapter, alwayshold the
adapter with onehand. If this is not
done, theadaptergroundterminalis
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.
should the adapter ground
termimd break, Do Nm USE the
appliance until aproper ground
h* again been eshblished.
use of etiension cords
Because ofpotential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
weStwngly recommend agabst tlRe
use of amatiension Colrd*klowever,
ifyoustillelectto use an extension
cord, it is absolutely necessary that
itbe aUL listed 3-wire grou~}ding
type appliance extensioncord and
that the current carrying rating of
the cord in amperesbeequal to or
greater than the branc13circuit size
shownon the ratingnameplateof
the appliance. Such e><tensioncords
are ob*minable
througi~yoi]i-local
service organizatio~~.
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Tempemturecontrol
Whenyouturn the Temperature
Controltothe desired setting,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
thetemperature ofthe indoorair.
Thehigher the number selected,
thecooler the indoor air willbe.
The SaveEnergyMnge isa
visualreminder that you can
conserveenergy by selectinga
higherroom temperature butstill
keepthe room cool and lesshumid
thanoutside.
Ventilationcontrol
When the VentilationControl is set
at “closed” theventdoor is closed
and onlythe air insidethe room
can becirculated andconditioned.
When it’sin the “open” position,
the ventdoor is openand indoor air
can beexhaustedfrom the room.
selectorswitch
OFE turnsair conditioneroff.
*HI FANpermitshighfan speed
operationwithoutcooling.
*LO FANpermitslowfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
*ULTRALOFANpermits
continuousultralowfan speed
operationwithoutcooling.
*Forfanonlyoperation,Energy
SaverSwitchmustbein “norm”
position.
~COOL permitscoolingwith
highfanspeedoperation.
LO COOL permitscoolingwith
lowfanspeed operation.
~TM ~COOL permitscooling
withcontinuousultra lowfan speed
operation.
The Energy SaverSwitch contI-ols
thefanoperation. When it’sinthe
“norm” position, the fanwill
circulateroom air contint~ously.
When it’sin the “save”positio~~,the
fan willautomatically cyc~eon and
offwith thecompressor.

—atthedesiredtiurnber(usually
themidpoint isagoodstarting
position).If roomtemperatureis
notsatisfactoryafter areasonable
time,set the TemperatureControl
atahighernumberforacooler
roomor at alowernumberfora
warmerroom.
3. SlideEnergy SaverSwitchto the
desiredposition~’save”or “norm:’
d. SetVentilationControlat
“closed”position.
Formaxhum Cooling
1. Setthe SelectorSwitchat
HI COOL.
2. SettheTemperatureControlat 10.
3. Slidethe Energy SaverSwitch
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“- ~. Setthe VentilationControlat
“closed” position.
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Forquieteroperation
1. SettheSelectorSwitchat
LO COOL.
2. SettheTemperatureControlat
desirednumber.
3. SettheVentilationControlat
“closed” position.
Note:When theEnergy Saver
Switchisat the “save”position,
changesin the soundlevelmaybe
morenoticeableasthe fancycles
on andoff withthe compressor.
FornighttimeQperatioll
Duringthe coolereveninghours,
werecommendthatyousetthe
SelectorSwitchat ULTRALO
COOL forvery quietoperationand
the TemperatureControlat mid-
range(5).
When the TemperatureControl
isset on 9or 10andthe Fan is set
on lowspeed, moisturemayfreeze
on thec;ils and preventtheunit
from cooling.If thishappens, set
the Fanat high speed and setthe
TemperatureControlto alower
number.
For efiremetemperatures
For greatest economyandbest
performance, we suggestthat you
setthe SelectorSwitchat HI COOL
in extremelyhot weather.
Whethercontro!sare set for
coolingor falloperationonly,
settingtheVentilationControlat
“open”letsroomairbe exhausted
totheo[~tside,Thisishelpfulin
removingstidleair, smol<eor odors
fromtheroom. However,cooling
effectivenessisreduced whenthis
controlissettit“open;’sowesu~est
youdon’tkeep itthere lc~ng—
especiallyin hot, humid weather.
SIDETO-SIDEAIRDIRE~ION
AIRDIRECTION
Positionthe horizontallouversw~th
yourfingertipsto directair discharge
up or down.Use thetabsto position
thehidden vertical louvers to direct
air dischargeto theleft, right or
anyposition in between.
These coils on the weather side
ofthe unit should be checked
periodically and clea~]edif clogged
with dirtor sootfromtie atn~osphere.
If extremely soiled, they Imayneed
to be steam cleaned, aservic(~
availabletl~roughyour ‘G’eileral
Electric service outlet.’

“rhefoamair filterbehindthe
inletgrille shou!dbe washedat
leastevery30 daysor asoftenas
itneedscleaning.
Toremovethefilter,grasp the
upperpartoftheinletbaffleandpull
thebaftleout.
Then pullthe filteroffthetwotabs
on thegrilleframe.
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PROBLEM
AIR CONDXTIONER
DOES NOT OPERATE
AIR CONDITIONER
“DOES NOTCOOL
As IT SHOULD”
POSSIBLE CAUSEAND REMEDY
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Vacuumthe filteron thedirty side ‘*-,_
or washitwith runningwater.Run
waterthroughfromthecleaner side
ofthefilter;Odriveoutaccumulated
dustand lint. Shaketo dry.
Replacefilterontabson the grille
frameand replacethe inletbaffle.
~Not pluggedin. Plug may havebeen bumpedloose byvacuumcleaner or furniture.
~If pluggedin, fusecould haveblownOrcircuitbreaker maYhavetriPPed”
@Curtain, blindsor furniture blockingfront ofair conditionerwill restrictair flow.
~TelnPeraturecontrol Inaynotbe set high enough. Turn knob to ahighernumber.
Highestsettingshouldprovidemaximumcooling.When Energy SaverSwitch is set at
“save;’temperature range in room wi~lvary more.
@Air filter dirty, shouldbe cleaned at least every 30 days. See instructionsabove.
@Roommayhavebeen very hot when air conditioner wasfirst turned on. Allowtime
for itto cool down.
~Cold air maybe escaping throughopen furnace floor registersand cold air returns.
%VentilationControl may be setat open posi~ion,allowinghot outsideair to enter
the room.
GCoolingcoils haveiced up. Tomelt ice, setthe Fan at high speed andthe
“temperatureControl to alowernumber.
@Thermostat click, ametallic sound, may be heard when compressor cycleson and.
!off. This is Ilormal.
~Fan runscontinuouslywhen SelectorSwitchisin Coolor Fan position.Tl~isisr]ormal.
WhenEnergySaverSwitchissetat “savej’fancycleson and off with compressor.
QExcess w~ter]mayoverflowin excessivelyhot and humid weather. This isnormal.

obtainservice,seeyourwarranty
theback pageof thisbook,
‘rePr~~~ofours~rvie~and
tyoLitobepleased. If for some
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reasonyouare nothappywith the
serviceyoureceive, hereare three
stepsto followfor furtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthe peoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouare no~pleased. In ‘most
cases,this will solvetheproblem.
NEXT, ifyouare still notpleased,
writeallthe details—including
yourphone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
GeneralElectric
AppliancePark
Louisville,KentuckyQ0225
FINALLY,ifyourproblem is still
notresolved, write:
Major Appliance
Consumer ActionPanel
20 North WackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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This warrantyis extendedto the
original purchaserandanysucceedi-
ng ownerfor products purchased
far use in the 48 mainiand states,
Hawaii andWashington, D.C.In
Alaska the warranty is the same
except that it is LIMiTEDbecause
you must payto ship the product
to the serviceshop or for the
servicetechnicians travelcosts to
your home.
All warrantyservicewill be provided
by our Factory ServiceCentersor
by our authorizedCustomerCare@
servicersduring normal working
hours.
Look in the White orYellow Pages
of your telephone directory for
GENERALELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERALELECTRICFACTORY
SERVICE,GENERALELECTRIC-
HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor
GENERALELECTRICCUSTOMER
CARE@SERVICE.
oReplacementof housefuses
or resetting of circuif breakers.
QIn commercial locations labor
necessaryto movethe unit to a
location where it is accessible for
service by an individual technician,
@Failure of the product resulting
from modifications to the product
or due to unreasonableuse includ-
ing failure to provide reasonable
and necessarymaintenance.
0Damageto the product caused
by improper power supply voltage,
accident, fire, floods or acts
of God.
WARRANTORIS NOTRESPON-
SIBLE FORCONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES.
If you then haveany questions
about operating the product,
pleasecontact yourdealer or our
ConsumerAffairs office at the
address below,or call, toll free:
The GEAnswer Center@
800.626.2000
consumer information service
~Improper installation.
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