GE AZR Series User manual

Ak Condfiioner
Contents
Air Filter 5
Air Louvers 3
Appliance Registration
2
Auxiliary Controls
4
Care and Cleaning 5
Condenser Coils 5
Controls 3
Thermostat 3
Ventilation
4
Ener~-Saving Tips
2
Model and Serial Numbers 2
Problem Solver
6
Repair Service 7
Room Cabinet and Case 5
Safety Instructions 2
Warranty Back Cover
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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
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville. KY 40225
Write down the model
and serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label behind
the room cabinet.
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.
Importint Safety
Iwtructiom
Read an instrudiom 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 must be
pro~rly instilled in accordance
with the Installation Instructions
before it is used.
● Never use an extension cord
with this appliance.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
Energy-Saving
Tips
● Keep the air filter clean. (See
instructions on page 5.)
● For most efficient operation,
keep vent in closed position except
when you want to let outside air
enter the room.
● Don’t let the room get too hot or
too cold. Whenever possible, turn
the unit on before the room heats
up or cools off. If you don’t, the air
conditioner will take longer to
produce the desired comfort
condition.
. Keep windows and doors closed.
Conditioned air escapes when
they’re open.
● Keep furnace floor registers and
cold air returns closed when cooling
is desired. Conditioned air can
easily escape through them.
● Don’t let drapes or furniture block
the top of the unit and restrict air
flow when it is operating.
● Keep the outdoor condenser coil
clean. (See page 5.)
. Turn the air conditioner off
before vacations or extended
absences.
Save time and money.
Before you request service,
check the Problem Solver on
page 6. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you
can correct yourself.
2

Opemting Your fineline@ Model
Heat-Cool Control
%sition this control for either cooling
or heating operation.
OFF turns air conditioner off.
HEAT provides heating only.
COOL provides cooling only.
AUTO provides heating and/or
cooling necessary to maintain the
desired room temperature.
Temperature Control
Position this control at the
desired temperature setting and that
temperature will automatically be
maintained.
A normal time delay of up to three
minutes may be required for the
air conditioner to respond to
changes in the temperature seti.ng.
Controk
Fan Control
Set this control for the desired fan
operation.
ON permits continuous fan operation
even when the air conditioner is not
cooling or heating.
AU~ permits fan operation only
when the air conditioner is cooling
or heating.
Thermometer
The thermometer shows the actual
room temperature.
For best distribution of cold air,
tilt the louvers up so the cold air is
directed toward the ceiling.
For best heat distribution, tilt the
louvers down so the heated air is
directed across the room.
For ARI heating and cooling
certification, the air louvers are
tilted straight out as shown above
(30 degrees from the vertical axis).
3

Auxiliary Control
Additional control is located
behind the room cabinet.
Access to the control is obtained by
removing the room cabinet.
To remove the room cabinet,
grasp it at both sides, lift up and
pull forward.
To replace the room cabinet,
position slots at the bottom of the
room cabinet onto tabs at the
bottom of the chassis. Tilt the room
cabinet inward, lift it slightly, and
position it so the clips at the top
hook onto the front lip of the air
discharge grille. Then press the
room cabinet down to secure it.
VENT
OPEN
CLOSE
Ventilation Control
This knob is set at CLOSE at the
factory. When it is in this position,
the vent door is closed and only
indoor air is filtered, cooled or
heated and circulated by the air
conditioner.
Switching the knob to OPEN opens
the vent door to allow some outside
air to enter the room. However,
cooling or heating effectiveness is
reduced when the control is set at
OPEN, so we suggest you don’t
keep it there long.
If the knob is not set all the way in
CLOSE position, the vent light (on
models so quip@) wdl remain on.
Fan Speed Switih
(on models so equipped)
LO
m
HI
LO permits low fan speed for fan
only operation, cooling or heating,
depending on which Selector Switch
setting you select.
HI permits high fan speed for fan
only operation, cooling or heating,
depending on which Selector
Switch setting you select.
4

Care and Cleaning
Turn the air conditioner off and
remove the plug from the wall
outlet, or remove the fuses, or
turn off the circuit breakers at
the power panel before cleaning.
If you live in an apartment, your
building management may wish to
provide these maintenance finctions
that are necessary for continued
peak operating efficiency of your
air conditioner.
Room Cabinet & Case
Wash the room cabinet and case
finish with mild soap or detergent
and lukewarm water.
Condenser Coils
These coils on the weather side
of the unit should be checked
periodically and cleaned if
clogged with dirt or soot from the
atmosphere. If extremely soiled,
they may need to be professionally
steam cleaned, a service available
through your GE service outlet.
Air Filter
To reinsbll the air filter after
cleaning.
Access to the filter is obtained by
removing the room cabinet. See
page 4.
The air filter behind the room cleaning, make sure the word
FRONT on the filter is facing you.
cabinet should be washed at least Insert the three tabs at the top of the
every 30 days or as often as it needs filter into slots at the
top of the
chassis. Press upward ~nd insert
the tabs at the bottom of the filter
into slots at the bottom of the
chassis. Then replace the room
cabinet.
To remove the air filter, grasp the
pull
tibs on the front of the filter as
;hown and pull toward you until the
three tabs at the top and bottom of
the filter come out of the slots in
the chassis.
Vacuum the fflter on the dirty side
or wash it with running water. Run
water through from the cleaner side
of the
filter to drive out accumulate
dust and lint. Shake to dry.
Note: The air conditioner should
not be operated without an air
filter. Replacement filters are
available from your GE Dealer,
Factory Service Center or
authorized Customer
Care@
servicers.
5

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Questiom?
-.~~ Use This Roblem Solver
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PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY
AIR CONDITIONER ● Power cord not plugged in, fuse blown, or circuit bre~r tripped.
DOES N~ OPERATE
● Unit is waiting 3 minutes for pressure to equalize across the compressor,
AIR
CONDITIONER . Room
thermostat may not be located properly to sense room temperature.
“DOES
NOT COOL
● Curtains, blinds or firniture blocting tint of air discharge grille will restrict air
OR HEAT AS ~
SHOULD”
ffow.
● Thermostat Control may not be set at the correct temperature. ~m control to a lower
or higher number.
. Air filter dirty, should be cleaned at least every 30 days. See ins_~tiOnS on page 5.
● Room may have been very hot or very cold when air conditioner was first turned on.
Allow time for it@ cool down or warm up.
@ Conditioned air maybe escaping through open furnace floor registers and cold air
returns.
● Ventilation ControI may be set at OPEN position, allowing outside air to enter
the room.
● Position of the louvers will affwt temperamre. Seepage 3.
“BURNING” ODOR ● Dust accumulating on stiw of heating element during transportation or storage
AT START OF can cause “burning” odor at beginning of heating operation. This odor should
HEATING
quic~y dissipate.
OPERATION
OPERATING SOUNDS . Relay
click maybe heard when compressor or fan cycles on and off, This is normal.
* Fan runs continuously when air conditioner is operating except when Fan Switch on
remote control is set at AU~. Then the fan cycles on and off with the compressor or
resistance heater,
DISCHARGED MR
* Tilt louvers down slightly and keep them down until condensation disappears.
CONDENSES ON
W~DOWS OR
WALLS
If you need more help.. call, toll free:
GE Answer
Center@
8Wfi262W
consumer information sewice
6

If You Need Service
To obtain service, see your warranty
on the back page of this book.
We’re proud of our service and
want you to be pleased. If for some
reason you are not happy with the
service you receive, here are three
steps to follow for further help.
FIRST, contact the people who
serviced your appliance. Explain
why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.
NEXT, if you are still not pleased,
write all the details—including
your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
FINALLY, if your problem is still
not resolved, write:
Major Appliance
Consumer Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
7

II
YOUR GENERAL ELECTRIC ROOM AIR CONDITIONER
WARRANTY
Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period.
WHAT IS COVERED
FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY
For one year from date of original
purchase, we will provide, free of
charge, parts and service labor in
your home to repair or replace
any
part of the
room airconditionerthat
fails because of a manufacturing
defect.
FULL FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY
For five years from the date of
original purchase, we will provide,
free of charge, parts and on-site
service labor to repair or replace
any part of the sealed refrigerating
system
(the compressor, condenser,
evaporator and all connecting
tubing) that fails because of a
manufacturing defect.
For each of the above warranties:
Transportation expense to and
from a service shop and shop
service labor if required will be
free of charge.
This warranty is extended to
the original purchaser and any
succeeding owner for products
purchased for use in the 48 mainland
states, Hawaii and Washington, D.C.
In Alaska the warranty is the same
except that it is LIMITED because you
must pay to ship the product to the
service shop or for the service
technician’s travel costs to your home.
All warranty service will be provided
by our Factory Service Centers or
by our authorized Customer Care@
servicers during normal working
hours.
Look in the White or Yellow Pages
of your telephone directory for
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRIC FACTORY
SERVICE, GENERAL ELECTRIC-
HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE or
GENERAL ELECTRIC CUSTOMER
CARE” SERVICE.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED
● Service trips to teach you how to
use the product.
Read your Use and Care material.
If you then have any questions
about operating the product,
please contact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office at the
address below, or call, toll free:
GE Answer
Center@
800.626.2000
consumer information service
● Improper installation. . Failure of the product resulting from
If you have an installation
modifications to the product or due to
problem, or if the air conditioner unreasonable use including failure to
is of improper cooling or heating
provide reasonable and necessary
capacity for the intended use, maintenance.
contact your dealer or installer.
You are responsible for providing
. Damage to the product caused
adequate electrical connecting
by improper power supply voltage,
facilities.
accident, fire, floods or acts of God.
. Replacement of fuses or
WARRANTOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
resetting of circuit breakers. FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
. In commercial locations labor
necessary to move the unit to a
location where it is accessible for
service by an individual technician.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion
may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.
Warrantor: General Electric Company
If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write:
Manager—Consumer Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225
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Pub. No. 49-7215
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Models
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