GE Carry-Cool NTP04 Installation instructions

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useandcareof
Carry-cool”models
NTP04
NTP05
Energy-saving tips p2
operatingthecontrols p4
Mr diredion p5
Howtocleantheairfilter p5
Questions?
use
theProblemsolver
p6

eforeusing Your
AirConditioner............2
Energy-SavingTips ...........2 Whenusingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautiorls,
includingthefollowing:
lm~rtmt SafetyInstructions....2
ElectricalSafe~ .............e3
OperatingYour
AirConditionerControls. . ...4
It isintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewair
conditionerproperly. @usethis applianceOniyforik
inteIIdedpa~rposeasdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
AirDirection................5
UserMaintenance
Instmctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5
TheProblemSolver. . . . . . . . ...6
IfYouNeedService. . .. . . . . ...7
Warranty. . . .. . . . . . .BackCover
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
@‘Thisairconditionermustbe
properlyinsbiied inaccordance
withthe Ins@llationInstructions
beforeit is used.Seegrounding
instructionsonpage3.
0Neverunplugyourti!rConditioner
bypu~lingon the powercord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromthereceptacle.
hew-sa* mps *Repairor replaceimmediately
allelectricservicecords that
havebecomefrayedor otherwise
damaged. Donotuseacordthat
showscracksor abrasiondamage
alongitslengthorateitherthe
plugorconnectorend.
You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
frameoftheairconditionerbehind
theair filter.
@Keeptheair filterclean.(See
instructionsonpage5.)
@Don’tlettheroomgettoo
hot.Wheneverpossible,turnthe
nitonbeforetheroomheatsup.
Whenheatis “storedup”inwalls,
fimiture, rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionertakeslongerto
producethedesiredcomfort
condition.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCar-dthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
@Keepwindowsanddoors
closed.Cool,dry airescapeswhen
they’reopen.
Model Number
Serial Number
sKeepfurnacefloorregistersand
coldair returnsclosed.Coldair
caneasilyescapethroughthem.
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourairconditioner.
~Don’tletdrapesor furnitureblock
topor frontofunitandrestrictair
flowwhenitisoperati~go
If youreceivedadamaged air
eonditioner9immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
theair conditioner.
@Keepoutdoorcondensercoil
clean.(Seepage5.) Savetimeand money.
Beforeyou requestservice,check
theProblemSolveronpage6.It
listsmi]lorcausesofoperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect
yourse~f.
QTumair conditioneroffbefore
vacationsor extendedabsences
fromhome.
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grounded.
Thepowercordofthisappliance
isequippedwithathree-prong
(grounding)plugwhichmateswith
astandardthree-prong(grounding)
walloutlet(Fig. 1)tominimizethe
possibilityofelectricshockhazard
fromthisappliance,
PREFERREQ
METHOD
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INSUREPROPER
GROUNKIEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
Fig. 1
Havethewalloutletandcircuit
checkedbyaqualifiedelectrician
tomakesuretheoutletisproperly
Whereastandardtwo-prong
.walloutletisencountered,itis
yourpersonalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
DO NOT,UNDERANY
CIRCUMSTANCES,CUT
OR REMOVETHE THIRD
(GROUND)PRONG FROM
THE POWER CORD.
use~lfadapterplug
(115-voitunits)
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterplug.However,ifyou
stillelecttouseanadapter,where
localcodespemtit,aTEMPORMY
CONNE~ION maybemadetoa
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuseofaULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTED IN CANADA) R
ALIGN LARGE
PRONGS/SLOTS~Iml 1
-ON
IFig. 2-BEFOREIJSI:
Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotin
thewalloutlettoprovideproper
polarityintheconnectionofthe
powercord.
CAmON: Attachinganadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,and
notinsulated,andwalloutletis
groundedthroughhousewiring.You
shouldhavecircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectriciantomakesure
theoutletis properlygrounded.
when disconnwting the power
cord from the adapter9always
hoidtheadapterwithonehand.If
thisisnotdone,theadapterground
terrninaiis verylikelytobreakwith
repeateduse.
should the adapter ground
terminal brea~~~DON~ USEthe
app~ianeeu~ltila~roper ground
ilasaRaiIIbee!lestablished.
useOfextemioncords
notrecoInInended
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsi~ndercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanex~nsion
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbeaULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceex~nsioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and
120volts.Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.
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TempemturecontroR
OFF turnsairconditioneroff.
FANpermitsfanoperationwithout
cooling.
SETTINGS1THROUGH10
permitcoolingwithfanoperation.
WhenyouturntheTemperature
Controltothedesirednumber,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
thetemperatureoftheindoorair.
FornormaBcooling
SetTemperatureControlatdesired
number(usuallythemidpointis
agoodstartingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryafiera
reasonabletime,settheTemperature
Controlatahighernumberfora
coolerroomoratalowernumber
forawarmerroom.
For maximum eooIiU
SetTemperatureControlat 10.
For air Circulation and
filtering 1%’ithoutCooling
SetTemperatureControlatFAN.
selectorswitch
ORFturnsairconditioneroff.
HI FANpermitshighfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
LOFANpermitslowfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
HI COOLpermitscoolingwith
highfanspeedoperation.
LOCOOL permitscoolingwith
lowfanspeedoperation.
Temperaturecontrol
WhenyouturntheTemperature
Controltothedesiredsetting,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
thetemperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,the
coolertheindoorairwillbe.
Fornormalcooling
1. SetSelectorSwitchatHICOOL.
2. SetTemperatureControlat
desirednumber(usuallythemidpoint
isagoodstartingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryafter
areasonabletime,settheTemperature
Controlatahighernumberfora
coolerroomoratalowernumber
forawarmerroom.
Formaximumcooling
1. SetSelectorSwitchatHI COOL.
2. SetTemperatureControlat 10.
1. Set.SelectorSwitchatLOCOOL.
2. SetTemperatureControlat
desirednumber.
WhentheTemperatureControlis
seton9or 10andtheFanisseton
lowspeed,moisturemayfreezeon
thecoilsandpreventtheunitfrom
cooling.Ifthishappens,settheFan
athighspeedandsettheTemperature
Controltoalowernumber.
SettheSelectorSwitchatLOFAN
orHIFAN.

Themoisturethatyourairconditioner
removesfromtheairdrainstotherear
ofthecabinetwhereitispickedup
byafananddispersedagainstthe
condenser.occasionally,morelikely
duringstart-up,a“pinging”noise
maybeheard.Thisisnormalfora
shorttimeinlesshumidareasand
longerinveryhumidareas.This
methodofmoistureremovalimproves
theoperationalefficiencyofyour
airconditioner.
Note:Beforemovingyourair
conditionertoanotherlocation,
turnitoffandwait5or 10minutes.
Thiswillallowthecondensateto
drainfromthecoilintothebase
pan.Then,keepingafirmgripon
theairconditioner,carefillyraisethe
windowandtilttheairconditioner
totheoutsidetodrainthewater
fromthebasepan.
Airdirection
Airdirectionontheindoorsideis
throughthefrontgrilleandouttl~e
top.Airflowoutthetopshouldnot
beobstructedbycurtainsordrapes.
ROOMSIDE VIEW
Airdirectionontheoutdoorside
isthroughthereargrilleandout
throughthetopandsidelouvers.
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OUTDOORVIEW
UseI*MaintenanceInstruction
cleaningyour
LlirConditioner
~rn air conditioner off and Air Filter
remove plug from wall recepbcle
beforecleaning. Thefoamair filterbehindthe
inletgrilleshouldbewashedat
(;rilles &Cabinet leastevery30daysor asofienas
itneedscleaning.
Wipegrilleswithacleancloth v
lightly-dampenedwithmildliquid
dishwashingdetergent.Wash
cabinetwithmildsoapordetergent
andlukewarmwater.
Thesecoilson theweatherside
ofthe t~nitshouldbechecked
periodicallyandcleanedifclogged
withdirtor sootfromtheatmosphere.
Ifextremelysoiled,theymayneed
tobesteamcleaned,aservice
:~vailablethrougily{ourGeneral
Electricserviceoutlet.
Removethe ii~letgrillebygrasping
tl~etabatthetopofthegrille,pulling
outandliftinggriileout.
Placethegrilleonaflatsurface
andremovethefilter.Washthe
filterinhot, soapywater,just as
youwouldasponge.Squeezedry.
Toreinstallthefilter,placeiton
pinslocatedonthebacksideof
thegrille.
Toreplacethegrille,placethetwo
tabsatthebottomofthegrilleinto
slotson thecaseandpushtinegrille
forward.

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PROBLEM
AIRCONDITIONER
DOESN~ OPEMTE
AIRCONDITIONER
“DOESNOTCOOL
ASITSHOULD”
OPEMTING SOUNDS
WATERDWPPING
IOUTSIDE
IWATERDRIPPING
INSIDE ,
WATERINBASEPAN
(ONOUTDOORSIDE)
POSSIBLE CAUSEAND wmDY
~Not~~u=~ in,~~~gmayhavebeenbumped10osebyvacuumcleanerorfurniture.
~Ifp~uW~in,,tise couldhaveblownorcircuitbreakermayhavetripped.
~Cu~n, b]indsorfurnitureb~oc~ngthetoporthefrontoftheairconditionerwill
restrictairflow.
@TemperatureControlmaynotbesethighenough.firn knobtoahighernumber.
Highestsettingshouldprovidemaximumcooling.
~Airfilter~~~y, s~ou~dbe c~ea~~ atleast every so days.Seeinstructions,page5.
~Roommayhavebeenveryhotwhenairconditionerwasfirstturnedon.Allowtiine
forittocooldown.
eColdairmaybeescaping t~ro~gh open furnace floor registersandcoldairreturns.
~CoolingCoi]shaveicedup, on model ~T~059 set the Fanathighspeedandthe
TemperatureControltoalowernumber.OnmodelNT.P04,settheTemperatureControl
atFAN.
~~hermo~~tclick,ame~l~ic~o~nd,maybeheardwhencompressorcyclesOn andoff.
IThisisnormal.
~Fanmns continuous]ywhenairconditionerison.Thisisnorma~.
~Excesswatermayoverflowinexcessivelyhotandhumidweather.Thisisnormal.
@Airconditionermustbeinstalledlevelortiltedslightlytotheoutsideforproper
waterdisposal.
~Thisisnormalforashortperiodinareaswithlittlehumidity;normalforaionger
periodinveryhumidareas.Moistureremovedfromindoorairdrainstorearofcabinet
whereitispickedupbyafanandthrownagainsttheoutdoorcondensercoil.
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obtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthebackpageofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
waniyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.IrImost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GeneralElectric
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20 NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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Saveproof of original purchase date suchasyoursalesslip orcancellecfcheckto establishwarrantyperiod. v#.‘
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WHAT1SCOVERED LIMITEDONE-YEARWARRANTY
II
al Foroneyear fromdate oforiginal
/purchase,wewill provide,freeof
charge,parts andsewice labor
to repairor replaceany pati of tbe
room air cond~fionef that fails
becauseof amanufacturingdefect.
VI LIMITEDFIVE=YEARWARRANTY
--.11 Forfive yearsfrom date of original
purchase,we will provide,freeof
charge,parts andservice laborto
repairor replacethe compressor if
it fails because of amanufacturing
Adefect.
Wll‘% Foreachoftheabovewarranties:
%1 Toavoidany chargesyou must
.takethe room air conditioner to a
I*/General Electric FactoryService
Centeror aGeneral Electric
Customer Care@servicer and pick
it up following service. In-home
service is also available, but you
mustpayfor theservicetechnician’s
travel costs to your home.
This warrantyisextendedto
the original purchaserandany
succeeding ownerfor products
purchasedfor useinthe 48 mainland
states,Alaska, Hawaiiand
Washington, D.C.
All warrantyservicewill beprovided
byour FactoryServiceCentersor
byour authorized CustomerCare”
servicersduring normal working
hours.
Lookin the White orYellowPages
ofyour telephone directoryfor
GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRICFA~ORY
SERVICE, GENERAL ELECTRiC-
HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor
GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER
cARE@SERVICE.
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