GE Porta-Cool KTP06 Installation instructions

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Air
Conditioner
AdapterPlug 3
AirDirection 5
AirFilter 6
ApplianceRegistration 2
CareandCleaning 6
CondenserCoils 6
ControlSettings 4,5
ElectricalRequirements 3
Energy-SavingTips 2
ExtensionCords 3
GrilleandCabinet 6
Grounding 3
ModelandSe;ialNumbers 2
MoistureRemoval 5
ProblemSolver 7
RepairService 7
SafetyInstructions 2
UserMaintenanceInstructions 6
Warranty
UseandCareof
ports-Cool@models
KTP06
KTM04
KTM05
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hpotintSafety Enewy”saviu
tips
*Keeptheair filterclean.(See
instructionsonpage5.)
*Formostefficientcooling,keep
vent(onmodelssoequipped)in
closedpositionexceptwhenyou
wanttoexhaustair,smokeor odors
fromtheroom.
Whenusingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing:
Itis intendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewair
conditionerproperly. —.
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usethisappiiance@myforik
htended pur~seasdescribedin,
_thisUseandCareBook. -._.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions. @Don’tlettheroomgettoo
hot.Wheneverpossible,turnthe
unitonbeforetheroomheatsup.
Whenheatis “storedup” inwalls,
furniture,rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionertakeslongerto
producethedesiredcomfort
condition.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225 @Keepwindowsanddoors
closed.Cool,dryairescapeswhen
they’reopen.
writedown themodel
andserialnumbers. @Keepfirnace floorregistersand
coldairreturnsclosed.Coldair
caneasilyescapethroughthem.
You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
frameoftheairconditionerbehind
theair filter. @Don’tletdrapesor furnitureblock
toporfrontofunitandrestrictair
flowwhenit isoperating.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
1$1It’sbesttooperateyourair
conditionerathighspeedduring
extremelyhotweather.
~Keepoutdoorcondensercoil
clean.(Seepage6.) —-
~~rn airconditioneroffbefore
vacationsor extendedabsences
fromhome.
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourairconditioner.
If youreceivedadamaged
airConditioner.00
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyoutheair
conditioner.
savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest
service.s.3
ChecktiheProblemSolveron
page7.It listscausesofminor
o~~cratingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

Forpe~onalsafety,thh
appliancemwtbeproperly
rdofthisappliance
isequippedwithathree-prong
(grounding)plugwhichmateswith
astandardthree-prong(grounding)
walloutlet(Fig. l) torninimizethe
possibilityofelectricshockhazard
fromthisappliance.
PREFERRED
METHOD
Fig.
iNSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
Havethewalloutletandcircuit
checkedbyaqualifiedelectrician
tomakesuretheoutletisproperly
grounded.
Whereastandardtwo-prong
wall outletisencountered,itis
yourpersonalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
useofa&p@r plug
(m-volt uni~)
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofan adapterplug.However,ifyou
stillelecttouseanadapter,where
localcodespermit,aTEMPO~Y
CONNE~ION maybemadetoa
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuseofaULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA) R
Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotin
thewdl outlettoprovideproper
polarityintheconnectionofthe
powercord.
CA~ON: Atichinganadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,and
notinsulated,andwalloutletis
groundd throughhousewiring.You
shouldhavecircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectriciantomakesure
theoutletisproperlygrounded.
when disconnectingthe power
cord from the adapter, always
holdtheadapterwithonehand.If
thisisnotdone,theadapterground
terminalisverylikelytobreakwith
repeateduse.
shouldtheadapterground
krtid brwk,mNmUSEthe
applianceUntiiaproperground
has againbeen established.
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useQfe*mion cor&
notrecommended
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord. However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanextension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbeaULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and
120volts..Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganimtion.
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(l~eratinglbur Air conditionercontrols
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OFF
selectorswitch
OFF turnsairconditioneroff.
HI YANpermitshighfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
~FANpermitslowfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
HI COOLpermitscoolingwith
highfanspeedoperation.
~COOLpermitscoolingwith
lowfanspeedoperation.
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Thermosbtcontrol
WhenyouturntheThermostat
Controltothedesiredsetting,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
thetemperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,the
coolertheindoorairwillbe.
The SaveEnergy Wnge isavisual
reminderthatyoucanconserve
energybyselectingahigherroom
temperaturebutstillkeeptheroom
coolandlesshumidthanoutside.
ventilationControi
ModelsKTM04 & KTM05
Theventdoorinyourair
conditionerisclosedwhenthe
VENTpushbuttonisoutandtothe
left.Whentheventisclosed,only
theairinsidetheroomcanbe
circulatedandconditioned.Pushing
theVENTbuttoninandslidingit -
totherightopenstheventdoor,
allowingasmal~amountofindoor
airtobe-exhaustedfromtheroom.
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Fornormalcooling
1. SatSelectorSwitchat HICOOL.
2.SetThermostatControlat
desirednumber(usuallythemidpint
isagoodstartingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryafter
areasonabletime,settheThermostat
Controlatahighernumberfora
coolerroomor atalowernumber
forawarmerroom.
3. BesureVENTdoorisclosed.
VENTbuttonshouldbeoutand
totheleft.
For mmimum cooling
1. SetSelectorStiitchatHICOOL.
2. SetThermostatControlat8.
3. BesureVENTdoorisclosed.
VENTbuttonshouldbeoutand
tothelefi.
For quieter Opemtion
1. SetSelectorSwitchatLOCOOL.
2. SetThermostatControlat
desirednumber.
Whentie ThermostatControlis
seton7or 8andtheFanisseton
lowspeed,moisturemayfreezeon
thecoilsandpreventtheunitfrom
cooling.Ifthishappens,settheFan
athighspeedandsettheThermostat
Controltoalowernumber.
MoMure removal
Themoisturethatyourair
conditionerremovesfromtheair
drainstotherearofthecabinet
whereitispickedupbyafanand
dispersedagainstthecondenser.
Occasionally,morelikelyduring
start-up,a“pinging”noisemaybe
heard.Thisisnormalforashort
timeinlesshumidareas andlonger
inveryhumidareas.Thismethod
ofmoistureremovalimprovesthe
operationalefficiencyofyour
airconditioner.
Note:Beforemovingyourair
conditionertoanotherlocation,
turnitoffandwait5or 10minutes.
Thiswillallowthecondensateto
drainfromthecoilintothebase
pan. Then,keepingafirmgripon
theairconditioner,carefullyraisethe
windowandtilttheairconditioner
totheoutsidetodrainthewater
fromthebasepan.
AIR
OUT
Air direetiosl
Airdirectiononthe indoorsideis
throughthefrontgrilleandoutthe
top.Air flowoutthetopshouldnot
beobstructedbycurtainsor drapes.
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ROOMSIDEVIEW
Airdirectionontheoutdoorside
isthroughthereargrilleandout
throughthetopandsidelouvers.
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OUTDOOR VIEW
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USERNIAINTENANCE
l~s~~um~o~s
mrnair
ConditionerOm Snd
ren~ovep~ugfromwail recep~cle
beforecleaning.
Grilles &cabinet
Wipegriileswithacleancloth
lightlydampenedwithmildliquid
dishwashingdetergent.Wash
cabinetwithmildsoapordetergent
andlukewarmwater.
condenserCoik
Thesecoilsontheweatherside
oftheunitshouldbechecked
periodicallyandcleanedifclogged
withdirtorsootfromtheatmosphere.
Ifextremelysoiled,theymayneed
tobesteamcleaned,aservice
availablethroughyourHotpcint
serviceoutlet.
Thefoamair filterbehindthe
inletgrilleshouldbewashedat
leastevery30daysor asoftenas
itneedscleaning.
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Removetheinletgrillebygrasping
thetabatthetopofthegrifle,pulling
outandliftinggrilleout.
Placethegrilleonaflatsurface
andremovethefilter.Washthe
filterinhot, soapywater,justas
youwouldasponge.Squeezedry.
Toreinstallthefilter,placeiton
pinslocatedonthebacksideof
thegrille.
Toreplacethegrille,placethetwo
tabsatthebottomofthegrilleinto
slotsonthecaseandpushthegrille
forward.
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PROBLEM
AIR CONDITIONER
DOES NOTOPERATE
AIRCQNDIT,IQNER
“DOESNwCOOL
AsITSHOULD”
OPE~TING SOUNDS
WATERDRIPPING
OUTSIDE
WATERDNPPING
[NSIDE
WATERINBASEPAN
[ONOUTDOORSIDE)
POSSIBLECAUSE AND mmDY
@Notpluggedin.Plugmayhavebeenbumpedloosebyvacuumcleanerorfurniture.
@Ifpluggedin,fise couldhaveblownorcircuitbrmkermayhavetripped.
@Curtain,blindsorfurnitureblockingthetoporthefrontoftheairconditionerwill
restrictairflow.
@Temperaturecontrolmaynotbesethighenough,~rn knobtoahighernumber.
Highestsettingshouldprovidemaximumcooling.
@Airfilterdirty,shouldbecleanedatleastevery30days.Seeinstructions,page6.-
@Roommayhavebeenveryhotwhenairconditionerwasfirstturnedon.Allowtime
forittocooldown.
@Coldairmaybeescapingthroughopenfurnacefloorregisterstid coldairreturns.
*Ventcontrol(onmodelssoequip@d)maybesetatopenposition,allowinghotoutside
airtoentertheroom.
@Coolingcoilshaveicedup.Tomeltice,settheFanathighspeedandtheThermostat
Controltoalowernumber. .L
@Thermostatclick,ametallicsotind,maybeheardwhencompressorcyclesonandoff.
Thisisnormd. .~ ~ ,,
@FanrunscontinuouslywhentheSelectorSwitchisinCQOLorFANposition.
Thisisnormal.
@Excesswatermayoverflowinexcessivelyhotm.dfiumid.we’a&er.Thisisno~a~. -,
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@Airconditionermustbeinstiled levelortiltedslightly~@thetitside forprbper
waterdisposal. ,. -,. ,.
*Thisisnormalforashortperiodinareaswithlittl&htirnidity;normalforalonger
periodinveryhumidareas.Moistureremovedfroni-indoortiirdrainstorearbfcabinet
whereitispickedupbyafanandthrownagainsttheoutdoorconden~ercoil.
If YouNeed&r*e
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthebackpageofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforful~herhelp.
FIRST,contictthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
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NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
wrik allthedetails-includingyour
**number-to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KentuckyM225
FINALL”,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20No~hWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

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WARRANTY
Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelledcheck to establish warranty period.
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WHATIsCOVERED LIMITEDFiVE-YEAR
WARRANTY This warranty is extended to
Forfive yearsfrom date of original the original purchaser and arty 4
purchase,we will provide,free of succeeding owner for products
charge, parts and service laborto purchased for use inthe 48 mainland
repair or replaceanypati of the states,Alaska, Hawaiiand
room air conditioner that fails Washington, D.C.
becauseof amanufacturingdefect. All warranty service will be provided
LIMITED TEN-YEARW’ARRANTY byour Factory Service centers or
by our authorized Customer Care@
Forten yearsfrom the date of servicers during normal working
original purchase, we will provide, hours.
free of charge, parts and service Look in the White or YellowPages
labor to repair or replacethe of your telepho~~edirectory for
molded outdoor case if it fails
becauseof amanufacturingdefect. HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE,
GENERAL ELECTRIC-HOTPOINT
Foreach of the abovewarranties: FACTORYSERVICEor HOTPOINT
Toavoid anycharges you must CUSTOMERCARE@SERVICE.
takethe room air conditioner to a
General Electric FactoryService
Centeror aGeneral Electric
Customer Care@servicer and pick
it upfollowing service. In-home
service is also available, but you
mustpayforthe servicetechnician’s
travel coststo your home.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED ‘lmProPerinstallation. ~Failureof the product resulting from
If you havean installation probiem modifications to the product or due to
@Service trips to your home to or if the air conditioner is of unreasonable use including failure to
teach you howto usethe product. improper cooling or heating provide reasonable and necessary (
Read ~owr~se and care material. capacity for the intended use, maintenance.
If you then haveany questions contact your dealer or installer. UIDamage to product caused by
about operating the product, Youare responsible for providing improper power supply voltage,
please contact your dealer or our adequate electrical connecting accident, fire, floods or acts of God.
Consumer Affairs office atthe facilities.
address below,or call, toll free: WARRAN~R ISNOTRESPONSIBLE
@Replacement of housefuses or
The GE Answer Cente@ FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
resetting of circuit breakers.
800.626.2000
consumer information service.
Some statesdo not allow the ekclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion
may not app!y to yoJ. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
Toknowwhat your legal rights are in your state,consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.
Warrantor:General Electric Company
If further help isneeded concerning this warranty, write:
Manager—Consunter Atiairs, General Electric Company,Appliance Park, Louisville, KY 40225
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