GMC AB20 User manual

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GMCAB20
PortableEvaporativeCooler
UserManual
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IMPORTANTNOTES
DearCustomer.
YournewGMCAirconappliancehasbeenmanufacturedinastate‐of‐the‐artfacilityandhaspassed
thestrictestqualitycontrolprocedures.Pleasereadthismanualcarefullybeforeusingyour
applianceforthefirsttimeandthenpleasestorethismanualforfuturereference.
ThankyouagainforchoosingGMC.Ifyouhaveanyissuesatallwithyourproductoranyquestions
thenthequickestrouteforresolutionistopleasecontactusthroughourwebsite
www.gmcaircon.co.zaoron012‐661‐1173.Weprideourselveson100%customersatisfactionand
wetrustyouwillenjoyyournewproduct.
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NotanAirConditioner(Important‐PleaseRead!)Theevaporativeaircoolerisnotanair
conditionerasitdoesnotuseacompressororrefrigerantgas.Itshouldnotbeexpectedtocoolas
efficientlyasarefrigeratedairconditioner.
Foroptimumcoolingfromyourcooler,fillthewatertanktomaximumlevel.
CoolerLocation(Important‐PleaseRead!)Placethecoolerinfrontofanopendoororwindow.
Ensurethatthereisadequatecross‐ventilationintheroombyleavingadoororwindowopen
oppositethecooler.
Followingtheseguidelineswillensureyourcoolerwillworkaseffectivelyaspossible.
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CONTENT
Readallinstructionscarefullybeforesettingupandoperatingthecooler,andpleasekeep
thisinstructionmanualforfuturereference.
Thismanualisdesignedtoprovideyouwithimportantinformationneededtosetup,
operate,maintain,andtroubleshootyourGMCEvaporativeAircooler.Failuretofollow
theseinstructionsmaydamageand/orimpairitsoperationandvoidthewarranty.
Ifyouhaveanyissuesatallwithyourproductoranyquestionsthenthequickestroutefor
resolutionistopleasecontactusthroughourwebsitewww.gmcaircon.co.zaorcontactus
on012‐661‐1173
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IMPORTANTNOTES………………………………………………………………………………………………………2
GENERALINFO……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4
QUICKSTARTGUIDE………………………………………………………………………………………………………5
USERTIPS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6
SAFETYGUIDE……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7
COMPONENTS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8
INSTALLATION/OPERATION………………………………………………………………………………………….9
CLEANING/MAINTENANCE…………………………………………………………………………………………..10
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS…………………………………………………………………………………………11
SERVICEANDWARRANTY……………………………………………………………………………………………12
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GENERALINFO
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PortableEvaporativeAirCoolerforIndoorUse
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OWNER’SMANUALReadandsavetheseinstructionsin
safeplacebeforeuse.
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Model:AB20Powerrating:180WattsVoltagerating:
220‐240
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QUICKSTARTGUIDE
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1) Ensurerubberstopperisinplaceandfillwithwater.Plugintoastandardpower
outlet.NOTE:Pleasemakesurethehouseholdpowervoltagematchestheproduct
specifications.
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2) Placenearanopendoororwindow.NOTE:Evaporativecoolersdonotworkinthe
sameprincipleasairconditionersandtheydorequiresuitablecrossventilationfor
theunittooperateefficiently.Itisextremelyimportantthatyourevaporativeair
coolerhasadequatecrossventilationotherwiseitwillnotoperatecorrectly.Ifyou
areatallunsurepleasecontactuson012‐661‐1173orwww.gmcaircon.co.za
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3) TURNONandEnjoythecoolingbreeze.NOTE:Startwithlowspeedandgradually
increasehigherspeedforoptimumcoolingexperience.
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IMPORTANTNOTES:
1sttimeuse‐Pleasenotewhenusingforthe1sttimetheremaybeaslightsmellfromthe
coolingpads,thisiswilldisappearafterthe1stuseofabout20‐30minsandisnormal.
SwingLouvres–Thelouvresareonlydesignedtooperatefromlefttorightandwillnot
moveinaÚPorDown’Position.Theyaredesignedtoswinghorizontally.
RubberStopper‐Pleaseensuretherubberstopperisinplacebeforeaddingwatertothe
watertank.
Ventilation‐Itisextremelyimportantthatthisproductisusedinanareawithadequate
crossventilationeitherinfrontofanopenwindoworanopendoor.Thisproductwillnot
workcorrectlywithoutthecorrectventilation.
Climates‐Therecommendedmaximumrelativehumiditylevelis60%orless,whichallows
anoticeabletemperaturedecrease.Thetemperaturedecreasewillbegreaterindrier
climatesbecausehigherevaporationoccurswhenthehumidityislow.
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USERTIPS
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EnergyEfficient,NoCompressor.
GMCEvaporativeAirCoolersarebuilttomaximizeenergyefficiencyandkeepcostslow.
Warmairisdrawnintothecoolerthroughadustandodour‐reducingcarbonfilterand
enterstheCoolingPads.Waterpumpedfromthetankpoursoverthehoneycombcooling
pads.
Asthewarmairpassesthroughthemedia,thewaterabsorbstheheat,naturallycooling
andhumidifyingtheair.Afanpropelsthecooledairoutintotheroom.Thisno‐compressor
systemcoolsnaturally,efficientlyandinexpensively.
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Therecommendedmaximumrelativehumiditylevelis60%orless,whichallowsa
noticeabletemperaturedecrease.Thetemperaturedecreasewillbegreaterindrier
climatesbecausehigherevaporationoccurswhenthehumidityislow.Theevaporativeair
coolershouldnotbeusedinenclosedspaces.Itmustbekeptlevelandtheremustbewater
inthewatertank.Theroomshouldhavedoorsandwindowsopenedtoallowfreeairflow.
Theevaporativeaircoolerworksbestwhenplacednearanopenwindow,sothatoutsideair
isdrawnintotheevaporativeaircooler,theaircirculatesintheroom,thenexitsviathe
door.Themaximumcoolingeffectisfeltwhenapersonisintheflowofaircomingoutof
theevaporativeaircooler.Theevaporativeaircoolercanalsobeusedtohumidifydryair
duringcoolweather.Tobeusedforhumidificationthewindowsanddoorsbeclosedto
allowthehumidifiedairtoaccumulate.
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SAFETY
Readallinstructionsbeforeusingtheevaporativeaircooler.
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Whenusingthe''COOL''setting,checkthewatertanktoensurethatitisfull.
Operationofthiscooleronthe''COOL''settingwithanemptytankmayresultin
damagetothewaterpump.
Alwaysunplugtheappliancefromthepowersourcebeforefillingtank,cleaning,
servicingorrelocatingtheunit.
Removethepowercordfromtheelectricalreceptaclebygraspingandpullingonthe
powercordplug‐endonly,neverpullthecord.
Placetheunitonalevelfloor.
Thisproductisnotintendedforuseinwetordamplocations.
DONOTleaveyourhomewhiletheapplianceisinfunction:ensurethattheswitchis
inOFFposition.Alwaysunplugtheappliance.
DONOTusetheevaporativeaircoolerintheimmediatesurroundingsofabath,a
showeroraswimmingpool.
DONOTusetheevaporativeaircoolerwhenthereareinflammableandexplosive
goods.
DONOToperateanyproductwithadamagedcordorplug.
DONOTrunpowercordundercarpeting,orcoveritwithrugsorrunners.Keepthe
cordawayfromareaswhereitmaybetrippedover.
DONOTusetheproductinareaswheregasoline,paintorotherflammablegoods
andobjectsarestored.
DONOTcovertheairinletoroutletontheapplianceasthismaycausemotor
damage.
DONOTinsertorallowobjectstoenteranyventilationorexhaustopeningasthis
maydamagetheproductandcouldcauseanelectricalshockorfire.
DONOToperatewiththecoolingpadsremovedasthiswilloverloadanddamagethe
motor.
DONOTleavetheoperatingapplianceunattendedforanyextendedperiodoftime.
DONOTletchildrenplaywiththisappliance,packagingorplasticbags.
DONOTuseinbathrooms.Neverlocatetheproductwhereitmayfallintoabathtub
orotherwatercontainer.
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INSTALLATION/OPERATION
Pleasenote:TheGMCAB20AirCoolerdoesnotrequireinstallation.Pleasefollowthis
guidecarefullyforoptimumuse.Ensuretherubberstopperisinplacebeforeaddingwater
WaterTank:
Firstopenthewatertankfillerlid,thenaddwatertothespecifiedlevel,andthenclosethe
fillerlid.
Controls:
Oncetheevaporativecoolerhasbeenpluggedinandswitchedonatthewallplugthe
followingsettingscanbeusedforyourpersonalcomfort:
- Forlowfanspeedpushthebuttonwiththissymbol 
-Formediumfanspeedpushthebuttonwiththissymbol. 
-Forhighfanspeedpushthebuttonwiththissymbol.
-PushtheON/OFF buttontoswitchtheunitONorOFF.
-Forthesweeplouvrefunctionpress–horizontaloperationonly. 
-Tocontrolcoolingmodepress.
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CLEANINGANDMAINTENANCE
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HowoftenyouneedtocleanyourGMCAB20EvaporativeCoolerwilldependon
localconditionssuchastheairandwaterquality.Ifyouhavehighmineralcontent
inyourwater,mineraldepositsmaybuilduponthefiltersandmaycauseareduced
airflowtothecoolingpads.Optimalmaintenancewouldbedrainingthewater
reservoiratleastonceaweekandreplacingitwithfreshwater.Thefiltersshouldbe
cleanedatleasteverytwomonthsandmoreoftenifyounoticeabuildupofmineral
depositsonthefilters.
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Beforecleaningalwaysremovetheplugfromtheelectricalsocket.
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Toodrainthewaterinthetank,ensuretheunitisinanareawherethewatercan
draintoooruseabucketforthedraining,soasnottocausedamagetosurrounding
objects.Oncetheunitisinasafeareayoucanremovethedrainpluganddrainthe
excesswater.
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Pleaseuseasoftclothtowipetheoutershell.Donotusegasolineoranyother
strongchemicalsolutions.
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Whennotinusepleasestoretheunitindryplacetoprotectagainstheatand
sunlight.
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Tocleanfilterloosenthescrewandremovebackcover.Rinsethefilterunderatap.
Ensurethefilterisdrybeforereplacingitontheunit.Makesuretoofastenthe
screwsothefilterissecurebeforeoperatingtheunit.
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Iftheunithasbeenlefttostand,DONOTruntheunitincoolmodewithout
replacingthestalewaterinthetank.Replacethestalewaterinthetankwithfresh
water.
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Foroptimalresults,allowtheGMCAB20evaporativecoolertodryaftereachuseby
turningoffthecoolfunction15minutesbeforeturningtheunitoff.
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