Hotpoint KVM18 Series Installation instructions

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AdapterPlug 3
Air Direction 5
AirFilter 6
ApplianceRegistration ,2
CareandCleaning 6
CondenserCoils 6
ControlSettings 4,5
ElectricalRequirements 3
Energy-SavingTips 2
ExtensionCords 3
GrilleandCabinet 6
Grounding 3
ModelandSerialNTumbers 2
PowerSaverSwitch 4
ProblemSolver 7
RepairService 7
UseandCareof
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Beforeusingyourair
conditioner, readthisbook
carefully.
Itis intendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewair
conditionerproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Writedownthemodel
andserialnmbers.
You’llfindthemonalabelbehind
thefrontgrilleonthelefi-handside
oftheairdischargeduct.Seepage6.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
ModelNumber
SerialNumber
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourairconditioner.
Ifyoureceivedadamaged
airconditioner...
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyoutheair
conditioner.
Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest
service...
ChecktheProblemSolveron
page7.It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
ImpormntS:fety Ene~y”saving
tips
~Keeptheair filterclean.(See
instructionsonpage6.)
oFormostefficientcooling,keep
theventilationcontrolintheclosed
positionexceptwhenyouwantto
exhaustair,smokeor odorsfrom
theroom.
oDon’tlettheroomgettoo
hot.Wheneverpossible,turnthe
unitonbeforetheroomheatsup.
Whenheatis “storedup”in walls,
furniture,rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionertakeslongerto
producethedesiredcomfort
condition.
@Keepwindowsanddoors
closed.Cool,dryair escapes
whenthey’reopen.
eKeepfurnacefloorregistersand
coldairreturnsclosed.Coldair
caneasilyescapethroughthem.
eDon’tletdrapesor firnitureblock
thefrontoftheunitandrestrictair
flowwhenitisoperating.
eIt’sbesttooperateyourair
conditionerathighspeedduring
extremelyhotweather.
eKeeptheoutdoorcondensercoil
clean.(Seepage6.)
oTurntheairconditioneroff
beforevacationsor extended
absencesfromhome.
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.Howtoconnect
—electricity
—Forprsonal safety,
—thkappliancemm be
properBygrounded.
Electricalrequirement
H5-voItmodelsrequirea115/120-
volta.c., 60hzgroundedoutlet
protectedwitha15amptimedelay
fise orcircuitbreaker.
Thepowercordonthesemodelshas
athree-prong@rounding)plugthat
mateswithastandardthree-prong
(grounding)walloutlet(Fig.1)to
minimizethepossibilityofelectric
shockhazardfromtheseappliances.
PREFERRED
METHOD
Fig. 1
iNSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
Whereastandardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityandobligation
to haveitreplacedwithaproperly
groundedthree-prongwalloutlet.
DO N~, WER Am ‘~
CRCWQT~CES, CUT
oRmMom Tm THmb
(GRO-) PRONG~OM ~
T~ POWERCOm.
230/208-voltmodelsrequiretheir
ownsinglebranchcircuitsupplying
230/208-volta.c., protectedwitha
timedelayfise or circuitbreaker.
Thisisrecommendedforbest
performanceandtoprevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
whichcouldcauseapossiblefire
hazardfromoverheatingwires.
Thepowercordonthesemodels
hasa230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor largetandemtypeplug
thatmatesrespectivelywitha
230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor large&ndemtypewall
outlet.Thesetypesofoutletsare
availableatmosthardwarestores.
230/208-voLT MATCHING
PERPENDICULAR
TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 20AMP TIMEDELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
230/208-VOLT MARHING
TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15AMP TIMEDELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECilON
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230/208-VOLT MATCHING
LARGE TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 30AMPTIME DELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTE~lON
Whetheryourairconditionerisa
~5-voltora230/208-voltunit,it
isimportanttohavethewall
outletandcircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianif thereis
anydoubtastowhetheraproper
groundexists.
Useofatipkr plug
(~-volt modekonly)
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterplug.However,
ifyoustillelecttousean adapter,
wherelocalcodespermit,a
TEMPORARYCC)NNE~ION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded’
two-prongwalloutletbyuseofa
ULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
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TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTERPLUGS
NOT
PERMITTED IN CANADA) h
Fig. 2“‘ BEFOREUSE
Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignd-withthelargerslotinthewall
outlettoprovideproperpolarityin
theconnectionofthepowercord.
CA~ION: Attachingtheadapter
groundterminalto walloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhousewiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified
electriciantomakesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
whendisconnectingthepowercord
fromtheadapter,alwaysholdthe
adapterwithonehand.If thisisnot
done,theadaptergroundterminalis
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
terminalbreak,DON~ USEthe
applianceuntilaproperground
hasagainbeenestablished.
Useofe~ewion corm
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttousean extension
cord,itis absolutelynecessarythat
itbeaUL listed3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordand
thatthecurrentcarryingratingof
thecordin amperesbeequaltoor
greaterthanthebranchcircuitsize
shownonthe ratingnameplateof
theappliance.Suchextensioncords
areobtainablethroughyourlocal.
serviceorganization.
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operatingYourfir Conditioner Controk
MASTER CONTROL
Mastercontrolswitch
Offturnsairconditioneroff.
*Fan10permitslowfanspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
*Fanhipermitshighfanspeed
withoutcooling.
*Forfanonlyoperation,PowerSaver
Switchmustbein “Norm’’position.
COOI10permitscoolingwithlow
fanspeedoperation.
Coolhipermitscoolingwithhigh
fanspeedoperation.
THERMOSTAT
ThermostatControl
WhenyouturntheThermostat
Controltothedesiredsetting,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
thetemperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,the
coolertheindoorairwillbe.
TheSaveEnergyWngeisavisual
reminderthatyoucanconserve
energybyselectingahigherroom
temperaturebutstillkeeptheroom
coolandlesshumidthanoutside.
Closed Open
VentilationControl
Theventdoorisclosedwhenthe
slideswitchistotheleft.Whenthe
ventisclosed,onlytheairinside
theroomcanbecirculatedand
conditioned.Slidingtheswitch
totherightopenstheventdoor,
allowingasmallamountofindoor
airtobeexhaustedfromtheroom.
*powerSaverSwitch
POWER
SAVER
Norm
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ThePowerSaverSwitchcontrols
thefanoperation.Whenit’sin
the“Norm” position,thefanwill
circulateroomaircontinuously.
Whenit’sinthe“Save”position,
thefanwillautomaticallycycleon
andoffwiththecompressor.
Forfan onlyoperation,Power
SaverSwitchmustbein the
“Norm’’position.

1. SetthelMasterControlSwitchat
“Coolhi;’
2. SettheThermostatControlat
thedesirednumber(usually4-6is
agoodstartingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryafter
areasonabletime,settheThermostat
Controlatahighernumberfora
coolerroomoratalowernumber
forawarmerroom.
3.SetthePowerSaverSwitchat
“Norm”positionforcontinuous
fanoperationorat “Save”position
toautomaticallycyclethefanon
andoffwiththecompressor.
4. SettheVentilationControlat
“Closed”exceptforbriefperiods
whenyouwanttoexhaustroomair
totheoutside.
Formaximumcooling
1. SettheMasterControlSwitchat
—“Coolhi:’
—2, TurntheThermostatControlto8.
—3. SettheVentilationControlat
—“Closed~’
4. SetthePowerSaverSwitchatthe
“Norm”position.
Forquieteroperation
1. SettheMasterControlSwitchat
“Coollo”position.
2. TurntheThermostatControlto
thedesirednumber.
WhentheThermostatControlis
seton7or 8andtheFanisseton
lowspeed,moisturemayfreezeon
thecoilsandpreventtheunitfrom
cooling.If thishappens,settheFan
athighspeedandsettheThermostat
Controlto alowernumber.
3. SettheVentilationControlat
“Closed~’
4. SetthePowerSaverSwitchatthe
“Norm”position.
Note:WhenthePowerSaver
Switchisatthe “Save”position,
changesinthesoundlevelmaybe
morenoticeablethanwhenit’sat
the“Norm”position.
Forti~ttime operation
Duringthecoolereveninghours,
werecommendthatyousetthe
MasterControlSwitchat “Coollo”
forveryquietoperationandthe
ThermostatControlatmid-range
(4or 5). SettheVentilationControl
at “Closed”andthePowerSaver
Switchat “Norm”or “Save”
position.
Forextremetemperatures
Forgreatesteconomyandbest
performance,wesuggestyouset
theMasterControlSwitchat
“Coolhi” inextremelyhot
weather.
Toadjustairdirection
Upanddown
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Theup-anddownairdirectionlouvers
arecontrolledbytabsthatletyou
positionthelouverstodischarge
theairup,downor straightout.
Sidetoside
CIRCULAIRE
on-
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B
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off-
Forfixedside-to-sideairdirection,
settheCirculaireSwitchto “On”
untilthedesiredairdirectionis
obtained,thenmoveitto “Offi’
Forcontinuousside-to-sideair
circulation,settheCirculaireSwitch
to “On”andleaveitthere.
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careandCleatiw
Clemingyour
airconditioner
~rn airconditioneroffand
removeplugfromwalloutlet
beforecleaning.
Grille&Cabtiet
Wipefrontgrillewithacleancloth
lightlydampenedwithmildliquid
dishwashingdetergent.W=hcabinet
withmildsoapor detergentand
lukewarmwater.
CondemerCow
Thesecoilsontheweatherside
oftheunitshouldbechecked
periodicallyandcleanedifclogged
withdirtorsootfromtheatmosphe~.
Ifextremelysoiled,theymayneed
tobesteamcleaned,aservice
availablethroughyourHotpoint
serviceoutlet.
firHlter
Theairfilterbehindtheinletgrille
shouldbewashedatleastevery30
daysorasoftenasitneedscleaning.
frontGrilleRemoval
Themodelandserialnumbersare
onalabelbehindthefrontgrilleon
theleft-handsideoftheairdischarge
Toremovethefilter,graspthetab
onthefilterandpulltotheright.
Vacuumthefilteronthedustyside
toremovelightdust.Washthefalter,
cleanersideup,undergentiyflowing
watertowashoutaccumulateddust
andlint.If thefilterisverydirty,
useamildhouseholddetergentin
thewashwater.Letthefilterdry
thoroughlybeforereplacingit.
grille.
Toremovethegrille:
1. Removetheairfilter.
Whenreplacingthefilter,besure
thewordFRONTisfacingyouas
youslidethefilterbackintoplace.
3. Pressthe sideofthe cabinet
firmlyand,atthesametime,pull
thecomerofthegrilleforwardto
unhookit fromclipsatbottom.
4. Slidethegrilleupwardto free
thetwotabsatthetopof tie grille
fromslotsin thetopofthecabinet.
Toreplacethegrille,hooktop
ofgrilleontotopofcabinet,push
bottomofgrilleinuntilit snaps
intoplace,andreplacethescrew
removedin Step2above.
2. Removeandsavethescrewthat
holdsthegrilletothechassis.
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,PROBLEM
AIRCONDITIONER
DOESNOTOPERATE
AIRCONDITIONER
“DOESNOTCOOL
ASITSHOULD”
OPEWTINGSOUNDS
WATERDRIPPING
OUTSIDE
WATERDRIPPING
INSIDE
WATERINBASEPAN
(ONOUTDOORSIDE)
POSSIBLECAUSEAND~MEDY
@Notpluggedin.Plugmayhavebeenbumpedloosebyvacuumcleanerorfirniture.
~If~lu~ed in,fi.lsecouldhaveblownorcircuitbreakermayhavetripped,
If youneedmore help..call, toIIfree:
TheGEhsvver Center@
800.626.2000
comumer inforlnationservice If YouNeedservice
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty
onthebackpageofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome ,
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
~cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
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NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-includingyour
phonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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YOURHOTPOINTROOMAIRCONDITIONER
WARRANTY d
Saveproofoforiginalpurchasedatesuchasyoursalessliporcancelledchecktoestablishwarrantyperiod
WHATIsCOVERED FULL ONEYEAR WARRANTY This warranty is extended to
Forone yearfrom date of original the original purchaser and any (
purchase,wewill provide,free succeeding owner for products
of charge, parts and servicelabor purchased for use inthe 48 mainland
.in your hometo repair or replace states, Hawaii and Washington, D.C.
anypart of the room air InAlaska the warranty isthe same
conditioner that fails because exceptthat it is LIMITED because you
of amanufacturing defect. must payto ship the product to the
service shop or for the service
FULL FIVE-YEARWARRANTY technician’s travel coststo your home.
Forfive yearsfrom the dateof All warranty service will be provided
original purchase,we will provide, byour FactoryService Centersor
free of charge, parts and service byour authorized Customer Care”
labor inyour hometo repairor servicers during normal working
replaceany part of the sealed hours.
refrigemting system(thecompresso~ Lookin the White or YellowPages
condenser,evaporatorand all of yourtelephone directory for
connecting tubing) that fails
becauseof amanufacturing HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE,
defect. GENERAL ELECTRIC-HOTPOINT
FACTORYSERVICE or HOTPOINT
Foreach of the above warranties: CUSTOMERCARE@SERVICE.
Transportationexpenseto and
from aservice shop and shop
service labor if requiredwill be
free of charge.
WHATISNOTCOVERED
~Service trips to teach you howto @Improper installation. .Failure of the product resulting from (
usethe product. If you havean installation modifications to the product or due to
Readyour Useand Carematerial. problem, or if the air conditioner unreasonable use including failure to
If you then haveany questions isof improper cooling capacity provide reasonable and necessary
about operating the product, for the intended use,contact maintenance.
please contact your dealer or our your dealer or installer.You”are
Consumer Affairs office at the @Failuredue to corrosion on models
responsible for providing adequate not corrosion-protected.
address below,or call, toll free: electrical connecting facilities.
The GE Answer Center” ~Replacement of fuses or eDamage to the product caused
800.626.2000 by improper power supply voltage,
consumer information service resetting of circuit breakers. accident, fire, floods or acts of God.
~In commercial locations labor WARRANTORIS NOTRESPONSIBLE
necessaryto movethe unit to a
location where it is accessible for FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
service byan individual technician.
Some statesdonotallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusion
maynotapply
to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you mayalso have other rights which vary from stateto state.
Toknow what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or stateconsumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.
Warrantor:General Electric Company
If further help is needed concerning this warranty,write:
Manager—Consumer Aflairs, General Electric Company,Appliance Park, Louisville, KY 40225
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