Whirlpool ACE184XM0 User manual

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AIR
CONDITIONER
!Ovens, Compactors, Room Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers, Automatic Washers,Clothes Dryers, Freezers, Refrigerator-Freezers, Ice Makers,Dishw;

Copy your Model and
Serial Numbers here...
When you need service or call with a question, have
this information ready:
1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers. To
find Model and Serial Numbers remove the
front panel (see page 12). The numbers are
located on a label attached to the evaporator
coil cover near the top of the unit.
SERIAL LABEL
2 . Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in the spaces below.
Keep this book, your warranty and sales slip
together in a handy place.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date .-. .
BEFORE YOU USE YOUR
AIR CONDITIONER
It is your responsibilityto make
surethat your air conditioner:
l Has been properly installed.
l Is the right size for the area you want
to cool.
l Is properly connected to electricity.
l Is properly electrically grounded.
l Is properly used only for the job it was
intended to do.
l Is not used by children or anyone not
able to operate it properly.
l Is properly maintained.
l Also, remove energy label and buy guide.
Use damp cloth to take off any glue
residue. Do not use a sharp instrument
or any harsh or abrasive cleaners.
Energy SavingTips
l Improve home insulation (seal doors,
windows, and close fireplace flue).
l Close blinds or drapes on sunny side of
house; add window awnings.
l Keep air filter clean. Don’t block air flow
with drapes or furniture.
l Ventilate attic (high temperature levels
add to normal cooling load).
l Try not to use heat producing appliances
during the hottest part of the day. Turn
lights, radios, televisions, and other
appliances off when not needed.
l Keep heat registers and cool air returns
closed or blocked off so cooled air won’t
escape.
l Use a vent fan in areas where cooking,
laundry, or bathing is done to pull out
extra heat and moisture near its source.
Contents
page
Before You Use Your Air Conditioner .... 2
Energy Tips ........................ 2
Electrical Requirements ............... 3
Installation Instructions 7
...............
How to Start and
Use Your Air Conditioner ............ 10
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Cleaning and Caring for Your
Air Conditioner .................... 12
Cooling Load Guide ................. 14
Self-Service Checklist ................ 15
Service Information ................. 15
0 1987 Whirlpool Corporation
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Electrical Requirements
For Your Air Conditioner
BELOW ARE ELECTRICAL PLUG VARIATIONS, CHOOSE
THE ONE WHICH MATCHES THE AMPERE RATING OF
YOUR UNIT. THE NUMBER OF AMPERES IS PRINTED ON
THE SERIAL LABEL, ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF THE
UNIT, BEHIND THE FRONT PANEL (SEE PAGE 2).
Chart-A
PLUG TYPE
3-PRONG
GROUNDING PLUG
POWER SUPPLV
S’PRONG
GROUNDING
TYPE WALL
RECEPTACLE
SEE ELECTRICAL
REQUIREMENTS
A
n
For 115 volt models with
serial plate amperes up
through 12.0
For 230 volt and 2301208
volt models with serial
plate amperes up through
12.0
For 230 volt and 2301208
volt models with serial
plate amperes up through
16.0
Dl
For 230 volt and 2301208
volt models with serial
plate amperes up through
24.0
A
n
ELECTRICAL
REQUIREMENTS
For 115 volt models with serial plate amperes up
through 12.0
OBSERVE ALL LOCAL GOVERNING CODES
AND ORDINANCES
Do not, under any circumstances, remove the
power supply cord ground prong.
RECEPTACLE WIRING
RECEPTACLE WIRING should be at least as
large as 14 gauge. Use copper wire only. It is the
personal responsibility and obligation of the
customer to provide proper and adequate
receptacle wiring installed by a qualified electri-
cian. OBSERVE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE AND ALL LOCAL GOVERNING
CODES AND ORDINANCES.
Electrical Requirements
A 115 volt (103.5 min., 126.5 max.) 60 hertz AC
only, 15 ampere fused electrical supply is required
(time delay fuse or time delay circuit breaker re-
quired). It is required that a separate circuit, serving
only this appliance, be provided. Do not use an
extension cord.
Electrical Connection
Electrical Ground is Required on this Appliance
RECOMMENDED GROUNDING METHOD
For your personal safety, this appliance must be
grounded. This appliance is equipped with a
power supply cord having a 3-prong grounding
plug. To minimize possible shock hazard, the
cord must be plugged into a mating 3-prong
grounding type wall receptacle, grounded in
accordance with the National Electrical Code
and local codes and ordinances. If a mating wall
receptacle is not available, it is the peisonal
responsibility and obligation of the customer to
have a properly grounded 3-prong wall receptacle
installed by a qualified electrician. See Figure 1
on page 4.

Figure 1
3-PRONG
GROUNDING PLUG
TYPE WALL RECEPTACLE
POWER SUPPLY CORD
ALTERNATE GROUNDING METHOD
If changing and properly grounding the wall
receptacle is impossible and where local codes
permit (consult your electrical inspector), a
temporary adapter may be plugged into the
existing 2-prong wall receptacle to mate with the
3-prong power supply cord. See Figure 2. THIS,
HOWEVER, IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
If this is done, you must connect the grounded
eyelet on the adapter to the wall receptacle
cover plate screw and from this same screw, you
must connect a separate copper ground wire
(#14 minimum) to a grounded cold water pipe.*
See Figure 2. Do not ground to a gas supply
pipe. Do not connect to electrical supply until
appliance is permanently grounded.
Figure 2
GROUND ASSEMBLY
(ArrAw To GROUNDED
/ METAL COLD
ELECTRICALLY WATER PIPE)
-..--._-
EYELE
COLD WATER PIPE
ADiPTER
GROUND PRONG RECEPTACLE
POWER SUPPLY CORD
*Cold water pipe must have metal continuity to
electrical ground and not be interrupted by
plastic, rubber or other electrically insulating
connectors (including water meter or pump)
without adding a jumper wire at these con-
nections.
ELECTRICAL
REQUIREMENTS
I
For 230 volt and 230/208 volt models with serial
plate amperes up through 12.0
Refer to Chart B for specific wiring and receptacle
information to be used.
OBSERVE ALL LOCAL GOVERNING CODES
AND ORDINANCES.
Do not, under any circumstances, remove the
power supply cord ground plug.
ELECTRICAL GROUND IS REQUIRED ON
THIS APPLIANCE.
A three-wire, single-phase 60 hertz AC only
electrical supply is required.
A separate electrical supply is required on a
separately fused circuit. Do not fuse ground-
neutral.
See Chart B for receptacle voltage require-
ments, proper fuse size, wire and wiring con-
nections which must conform with rating of
the appliance. Do not use an extension cord.
Chart-B
RECEPTACLE

RECEPTACLE WIRING
RECEPTACLE WIRING should be at least as
large as size shown on electrical Chart B. Use
copper wire only. It is the personal responsibility
and obligation of the customer to provide proper
and adequate receptacle wiring installed by a
qualified electrician. OBSERVE NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE AND ALL LOCAL
GOVERNING CODES AND ORDINANCES.
RECOMMENDED GROUNDING METHOD
For your personal safety, this appliance must be
grounded. This appliance is equipped with a
power supply cord having a 3-prong grounding
plug. To minimize possible shock hazard, the
cord must be plugged into a mating 3-prong
grounding type wall receptacle, grounded in
accordance with the National Electrical Code
and local codes and ordinances. If a mating wall
receptacle is not available, it is the personal
responsibility and obligation of the customer to
have a properly grounded 3-prong wall receptacle
installed by a qualified electrician.
ELECTRICAL
REQUIREMENTS
For 230 volt and 230/208 volt models with serial
plate amperes up through 16.0
Refer to Chart C for specific wiring and recep-
tacle information to be used.
OBSERVE ALL LOCAL GOVERNING CODES
AND ORDINANCES.
Do not, under any circumstances, remove the
power supply cord ground plug.
ELECTRICAL GROUND IS REQUIRED ON
THIS APPLIANCE.
A three-wire, single-phase 60 hertz AC only
electrical supply is required.
A separate electrical supply is required on a
separately fused circuit. Do not fuse ground-
neutral.
See Chart C for receptacle voltage require-
ments, proper fuse size, wire and wiring con-
nections which must conform with rating of
the appliance. Do not use an extension cord.
Chart-C
PLUG AND
RECEPTACLE
DATA
RECEPTACLE
VOLTAGE
(60 HERTZ
AC IN ALL SERIAL PLATE
AMPERES
USE TIME-DELAY
FUSE
OR TIME
DELAY CIRCUIT
BREAKER
RATING IN
AMPS
MINIMUM
RECEPTACLE
WIRE SIZE
TYPE
OF BRANCH
CIRCUIT
RECEPTACLE WIRING
RECEPTACLE WIRING should be at least as
large as size shown on electrical Chart C. Use
copper wire only. It is the personal responsibility
and obligation of the customer to provide proper
and adequate receptacle wiring installed by a
qualified electrician. OBSERVE NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE AND ALL LOCAL
GOVERNING CODES AND ORDINANCES.