GE AQX06 Installation instructions

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useandcareof

Quietiiremodels

AQX06

AQX08

Energy-savingtips p2

operating p4

Airdirection p5

Howtocleantheairfilter p;

Questions?

usetheProblemsolver ,

When usirlgthisappliance,always

exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,

includingthe following:

It isintendedto helpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewair

conditionerproperly. @usethisapplianceonly forik

intended purpose asdescribed in

thisUse and Care“Book.

Qperatig Your-‘

AiFConditionerControls ,..4,5,

Air Direction ...........+. o..5

user Maintenance

Instructions. . . . . . . . . .. *.*5.6

The Problem Solver ..+ . . . . . ...6

lfYou Need Sertiice ...........7

Warranty .....,, . . . . .Back Cover

Keepit handy foranswersto your

questions. @This airConditionermustbe

properly instilledinaccordance

with tileImsallation Instructions

before it is used. Seegrounding

instructionson page3.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething

or needmore help, write (include

yourphone number):

ConsumerAffairs

GeneralElectric Company

Appliance%rk

Louisville,KY40225 @~~~~~Wplug y@m *Conditioner

by pullingon the power ‘cord.

Alwaysgripplug firmly andpull

straightoutfrom the receptacle.

writedownthemodel

andserialnmbeme @Repair or replaceinlmediately

allelectricservicecords that

havebecomefrayed or otherwise

damaged. Do notuse acord that

showscracks or abrasion damage

alongitslengthor at either the

plugor’ connectorend.

You’llfind them on alabe~behind

theidet baffle ofthe front grilIe.

These numbers are also on the

Consumer Product Ownership

RegistrationCard that came with

yourair conditioner.Beforesending

inthis card, please write these

numbershere:

@For most efficientcooling, keep

ventin closed position exceptwhen

you wantto exhaust air, smokeor

odors from tie room.

QDon’tlet the room get too

hot. Wheneverpossible, turn tie

unit on beforethe room heats up.

When heat is “stored up” irkwalls,

furniture, rugs and draperies, your

air conditioner takeslonger to

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

producethedesired comfort

co12dition. Use these numbers in any

correspondence or service calls

concerning your air conditioner.

If yok~receivedadan~agedair

conditioner, immediately contact

the dealer (or builder) that soldyou

the air conditioner.

~~Qe time~nd ~Oney.

Beforeyellrequestservice,check

the Problem Solver on page 6. It

listsminor causes ofoperating

problems that you can correct

yourself.

Forperso~lalsafety,

fnhisapp!iancemwtbe

proper~ygrou~lded.

Electricalrequirement

115-voltmodels require a115/120-

volta.c., 60 hz grounded outlet

protectedwith a15amp timedelay

fuseor circuit breaker.

~hepowercordon thesemodelshas

~three-prong (grounding)plugthat

nates with astandardthree-prong

(grounding)walloutlet (Fig. 1)to

minimizethe possibilityofelectric

shockhazard from theseappliances.

PREFERRED

METHOD

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INSUREPROPER

GROUNDEXISTS

Fig. 1BEFOREUSE

Where astandard two-prong wall

[>utlctisencountered, it isyour

:wrsonalresponsibilityandobligation

I(Ihaveitreplaced with aproperly

!1rot]ndedthree-prong wa~i outlet.

230/208-voltperpendicular,

tandemor largetandemtypew~ll

outlet. These typesof outletsare

availableat mosthardwarestores.

F? @

2301208-VOLT MATCHING

PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES20AMPTIMEDELAYFUSE

OR CIRCUITBREAKER PROTECTION

2301208-VOLT MATCHING

TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 15AMP TIMEDELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUITBREAKER PROTECTION

2301208-VOLT MATCHING

LARGE TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 30AMP TIMEDELAYFUSE

OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION

TEMPORARYMETHOD

(A5AP”~ERPI-IJGSNOT F-“---

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Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe

alignedwiththelargerslotinthewall

outletto provideproper polarity in

theconnectionofthepowercord.

CAUTIQN: Attachingthe adapter

groundterminalto walloutlet cover

screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance

unlesscoverscrewis metal, and not

insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded

throughhouse wiring. Youshould

havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified

electrician to makesure the outlet

isproperly grounded.

men &om&thg the pwer cord

from the adapter, alwayshold the

adapter with onehand. If this is not

done, theadaptergroundterminalis

verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.

should the adapter ground

termimd break, Do Nm USE the

appliance until aproper ground

h* again been eshblished.

use of etiension cords

Because ofpotential safety

hazards under certain conditions,

weStwngly recommend agabst tlRe

use of amatiension Colrd*klowever,

ifyoustillelectto use an extension

cord, it is absolutely necessary that

itbe aUL listed 3-wire grou~}ding

type appliance extensioncord and

that the current carrying rating of

the cord in amperesbeequal to or

greater than the branc13circuit size

shownon the ratingnameplateof

the appliance. Such e><tensioncords

are ob*minable

througi~yoi]i-local

service organizatio~~.

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Tempemturecontrol

Whenyouturn the Temperature

Controltothe desired setting,the

thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol

thetemperature ofthe indoorair.

Thehigher the number selected,

thecooler the indoor air willbe.

The SaveEnergyMnge isa

visualreminder that you can

conserveenergy by selectinga

higherroom temperature butstill

keepthe room cool and lesshumid

thanoutside.

Ventilationcontrol

When the VentilationControl is set

at “closed” theventdoor is closed

and onlythe air insidethe room

can becirculated andconditioned.

When it’sin the “open” position,

the ventdoor is openand indoor air

can beexhaustedfrom the room.

selectorswitch

OFE turnsair conditioneroff.

*HI FANpermitshighfan speed

operationwithoutcooling.

*LO FANpermitslowfanspeed

operationwithoutcooling.

*ULTRALOFANpermits

continuousultralowfan speed

operationwithoutcooling.

*Forfanonlyoperation,Energy

SaverSwitchmustbein “norm”

position.

~COOL permitscoolingwith

highfanspeedoperation.

LO COOL permitscoolingwith

lowfanspeed operation.

~TM ~COOL permitscooling

withcontinuousultra lowfan speed

operation.

The Energy SaverSwitch contI-ols

thefanoperation. When it’sinthe

“norm” position, the fanwill

circulateroom air contint~ously.

When it’sin the “save”positio~~,the

fan willautomatically cyc~eon and

offwith thecompressor.

—atthedesiredtiurnber(usually

themidpoint isagoodstarting

position).If roomtemperatureis

notsatisfactoryafter areasonable

time,set the TemperatureControl

atahighernumberforacooler

roomor at alowernumberfora

warmerroom.

3. SlideEnergy SaverSwitchto the

desiredposition~’save”or “norm:’

d. SetVentilationControlat

“closed”position.

Formaxhum Cooling

1. Setthe SelectorSwitchat

HI COOL.

2. SettheTemperatureControlat 10.

3. Slidethe Energy SaverSwitch

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.-*T--“norm” position.

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“- ~. Setthe VentilationControlat

“closed” position.

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Forquieteroperation

1. SettheSelectorSwitchat

LO COOL.

2. SettheTemperatureControlat

desirednumber.

3. SettheVentilationControlat

“closed” position.

Note:When theEnergy Saver

Switchisat the “save”position,

changesin the soundlevelmaybe

morenoticeableasthe fancycles

on andoff withthe compressor.

FornighttimeQperatioll

Duringthe coolereveninghours,

werecommendthatyousetthe

SelectorSwitchat ULTRALO

COOL forvery quietoperationand

the TemperatureControlat mid-

range(5).

When the TemperatureControl

isset on 9or 10andthe Fan is set

on lowspeed, moisturemayfreeze

on thec;ils and preventtheunit

from cooling.If thishappens, set

the Fanat high speed and setthe

TemperatureControlto alower

number.

For efiremetemperatures

For greatest economyandbest

performance, we suggestthat you

setthe SelectorSwitchat HI COOL

in extremelyhot weather.

Whethercontro!sare set for

coolingor falloperationonly,

settingtheVentilationControlat

“open”letsroomairbe exhausted

totheo[~tside,Thisishelpfulin

removingstidleair, smol<eor odors

fromtheroom. However,cooling

effectivenessisreduced whenthis

controlissettit“open;’sowesu~est

youdon’tkeep itthere lc~ng—

especiallyin hot, humid weather.

SIDETO-SIDEAIRDIRE~ION

AIRDIRECTION

Positionthe horizontallouversw~th

yourfingertipsto directair discharge

up or down.Use thetabsto position

thehidden vertical louvers to direct

air dischargeto theleft, right or

anyposition in between.

These coils on the weather side

ofthe unit should be checked

periodically and clea~]edif clogged

with dirtor sootfromtie atn~osphere.

If extremely soiled, they Imayneed

to be steam cleaned, aservic(~

availabletl~roughyour ‘G’eileral

Electric service outlet.’

“rhefoamair filterbehindthe

inletgrille shou!dbe washedat

leastevery30 daysor asoftenas

itneedscleaning.

Toremovethefilter,grasp the

upperpartoftheinletbaffleandpull

thebaftleout.

Then pullthe filteroffthetwotabs

on thegrilleframe.

,-—. Questions?

~useThisProblemsolver

PROBLEM

AIR CONDXTIONER

DOES NOT OPERATE

AIR CONDITIONER

“DOES NOTCOOL

As IT SHOULD”

POSSIBLE CAUSEAND REMEDY

~-—-

Vacuumthe filteron thedirty side ‘*-,_

or washitwith runningwater.Run

waterthroughfromthecleaner side

ofthefilter;Odriveoutaccumulated

dustand lint. Shaketo dry.

Replacefilterontabson the grille

frameand replacethe inletbaffle.

~Not pluggedin. Plug may havebeen bumpedloose byvacuumcleaner or furniture.

~If pluggedin, fusecould haveblownOrcircuitbreaker maYhavetriPPed”

@Curtain, blindsor furniture blockingfront ofair conditionerwill restrictair flow.

~TelnPeraturecontrol Inaynotbe set high enough. Turn knob to ahighernumber.

Highestsettingshouldprovidemaximumcooling.When Energy SaverSwitch is set at

“save;’temperature range in room wi~lvary more.

@Air filter dirty, shouldbe cleaned at least every 30 days. See instructionsabove.

@Roommayhavebeen very hot when air conditioner wasfirst turned on. Allowtime

for itto cool down.

~Cold air maybe escaping throughopen furnace floor registersand cold air returns.

%VentilationControl may be setat open posi~ion,allowinghot outsideair to enter

the room.

GCoolingcoils haveiced up. Tomelt ice, setthe Fan at high speed andthe

“temperatureControl to alowernumber.

@Thermostat click, ametallic sound, may be heard when compressor cycleson and.

!off. This is Ilormal.

~Fan runscontinuouslywhen SelectorSwitchisin Coolor Fan position.Tl~isisr]ormal.

WhenEnergySaverSwitchissetat “savej’fancycleson and off with compressor.

QExcess w~ter]mayoverflowin excessivelyhot and humid weather. This isnormal.

obtainservice,seeyourwarranty

theback pageof thisbook,

‘rePr~~~ofours~rvie~and

tyoLitobepleased. If for some

reasonyouare nothappywith the

serviceyoureceive, hereare three

stepsto followfor furtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthe peoplewho

servicedyourappliance.Explain

whyyouare no~pleased. In ‘most

cases,this will solvetheproblem.

NEXT, ifyouare still notpleased,

writeallthe details—including

yourphone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations

GeneralElectric

AppliancePark

Louisville,KentuckyQ0225

FINALLY,ifyourproblem is still

notresolved, write:

Major Appliance

Consumer ActionPanel

20 North WackerDrive

Chicago,Illinois60606

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,,-

This warrantyis extendedto the

original purchaserandanysucceedi-

ng ownerfor products purchased

far use in the 48 mainiand states,

Hawaii andWashington, D.C.In

Alaska the warranty is the same

except that it is LIMiTEDbecause

you must payto ship the product

to the serviceshop or for the

servicetechnicians travelcosts to

your home.

All warrantyservicewill be provided

by our Factory ServiceCentersor

by our authorizedCustomerCare@

servicersduring normal working

hours.

Look in the White orYellow Pages

of your telephone directory for

GENERALELECTRICCOMPANY,

GENERALELECTRICFACTORY

SERVICE,GENERALELECTRIC-

HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor

GENERALELECTRICCUSTOMER

CARE@SERVICE.

oReplacementof housefuses

or resetting of circuif breakers.

QIn commercial locations labor

necessaryto movethe unit to a

location where it is accessible for

service by an individual technician,

@Failure of the product resulting

from modifications to the product

or due to unreasonableuse includ-

ing failure to provide reasonable

and necessarymaintenance.

0Damageto the product caused

by improper power supply voltage,

accident, fire, floods or acts

of God.

WARRANTORIS NOTRESPON-

SIBLE FORCONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES.

If you then haveany questions

about operating the product,

pleasecontact yourdealer or our

ConsumerAffairs office at the

address below,or call, toll free:

The GEAnswer Center@

800.626.2000

consumer information service

~Improper installation.

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