GE - General Electric AKCQ08ACJ GE Air Conditioner 8,300 BTU 10.6 EER 115V Built-In In

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10 49-5000712 Rev. 3
How to Install In Pre-Existing Wall Sleeve
1. Identify the wall-sleeve brand for your installation, from the chart below.
Wall Sleeve Dimensions (inches)
Width Height Depth
White-Westinghouse
25-1/2 15-1/4 16, 17-1/2 or 22
Frigidaire
Carrier (52F Series)
GE/Hotpoint 26 15-5/8 15-7/8
Whirlpool 25-7/8 16-1/2 17-1/8 or 23
Fedders/Emerson 27 16-3/4 16-3/4 or 19-3/4
Sears/Kenmore
25-3/4 16-7/8 18-5/8
Carrier (51S Series)
Emerson/Fedders 26-3/4 15-3/4 15
Friedrich 27 16-3/4 16-3/4
NOTE: All wall sleeves used to mount the new air conditioner must
be in sound structural condition and have a rear grille that securely
attaches to sleeve, or rear flange that serves as a stop for the air
conditioner.
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have a rearward slope as shown.
2. Remove old air conditioner from wall sleeve and prepare wall sleeve as follows:
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3. If not pre-existing, drill a 1/8” hole to attach the supplied grounding wire to the
left side of the wall sleeve (see approximate hole location dimensions in the
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of the supplied green striped ground wire to the inside of the wall sleeve. The
toothed washer must be between the eyelet of the wire and the wall sleeve. BE
CAREFUL TO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE SCREW. Pull loose end of ground
wire out front of sleeve, and temporarily bend it down and around lower edge of
sleeve. This ground wire will later be attached to frame of air conditioner once it is installed.
4. Prepare the wall sleeve for installation of the new unit per the following brand instructions.
1 Emerson 15” Deep
2 Fedders 19-3/4” Deep
3 Fedders or Friedrich 16-3/4” Deep
4 GE/Hotpoint 16-7/8” Deep
5 Sears or Carrier (51S Series) 18-5/8” Deep
6 Whirlpool 17-1/8” Deep
7 Whirlpool 23” Deep
8 White-Westinghouse/ Frigidaire/Carrier (52F Series) 16” + 17-1/2” Deep
9 White-Westinghouse/Frigidaire 22” Deep
5. Identify your wall sleeve type and follow the instructions for that type in the following pages.
1
3
Max.
1/8
Hole
REAR
Wall Sleeve
UNIT
LEVEL
FRONT
to
3
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Installation Instructions
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