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IMPORT~T:
Uave
these instructions with the appliance.
OWNER: Keep these instructions for future use.
Electrical
Safety—I~ORTMT...
Please Read Carefully
For personal safety,
tfi
ak
conditioner must be
properly
wounded.
Electrical requirement
●
Do not change the plug on the power cord of this
air
mnditioner.
●
Follow
natiod
eleetrid
eodea
or
ld
coda and
ordinan~.
●
Auminurn
house
wiring may
prmnt
special
problem
mnsdt
a
q~fied
electrician.
me
115-volt
modek
require a
115/l~volt
a.c.,
~
W
grounded
outiet
proteeted
with a 15-amp time delay fuse
or circuit
brAer.
me
power cordon these models has a 3-prong
bounding)
plug that mates with a standard 3-prong
@ounding)
@
outiet
@ig.
1) to
~
the
possibfity
of
eleetric
shock
h-d
from these air
mnditioners.
M
the
wd
outiet
you
plan to use is
ody
a
2-prong
oufle~
it is your
persod
responsibtity
to have it replaced with a
properly
groundd
3-prong
wti
ouflet
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230~-volt
modeh
require their own
sin@e
branch
circuit supplying
230~&volt
ac.,
proteeted
with a time
delay
fuse or circuit breaker.
~
is
remmmended
for best
performance and to prevent overloading house wiring
cireui@
which
eotid
muse
a possible
tie
hud
from
overheating
wir=.
me
power
wrd
on these
modek
has a
230~-volt
perpenditiar, tandem or
large
tandem-type plug that
plugs into the same type
wrdl
outiet.
~ese
types of
outiets
are avtiable at most hardware stores.
Use
of adapter plug
(115-vo]t
models
ody)
Because of potential safety
huards
under
wrtain
conditions, we
stron~y
remrnrnend against the use of
an adapter plug. However, if you
stfll
choose to use an
adapter, a temporary
mnneetion
maybe made where
ld
codes permit. Use a
~listti
adapte~
avtiable
at
most
lod
hardware stores and make sure the 2-prong
wdl
ouflet
is properly grounded
Fig.
2). You
shotid
have the circuit checked by a qualified
electricim
to
make sure
the
outlet is properly grounded.
men
you put the adapter
~m
plug into the
WM
oude~
make sure the
lqer
prong
goes into the larger
dot.
This
~~-
~
provides the proper polarity
in the
mnnection
of the
power cord For proper
grounding, you must
dso
screw the
a&pter
to the
❑
(~wm
~M~
W-)
~NU
@
Q
fig.2
Vf
Q
mmmw
WRW~
mm-w
outie~
using the
outiet
rover screw.
M~ON:
Screwing the adapter to the rover screw
W
not ground
the air
anditioner
urdess:
1.
me
oudet
is
abeady
grounded through
the house
wirin
g; and
2.
me
rover screw is
meti
and not
instiatd
men
bnneeting
the power cord from the
adapte~
always hold the adapter with one hand
wMe
palling the
plug with the other hand
H
this is not done, the adapter
ground
tea
is
likely to break with repeated use.
Shotid
the adapter ground
terrnind
b-
DO NOT USE
tie
air conditioner unti a proper
ground has
again
been
estabkhd
U*
of
e~mion
cords
Beeause
of
potentird
safety
h~ds
under
~rtain
conditions, we
stron~y
rewmmend
against the use of an
efinsion
cord. However, if you
sti
choose to use an
etiension
eor~ it is absolutely
neeessary
that it be a
~bted
3-wire grounding type
apptiee
e~nsion
cord.
me
current-carrying rating of the cord in amperes
must be
eqti
to or greater than the branch circuit
sti
shown on the rating
namephte
of the air
mnditioner.
)
1
I
~ether
your air conditioner is a 115-volt or a
230/208-
volt unit it is important to have the wdl
oudet
and circuit
cheeked
by a
qtiified
elwtrieian
if there is any doubt as
to whether a proper ground
etits.
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