GE ACS08A User guide

Brand: GE

Model: ACS08A

Category: Split-system air conditioners

Type: User guide

This manual is also suitable for

ACS06L

AdapterPlug

ModelandSerialNumbers

Air Direction 5

ProblemSolver

ApplianceRegistration 2

RepairService

Care andCleaning 6

SafetyInstructions

Air Filter

UserMaintenanceInstructions 6

CondenserCoils

Warranty

BackCover

Grilles&Cabinet

ControlSettings

ElectricalRequirements

Ener~-Saving Tips

Models ACS06L

ACS08A

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It isintendedtohelpyouoprate and

maintainyournewair conditioner

properly.

Keepithandy for answerstoyour

questions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething

or need more help, write(include

yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

GE Appliances

AppliancePark

Louisville,KY 40225

writedownthemodel

andserialnumbem.

You’llfindthem on a label

behindthe air dischargelouvers.

Youshouldbe able toread them

byshininga flashlightthrough

the

~OUV~~S.

These numbers are alsq on the

Consumer Product Ownership

RegistrationCard that came with

yourair conditioner.Beforesending

in thiscard, please write these

numbershere:

RflodelNumber

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any

correspondence or service calls

concerning your air conditioner.

Immediately contac~thedealer

(or builder) that sold you the air

co~lditioner.

@Regair or r@@lacekediately

allelectric

servicecords that

havebecomefmyedor Otherw;se

damaged. Do notuse a cord that

showscracks or abrasiondamage

along itslength or at either the

plugor comector end.

SAVET=E

msTRucTIoNs

Ene~gy=savingtips

QKeeptheair filterclean, (See

instructionsonpage6.)

@For mostefficient

cooling>

keeptheventilationcontrolin

theclosed~tositionexceptwhen

youwantto allowa smallamount

ofoutdoorair toenter tileroom or

exhaustair-,smokeor odorsfrom

theroom,

@Don’tlet theroomgettoo

hot. Wheneverpossible,turn tile

uniton beforethe roomheats up.

When heat is “storedup” in walls,

furniture, rugsand draperies, your

air conditionertakeslongerto

producethedesired comfort

condition.

@Keep windowsand doors

closed. Cool, dry air escapes

when they’reopen.

~Keepfurnace floor registersand

cold air returns closed. Cold air

can easily escapethrough them.

~Don’tlet drapesor furnitureblock

>%~Q

the front of theunitand restrict air

“2=*

flowwhen it is operating.

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~It’sbest to operateyour air

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conditionerat high speed during

extremely hotweather.

@Keep the outdoorcondenser coil

clean. (See page6.)

@Turnthe air conditioneroff

beforevacationsor extended

absences from home.

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contents

AdapterPlug

ModelandSerialNumbers

Air Direction 5

ProblemSolver

ApplianceRegistration 2

RepairService

Care andCleaning 6

SafetyInstructions

Air Filter

UserMaintenanceInstructions 6

CondenserCoils

Warranty

BackCover

Grilles&Cabinet

ControlSettings

ElectricalRequirements

Ener~-Saving Tips

Models ACS06L

ACS08A

&EA~@Lf$E5b&bt.

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e.-.. ., ..-..—

——-.”.”-=... . .-” —. —-”.-.—. -—— —- , - ---

--—-..— .--...-..—

———— ------- ....+.. -...—. -.-— .== —-.7...: >Nx:?

—.—

It is intendedtohelpyouoprate and

maintainyournewair conditioner

properly.

Keepithandy for answerstoyour

questions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething

or need more help, write (include

yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

GE Appliances

AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

writedownthemodel

andserialnumbem.

You’llfindthem on a label

behindthe air dischargelouvers.

Youshouldbe able toread them

byshininga flashlightthrough

the

~OUV~~S.

These numbers are alsq on the

Consumer Product Ownership

RegistrationCard thatcame with

yourair conditioner.Beforesending

in this card, please write these

numbershere:

RflodelNumber

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any

correspondence or service calls

concerning your air conditioner.

Immediately contac~thedealer

(or builder) that sold you the air

co~lditioner.

@Regair or r@@lacekediately

allelectric servicecords that

havebecome fmyedor Otherw;se

damaged. Do notuse a cord that

showscracks or abrasiondamage

along itslength or at either the

plug or comector end.

SAVET=E

msTRucTIoNs

Ene~gy=savingtips

QKeeptheair filterclean, (See

instructionsonpage6.)

@Formostefficientcooling>

keepthe ventilationcontrolin

theclosed~tositionexceptwhen

youwantto allowa smallamount

ofoutdoorair toenter tileroomor

exhaustair-,smokeor odorsfrom

theroom,

@Don’tlet theroomgettoo

hot. Wheneverpossible,turn tile

uniton beforethe roomheatsup.

When heat is “storedup” in walls,

furniture, rugsand draperies, your

air conditionertakeslongerto

producethedesiredcomfort

condition.

@Keepwindowsand doors

closed. Cool, dry air escapes

when they’reopen.

~Keep furnace floor registersand

cold air returns closed. Cold air

can easily escapethroughthem.

~Don’tlet drapesor furnitureblock

the front of the unit and restrict air

“2

flowwhen it is operating.

,.:’a

;?~f

~It’sbest to operateyour air

~;:~y

.....

conditionerat high speed during

extremely hot weather.

@Keepthe outdoorcondenser coil

clean. (See page6.)

@Turnthe air conditioneroff

beforevacationsor extended

absences from home.

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thkippliancemtitbe

proper~ygrounded.

EBeetricalTequiremenb

U5-voltmodels requirea 115/120-

voita.c., 60 hzgroundedoutlet

protectedwith a 15amp timedelay

fuseor circuitbreaker.

ThepowercordorIthesemodelshas

a three-prong(grounding)plugthat

mateswith a standardthree-prong

(grounding)walloutlet (Fig. 1)to

minimizethe possibilityofelectric

shockhazardfromtheseappliances.

PREFERRED

METHOD

Fig. 1

INSUREPROPER

GROUNDEXISTS

BEFOREUSE

Where a standard two-prongwall

outlet isencountered, it is your

personalresponsibilityandobligation

to haveit replaced with a properly

grounded three-prong wall outlet.

230/208-voltperpendicular,

tandemor iargetandemtypewall

outlet, Thesetypesofoutletsarc

availableat mosthardwarestores.

230/208-VOLT MATCt-ilNG

PERPENDICULARTYPE WALL OUTLET

LINECORD PLUG

REQUIRES20AMPTIMEDELAYFUSE

OR CIRCUITBREAKERPROTEMION

230/208-VOLT MATCHING

TANDEMTYPE

WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 15AMP TIMEDELAY FUSE

OR CIRCUITBREAKER PROTE~iON

2301208-VOLT MATCHING

LARGE TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET

LINE CORD PLUG

REQUIRES 30AMP TIMEDELAYFUSE

OR CIRCUITBREAKER PROTE~lON

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PERMITTEDINCANADA}

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Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe

aligned-withthelargers16tinthewall

outletto provideproper polarity in

the connectionofthe powercord.

CAUTION: Attachingthe adapter

ground terminalto walloutlet cover

screwdoesnotgroundthe appliance

urdesscoverscrewis metal, and not

insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded.

throughhouse wiring. Youshould.

havethecircuitcheckedbyaqudifid

electrician to make sure the outlet

isproperly grounded.

Men *omw@ thewwercord

fromtheadapteKo,alwayshold the

adapter with onehand. If this is not

done, the adaptergroundterminal is

verylikelytobreakwithrepeati use.

Shouid the adapter ground

terminal brwk, Do Nm USE the

appliance until a pro~er ground

has again been estab~ished.

useofetiensionCorm

Because of potential safety

hazards under certain conditions,

westrongly

reeomend agmt the

useofan exten-Rsioi?RCord.However,

if you stillelectto use allextension

cord, it is absolutely necessary t}~at

it be a UL listed 3-wire grounding

type appliance extension cord and

that the current carrying rating of

the cord in amperes be

equaltoor

greater than the branch circuit size

shown on the rating

nameplateof

the appliance. Such extensionco~ds

are obtainable through your local

service organization.

LOW

COOL

SELECTOF?

On turnsair conditioneroff.

*F~ ONLYpermitsfanspeed

operationwithoutcooling.

*Forfanonlyoperation,Energy

SaverSwitchmustbeinthe

NORMALposition.

LOW COOL permitscoolingwith

lowfanspeedoperation.

m~ COOLpermitscoolingwith

Imediumfanspeed operation.

HIGII COOL permitscoolingwith

highfanspeedoperation.

THERMOSTAT

Thermoshtcontrol

WhenyouturntheThermostat

Controltothedesiredsetting,the

thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol

thetemperatureoftheindoorair.

Thehigherthenumberselected,

thecoolertheindoorairwillbe.

TheEnergy Saver

Switchcontrolsthe

fanoperation.

Whenit’sin the

NO~AL position,

thefanwill

circulateroomair

continuously.When

it’sintheSAVE

position, thefan

willautomatically

cycleonand off

withthecompressor.

NORMAL

SAVE

ENERGY

SAVER

Forfanonlyoperation,Energy

SaverSwitchnlus~beinthe

NORMALposition.

AIROUT

CLOSED

AIRIN

VENT

ventilationcontrol

WhentheVentControlisatthe

CLOSED position,theventdooris

closedandonlytheair insidethe

roomcanbecirculatedand

conditioned.

SetthecontrolattheAIRIN

positionandtheventdooropensto

allowasmallamountofoutdoorair

toentertheroom.

SetthecontrolattheAIROUT

positionandtheventdooropensto

allowair, smokeor odorstobe

exhaustedfromtheroom.

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gs#~GHCOOL.

2. Set the ThermostatControlat

thedesirednumber (usually5-7is a

goodstartingposition). If room

temperatureis not satisfactoryafter

areasonabletime,settheThemostat

Controlat a highernumberfor a

cooler roomor at a lowernumber

fora warmer room.

3. Setthe VentControlat CLOSED.

4. Set the Energy SaverSwitchat

NORMAL position for continuous

fanoperationor at SAVEposition

toautomaticallycyclethefanon

and off with the compressor.

Formaximumcooling

1. Set the Selector Switchat

HIGH COOL.

2. Setthe Thermostat Controlat

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10.

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3. Setthe VentControlat CLOSED.

Set the Energy SaverSwitch at

e NORMAL position.

For quieter Opemtion

I. Setthe Selector Switchat

LOWCOOL.

2. Set the Thermostat Control at

desired number.

When the Thermostat Control is set

on 9 or 10and the Fan is set on low

speed, moisture may freeze on the

QojISand preventthe unit from

cooliilu.If thishappens, set the Fan

Forni@ttimeoperation

Duringthecoolereveninghours,

werecommendthatyousetthe

SeiectorSwitchat LOVJCOOL for

ve~ quietoperationandthe

ThermostatControlatmid-range

(5-7).

Foretiremekmperatures

For greatesteconomyandbest

performance, we suggestthatyou

setthe SelectorSwitchat HIGH

COOL in extremelyhotweather.

Forventilation

Whether the controlsare set for

coolingor fan only operation,

settingtheVentControlat “air in”

allowsa smallamountofoutside

air to enterthe room, and settingit

to “air out”

lets room air be

exhaustedto the outiide. See page

4. However,coolingeffectiveness

isreduced wheneverthe ventdoor

isopen, so we suggestthatyou

don’tkeep it open for long—

especiallyin hot, humid weather.

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The tlp”and-downairdirection

louvers are togetherand are

controlledbyfingertippressure

onthelouvers.Theyregulateair

dischargeupward,downwardor

straightout.

separatebannbofside-to-

sideairdirectionlouvers have

separatetabsto let youdirect

dischargedair to the right, to the

left, or straightahead.

USER .MAINTEPJmeE

INSTRUCTIONS

mrnairconditioner offand

remove tlBeplllg fro~nthe Wali

outlet beforecleaning.

Grille& Cabinet

Wipebothsidesofgrille with a

clean clothlightlydampenedwith

mildliquiddishwashingdetergent,

or clean with a vacuumcleaner

brush. Be carefil notto forcethe

movablelouversoutofposition.

Other areas behindthe grille may

be wiped or vacuumed, takingcare

not to damage thecoil fins.

Washcabinet with mild soap or

detergentand Iukewarmwater.

Never use strong chemicals,

soIvenb or bleaching agerlb.

Comdemer Coik

These coilson the weather side

of the unitshould be checked

periodicaI]yand cleaned if clogged

withdirtorsootfromtheatmosphere.

If extremelysoiled, theymayneed

tobesteamcleand, aserviceavaiIabIe

throughyour GE service outlet.

The air filterbehindthe frontgrille

shouldbe checkedand cleanedat

leastevery30daysor as oftenas it

needscleaninp,

flushinsidetheroomor if the

windowsillextendsfarther intothe

roomthan thechassis, itmaybe

necessarytoremovethe air inlet

grille beforethe filtercan be

removed.

Grasp the tab atthe bottomofthe

unitand pull downward.

To remove the grille, pullthe air

inletgrille out from top-center.The

filter is positionedon the back side

ofthe grille—graspthe tab and pull

down.

Afier cleaning, replace the air filter _z%

and air inletgrille, pushingthe -,

+:q~~

..-.

To remove the filter:

grille intoplace.

Clean the filter with a vacuum

cleaner to removelight dust. Wash

the filter in lukewarm, soapywater

and rinse in clear water to remove

sticky dust.

The filter can be replaced with

either side facingthe front.

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‘?,PROBLEM

OPEMTING SOUNDS

W-ATER

DNPPING

(QN

OUTDOORSIDE)

POSSIBLE CAUSEAND REMEDY

@Excesswatermayoverflowinexcessivelyhotandhumidweather.This isnormal.

e Air con~it~oner~~stbe i~s~a~~~dlevelor tiltedslightly tohe outsideforproper

waterdisposal.

*Thisisnormal for a short period inareaswith~itt~ehumidity; nor’ma~foralonger

period inveryhumid

areas.Moistureremovedfrom indoorair drainstorear ofcabinet

whereit ispickedi~pbya fanand thrownagainstthe outdoorcondensercoil.

If YouNeedservice

Toobtain service, seeyourwarranty

ontheback pageofthisbook.

NEXT, if youare stillnotpleased,

write allthe details-including your

phonenumber—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations

GE Appliances

Appliance Park

Louisville, I<entucky40225

FIFJALD{,ifyourproblem isstill

notresolved, write:

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YOURGENERALELECTRICROOMAIRCONDITIONER

RRANTY

Save proof of original p(~rchase date s~tch as your sates slip or cancelied ct)eck to establish warranty period.

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11 WHATIs COVERED

FULL ONE-YEARWARRANTY

Thiswarrantyisextendedto

For one yearfrom dateof original

purchase, we wi~!

provide,free

of charge,partsandserviceiabor

in your home to repair or replace

any part of the room air

condltjoner that fails because

of a manufacturing defect.

FULL FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY

Forfive yearsfrom the dateof

original purchase,we

will Provide,

free of charge, parts and service ‘

labor in your home to repair or

replace any

pati ofthe sealed

mfrjgemt~ng system (thecompresso~

condenser,evaporatorand all

connecting tubing) that fails

becauseof a manufacturing

defect.

Foreach of the above warranties;

Transportation

expense to and

from a service shop and shop

service labor if required will be

free of charge.

the original purchaserandany

succeedingownerfor producis

purchased for use in the 48 mainland

states,HawaiiandWashington,D.C.

InAlaskathe warrantyisthe same

exceptthat it is LIMITEDbecauseyou

must payto ship the productto the

service

shop or for the service

technician’stravelcoststo your home.

All warrantyservicewill be provided

our Factory ~ervice centers or

byour authorizedCustomerCare”

servicersduring normalworking

hours,

Lookin the WhiteorYellowPages

of yourtelephone directoryfor

GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY,

GENERAL ELECTRICFACTORY

SERVICE,GENERAL ELECTRIC-

HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor

GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER

CARE@SERVICE.

WHAT1SNOTCOVERED

QService trips to teach you howto

use the product.

ReadyourUseand Carematerial.

you then have any questions

about operating the product,

please contact your

dealer orour

Consumer Affairs office at the

address below,or call, toll free:

GE Answer Center@~

800.626.2000

consumer information service

@ Improper installation.

If you have an installation

problem, or if the air conditioner

is of improper cooling capacity

for the intended use,contact

your dealer or installer,Youare

responsible for providing adequate

electrical connecting facilities,

QReplacement of fuses or

resetting of circuit breakers.

In commercial locations labor

necessary to movethe unit to a

location

where it is accessible for

service by an individual technician.

~Failureof the product resulting from

modifications to the product

or due to

unreasonable use including failure to

provide reasonable and necessary

maintenance,

@Failuredue to corrosion on models

not corrosion-protected.

@Damage to the product caused

by improper

power supply voltage,

accident, fire, floods or acts of God.

WARRANTORISNOTRESPONSIBLE

FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

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Model: ACS08A

Category: Split-system air conditioners

Type: User guide

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