Electrical
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How
to connect
electricity
For personal safety,
this appliance must be
properly grounded.
Electrical requirement
115-volt models require a
volt a.c., 60 grounded outlet
protected with a 15 amp time delay
fuse or circuit breaker.
The
power
cord on these models has
a three-prong (grounding) plug that
mates with a standard three-prong
(grounding) wall outlet (Fig. 1) to
minimize the possibility of electric
shock hazard from these appliances.
PREFERRED
METHOD
INSURE PROPER
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Fig. 1 ‘
BEFORE USE
Where a standard two-prong wall
outlet encountered, it is your
personal responsibility and obligation
to have it replaced with a properly
grounded three-prong wall outlet.
DO
UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT
OR
THE THIRD
(GROUND) PRONG
THE POWER CORD.
230/208-volt models require their
own single branch circuit supplying
230/208-volt a.c., protected with a
time delay fuse or circuit breaker.
This is recommended for best
performance and to prevent
overloading house wiring circuits,
which could cause a possible fire
hazard from overheating wires.
The power cord on these models
has a 230/208-volt perpendicular,
tandem or large tandem type plug
that mates respectively with a
230/208-volt perpendicular,
tandem or large tandem type wall
outlet. These types of outlets are
available at most hardware stores.
230/208-VOLT
MATCHING
PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 20 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
MATCHING
TANDEM TYPE
WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
230/208-VOLT
MATCHING
LARGE TANDEM TYPE
WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 30 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
Whether your air conditioner is a
115-volt or a 230/208-volt unit, it
is important to have the wall
outlet and circuit checked by a
qualified electrician if there is
any doubt as to whether a proper
ground exists.
Use of adapter plug
only)
Because of potential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we
strongly recommend against use
of an adapter plug. However,
if you still elect to use an adapter,
where local codes permit,
TEMPORARY
may be made to a properly grounded
two-prong wall outlet by use of a
listed adapter (Fig. 2) available
at most local hardware stores.
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TEMPORARY METHOD
IADAPTER PLUGS NOT
ALIGN LARGE
PRONGS/SLOTS
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INSURE PROPER
AND
FIRM CONNECTION
Fig. 2
BEFORE USE
The
slot in the
must be
the larger
in the wall
outlet to provide proper polarity in
the connection of the power cord.
CAUTION: Attaching the adapter
ground terminal to wall outlet cover
screw does not ground the appliance
unless cover screw is metal, and not
insulated, and wall outlet is grounded
through house wiring. You should
have the circuit checked by a qualified
electrician to make sure the outlet
is properly grounded.
When disconnecting the power cord
from the adapter, always hold the
adapter with one hand. If this is not
done, the adapter ground terminal is
very likely to break with repeated use.
Should the adapter ground
terminal break, DO
USE the
appliance until a proper ground
has again been established.
Use of
cords
Because of potential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
we strongly recommend against the
use of an extension cord. However,
if you still elect to use an extension
cord, it is absolutely necessary that
it be a
listed 3-wire grounding
type appliance extension cord and
that the current carrying rating of
the cord in amperes be equal to or
greater than the branch circuit size
shown on the rating nameplate of
the appliance.
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