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Important Safety Information
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of personal injury or death due to
electrical shock, DO NOT, under any circumstances,
alter the grounding plug. Air conditioner must be
grounded at all times. Do not remove warning tag
from power cord.
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of personal injury or death due to
electrical shock, grounding wires and wires colored
like grounding wires are NOT to be used as current
carrying conductors. The standard accepted color
coding for ground wires is green or green with a
yellow stripe. Electrical components such as the
compressor and fan motor are grounded through an
individual wire attached to the electrical component
and to another part of the air conditioner. Grounding
wires should not be removed from individual
components while servicing, unless the component
is to be removed and replaced. It is extremely
important to replace all removed grounding wires
before completing service.
WARNING
!
To prevent heat related illness or death, do not use
this device for unattended cooling for persons or
animals unable to react to failure of the product.
Failure of an unattended air conditioner may result in
extreme heat in the area it is intended to cool,
causing heat related illness or death to persons or
animals.
WARNING
!
To avoid personal injury or death from improper
servicing, make sure you read and understand the
descriptions and meaning of various safety symbols,
words and labels used in this manual, before
attempting any procedures described in the manual.
Failure to understand and comply with safety
information may result in severe personal injury or
death.
General Information
This Service Manual describes the operation,
disassembly, troubleshooting, and repair of Amana
Room Air Conditioners. It is intended for use by
authorized servicers who troubleshoot and repair these
units.
NOTE: It is assumed that users of this manual are
familiar with the use of tools and equipment used
to troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical,
and refrigeration systems; and understand the
terminology used to describe and discuss them.
Related Publications
This is a base service manual, covering a range of
similar models. It is intended to be used in conjunction
with the Parts Manual and Technical Sheet covering
specific model being serviced.
General Precautions and Warnings
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of personal injury or death due to
electrical shock, disconnect electrical power to unit
before attempting to service the unit.
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of personal injury or death due to
electrical shock, devices covered in this manual are
equipped with a three-prong grounding plug. If a
two-prong (non-grounding) wall receptacle is
encountered, contact a qualified electrician and have
the receptacle replaced with a properly grounded
wall receptacle in accordance with the National
Electrical Code.
