Electrical
Read Carefully.
How to
connect
230/208-volt perpendicular,
electricity
tandem or large tandem type wall
outlet. These types of outlets are
available at most hardware stores.
this appliance must be
properly grounded.
Electrical requirement
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
Fig. 1 ‘
INSURE PROPER
GROUND EXISTS
BEFORE USE
Where a standard two-prong wall
outlet is encountered. it is
230/208-VOLT
MATCHING
PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 20 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER
230/208-VOLT
MATCHING
TYPE
WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER
230/208-VOLT
MATCHING
LARGE TANDEM TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 30 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT
PROTECTION
personal
and
to have it replaced with a properly
Whether
your air conditioner is a
grounded three-prong wall outlet.
or a 230/208-volt unit, it
is
to have the wall
UNDER ANY
OR
(GROUND) PRONG
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
and circuit checked by a
qualified electrician if there is
any doubt as to whether a proper
ground
Use of adapter plug
(W-volt
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, a
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.
TEMPORARY METHOD
(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT
The larger slot in the adapter must be
aligned with the larger slot in the
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
cover screw is
and not
insulated, and
outlet is grounded
through house wiring. You should
have the circuit checked by a
electrician to make sure the outlet
is properly grounded.
When
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
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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