Electrical Requirements; Extension Cords; Grounding - GE Carry-Cool ATX04 Use And Care Manual

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PleaseRead
Carefukly.
Forpersonal safety,this
appliance
m wt
b eproperly
grounded.
The power cord of this app~iance
is equipped with a three-prong
(grounding)plug which mateswith
a standard three-prong (grounding)
walloutlet (Fig. 1)to minimizethe
possibilityof electric shock hazard
from this appliance.
Have the wall outlet and circuit
checked by a qualified electrician
to make sure the outlet is properly
grounded.
Where a standard two-prong
wall outlet is encountered, it is
your personal responsibilityand
obligation to have it replaced with
a properly grounded three-prong
wall outlet.
Do
NOT,
UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES,
CUT
OR MRIOVE THE THIRD
(GROUND)
PRONG
FROM
THE
POWERCORD.
use
O fadapter p Iug
(Us-volt
t~llits)
Becauseof potentialsafety
hazardsunder certainconditions,
we stronglyrecommendagainstuse
of an adapter plug. However,if you
still elect to use an adapter, where
localcodes
petit,
a TRMPOR~Y
CONNEC~ION maybe made to a
properly grounded two-prongwall
outlet by use of a UL listed adapter
(Fig. 2) availableat most local
hardware stores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT
PERMITTED IN CANADA)
ALIGN LARGE
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The larger slot in the adapter must
be aligned with the larger slot in
the wall outlet to provide proper
polarity in the connection of the
power cord.
CAmQN: Attachingan adapter
ground terminal to wall outlet cover
screw does not ground appliance
unless cover screw is metal, and
not insulated, and wall outlet is
groundedthroughhousewiring. You
should have circuit checked by a
qualified electrician to make sure
the outlet is properly grounded.
Ivhen disconnecting tile power
cord from the adapter9 always
hold the adapter with one hand. If
this is not done, the aclapterground
Ierminal is very likely to break with
repeated use.
sho3Eldtl~endapter ground
terminal breaI(9Do Rlar Usz the
apj}liante [l~ltiia pvoper ground
IIas agai~l l~eenestaillished.
Becauseof potentialsafety
hazards under certain conditions,
we stronglyrecommend againstthe
use of an extensioncord. However,
if youstillelect to use an ex~nsion
cord, it is absolutelynecessary that
it be a UL listed 3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncord having
a groundingtype plug and outlet
and that the electrical rating of the
cord be 15amperes (minimum)and
120volts. Such extensioncords are
obtainablethrough your local
service organization.