Energy Saving Tips; Your Air Conditioner; To Start Your Air Conditioner - Whirlpool ACM062 Use & Care Manual

Do not use rubbing alcohol or flammable toxic
solvents, such as acetone, gasoline, carbon
tetrachloride, etc. These can damage the material.
Do not use a sharp instrument or any harsh or
abrasive cleaners.
Energy Saving Tips
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Improve home insulation (seal doors, windows,
and close fireplace flue).
0 Close blinds or drapes on sunny side of house.
Add window awnings.
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Keep air filter clean. Don't block air flow with
drapes or furniture.
0 Ventilate attic (high temperature levels add to
normal cooling load).
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Try not to use heat producing appliances during
the hottest part of the day. Turn lights, radios
televisions, and other appliances off when no'
needed.
* Keep heat registers and cool air returns closet
or blocked off so cooled air won't escape.
0 Use a vent fan in cooking, laundry or bathing areas
to pull out extra heat and moisture near its source.
HOW TO START AND USE
YOUR AIR CONDITIONER
Electrical Shock Hazard
Be sure air conditioner control is set to UNIT
OFF before plugging in the unit. Do not use an
extension cord. Plug unit only into a grounded
electrical outlet. Failure to do so could result
in personal injury.
UNIT
OFF
FAN SPEED
CONTROL
THERMOSTAT
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FAN
ONLY
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THERMOSTAT
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To Start Your Air Conditioner
1. Choose either LO COOL or HIGH COOL fan speed
setting.
LO COOL
. . . . for sleeping comfort
HI COOL
. . . for maximum cooling
FAN ONLY
. . . . for air circulation only
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If you turn your air conditioner off, wait at
least two minutes before turning it back on or
you may blow a fuse or circuit breaker.
2. Turn
THERMOSTAT CONTROL
to the mic
(Number 6) setting. You can adjust the air
conditioner's cooling performance by resetting the
thermostat control to a higher number for maximurr
cooling. Lower the thermostat for less cooling. YOL
will need to experiment to find the setting which suitI
you best.
When lowering the thermostat control setting, the
compressor (motor) may shut off. When the
compressor is turned off with either the fan speed
control or the thermostat control, wait 2-3 minutes
before restarting the air conditioner or turning the
compressor back on.