Electrical Shock Hazard - Maytag 23-11-2251N-004 Installation Manual

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RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS,
WORDS AND LABELS
What You Need To Know About
Safety Instructions
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in
this manual are not meant to cover all possible condi-
tions and situations that may occur. Common sense,
caution and care must be exercised when operating or
cleaning tools and equipment.
Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent or
manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not
understand.
_This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you
to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety
messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible
injury or death.
DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious
injury.
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious
injury.
CAUTION indicates an potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate
injury.
I CAUTION I
CAUTION used without the safety alert symbol indi-
cates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in property damage.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors
and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.
Important Grounding Requirements
• Air conditioner has a three-prong grounding plug
on the power supply cord, which must be plugged
into a properly grounded three-prong wall
receptacle for your protection against possible
shock hazard. For models up to and including 7.5
amperes, use a grounding type wall receptacle to
match the cord plug.
• For models above 7.5 amperes use a single outlet
grounding type wall receptacle to match the cord
plug.
Do not operate this air conditioner without proper
time delay circuit protection (circuit breaker or fuse).
Refer to serial plate for proper power supply
requirements.
Recommended Wire Sizes
(As installed per building code) :
PROTECTORSIZEWIREGAUGE (_(_
15 AMP #14 MINIMUM
20 AMP #12 MINIMUM 125V 250V
30 AMP #10 MINIMUM 15A 20A
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250V 250V
15A 30A
Electrical Shock Hazard
• Plug unit only into a grounded electrical outlet.
• Do not use an extension cord or plug adapter with
this unit. Do not alter cord or plug end. Do not
remove warning label on cord.
• Do not operate unit with decorative front or filter
removed.
• If the air conditioner has a serial plate rating of 115
volts and greater than 7.5 amps, it must have its
own fuse or circuit breaker, and no other device or
unit should be operated on that fuse or circuit
breaker.
• If the air conditioner has a serial plate rating of 230
volts, it must have its own fuse or circuit breaker,
and no other device or unit should be operated on
that fuse or circuit breaker.
• We recommend that a qualified electrician install
unit in accordance with the National Electrical Code
and local codes and ordinances.
• Use copper conductors of correct wire gauge and
protector size only.