GE AKQ12DNT1 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 2

iMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMA lION.
READ ALL iNSTRUCTiONS BEFORE USING.
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For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire, electric shock
or personal injury.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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purpose as described in this Owner's
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This air conditioner must be properly
installed in accordance with the Installation
Instructions betbre it is used.
Never unplug your air conditioner by pulling
on the power cord. Always grip plug firmly
and pull straight out from the receptacle.
Replace immediately 'all electric sen,ice
cords that have become frayed or othendse
damaged. A damaged power supply cord
must be replaced with a new power supply
cord obtained from the manuIhcmrer and
not repaired. Do not use a cord that shows
cracks or abrasion damage along its length
or at either the plug or connector end.
Turn the unit OFFand unplug your air
conditioner before cleaning.
GE does not support any serx,icing of the air
conditioner. V¢> strongly recommend that
you do not attempt to sen,ice the air
conditioner yoursel£
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For your saIety...do not store or use
combustible materials, gasoline or other
flammable vapors or liquids in the x,icinity
of this or any other appliance.
All air conditioners contain refrigerants,
which under federal law must be removed
prior to product disposal ff you are getting
rid of an old product with refligerants,
check with the company handling disposal
about what to do.
ff the receptacle does not match the plug,
the receptacle must be changed out by a
qualified electrician.
These R410A air conditioning systems
require contractors and technicians to
use tools, equipment and saIety standards
approved for use with this refrigerant.
DO NOT use equipment certified for
1_222 refrigerant only.
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HOWTOCONNECT ELECTRICITY
Do not, under any circumstances, cut or remove
the third (ground) prong from the power cord.
For personal safety, this appliance must be
properly grounded.
DO NOTuse an adapter p/ug with this appliance.
The power cord of this appliance is equipped
with a 3-prong (grounding) plug which mares
_dth a standard 3-prong (grounding) wall
outlet to minimize the possibility of electric
shock hazard from this appliance.
Power cord includes a current interrupmr
dex,ice. A test and reset button is pr(Mded on
the plug case. The dex,ice should be rested on a
periodic basis by first pressing the rESrbutmn
and then the RESEYbutton while plugged into
the outer. If the rESTbutton does not trip
or if the RESEfbutmn will not stay engaged,
discontinue use of the air conditioner and
contact a qualified sen,ice technician.
Hmre the wall outlet and circuit checked by
a qualified electrician to make sure the outer
is properly grounded.
Where a 2-prong wall outlet is encountered,
it is your personal responsibility and obligation
m have it replaced _dth a properly grounded
3-prong wall outlet.
The air conditioner should always be plugged
into its own indlx,idual electrical outlet which
has a voltage rating that matches the rating
plate.
This prox,ides the best pertbrmance and also
prevents overloading house wiring circuits
which could cause a fire hazard from
overheated wires.
See the Installation Instructions,
Electrical
Requirements section tot specific electrical
connection requirements.