Electrical Requirements; Receptacle Wiring; Electrical Connection - Whirlpool Room Air Conditioner Use & Care Manual

Electrical Requirements
For Your Air Conditioner
3ELOW ARE ELb CTRICAL PLUG VARIATIONS.
XOOSE THE I.>NE WHICH MATCHES THE
4MPERE RATING OF YOUR UNIT. THE NUMBER
3F AMPERES IS PRINTED ON THE SERIAL
LABEL. ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF THE
UNIT, BEHIND THE FRONT PANEL (SEE
PAGE 2.)
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PLUG TYPE
3-PRONG
GROUNDING PLUG
3- PRONG
mROUNDlNG
.Y PE WALL
POWER-SUPPLY CORD
3~PRONG
GROUNDING PLUG
POWER SUPPLY
J-'PRONG
GROUNDING
TYPE WALL
RECEPTACLE
SEE ELECTRICAL
REQUIREMENTS
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For 115 volt models with
serial plate amperes up
through 7.5
For 115 volt models with
serial plate amperes of
7.6 through 12.0
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230 volt and 230/208 For
volt models with serial
plate amperes up through
16.0
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ELECTRICAL
REQUIREMENTS
For 115 volt models with serial plate amperes up
through 7.5
OBSERVE ALL LOCAL GOVERNING CODES
AND ORDINANCES
Do not, under any circumstances, remove the
power supply cord ground prong.
RECEPTACLE WIRING
RECEPTACLE WIRING should be at least as
large as 14 gauge. Use copper wire only. It is the
personal responsibility and obligation of the
customer to provide proper and adequate
receptacle wiring installed by a qualified electri-
cian. OBSERVE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE AND ALL LOCAL GOVERNING
CODES AND ORDINANCES.
Electrical Requirements
A 115 volt (103.5 min., 126.5 max.) 60 hertz
AC only, 15 ampere fused electrical supply is
required (time delay fuse or time delay circuit
breaker required). See Figure 1 on page 4.
It
is
recommended that a separate circuit, serving
only this appliance, he provided.
Do not use an
extension cord.
Electrical Connection
Electrical Ground is Required on this Appliance
RECOMMENDED GROUNDING METHOD
For your personal safety, this appliance must be
grounded. This appliance is equipped with a
power supply cord having a 3-prong grounding
plug. To minimize possible shock hazard, the
cord must be plugged into a mating 3-prong
grounding type wall receptacle, grounded in
accordance with the National Electrical Code
and local codes and ordinances. If a mating wall
receptacle is not available, it is the personal
responsibility and obligation of the customer to
have a properly grounded 3-prong wall receptacle
installed by a qualified electrician. See Figure 1
on page 4.
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