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Use and Care & Installation Guide
Contents
Adapter Plug
Air Direction
Appliance Registration
Care and Cleaning
Air Filter
Grille & Cabinet
Outdoor Coil
Consumer Services
Control Settings
Electrical Requirements
Extension Cords
Freezing Up
Installation Instructions
Model and Serial Numbers 2,6
Problem Solver
Safety Instructions
User Maintenance Instructions 6
Warranty
Back Cover
GE Answer Centera
800.626.2000
Model AW18
GE Appliances
2
6
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15
4,5
7
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8-14
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Air Conditioner

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  • Page 1: Air Conditioner

    Grille & Cabinet Outdoor Coil Consumer Services Control Settings Electrical Requirements Extension Cords Freezing Up Installation Instructions 8-14 Model and Serial Numbers 2,6 Problem Solver Safety Instructions User Maintenance Instructions 6 Warranty Back Cover GE Answer Centera 800.626.2000 Model AW18 GE Appliances...
  • Page 2: Help Us Help You

    Care Guide. NEXT, if you are still not pleased, Consumer Affairs write all the details—including This air conditioner must be GE Appliances your phone number—to: Appliance Park properly installed in accordance Louisville, KY 40225 with the Instillation Instructions...
  • Page 3: How To Connect

    Electrical Read Carefully. How to connect that mates respectively with a TEMPORARY METHOD 230/208-volt perpendicular, (ADAPTER PLUGS NOT electricity tandem or lar&e tandem type wall PERMITTED IN CANADA ~ outlet. These types of outlets are available at most hardware stores, For personal safety, this appliance must be properly grounded.
  • Page 4: Ventilation Control

    Operating Your Air Conditioner Controls HI FAN LO COOL LO FAN OPEN VENT CLOSE SIDE (ON THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE DISCHARGE GRILLE) THERMOSTAT SELECTOR Ventilation Control Thermostat Control Selector Switch When you move the Ventilation When you move the Thermostat OFF turns air conditioner off.
  • Page 5 For normal cooling For quieter operation To adjust air direction Up and down 1. Set the Selector Switch at HI 1. Set the Selector Switch at the COOL. LO COOL position. 2. Set the Thermostat Control at 2. Turn the Thermostat Control to the desired number (usually 4-6 is the desired number.
  • Page 6: Air Filter

    GE service outlet. accumulated dust and lint. If the Front Grille household detergent in the wash To attach the grille: water.
  • Page 7 Keep the air filter clean. POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM keep the Ventilation Control in the CLOSE position except when Not plugged in. Plug may have been bumped AIR CONDITIONER you want to exhaust air, smoke or loose by vacuum cleaner or furniture. DOES NOT OPERATE odors from the room.
  • Page 8: Window Requirements

    WINDOW REQUIREMENTS BEFORE YOU BEG/fl Standard double-hung window with actual Read these instructions completely and opening width of 29” to 46”. carefully. Clear vertical opening of 18“ minimum from IMPORTANT–Observe all governing codes bottom of sash to stool. and ordinances. Install the air conditioner in a window where there will be enough clearance around the cabinet instructions with the consumer.
  • Page 9: Window Installation

    WINDOW INSTALLATION TOOLS NEEDED SCREWS FURNISHED (see samples) Type D Type E Type F Type A Type B Type C Phillips head screwdriver Blade-type screwdriver Sharp knife or razor blade Rule or tape measure Pencil Level Box wrench Qty-4 Qty-7 Qty-3 Qty-8 Qty-3...
  • Page 10 WINDOW INSTALLATION (cont,””e~, PREPARE CABINET See Front Grille section. Room side + PREPARE CHASSIS. 1. Remove chassis locking bracket and chassis locking screw with a Phillips head screwdriver. Type D screw (Save for reuse.) 1. Install top mounting rail onto top of cabinet with 3 Type D screws.
  • Page 11 5. Secure top mounting rail with two Type E screws. 1. Sl;de left window f;ller panel ;nto top and bottom mounting rails. 2. Slide retainer panel into window filler panel and attach to cabinet with 2 Type F screws. Top mounting rail Window —...
  • Page 12 WINDOW INSTALLATION (Continued) lNSMLL SASH GASKEZ 1. Slide chassis into cabinet. (Make sure tubing on Cut foam sash gasket to window width and stuff unit is not touching wall case. ) between top of lower sash and glass panes of upper sash.
  • Page 13 THE CABINET MAY BE INSTALLED THROUGH THE WALL IN BOTH EXISTING PREPARE WA[l OPENING. BUILDINGS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION. Determine size of opening. Measure width and height of cabinet and add 1/8” to each dimension. IMPORTANT Any side louvers must project on side of the wall.
  • Page 14 (continued) Secure cabinet sides to wooden frame with six 1“ long #10 wood screws and secure cabinet top Trim to frame with four 1“ long #10 wood screws. Molding (if desired) INSIDE Drill holes in cabinet sides and top, if necessary for proper installation.
  • Page 15 With the purchase of your new GE appliance, receive the assurance that if you ever need information or assistance from GE, wdll be there. All you have to do is call–toll-free! heir. Yotlr-c:ill-itnd ?()(lr([Llesli()ll- will he iinswered rtomptly :ind In-Home Repair Service Contracts (;...
  • Page 16 To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General. Warrantor: General Electric Company If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write: Manager—Consumer Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225 11-91...

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