Whirlpool ACQ082XK1 manual

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    AIR CONDITIONER Use & Care Guide This guide co ntains useful information. Read it ca refully before using your room air cond itioner . For que stions ab out featu res, oper ation/per formance parts, accessories o r service, ca ll: 1-800- 253-130 1 in the U.S .A. ACONDICIONADOR DE AIRE Manual de Uso y Cuida do Esta guía co ntiene informa ción [...]

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    2 TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S AIR CONDITIONER SAFETY .............................. ........................... 3 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ................................... ............. 3 Tools and Parts ........ ........................... ............................ ............. 3 Location Requirements .....................................[...]

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    3 AIR CONDITIONER SAFETY INST ALLATION R EQUIREM ENTS T ools and P ar ts Assemb le the requ ired tools a nd part s before s tarting i nstall ation. Read and fol low the instruct ions provided w ith any t ools listed here. T ools Needed Through-the-wall i nstallation In additi on to the tools lis ted above, th e followin g tools are needed for thou [...]

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    4 Location Requireme nts IMPORT ANT : Observe all governi ng codes and ordin ances. Check the locat ion where air conditi oner will be ins talled. Proper instal lati on is your resp onsi bility . Make sure you h ave e veryth ing nece ssary for cor rect installa tion. The location should pr ovide : ■ Grounded electrical out let with in 4 ft (122 c[...]

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    5 Specifi c electri cal requirements are list ed in th e chart bel ow . Follo w the requ irement s for t he type of pl ug on the po wer su pply cord. R ecomm ended gr ound met hod For your personal s afety , this air conditioner mus t be grounded. This air condit ioner is equi pped wi th a power supply co rd having a groun ded 3 pron g plug. T o mi[...]

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    6 Installing Air Condit ioner ■ Handle air cond itioner wi th care. ■ Be sure your air cond itioner cabi net does not fal l out of the opening during installation or r emoval. ■ Where the power cord exits the ai r conditio ner should be placed no more than 4 ft (1 22 cm) from a gr ounded 3 prong outlet. Window installation (on some mode ls) N[...]

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    7 Option 2 — Plaster wall with no molding If the pl astered wall is to be flush wi th the ca binet an d no mold ing is used, t he wood frame mus t be set ¹⁄ ₂ " (13 mm) into t he insi de wall. 1. Construct wood frame. See “ Loca tion Requ irements ” for dimen sions . 2. Measure outsid e width and h eight of fr ame to determi ne wall[...]

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    8 7. Repeat for right-han d curtain. 8. Insert f oam seal behi nd the top of the lower window sa sh and against the glas s of the upper window . 9. Place window-lock bracket on top of lower window and against upper win dow sash. 10. Use a ³⁄ ₃₂ " drill bit t o drill a st arter hole thro ugh the hol e in the bracket an d into the w indow[...]

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    9 4. Install foam seal in the gap betw een ai r condition er base an d cabinet . Push fo am seal in at th e sides an d trim an y excess material. 5. Remove the 2 front panel s crews from air conditioner base. 6. Insert front t abs of front panel into top of cabinet and swing front into place. 7. Attach bottom front of panel with front panel scr ews[...]

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    10 1. Press POWER ON/OFF to tu rn on air conditioner . NOTE : When air condi tioner is tur ned on for the firs t time after i t is plugged i n, it will di splay th e default sett ings: Cool mode, T urbo fan speed, 72 ° F (22 ° C). When it i s turned on at all ot her time s, it will d ispla y the previ ous set tings. 2. Selec t mode. See “ Mode.[...]

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    11 T o clear Tim er delay progra m: NOTE : Air cond iti oner ca n be eith er on o r off. Press and hold TIMER ON/OFF for 3 seconds. In dicator l ight will shut off. T o see the r emaining time (in hours): 1. Press TIMER ON/OFF once after it has b een programmed. 2. While the di splay is showin g the rema ining time , you ca n press the up arrow or [...]

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    12 Chang ing Air Direction Use the tabs to dir ect th e air ri ght or lef t (on some models). Rotate th e whole cartrid ge to direct air up, down or st raight ahead. Normal Soun ds When your air conditione r is operating norma lly , you may hear sounds s uch as: ■ Drople ts of water hitting the condenser , causing a pingi ng or clicking sound. Th[...]

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    13 TR OUBLESHOOTING Y ou can solve many commo n air conditioner problems easily , saving you the cost of a servi ce call. T ry the suggestions below to see whether you can solve your pr oblem without outside help. Air conditioner will not operate. ■ The power supp ly cord is unplugged. Plug into a grounded 3 prong ou tlet. See “ Elec trical Req[...]

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    14 ASSISTANCE OR SER VICE T o avoid un necessary serv ice cal ls, please check the “ T r oubles hooting ” section . It may save you the cost of a se rvice call . If you st ill need help, fo llow the instruction s below . If you ne ed ass istance o r service Call the Customer Interact ion Center telep hone number . Dial toll- free 1-80 0-253-1 3[...]

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    15 SEGUR IDAD DEL ACONDICIONADOR DE AIRE REQUISITOS DE INSTALACI ÓN Herramientas y piezas Ensamble l as piezas y herramien tas neces arias ant es de in icia r la instal aci ó n. Lea y siga las inst rucciones su ministradas con cualquiera de las herramientas aqu í enlistadas. Herramientas neces arias Instalaci ó n a t rav é s de la par ed Adem [...]

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    16 Requisit os de ubic ación IMPORT ANTE: Observe todos los c ó digos y reglamentos aplicab les. V erifi que el lugar don de se instala r á el aco ndicionador d e aire . La instal aci ó n cor recta es su respon sabili dad. As eg ú res e de q ue usted te nga todo l o necesa rio para una i nstalac i ó n corr ecta. El lugar debe tener: ■ T oma[...]

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    17 M é todo r ecome ndado par a la puesta a tie rra Para su seguridad personal, este acondicionador d e aire de be ser puesto a tie rra. E ste aco ndici onado r de air e est á equipad o con un cable d e sumini stro de energ í a pr ovisto d e un enchuf e con tres terminales . Para reducir a un m í nimo el pe ligro de posibles ch oques el é c tr[...]

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    18 6. Tire de la manija p ara deslizar el acondiciona dor de aire fuera del gabinet e. Coloque el acon dicionador de aire sobre el cart ó n. NOT A: No lev ante , empuj e, ja le ni remueva ni ng ú n poliestir eno expandido (espuma) del i nterior del acondicionador de aire . No es un material de emp aque. Installación del acondicionador de aire ?[...]

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    19 Instalaci ó n a t rav é s de la par ed NOT AS : ■ Es respons abili dad y ob ligaci ó n del client e hacer que este producto sea instal ado por un t é cnico calific ado familiari zado con instalaci ones a trav é s de la pa red de acond icion adores de aire de habit aciones. ■ La parte de dond e sale el cord ó n el é ctrico del acondici[...]

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    20 4. V erifi que que el gabi nete del acon dicionador de ai re est é inclinado hac ia afuera para que e l agua corra hacia el exterior . 5. Tire de la cortina iz quierda hacia afuera hast a que encaje en el canal d e la ventana. Ut ilice una b roca de barrena de ³⁄₃₂ " para taladrar un pri mer orificio en el al ojamiento d e la cort i[...]

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    21 Comple te la instalación NOT A: T rate el acondicion ador de aire con cuidado. 1. Aseg ú rese de que el extremo libre del alam bre a tierra est é fuera del gabin ete. 2. Inserte el acon dicionador de ai re en el gabinete. 3. Conecte el alamb re de puesta a tie rra verde a la base de l gabinete con el tor nill o de puesta a tierra. Col oque el[...]

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    22 CÓMO USAR SU ACONDICIONADOR DE AIRE Operar debida mente su acondi cionador de a ire le permite obtener los mejor es result ados posibles. Esta secc i ó n le exp lica c ó mo operar su acon dicionador de aire debi dame nte. IMPORT ANTE: ■ Si uste d apaga el acondi cionador de ai re, espere por lo menos 3 minuto s antes de v olver a ponerl o e[...]

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    23 T emperatura Oprima la flecha hacia arriba p ara subir la temperatura. Cada vez que ust ed oprim a o sosti ene el bo t ó n la flech a hacia a rriba, la temperat ura su bir á 1 ° , hasta al canzar a 86 ° F (30 ° C). Oprima la flecha hacia abajo para baj ar la temperatura. Cada vez que ust ed oprim a o sosti ene el bo t ó n la fle cha hacia [...]

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    24 Para encender o ap agar el acond icionad or de aire: Oprima POWER (E nerg í a). Para seleccionar el mo do: Oprima el bot ó n A UTO COOL (Enf riamiento aut om á tico), COOL (Enfriam iento), F AN ONL Y (S ó lo ventil aci ó n) o POWE R SA VER (Ahorro de energ í a). ■ Auto (Au tom á ti co) — la ve loc idad de ve ntil aci ó n se ajus ta a[...]

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    25 Cómo cambiar la dir ección del air e Use la leng ü etas para dirigir el aire hacia la derecha, o hacia la izqu ierda (en alguno s modelos). Gire el cartucho comp leto para dirigir el aire hacia arrib a, hacia abaj o o directamente hacia adelante . Sonidos normales Cuando el acondicionad or de aire est á funciona ndo normalme nte, usted pod r[...]

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    26 SOLUCIÓN DE PROBLEMAS Usted puede r esolver f á cilmente muchos problemas fr ecuentes del acondicionador de aire ahorr á ndose el cost o de una llamada de servicio. Pruebe las sugerencias que se inclu yen a continuaci ó n para ver si puede resolver el pr oblema sin ayuda. Su acondicionador de aire no funciona. ■ El cable de ali mentaci ó [...]

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    27 AYUDA O SER VICI O TÉCNICO Para evitar llamadas s olicita ndo serv icio inn ecesari as, r evise la secci ó n de “ Soluci ó n de problemas ” . Podr í a ah orrarle el cos to de una llama da solici tando servi cio. Si a ú n necesita ay uda, siga las siguientes i nstrucciones. Si necesita ayu da o servicio t é cnico Llame a nuestro centro [...]

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