-. wh H 01 nawtouua*naur~- UseAndCare AIR CONDITIONERS L A Note to You... 2 Ar Conditioner Safety....3 Parts and Features....4 Operating Your Air Conditioner... 5 Starting your air conditioner... 5 Using the exhaust vent contro... 6 Using the energy saver settings... 6 Changing air direction....6 Caring for Your Air Conditioner... 7 Ceaning the front pane....7 Ceaning the side-out air fiter..... 8 Performing annua maintenance... 8 Saving energy... 9 Troubeshooting... 10 Requesting Assistance or Service..... 11 Index..... 15 Warranty... 16 I-800-253-1 301 Ca our Comumw Aubtmnca Center with quwiion* cf ccmmonb.
A Note to You Thank you for buying a Whirpoo@ appiance. Bacausa your ife is getting busiir and more compicated, Whirpoo Air Conditioners are easy to use, save time, and hep you manage your home better. To ensure you enjoy years of troube-free operation, we deveoped this Use and Care Guide. It contains vauabe inforrnation about how to operate and maintain your appiance propery and safey. Pease read it carefuy. Aso, pease compete and mai the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appiance. This card heps us notify you about any new information on your appiance. Pease record your mode s information. Whenever you ca to request service on Mode Number your appiance, you need to know your compete mode number and seria number. Seria Number You can find this information on the mode Purchase Date and seria number abe (see diagram on page 4 for ocation of abe). Deaer Name Pease aso record the purchase date of Deaer Address your appiance and your deaer s name, address, and teephone number. Deaer Phone Keep this book and the saes sip together in a safe pace for future reference. I Our Consumer Assistance Center number is to-free 24 hours a day. 1-800-253-1301 1
Air Conditioner Your safety is important to us. This guide contains statements under warning symbos. Pease pay specia attention to these symbofs and foow any instructions given. Here is a brief expanation of the use of the warning symbo. Safety This symbo aerts you to such dangers as persona injury, burns, fire, and eectrica shock. IMPORTANT SAFEY INSTRUCTIONS To reduce the risk of fire, eectrica shock, or injury when using your air conditioner, foow these basic precautions: Read ai instructions before using FOR YOUR SAFETY* the air conditiir. DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR *Compete the instaation requirements OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND as described in the Instaation Instruc- LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR tbns. ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES.Do not operate the air conditioner with CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR the front pane removed. EXPLOSION. Never cean air condiiioner parts with fammabe fuids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or exposion. I - SAVE THESE INSTRUCTONS - Hep us hep you Pease: Insta your air conditioner in a window that wi hokf the weight, and secure the air conditioner according to the Instaation Instructions. Connect the air conditioner to the proper kind of outet with the correct eectrica suppy and grounding. (See the Instaation Instructions.) Make sure the air conditioner is the correct size for the area you want to coo. Use the air conditioner ony to do what a window air conditioner is designed to do. Make sure the air conditioner is not used by anyone unabe to operate it propery. Maintain the air conditioner propery. Aso, remove the Energy Labe. Use a damp coth to take off any gue residue. DO NOT use sharp instruments, fammabe fuids, or abrasive ceaners. These can damage the materia. 3
Parts and Features This section contains captioned iustrations of your appiance. Use them to become famiiar with where a parts and features are ocated and what they kd ike. To hep you find information on specifii parts or features quicky, page references are incuded. Contro pane (PP. 5,6) Side-out air fiter (P. 5) Adjustabe direction (P. 5) air cartridges Mode and eeria number abe (behind front pane)
Operating Your Air Conditioner To obtain the best possibe resuts from your air conditioner, it is important that you operate it propery. This section tes you how to set the contros and how to direct the cooed air. Starting your air conditioner 1. Set Exhaust Contro to CLOSED for maximum cooing performance. (See Using the exhaust vent contro on paw 6.1 2. Set the Fan Contro to the desired setting. You can use either the ENERGY SAVER or NORMAL FAN settings. (See Using the energy saver settings on paw 6.1 LOW -for seeping comfort MED - for norma cooing QUICK COMFORT-for fastest coding FAN ONLY -to circuate room air without cooing it 3. Turn the Thermostat Controi to a mid setting. You can adjust the air conditioner s cooing performance by turning the Thermostat Contro cc&wise for more cooing or countercockwise for ess cooing. You wi need to experiment to find the setting which suits you best. IMPORTANT: f you turn the air conditioner off, or if the compressor tums off when you ower the Thermostat Contro, wait at feast 3 minutes before turning the air conditioner back on. If you don t waft, you may bow a fuse or trip a circuit breaker. Eectrica Shock Hazard Pug unit onfy into grounded eectrica outet. *Do not uw an extension cord. Do not operate unit with the front pane removed. Faiure to foow the above precautions couki resut in eectrica shock or persona injury. 5
Using the exhaust vent contro The Exhaust Vent Contro draws stae or smoky air from the room or circuates existing room air. To exhaust room air: 1. Set Exhaust Vent Contro to OPEN. 2. Set Fan Contro to desired setting (ENERGY SAVER or NORMAL FAN). If no coding is desired, set Fan Contro to FAN ONLY. 3. Set Thermostat Contro to desired setting. To circuate room air: 1. Set Exhaust Vent Contro to CLOSED. 2. Set Fan Contro to desired setting (ENERGY SAVER or NORMAL FAN). If no coding is desired, set Fan Contro to FAN ONLY. 3. Set Thermostat Contro to desired setting. NOTE: For maximum performance, the Exhaust Vent Contro must be in the CLOSED position when cooing or room air circuation is desired. Using the energy saver settings Use the ENERGY SAVER settings when you do not want the fan to run continuousy. Using these settings causes the fan to stop when the compressor stops and saves energy. Set the Fan Contro to the desired setting. LOW-for seeping comfort MED -for norma cooing QUICK COMFORT -for fastest cooing Changing air direction The air direction cartridges on both sides of the unit contro the direction of the cooed air. The air direction cartridge rotates to direct the air straight ahead or to the sides of the unit. The buyers in each air direction cartridge are operated by a tab. Use the tab to direct the air up, down, or straight ahead. 6
Caring for Your Air Conditioner Proper care of your air conditioner heps ensure onger ife of the unit and ower operating costs. Foow these instructions carefuy. Eectrka Shock Hazard Unpug the power cord from the receptace before ceaning the unit. Do not use ceaning fuids, sovents, abrasive ceaners, or strong detergents on the air conditioner. Faiure to foow the above precautions coub resut in eectriia shock, persona injury, or product damage. Ceaning the front pane 1. Disconnect power cord from receptace. 2. Remove the front pane for ceaning. Remove the two screws from the bottom edge of the front pane. 3. Lii front pane up and toward you. 4. Remove the side-out air fiter and cean separatey. (See Ceaning the side-out air fiter on page 8.) NOTE: The front pane does not have to be removed to cean fitter. 5. Cean front pane with warm water, mid soap or detergent, and a soft coth. Rinse and dry thoroughy. 6. Wipe contro pane cean with a soft, dry coth. 7. Repace the front pane. 8. Pug in the power cord. a 7
Ceaning the side-out air fiter The fiter is ceanabe. A cean fiter heps remove dust, int, and other partices from the air. Check every two weeks to see if fiter needs ceaning. 1. Remove fiter by siding it up and out the top of the front pane. 2. Cean fiter using a vacuum ceaner. OR If very dirty, wash fiter with warm water and mid detergent. Air dry thoroughy before repacing. 3. Repace fiter by siding it back down into opening at top of front pane. Performing annua maintenance Your air conditioner needs annua mintenance to ensure steady, top performance throughout the year. Ca the service company recommended by your deaer to: Inspect and cean the cois and condensate water passages. Check fan and fan motor. The compressor and fan motor are seaed and need no oiing. The expense of an annua inspection is the fzowmets responsibiity. OR If you are famiiar with eectrica appiances, you can do the inspection and maintenance yoursef. If you choose to do so, foow these steps: 1. Disconnect power cord from receptace. 2. Remove the front pane. (See Ceaning the front pane on page 7.) 3. Side unit out of cabinet using the handes on the base fange. Fiter Eectrica Shock Hazard Unpug power cord from receptace before performing any maintenance. Be sure no iquid gets into the motor, eectrica contro box, or compressor eectrica terminas. Do not ift, push, or pu any white beaded foam (expanded poystyrene) park. Because your air conditioner weighs from 110 to 200 pounds, it is recommended that you have someone hep you when you remove or reinsta your unit and that you both use proper ifting techniques. Hande the air conditioner with care. Watch out for the sharp meta fins on the front and rear cois. Do not use the coected water for drinking purposes. It is not sanitary. Faiure to foow the above precautions coud resut in eectrica shock, persona injury, or product damage. 8
4. Wrap the motor, eectrica contro box, and the compressor termina box in pastic fim to make sure no water or other iquid gets inside. Water or other iquids coud damage the insuation and cause serious mechanica probems. 5. Cean and hose out the base, cois, and condensate pans. Cean at east once a year, or more often if the condenser cois and pans coect dirt, sand, eaves, insects, or agae. Aso, cean if you detect an odor coming from the air conditioner. 6. Remove pastic fim from motor and eectrica parts. 7. Repace unit in the cabinet. 6. Repace the front pane. 9. Pug in the power cord. NOTE: It is a good idea to wait 24 hours before starting the unit again. This aows time for a areas to dry thoroughy. The water from rainfa or from norma operation does not harm the components. L\-p Handes Saving energy Improve your home s insuation. Sea a doors and windows. Cose the firepace fue. Cose binds or drapes on the sunny side of the house. Add window awnings. Keep the air fitter cean. Do not bock the airfow from the air conditioner with drapes or furniture. Ventiate the attic. High temperatures in the attic add to the cooing oad. Try not to use heat-producing appiances during the hottest part of the day. Turn ights and appiances off when not needed. Keep heat registers and coo-air returns cosed. Use exhaust venting fans whie cooking, doing aundry, or bathing. 9
Troubeshooting Listed in the chart beow are the most common probems consumers run into with their air conditioners. Pease read through this chart before caing for service. It coum save you the cost of a service ca. PROBLEM Air conditioner won t run Unit bows fuses or trips circuit breaker Unit turns on and off OR does not coo the room CHECK THE FOLLOWING Is the unit pugged into a ive circuit with proper votage? Has the time-deay fuse bown or circuit breaker tripped? Is the Fan Contro set to OFF? Is the Thermostat Contro set correcty? Has the oca power faied? Are time-deay fuses being used? Is an extension cord being used? DO NOT use an extension cord with this or any other appiance. Are you waiting 3 minutes before trying to restart the unit? Is the air fitter cean? Are the inside evaporator cois and the outside condenser cois cean? Is there excessive moisture or heat in the room (open vesse cookiig, showers, etc.)? Is the Fan Contro set too ow? Is the Thermostat Contro set too ow? Norma operating sounds When your air condiiioner operates normay, you wi hear sounds such as: PINGING or CLICKING as water dropets hit the condenser. Water dropets hep coo the condenser. AIR MOVEMENT from the fan, especiay on QUICK COMFORT setting. CLICKS from the cooing cyce. Sounds may aso be caused by house construction - such as vibration of the unit due to wa construction or an unsteady window mounting area. 10
Requesting Assistance or Service Before caing for assistance or service, pease check Troubeshooting on page 10. It may save you the cost of a service ca. If you sti need hep, foow the instructions beow. 1. If you need assistance*... 3. If you need FSP repacement parts... Ca the Whirpoo Consumer Assistance Center teephone FSP is a registered trademark of Whirpoo number. Dia to-free from w Corporation for quaity parts. Look for this anywhere in the U.S.A.: symbo of quaity whenever you need a -800-253-1301 E repacement part for your Whirpoo and tak with one of our trained consutants. appiance. FSP repacement parts wi fit The consutant can instruct you in how to right and work right, because they are made obtain satisfactory operation from your to the same exacting specifications used to appiance or, if service is necessary, buid every new Whirpoo appiance. recommend a quaified service company To ocate FSP repacement parts in your in your area. area, refer to Step 2 or ca the Whirpoo If you prefer, write to: Consumer Assistance Center number in Mr. Wiiam Cark Step 1. Consumer Assistance Representative 4. If you are not satisfied with Whirpoo Corporation how the probem was 2000 North M-63 soved... Benton Harbor, M 49022-2692 Contact the Major Appiance Consumer Pease incude a daytime phone number in Action Pane (MACAP). MACAP is a group your correspondence. of independent consumer experts that voices consumer views at the highest 2. If you need service*... eves of the major appiance industry. Whirpoo has a nationwide Contact MACAP ony when the deaer, network of authorized Whirpoo authorized servicer, and Whirpoo have service companies. Whirpoo sm\a faied to resove your probem. service technicians are trained Major Appiance Consumer Action Pane to fufi the product warranty and E 20 North Wacker Drive provide after-warranty service, anywhere in Chicago, IL 60606 the United States. To ocate the authorized MACAP wi in turn inform us of your Whirpoo service company in your area, ca action. our Consumer Assistance Center teephone number (see Step 1) or ook in your teephone directory Yeow Pages under: *APPLIANCE-ROUSEHOLD WAsHma UACIUNES & LNOR, SERVICE L REPAIR DRYERB, SERVICE i REPAJR -SrWhipod~of - SW whdpd Appknms of Auk&ad Whk@m Swdm Authotzsd WhIrpod sevica (e5mqw m sewka co.) (Ennp*: x-y2 smvke Co.) When asking for hep or service: Pease provide a detaied description of the probem, your appiance s compete mode and seria numbers, and the purchase date. (See page 2.) This information wi hep us respond propery to your request. 11
Index This index is aphabetica. Look for the word or phrase you are interested in, then ook for the page number. TOPIC PAGE AIRFLOW Directing.................................................. 6 CLEANING Air fiter.................................................... 8 Front pane.............................................. 7 ENERGY SAVER SETINGS.................... 6 EXHAUST VENT CONTROL..................... 6 ENERGY Saving..................................................... 9 FEATURES/PARTS................................... 4 MAINTENANCE Annua, performing.............................. 8, 9 PARTS/FEATURES................................... 4 SAFETY...,................................................. 3 SERVICE Parts... 11 Requesting... I I STARTING AIR CONDITIONER................ 5 TROUBLESHOOTING............................. 10 WARRANTY............................................. 16 15
WHIRLPOOL@ Room Air Conditioner Warranty LENGTH OF WARRANTY FULL ONE-YEAR WAR- RANTY From Date of Purchase FULL FIVE-YEAR WAR- RANTY From Date of Purchase WHIRLPOOL WILL NOT PAY FOR WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR FSP@ repacement parts and repair abor to correct defects in materias or workmanship. FSP repacement parts and repair abor to correct defects in materias or workmanship in the seaed refrigeration system. These parts are: 1. Compressor 4. Drier-strainer 2. Evaporator 5. Connecting tubing 3. Condenser A. Service cas to: 1. Correct the instaation of your air conditioner. 2. Instruct you in how to use your air conditioner. 3. Repace house fuses or correct house wiring. 4. Cean or repace the air fiter. B. Pickup and deivery. Your air conditiiner is designed to be repaired in the home. C. Damage to your air conditioner caused by accident, misuse, fire, food, acts of God, or use of products not approved by Whirpoo. D. The remova and reinstaation of your air conditioner if it is instaed in an overhead or other inaccessibe ocation or not instaed in accordance with pubished instaation instructions. E. Repairs to parts or systems caused by unauthorized modiiitions made to the appiance. 8194 Service under the fu warranties must be provided by an authorized Whirpoo service company. WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSE- QUENTAL DAMAGES. Some states do not aow the excusion or imitation of incidenta or consequentia damages so thii imitation may not appy to you. Thii warranty gives you specific ega rights, and you may aso have other rights which vary from state to state. Outside the United States, a different warranty may appy. For detais, pease contact your authorized Whirpoo distributor or miitary exchange. If you need service, first see the Requesting Assistance or Service section of thii book. After checking Requesting Assistance or Service, additiona hep can be found by caing our Consumer Assistance Center teephone number, 1-8tM-25&1301, from anywhere in the U.S.A. PART NO. 1156503 Rev. A 01wwhbipmcorpordbn 0 Rqdomd Tmdmwk d WhIrpod. U.SA. Prdd In USA.