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INTRODUCTION
This manual is your guide to proper installation procedures along with
information about reasonable care and maintenance that will ensure
safe, economical and trouble free cooling. Failure to follow these
instructions may damage your cooler, impair its operation, create the
potential for serious personal injury and/or void the warranty.
Read it carefully.
A Note About Air Exhausting / Maximum Cooling
Since coolers function best when there are plenty of openings for the
air to exhaust, you can leave doors or windows open so your house
can breathe.
To get the maximum capacity of your cooler, and to help
keep insects, dust, dirt, etc out of the cooled space, the house should
be maintained at a slightly positive air pressure (there should be
slightly more air going into the house than is leaving). This is controlled
by how much the windows or doors are opened.
How much should you open your windows or doors? You should
adjust your openings until the air pressure inside the house is
nearly balanced with the air outside. A good method to determine
when the air is reasonably balanced is to place a tissue paper
against the screen in the window or door farthest from the cooler
and adjust the other openings in the house until the tissue paper
stays lightly on the screen. You can adjust different windows in the
house to direct the most airflow to the areas that are occupied
during different times of the day or night (example: living room
windows during the daytime, bedroom windows at night.)
INSTALLATION
Carefully read the contents of this manual and review the
drawings of the cooler (Fig. 1 & 2) to familiarize yourself with the
various parts before beginning the installation process.
CAUTION:
Disconnect all electrical power to the cooler
before attempting to install, open, or service your cooler.
Even while routinely inspecting or servicing the inside, the cooler can
be accidentally started. Keep people and pets away from the cooler
and electrical supply when you are working on it. Before opening,
servicing or cleaning the unit, unplug the unit from the wall receptacle
and take steps to ensure that the cord cannot be plugged back in and
the cooler turned on accidentally. Do not plug power cord into the wall
receptacle until installation or service work is complete.
Before attempting to install the cooler, confirm that the following
preparations have been made:
This cooler must be plugged into a 120 Volt GFCI (Ground Fault
Circuit Interrupter) protected receptacle. If you are not sure that the
receptacle is GFCI protected, consult with a qualified electrician.
This receptacle should be located within 5 feet of the window
opening (cooler power cord is 6 feet long, use of extension cords is
not recommended).
Install cooler in a window where only fresh outside air can enter.
Avoid installing the cooler in an area where the free air movement
around and into the cooler is restricted or locations where
obnoxious odors or fumes may be drawn into cooler from vent
pipes, kitchen exhausts, etc.
Verify that the supporting surface is strong enough to bear the
weight of the cooler when in use. This unit will weigh approximately
100 pounds when operating at full capacity.
Verify that the supporting surface is level in all directions.
2 Evaporative Window Cooler - Use and Care Manual
Mounting the Cooler
Installation normally involves locating the unit in a suitable window
and using the included chain mounting kit or the construction of a
platform or stand to support the weight of the cooler. Since every
installation is different, the exact requirements to mount and seal a
cooler against the weather will be best determined by the location and
the time of the installation. Most installations will require blocking of
the unused portion of the window around the duct, or other
modifications to the window frame may be
illustration (Fig. 2) for a typical installation.
Chain mounting:
Remove pad frame from cooler.
Position the cooler so that the duct rests on the window sill and the
grille angle flanges are inside the window opening. Using a
adjustable wrench, adjust the legs firmly against the wall to level
the cooler and to hold it in place.
Attach the 2 screw hooks to the top of the outside window frame.
Attach one end of each chain onto each hook.
Insert "S" hooks into holes in the top rear corner of the cabinet,
using the hooks to pierce the vinyl hole cover (2 places).
Connect the "S" hooks to the chain so the cooler is level.
Shelf or stand mounting:
Construct a platform or stand below the window, strong enough
to support the weight of the cooler (approximately 100 pounds).
Make the platform or stand mounting surface so that the height is
11
" below the resting point of the cooler duct on the window sill.
5/8
Remove pad frame assembly from cooler.
Position the cooler so that the duct rests on the window sill and the
grille flanges are inside the window frame. Using a adjustable
wrench, adjust the legs firmly against the wall to hold cooler in
place. DO NOT drive nails or screws through bottom pan into
mounting surface, this will void the warranty.
Lower the window to rest on the top of the duct (vertically hung
windows) or slide window closed against side of duct (horizontal slider
windows). Block any remaining unused portion of the window opening
with a suitable blocking material (Plexiglas, solid plastic sheet, solid
wood panel, etc.). It will be necessary to seal any joints around the
duct to prevent entry of rain, dust/dirt, insects, etc. Any good quality
caulking or foam tape will work.
Fig. 1
necessary.
See
Fig. 2
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