Changing Air Direction; Saving Energy; Normal Operating Sounds - Whirlpool 8040149 Manual De Uso

FAN SPEED SELECTION
Press the FAN SPEED key until you see the
indicator light come on for the desired setting.
Choose LOW, HIGH, or TURBO. When the
air conditioner is operating at LOW, HIGH, or
TURBO, the fan circulates air continuously.
LOW - Sleeping comfort
HIGH - Normal cooling
TURBO - Maximum cooling
You can select the FAN SPEED during the COOL or
FAN ONLY modes. If you change the fan speed during
AUTO COOL mode, the mode will change to COOL
mode.
SLEEP MODE
Press the SLEEP key to select the SLEEP
mode. The SLEEP indicator light will light
up. Press SLEEP key again to turn it off,
and the indicator light will go off.
SLEEP mode operates in the COOL mode at low fan
speed. This mode allows the room temperature in the

Changing air direction

Saving energy

There are many things you can do to help save energy.
• Improve your home's insulation. Seal doors and
windows. Close fireplace flue.
• Close blinds or drapes on the sunny side of your
house. Add awnings.
• Make sure drapes or furniture do not block airflow
from your air conditioner.
• Turn lights and appliances off when they are not
needed.

Normal operating sounds

When your air conditioner is operating normally, you may hear sounds such as:
• Droplets of water hitting the condenser, causing a
"pinging" or "clicking" sound. The water droplets
help cool the condenser.
• Air movement from the fan.
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first two hours to increase 3°F above your preset
temperature. It will maintain this temperature until
TURBO
SLEEP mode is turned off. During this mode the
HIGH
display's light intensity will decrease. SLEEP mode is
LOW
available in COOL mode only, not in AUTO COOL or
FAN ONLY mode.
FAN SPEED
CHECK FILTER
The CHECK FILTER indicator light comes
on every 720 hours of air conditioner
operation indicating that the filter needs to
be cleaned or replaced. Press the FILTER
RESET key to reset the CHECK FILTER.
The indicator light will turn off. To clean filter,
see page 10.
OFF mode
SLEEP
Press the OFF key to turn the air
conditioner off. Once turned off, the mode,
fan speed and temperature are stored and
are returned to the display the next time
the air conditioner is turned on.
The louvers in the top and sides of
the front panel allow you to control
the direction of the cooled air. Rotate
the top louvers up or down and the
side louvers from side to side to
change air flow direction.
• Ventilate your attic. High temperatures in the attic
add to the air conditioner's cooling load.
• Try not to use heat-producing appliances during the
hottest part of the day.
• Keep heat registers and cool-air returns closed.
• Use exhaust vent fans while cooking, doing laundry,
or bathing.
• Vibrations or noise due to poor wall or window
construction.
• A high-pitched hum or pulsating noise caused by
the modern high-efficiency compressor cycling on
and off.
CHECK
FILTER
FILTER
RESET
OFF