Troubleshooting Tips.
Air conditioner
doesnotstart
Possible Causes
What To Do
The air conditioner
is tmplugged.
The fuse is blown/circuit
breaker is tripped.
Power failure.
• Make sure the air conditioner
plug is pushed
completely into tile outlet.
• Check tile house fixse/circuit breaker box and replace
tile flxse or reset tile breakeL
• Tile unit will automatically
restart
in tile settings
last
used after the power is restored.
• There
is a protective
time del W (approximately
3 minutes)
to prevent
tripping
of tile compressor
overload.
Fox this reason,
tile unit may not start
normal
cooling
for 3 minutes
after it is turned
back on.
The current
interrupter
• Press the RESETbutton located
on the power
cord plug.
device
is tripped.
• If tile RESETbutton
will not stay engaged,
discontinue
use of tile air conditioner
and
contact
a qualified
service
technician.
Air conditioner does
Airflow
is restricted.
• Make sure there
are no curtains,
blinds or fiuniture
not cool as it should
blocking
the flont
of the air condifioneL
The temp control may
• On models
wifll touch pads: In tile Cool mode,
press tile
not be set correctly.
Decrease • pad.
• On models
with control
kalobs, mrn tile temperature
knob m a higher
numbeL
The air filter is dirty.
• Glean tile filter at least every 30 days.
See tile Care and Cleaning section.
The room may have been hot.
• When
tile air conditioner
is filst turned
on, you need
to allow time for file room
to cool down.
Cold air is escaping.
• Gheck for open
fiunace
regfiste_ and cold air returns.
Cooling
coils have iced up.
• See "Air conditioner freezing up" below.
Air conditioner
freezingup
Ice blocks
the air flow
and stops the air conditioner
from cooling
the room.
• On models widl conUol knobs, set die mode conuol at
HighFanor High Coolwitb the rempat I or 2.
• On models with touch pads, set tile controls at High Fan
or High Cooland set the tbemlosmt m a higher
tempex_mxre.
Theremote control
The batteries are inserted
* Check tile position of tile batteries. Tile), should be
is not working
incorrectly,
inserted in tile opposite (+) and (-) direction.
The batteries may be dead.
= Replace the batteries.
Water drips outside
Hot, humid weather.
• This is normal.
Water drips indoors
The air conditioner is not
• Fox proper water disposal, make sure tile air conditioner
tilted to the outside,
slants slightly from the case flont to the real
Water collects in
Moisture removed
from air
• This is normal for a short period in areas with little
basepan
and drains into base pan.
humidiD,; hernial for a longer period in very humid areas.
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Normal
Operating
Sounds
You may hear a pinging noise caused by water
being picked up and thrown against tile
condenser
on rainy dws or when the humidity
is high. This design feature helps remove
moisture and improve efficiency.
}_You may hear tile thernlosmt click when tile
compressor cycles on and off:
Water Mll collect in die base pan during
high humidity
or on rainy days. Tile wamr
may overflow
and drip flom tile outdoor
side
of tile unit.
}_ Tile fan may run even when tile compressor
does not.