Troubleshooting Tips - GE AEE23 Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting Tips.
Possible Causes What To Do
Air conditioner The air conditioner • Make sure tile ah conditioner plug is
pushed
completely
does not start is unplugged, hm_ die outlet.
The fuse is blown/circuit • Check file house filse/circuit breaker box and replace
breaker is tripped, the
fllse or reset
tile breake/:
Power failure. * The unit will auton/adca/ly re-start ill file settings last
used after the power is restored.
• There is a protective time del W (approximately 3 minutes)
to prevent tlipping of the conlpressor overload. For this
reason, tile unit m W not start nomla/coofing for
3 minutes after it is turned back on.
The current interrupter * Press tile RESEYbutton located on tile power cord plug.
device is tripped. * If tlle RESErbutton will not stay engaged, discontinue
use of tlle air conditioner and contact a qualified service
technician.
Air conditioner does not Airflow is restricted. * Make sure there are no curtains, blinds or fllrnimre
cool as it should blocking tile flont of tile air condifionel:
The temp control may not * On models with touch pads: Ill the Cool mode, press the
be set correctly. Decrease V pad.
= On models wkh control knobs, turn tile temperature
knob to a higher numbe/:
The air filter is dirty. * Clean tile filter at least evelT 30 days. See tile
Careand Cleaningsection.
The room may have been hot. * When tile air conditioner is first turned on, you need to
aUow time for tile roon/to cool down.
Cold air is escaping. * Check for open fllrnace floor registers and coM air returns.
• Set tile air conditioner's vent to tile closed position.
Cooling coils have iced up. * See "Air conditioner freezing up" below.
Air conditioner Ice blocks the air flow and * On models with control knobs, set tile mode control
at
freezing up stops the air conditioner High Fanor High Coolwith tile Temp at 1 or 2.
from cooling the room. * On models with touch pads, set the controls at High Fan
or High Cool and set tile dlermosmt
to a higher
temperature.
* Check file position of the batteries. They should be
inserted in tlle opposite (+) and (-) direction.
* Replace tile batteries.
* This is normal.
The remote control
The batteries are inserted
is not working
incorrectly.
The batteries may be dead.
Water
drips outside
Excessively hot and
humid weather.
Water drips indoors The air conditioner is not * For proper water disposal, make sure the air conditioner
tilted to the outside, slants slightly flom tile case flont to the rear
Water collects in
basepan
Delay 1-24hrfeaturenot
workingproperly
Moisture is removed from
indoor air and drains into
rear of a cabinet where a fan
blows it against the outdoor
condenser coil.
* This is hernial if>i a short period ill areas with little
humidity; hernial for a longer period ill veIT humid areas.
A power outage or interruption
occurred.
* The unit will automatically re-start ill tile settings last used
after the power is restored. If tile Delay 1-24hr fe.amre w_ks
set, it will resume countdown. You may need to set a new
time if desired.
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