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Before you call for service...
Troubleshooting tips: Save time and money! Review the chart below first and you may not need to call for service.
Possible Causes
What To Do
The air conditioner
• Make sure the air conditioner
plug is pushed
is unplugged,
completely
into the outlet.
The fuse is blown/circuit
• Check
the house filse/circuit
breaker box and replace
breaker is tripped,
tim fuse or reset the breakm:
Power failure.
• If"power
failure
occurs,
turn
the air conditioner
OFF.
When
power is restored,
wait 3 minutes
to restart
the
air conditioner
to prevent
tripping
of the compressor
overload.
Airflow
is restricted.
• Make sure there
are no curtains,
blinds or fimfimre
blocking
the fi'ont of the air conditionel:
The temp control may
• On models with touch pads: In COOL mode, press the
not be set correctly.
DECREASE• pad.
• On models with control
knobs,
turn the temperature
lamb to a higher
llulnbei:
The air Filter is dirty.
• Clean the filter at least ew-ry 30 days.
See the Oporatin 9 Instructions
sectioi1.
The room may have been hot.
• When
the air conditioner
is first turned
on, you need
re allow time for the room re cool down.
Cold air is escaping.
• Check
fbr open
flmmce
registers
and cold air returns.
• Set the air conditioner's
vent re the closed
position.
Cooling
coils have iced up.
• See "Air conditioner
freezing up" below.
Ice Mocks
the air flow
• On models
with control
knobs,
set the mode control
and stops the air conditioner
at HIGH FAN or HIGH COOLwith the temp at I or 2.
from cooling
the room.
• On models
with touch pads, set the controls
at
HIGH FAN or HIGH COOLand set tim thermostat
to
a higher
temperature.
The batterles are in-ser ted
• Check
me position
of the batteries.
They should
be
incorrectly,
inserted
in the opposite
(+) and
(-) direction.
The batteries may be dead.
• Replace
the batteries.
Hot, humid weather.
• This is normal.
The air conditioner
is not
• For proper
water disposal,
make sure the air conditioner
tilted to the outside,
slants slightly fi'om the case front re the real:
Moisture
removed
from air
• Tiffs is normal
for a short period
in areas with little
and drains into base pan.
humidity; normal
for a longer
period in very" humid areas.
Function error
code.
• Unplug
the air conditioner:
Wait 3 nfinutes
and plug it
back in. If the error code reappears,
call for service.
Normal Operating Sounds
16
_ You may hear a pinging noise cruised by water
being picked up and fin'own against the
condenser on rainy days or when the humidity
is high. This design feature helps remove
moisture and improve efficiency:
_ You may hear the thermostat
click when tim
cornpressor cycles on and off.
_N Water will collect in the base pan during
high humidity or on rainy days. The water
may overflow and drip fi'om the outdoor side
of the unit.
_ The fan may run even when
tim compressor
does llOL
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