Troubleshooting Tips; Nomml Operating Sounds - GE ASM24 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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Possible Causes What To Do
Air conditioner
doesnotstart
"Make sure the air conditioner I)lu(*_ is pushed
coml)letel ) into the outlet.
The air conditioner
is unplugged.
The fuse is blown/circtfit • Check the house filse/circuit breaker box and replace
breaker is lripped, the fl/se ()r reset th e brea kel;
Power failure. •/f power failure occurs, ttu'u the air comlitioner
OFF
_,Vhen power is restored, wait 3 minutes to restart the
air comlitioner to l)revent tril)ping of the compressor
overload.
Air conditioner does Airflow is restricted. • Make st/l'e there are
no curtains,
blinds or fiu'niture
not coolas it should
blocking the fl'ont of the air con(litionel;
The temp control may • On models with touch pads: Ill
COOLmode,
press the
not be set correctly,
DECREASE
• 1);1(1.
• On models with control knobs,
tt/I'U the
teml)erature
knob to a higher ntunbel:
The air filter is dirty. • Clean the filter at least every
30 (lays.
See the
OperatingInstructiorTs
secti_)u.
The room may have been hot. • \,Vhen the air conditioner is filst turned on, you need
to allow time fi)r the i'OOlii to
COO1
dowu.
Cold air is escaping. • Check fiw olden fl/ruace I'egisteI_, aml cold air returns.
• Set the air conditioner's vent to the closed position.
Coofing coils have iced up. • See
"Air conditioner
freezingup"
below.
Air conditioner
Ice blocks the air flow • On models with control knobs, set the mode control
freezingup
and stops the air conditioner
at
HIGHFANor HIGHCOOL
with
tit e tern l) at
I or 2.
from cooling the room. • On models with touch pads, sot the controls at
HIGHFANor HIGHCOOL
and set the them/ostat to
a higher, tern l)erature .
The remote control is
The batteries are inserted • Check the position of the batteries. They should be
not
working
incorrectly, inserted ill the opl)osite
(+) and
(-) direction.
• s
The batteries may be dead. Rel)lace the batteries<
Water drips outside
Hot, humid weather. • This is hernial.
Water drips indoors The air conditioner is not • For l)r()per water disl)()sal, make sure the air conditi(mer
tilted to the outside, slants slightly fl'om the case front to the real;
Water collects in Moisture removed from air • This is nom, al fi)r a short l)efiod ill areas with little
basepan
and drains into base pmz. lmmiditv;, nomml
fiw a louger,
l)eI]°d ill Vel'V hmnid areas.
"El"appears
Fmlction error code. • [rnlJlug, the air conditionel: Wait .3 minutes
and l)lu(*_ it
in the display back ill.
TIMER or SLEEPfeature
A power outage or interruption • Ill the case of a power outnge or interruption, the unit
not
workingproperly
occurred. TIMER ;rod SLEEP teatlu'es will reset to the original settin
You may need to set a new filne if desired.
16
Normal Operating Sounds
::Ji:: Y)u may hear a pinging noise caused by water
being picked up and thrown against the
condenser on rainy days or when the lmmidi_'
is
high. This design teature helps
remove
uloisture and
improve
efficiency.
::Ji:: _m may hear the them/ostat click when the
COlnI)I'essoI" cycles
on and ot]L_
::Ji:: Water will collect ill the base pan during
high lmmiditv or on rainy days. The water
ulay ovei_low and dil I) fron/the outdoor side
ot the unit.
!i_:The tim max run exen when the comi)ressor
does not.