Troubleshooting Tips - GE AGV18 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

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Troubleshooting -tips
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Possible Causes What ToDo
The air conditioner • Make sure the air conditioner plug is pushed completely
is mlplugged, into the outlet.
The fuse is blown/circuit • Check the house fllse/circuit breaker box and replace
breaker is tripped, the filse or reset the breaker:
Power failure. • The unit will automatically re-start in the settings last
used after the power is restored.
• There is a protective time delay (appro_mately
3 minutes) to prevent tripping of the compressor
overload. D)r this reason, the unit may not start
nom/al cooling fin" 3 minutes alter it is turned
back on.
Air conditioner
doesnotstart
The current interrupter • Press the RESETbutton located on the power cord plug.
device is tripped. •/f the RESETbutton will not stay en m,ed discontinue
use of the air conditioner and contact a qualified selMce
technician.
Air conditioner does not
Airflow is restricted. • Make sure there are no curtains, blinds or flu'nittu'e
cool as it should bh wking the fi'_mt of the air c_mditione_:
The temp control may • On models with touch pads: In COOL mode, press the
not be set correctly. DECREASE Vpad.
• On models with control knobs, ttu'n the temperattu'e
knob to a higher numbe_:
The air f'dter is dirty. • (:lean the filter at least e\'e_y 30 days.
See the OperatingInstructions secti_m.
The room may have been hot. • X._qwn the air conditioner is filst flu'ned on you need to
allow
fill/e toI"
the
1"OO111 to COO1
down.
Cold air is escaping. • (_heck tor open flu'nace floor l'egistels and cold air
I'ettwns,
• Set the air conditioner's vent to the closed position.
Cooling coils have iced up. • See "Air conditioner
freezing up"
below.
Air conditioner
lee blocks the air flow • On models with control knobs, set the mode control at
freezing up mad stops the air conditioner HIGHFAN or HIGHCOOL with the temp at I or Z
from cooling the room. • On models with touch pads, set the controls at
HIGH
(F3)
FAN or HIGH
(F3)
COOL and set the themes>star
to a higher temperature.
Theremotecontrol
The batteries are inserted • Check the
position
of the batte_'ies. They shotfld be
is not working
incorrectly, inserted in the opposite (+) and (-) direction.
The batteries may be dead. • Replace the batteries.
Water drips outside ILxcessively hot and • This is nonual.
hmnid weather.
Waterdrips indoors The air conditioner is not • I?or proper water disposal, make sure the air conditioner
tilted to the outside, slants slightly fl'om the case fl'ont to the re:u:
Water collects in Moisture is removed from • This is nom_al tiw a shan't period in areas with little
base pan indoor air mad drains into humidit)'; nom_al fin" a longer period in very htmfid
rear of a cabinet where a fail areas.
blows it against the outdoor
condenser coil.
TIMERfeaturenot
workingproperly
A power outage or interruption • In the case ota power outage or interruption, the unit
occurred. TlMERleature will reset to the original setting. Ybu may
need to set a new time if desired. ' /