Troubleshooting; Before Calling For Service - Kenmore 75085 - 8,000 BTU Single Room Thru-The-Wall Air Conditioner Owner's Manual

BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
Check the following list to be sure a service call is really necessary. A quick reference to this manual may
help you avoid an unneeded service call.
THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT OPERATE
Check if... Then...
The Currentinterrupter Deviceis tripped.
Wall plug disconnected.
House fuse blown or circuit breaker tripped.
Power is OFF.
Unit was turned off and then on too quickly.
TEMP Control set warmer than room temperature.
Press the RESET button located on the power cord plug.
If the RESET button will not stay engaged, discontinue use of the
air conditioner and contact a qualified service technician.
Push plug firmly into wall outlet.
Replace fuse with time delay type or reset circuit breaker.
Push the power button.
Set unit off and wait 3 minutes before restarting.
Set TEMP Control to a lower number.
AIR FROM UNIT DOES NOT FEEL COLD ENOUGH.
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FAN SPEEDsetat LOW. PushFAN SPEEDbuttonto set at HI.
TEMPControlset too warm. SetTEMPControlto a lowertemperature.
Roomtemperature below70°F (21°C). Coolingmay not occuruntilroomtemperature risesabove70°F (21°C).
Temperature sensingtubetouchingevaporatorcoil, Straightentubeawayfrom evaporator c oil.
locatedbehindfront grille.
THEAIRCONDITIONER C OOLING, BUTROOMISTOOWARM- ICEFORMING ON COOLING COILBEHIND INLET GRILLE.
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Outdoortemperature below70°F (21°C). To defrostthe coil,set the MODEto FAN,FANspeedto High.
Air filter maybe dirty. Cleanair filter.Referto Maintenance sectionof owner'smanual.
Todefrost t hecoil,setthe MODEto Cool,Fanspeedto high,andthe
TEMPControlset too low. Tempcontroltoa highertemperature.
THEAIRCONDITIONER COOLING, BUTROOM ISTOOWARM
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Dirtyair filter- air restricted. Cleanair filter.Referto Maintenance sectionof owner'smanual.
TEMPControlset too warm. SetTEMPControlto a lowertemperature.
Frontof unit is blockedbydrapes,blinds,furniture, e tc. Clearblockageinfrontof unit.
Air distribution is restricted.
Doors,windows,registers, e tc.open. Coldair escapes. Closedoors,windows,registers, e tc.
Unitrecentlyturnedon inhot room. Allowadditional timetoremove s tored heat f romwalls, c eiling, f loor, a ndfurniture.
THE AIR CONDITIONER TURNS ON AND OFF RAPIDLY.
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Outsidetemperatureisextremelyhot. Set FANSPEEDon HIto minimizethe coolingload.
Unitis set to energysavermode. Approximately e very3 minutesthe fanwill turnon andthe unitwill check
the roomair temperature to determine if coolingis needed. T his is
normalenergysavermodeoperation.
NOISE WHEN UNIT IS COOLING.
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Soundoffan hitting water-from themoisture removal s ystem. This is normal w henhumidityishigh.Closedoors,windows, a ndregisters.
Windowvibration - poorinstallation. Referto nsta aton nstructons or checkw th nsta er.
WATER DRIPPING INSIDE ROOM WHEN UNIT IS COOLING.
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The air conditioner i s improperlyinstalled. Tilt air conditioner s lightlyto the outsideto allowwaterdrainage.Referto
installation instructions or check withinstaller.
WATER DRIPPING OUTSIDE WHEN UNIT IS COOLING.
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The unit is removinglargequantitiesof moisture This is normalduringexcessively humiddays.
from humidroom.
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