Troubleshooting Tips - GE AGW10 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

Troubleshooting Tips.
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Air conditioner
doesnotstart
Possible Causes What To Do
The air conditioner
is tmplugged.
The fuse is blown/circuit
breaker is tripped.
Power failure.
• Make sure tile air conditioner plug is pustled completely
into tile outlet.
• Check tile house fllse/circuit breaker box and replace
tile fllse or reset tile breakeL
• Tile unit will automatically re-start in tile settings last
used after tile power is restored.
• There is a protective finle delay (approxinlately 3 minutes)
m prevent uipping of tile compressor overload. For
this reason, tile unit m W not start hernial cooling for
3 minums after it is tinned back on.
The current interrupter
device is tripped.
• Press tile RESETbuttonlocated on tile power cord plug.
• If tile RESETbutton will not stay engaged, discontinue
use of tile air conditioner and contact a qualified service
teclmician.
Air conditioner does not Airflow is restricted. • Make sure fllere me no curtains, blinds or fluniture
coolas it should
blocking tile flont of tile air condifioneL
The temp control may not • In Cool mode, press tile DECREASE Vpad.
be set correctly.
The air filter is dirty. • Clean tile filter at least every 30 days.
See tile Operating Instructions section.
The room may have been hot. • XVllen file air conditioner is filst turned on, you need to
allow finle for tile rootll m cool down.
Cold air is escaping. • Check for open flunace floor reg,istels and cold air
YeDIIllS.
• Set tile air condifioneFs vent m tile closed position.
Cooling coils have iced up. • See "Air
conditionerfreezingup"
below.
Air conditioner Ice blocks the air flow and • Set tile conuols at HIGH(F3) Fan or HIGH (F3) Cooland
freezing up stops the air conditioner set tile tllemlostat to a higher teInpel_mne.
from cooling the room.
Theremote control The batteries are inserted • Check tile position of file batteries. They should be
is not working
incorrectly, inserted in tile opposite (+) and (-) direction.
The batteries may he dead. * Replace tile batteries.
Water drips outside
Excessively hot and • This is nomlal.
humid weather.
Waterdripsindoors
The air conditioner is not • For proper water disposal, make sure tile air conditioner
tilted to the outside, slants slightly flom tile case flont to tile reaL
Watercollectsin
basepan
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 nomlal for a stlort period in areas wittl little
hunlidity; noml_fl for a longer period in very hunlid areas.
Timer feature not A power outage or interruption * In tile case of a power outage or intenupfion, tile unit
working properly occurred. Timer feature will reset to tile original setting. You may
14 need to set a new finle if desired.