Troubleshooting Tips - GE AEH24 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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Possible Causes What To Do
Air conditioner
doesnotstart
The air conditioner
is unplugged.
• Make sure the air conditioner plug is pushed completely
into the outlet.
The fuse is blown/circuit • Check the house fllse/circuit breaker box and replace
breaker is tripped, the fllse or reset the breakei:
Power failure. • The unit will automatically re-start in the settings last
used after the power is restored.
• There is a protective tiine delay (approxinlately 3 ininutes)
to prevent tripping oI the compressor overload. For this
reason, the unit may not start nomml cooling tot
3 minutes after it is turned back on.
The current interrupter • Press the RESETbutton located on the power cord plug.
device is tripped. • If the
RESETbuttou
will not st;Iv euml,_ed discontinue
use of tile air conditioner and contact a qu;dilied selMce
tech nicia n.
Air conditioner d oesnot
Airflow is restricted. • Make sure there are no curtnins, blinds or flJrniture
cool as itshould blocking tile fl'out of tile air couditionel:
The temp control may not • On models with tl)uch pads:/n tile Cool mode, press the
be set correctly. Decrease • pad.
• On models with control knobs, turn tile temperature
knob to a higher utmibel:
The air Filter is dirty. • Clean the filter at least every 30 dm_s. See the
OperatingInstructions sectiol_.
The room lnay have been hot. • _l/en tile air conditioner ix filst turued ou,
}'l)//need
to
allow time ti)r tile room to cool (h)wn.
Cold air is escaping. • Check fi)r open flU'hate floor registel.s ;rod cold air returns.
• Set tile air conditioner's vent to tile closed position.
Cooling coils have iced up. • See "Air conditioner
freezing up"
beh)w.
Air conditioner Ice blocks the air flow and • On models with control knobs, set the mode control at
freezingup
stops
the air conditioner
HighFan or HighCoolwith the Temp
at
I or 2.
from
cooling
the room. • On models with touch pads, set the controls at
High Fan
or
HighCool
and set the themlostat to a higher
tel//pel';Itt/l'e.
Theremotecontrol
The batteries are hlserted • Check tile position of tile batteries. They should be
is not working incorrectly, inserted in the opposite (+) and (-) direction.
The batteries may be dead. • Replace the batteries.
Water
drips
ontside
Excessively hot and • This ix nlmual.
hmnid weather.
Water drips indoors The air conditioner is not • For proper water disposal, make sure the air conditioner
tilted to the outside, slants slightly fl'om the case fl'out to the re;u:
Water collects in Moisture is removed from • This ix hernial for a short period in areas with little
base pan
indoor air and drains into hmnidity; nlnmal for a hmger peliod in very humid areas.
rear of a cabinet where a fml
blows it against the outdoor
condenser coil.
Delay 1-24hrfeature not A power outage or interruption • The unit will autou/atically re-start in tile settings last used
working properly occurred, after the pl>wer ix restored./f the Delay 1-24hrfeature was
set, it will l'eStlll/e cot/utdowu.
_)t/ Ill;IV
need to set a Ile%v
time if desired.
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