Troubleshooting Tips; Nomml Operating Sounds - GE ASR05 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 tripped, the fl/se ()r reset the brea kel;
Power failure. •/f power failure occurs, ttu'u the air comlitioner
OFF
_'hen 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. • \4"hen the air conditioner is filst turned on, )ou 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 l)osition of the batteries. Tile)" 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
Ftmction error code. • [rnlJlug, the air conditionel: Wait .3 minutes
and l)lu(*_ it
in the display back ill.
TIMERfeaturenot
A power outage or interruption • Ill the case of a l)ower outage or interruption, the unit
workingproperly
occurred. TIMER teatul'e will reset to the original setting. You
l]/_lV
need to set a new time if desired.
14
Normal Operating Sounds
_: Y)u may hear a pinging noise caused b\' water
being picked up and thrown against the
condenser on rainy daxs or when the htuniditv
is high. This design teatme helps remove
moisture and improve efficiency.
::Ji:: \am may hear the them/ostat click when the
colnI)I'essoI" cycles
on and ()t]L_
_: X4'ater will collect ill the base pan during
high lmmiditv or on rainy days. The water
may ovei_low and (lrip fl'om the outdoor side
ot the unit.
iJi:: T he tim max run exen when the compressor
does not.