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Possible Causes
What To Do
The air conditioner
• Make sure the air conditioner plug is pushed
is unplugged,
completely into the outlet.
The fuse is blown/circuit
• Check the house fuse/circuit
breaker }x)xand replace
breaker is tripped,
the fuse or reset the breaker.
Power failure.
• If power failure occurs, turn the air conditioner
OFF.
When power is restored,
wait 3 minutes
to restart the
air conditioner
to prevent nipping
of the compressor
overk)ad.
Airflow is restricted.
• Make sure there are no curtains, blinds or furnitm+e
blocking the front of the air conditioner.
The temp control may
• Turn the temperafure
knob to a higher number.
not be set correctly.
The air £dter is dirty.
• Clean Ihe fiher at least evei y 30 days.
See the OperatingInstructions s ecdon.
The room may have been hot.
• When Ihe air condiiioner
is fil_t mined on you need m
allow time for the room fo cool down.
Cold air is escaping.
• Check for <)pen furnace floor registei_ and cold
air
retui_qs.
• Set the air conditioner's
vent to the closed position.
Cooling coils have iced up.
• See "A# conditioner freezing up" below.
Ice blocks the air flow
• Set the mode control at HIGHFANor HIGHCOOL with
and stops the air conditioner
the temp at torZ
from cooling the room.
Excessively hot and
• This is normal.
humid weather.
The air conditioner
is not
•Forproperwaterdisposal,
makesuretheairconditioner
tilted to the outside,
slantsslightly from the case front to the rea,'.
Muisture is removed from
indoor air and drains into
rear of a cabinet where a fan
blows it against the outdoor
condenser coil.
• This is normal for a short period in areas with little
humidity; non'nal for a kruger period in vely humid areas.
Normal Operating Sounds
_ You may hear a pinging noise caused t)y-wamr
being picked up and thrown ag-ains t the
condenser
on rainy day-sor when the humidity is
high. This design feature helps remove moisture
and improve efficiency-.
_ You may hear the flaen'nostat click when the
compressor cycles on and off.
/TS_ Water will collect in the base pan during
high humidity or on rainy days. The wamr
may overflow and drip from the outdoor side
of tim unit.
/TS_ The fan may run even when the compressor
does not.
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