Maintenance; Before Calling For Service - Kenmore 580.74055 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...
Wail plug disconnected.
House fuse blown or circuit breaker tripped.
Power switch is OFF.
Unit was turned off and then on too quickly.
TEMP Control set warmer than room temperature.
Then...
Push plug firmly into wall outlet.
Replace fuse with time delay type or reset circuit breaker.
Push the power button.
Turn unit off and wait 3 minutes before restarting.
Turn TEMP Control to a lower temperature.
AIR FROM UNIT DOE8 NOT FEEL COLD ENOUGH.
Checkif... Then...
FAN SPEED set at LOW.
TEMP Control set too warm.
Temperature sensing tube touching evaporator coil,
located behind front grille.
Push MODE button to set at COOL-HI.
Set TEMP Control to cooler setting.
Straighten tube away from evaporator coil.
Remove Front Grille, then straighten tube away from evaporator coil.
THEAIRCONDITIONER COOLING, BUTROOM IBTOOWARM-ICE FORMING ON COOLING COILBEHIND INLETGRILLE.
Check if... Then...
Outdoor t emperature below70°F(21"C). To defrost t he coil,set MODEto FANONLYHI.
Airfiltermay bedirty. Cleanfilter.Referto Maintenance s ectionofowner'smanual. T o defrost,
set Mode/Temp control t o FanOnlyposition.
ControlKnobsettoo coldfornight-time cooling. Todefrost thecoil,settheMODE to FAN ONLY HI.
THE AIR CONDITIONERCOOLING,BUTROOM 18TOOWARM
Check if... Then...
Dirtyairfilter- air restricted. Cleanairfilter.Referto Maintenance sectionof owner'smanual.
TEMPControl s et toowarm. SetTEMPControlto coolersetting.
Frontof unitis blockedbydrapes,blinds,furniture, Clearblockageinfrontof unit.
etc.Airdistribution is restricted.
Doom, w indows,registers, e tc. open.Coldairescapes. Closedoom,windows, r egisters, e tc.
Unitrecentlyturned on inhot room. Allowadditional timetoremove s tored heat f rom walls, c eiling, floor, a ndfurniture.
THE AIR CONDITIONER TURN8 ON AND OFF RAPIDLY.
Check if.,, Then...
I Outsidetemperature is extremely hot. I SetMODEon COOLHIto bringairpastcoolingcoilsfaster. I
NOI8E WHEN UNIT 18 COOLING.
Check if... Then...
Sound offanhitting water-fromthemoisture r emoval system. This isnormal w henhumidity is high.Closedoom, w indows,andregisters.
Windowvibration - poorinstallation. Referto installation i nstructions or checkwithinstaller.
WATER DRIPPING IN81DE ROOM WHEN UNIT 18 COOLING.
Check if... Then...
Theair conditioner i s improperly installed. Tilt airconditioner s lightlytothe outsidetoallowwaterdrainage. R eferto
installation instructions o r checkwithinstaller.
WATER DRIPPING OUT81DE WHEN UNIT 18 COOLING.
Check if... Then...
Theunitis removing largequantities of moisture Thisis normalduringexcessively humiddays.
fromhumidroom.
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