Troubleshooting Tips; Normal Operating Sounds - GE AEH24DSL1 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

Troubleshooting Tips.
Possible Causes What To Do
Air conditioner The (]ir conditioner • ivl(]kesure the (]ir conditioner plug is pushed
does notstart is unplugged, completely into the outlet.
The fuse is blown/circuit • Check the house fuse/circuit bre(]ker box (]nd replace
bre(]ker is tripped, the fuse or reset the bre(]ker.
Power foliate. ,The unit will Gutom(]tically restart in the settings lust
used (]tier the power is restored.
•There is (] protective time del(]y ((]pproxim(]tely
3 minutes) to prevent tripping of the compressor
overload. For this re(]son, the unit m(]y not st(]rt
norm(]l cooling for 3 minutes (]fter it is turned
b(]ck on.
The current interrupter ,Press the RESETbutton Ioc(]ted on the power cord plug.
device is tripped. ,If the RESET button will not st(]y eng(]ged, discontinue
use of the (]it conditioner (]nd cont(]ct (] qu(]lified
service technici(]n.
Air conditioner does Airflow is restricted. • ivl(]kesure there (]re no curt(]ins, blinds or furniture
not cool as it should blocking the front of the (]it conditioner.
The temp control m(]y • In the Cool mode, press the Decrease T p(]d.
not be set correctly.
The (]it filter is dirty. • Cle(]n the filter (]t le(]st every 30 d(]ys.
See the Care and Cleaning section.
The room m(]y hove been hot. • When the (]it conditioner isfirst turned on,you need
to (]llow time for the room to cool down.
Cold (]ir is esc(]ping. • Check for open furn(]ce registers (]nd cold (]ir returns.
Cooling coils hove iced up. ,See "Air conditioner freezing up" below.
Air conditioner Ice blocks the (]ir flow . Set the controls (]t High Fan or High Cool (]nd set the
freezing up
(]nd stops the (]it conditioner thermost(]t to (] higher temper(]ture.
from cooling the room.
Theremote control The b(]tteries (]re inserted • Check the position of the b(]tteries.They should be
is not working incorrectly, inserted in the opposite (+)(]nd (-) direction.
The b(]tteries m(]y be de(]d. • Repl(]cethe b(]tteries.
Water drips outside Hot, humid we(]ther. • This is norm(]l.
Water drips indoors
The (]ir conditioner is not • For proper w(]ter disposol, m(]ke sure the (]ir conditioner
tilted to the outside, sl(]nts slightly from the c(]se front to the re(]r.
Water collects in Moisture removed from (]ir ,This is norm(]l for (] short period in (]re(]s with little
base pan (]nd dr(]ins into bose p(]n. humidity; norm(]l for (] longer period in very humid (]re(]s.
Normal Operating Sounds
You m(]y he(]r (] pinging noise c(]used by
w(]ter being picked up (]nd thrown (]g(]inst the
condenser on r(]iny d(]ys or when the humidity
is high. This design fe(]ture helps remove
moisture (]nd improve efficiency.
You m(]y he(]r the thermost(]t click when the
compressor cycles on (]nd off.
W(]ter will collect in the b(]se p(]n during
high humidity or on rainy d(]ys.The w(]ter
m(]y overflow (]nd drip from the outdoor side
of the unit.
The f(]n m(]y run even when the compressor
does not.
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