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Airconditioner
doesnotstart
Possible Causes What ToDo
• Make sure the air conditioner plug is pushed
completely into the outlet.
The air conditioner
is unplugged.
The fuse is blown/circuit • Check tile house fllse/circuit breaker box and repk_ce
breaker is tripped, tile thse or reset the breakel;
Power failure. • If power fidlure occm_, turn the air con(fiti(mer Off
When po_er is restored, _ait 3 rMnutes to restart the
air conditioner to prevent tripping of tile compressor
overload.
The current interrupter • Press the RESETbutton located on the power cord plug.
device is tripped. • If tile RESETbutt(m will not stay eng:_ged, (fiscontinue
use of the air conditioner and c(intact a qualified
service technJcia/l.
Air conditioner does Airflow is restricted. • Make sure there are no curtains, blinds or furniture
not cool as itshould bhicking the front of the air conditioner.
The temp conlrol may • On models with touch pads: Ill Cool mode, press tile
not be set correctly. Decrease• pad.
• On models with control knobs, turn tile temperature
knob to a higher mmlbel:
The air Filter is dirty. • Clean tile filter at least e\erv 30 days.
See tile OperatingInstructionssecti(_n.
The room may have been hot. • When tile air conditioner is first turned (ill, y(iu need
to allo\_ time filr tile ro(m/to cool (hl_n.
Cold air is escaping. • Check filr open thrnace registels and cold air returns.
• Set the air conditioner's xent to tile closed position.
Cooling coils have iced up. • See "Air conditionerfreezingup"belo\_.
Air conditioner Ice blocks the air flow • On models with control knobs, set tile mode contr(ll
freezingup and stops the air conditioner at Fan Onlyand the tim switch to HI
from cooling the room. • On nlodels with touch pads, set tile contr(lls at
HighFan or HighCooland set the thel]nostat to
a trigher, tern })erature
The remote controlis The batteries are htserted • Check tile position of tile batteries. They shoukl be
not working incorrectly, inserted ill tile o})posite (+) and (-) direction.
The batteries may be dead. • Replace the batteries.
Waterdripsoutside Hot, hlmfid weather. • This is n(nmal.
Waterdrips indoors The air conditioner is not • For proper \xater disposal, make sure tile air conditioner
tilted to the outside, slants slightl} ti'(nn tile case fl'ont to tile real:
Watercollectsin Moistureremoved from air • This is nomM for a short pe/iod ill areas with little
basepan and drains into base pan. lnunidi/y; n(imlal for a hlnger period ill \erx humid areas.
"El" appears Function error code. * Unplug tile air conditioner. Wait 3 n/inutes and plug it
in the display back ill.
TimerorSleep featoro A power outage or interruption • Ill the case of a power outage or intelyuption, tile unit
networking properly occurred. Timer and Sleep teatures xdll reset to tile original setting.
_ilU mm need to set a ue\_ time if desired.
Normal Operating Sounds
::Ji::Ym may hear a pinging noise caused 1)y
water being picked up and thrown against tile
condenser (m rainy days or when the lmmidiP,'
is high. This design fe'ature helps remove
moisture and improve efficiency.
::Ji::xdm may hear the thermostat click when the
compressor cycles on and off.
::Ji::X_,lter will collect ill the base pan during
high lmmiditv or on rainy days. The water
may overflow and drip fl'onl the outdoor side
of the unit.
!i?:The tim max run exert when the c()ml)ressor
does not.
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