Samsung Electronics 12-3
Classification Class Description
Smells
QWhenever the air conditioner is turned on, it stinks.
AWhen are no components in the air conditioner sending out chemical smells. But, when the air condi-
tioner is turned on, other smell source
s are sucked into the air conditioner and get out of it. So, find and
root out the smell sources. Generally, when the drain hose is taken out to the washing r
oom or there
are sources of smells such as a diaper bin, a shoe shelf or a socks bin, bad smells generate. Also, it occurs
where glass cleaners or air fre
sheners are used; when they are sucked in interacting with dusts and
moistures inside, bad smells generate. these kinds of organic materials noxious to human bodies. So, we
recommend against the use of them.
Q
Whenever the air conditioner is turned on, it smells sour.
AWhen the room is papered recently, its paste smells would be sucked inside. Also, when the air condi-
tioner is installed in the study room of young boys loving sweat-generating activities such as the bas-
ketball
, excessive sweats evaporate and get sucked into the air conditioner resulting in bad smells. So,
find and root out problem or refresh the room frequently.
Q
Whenever the air conditioner is turned on, it smells musty.
A It is due to the improper keeping of the product after its use. When keeping the product, dry up the
inside with the operation of ventilation to prevent must. When the product is kept without dr
ying up
the inside with ventilation, mold would grow inside resulting in must. So, open the windows and switch
on the ventilation function to get rid of the saturated smell inside.
Q
Whenever the air conditioner is turned on, it sends out bad smells such as stale smells.
A It occurs generally when there are pet animals in the house. Their smells stay at the same place.
But, when the air conditioner is turned on, the air gets circulated resulting in the cir
culation of the
smells. So, find and root out the problem or refresh the room frequently.
Q
It sends out bad smells.
AWhen the air filter is filthy, it could send out bad smells. So, clean the filter and ventilate the room with
the windows open while operating the ventilation function.
Operation
Q
It won't start.
A There is a power failure or it is plugged out. Also, check if the power distribution panel is switched off .
Q
It goes o during operation.
AWhen the hot air does not escape properly, it goes off during operation. it occurs when it does not ven-
tilate properly because the outdoor unit is covered, the back of the outdoor unit is blocked by a car
d-
board or a plywood panel, and the front of the outdoor unit is blocked by the closed window or other
obstacles. Clear the above obstacles fro
m the outdoor unit.
Q
It generally works properly. But, when it's considerably hot, it goes o during operation.
A It occurs when the outdoor unit is exposed to direct sunlight and the hot air does not escape properly.
Set up a sun blind over the outdoor unit and clear the neighboring obstacles fro
m the outdoor unit to
provide good ventilation. When it goes off frequently during a heat wave, it would prevent the turn-
off and increase the cooling capacity cleaning the out
door unit or spraying some water to the heat
exchanger.
QThe remote controller won't operate.
A When the batteries run out or the transmitter or receiver of the remote controller is blocked by obsta-
cles, change the batt
eries or keep the obstacles away from the controlling area. Also, the remote con-
troller may mot work under intensive light from a 3-wave length lamp or a neon sig
n due to the EMI. In
this case, take the remote controller closer to the receiver.