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Troubleshooting Tips.

Normal Operating Sounds

■ You may hear a pinging noise caused by water

being picked up and thrown against the

condenser on rainy days or when the humidity

is high. This design feature helps remove

moisture and improve efficiency.

■ You may hear the thermostat click when the

compressor cycles on and off.

■ Water will collect in the base pan during

high humidity or on rainy days. The water

may overflow and drip from the outdoor side

of the unit.

■ The fan may run even when the compressor

does not.

Problem Possible Causes What To Do

Air conditioner

The air conditioner • Make sure the air conditioner plug is pushed

does not start

is unplugged. completely into the outlet.

The fuse is blown/circuit • Check the house fuse/circuit breaker box and replace

breaker is tripped. the fuse or reset the breaker.

Power failure. • The unit will automatically re-start in the settings last

used after the power is restored.

• There is a protective time delay (approximately

3 minutes) to prevent tripping of the compressor

overload. For this reason, the unit may not start

normal cooling for 3 minutes after it is turned

back on.

The current interrupter • Press the

RESET

button located on the power cord plug.

device is tripped.

• If the

RESET

button will not stay engaged, discontinue

use of the air conditioner and contact a qualified

service technician.

Air conditioner does

Airflow is restricted. • Make sure there are no curtains, blinds or furniture

not cool as it should

blocking the front of the air conditioner.

The temp control may • On models with touch pads: In the

Cool

mode, press the

not be set correctly.

Decrease

▼ pad.

• On models with control knobs, turn the temperature

knob to a higher number.

The air filter is dirty. • Clean the filter at least every 30 days.

See the

Care and Cleaning

section.

The room may have been hot. • When the air conditioner is first turned on, you need

to allow time for the room to cool down.

Cold air is escaping. • Check for open furnace registers and cold air returns.

Cooling coils have iced up. • See “

Air conditioner freezing up

” below.

Air conditioner

Ice blocks the air flow • On models with control knobs, set the mode control at

freezing up

and stops the air conditioner

High Fan

High Cool

with the

Temp

from cooling the room.

• On models with touch pads, set the controls at

High Fan

High Cool

and set the thermostat to a higher

temperature.

The remote control

The batteries are inserted • Check the position of the batteries. They should be

is not working

incorrectly. inserted in the opposite (+) and (–) direction.

The batteries may be dead. • Replace the batteries.

Water drips outside

Hot, humid weather. • This is normal.

Water drips indoors

The air conditioner is not • For proper water disposal, make sure the air conditioner

tilted to the outside. slants slightly from the case front to the rear.

Water collects in

Moisture removed from air • This is normal for a short period in areas with little

base pan

and drains into base pan. humidity; normal for a longer period in very humid areas.

Safety Instructions

Operating

Instructions

Care and Cleaning

Installation

Instructions

Troubleshooting

Tips

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