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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
breaker is tripped.
replace the fuse or reset the breaker.
Power failure.
•
If power failure occurs, turn the air conditioner
OFF
. When power is restored, wait 3 minutes to
restart the air conditioner to prevent tripping of
the compressor overload.
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
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
Operating Instructions
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.
•
Set the air conditioner’s vent to the closed position.
Cooling coils have iced up.
•
See “
Air conditioner freezing up
” below.
Air conditioner
Ice blocks the airflow
•
On models with control knobs, set the mode control
freezing up
and stops the air conditioner
at
HIGH FAN
or
HIGH COOL
with the temp at
WARMER
.
from cooling the room.
•
On models with touch pads, set the controls at
HIGH FAN
or
HIGH COOL
and set the thermostat to a higher temperature.
The remote control is
The batteries are inserted
•
Check the position of the batteries. They should be
not working
incorrectly.
inserted correctly.
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.
