BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
When you find something wrong with your room air conditioner, please carefully check the following items. If you are unable to find the cause of trouble, contact your service dealer.
Difficulty | Possible Cause | Suggested Solution |
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• Air conditioner does | • No power to unit. | • Set Fan Control Select to |
not operate. |
| position other than "OFF". |
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| • Confirm power cord is plugged in. |
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| • Verify main power switch |
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| (main circuit breaker) or fuse |
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| of the unit is good. |
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• Little or no cooling | • Compressor lockout on initial | • Wait 3 to 4 minutes and restart |
| plug in. | the unit. |
| • Dirty air filter | • Clean air filter. |
| • Is there anything blocking the | • When blocked by curtains, |
| front? | blinds, or furnitures, etc., the air |
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| flow is restricted and cooling |
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| performance is affected. |
| • Thermostat is not adjusted | • Adjust thermostat correctly. |
| correctly. | • Check with dealer to determine |
| • Air conditioner undersized for | proper unit capacity for |
| application. | application. |
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• Noisy unit | • Loose parts | •Tighten any loose parts. |
| • Weak building construction. | • Provide additional support. |
| • Water hitting fan. | • Normal in high humidity. |
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| • Stop noise by allowing water to |
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| drain from base fan through |
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| drain hole. |
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• Ordors from unit | • Mold, mildew or algae formation | • Place algaecide tablet in base |
| on wet surfaces. | pan |
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| • Remove water in base pan |
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| through drain hole. |
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• Water in base pan. | • Normal for operation in humid | • Water in base pan is picked up |
| areas. | by the fan blade and thrown onto |
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| the warm outdoor coil where |
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| water then evaporates. |
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