Cleaning and Maintenance
Before cleaning or maintaining, turn the appliance off by pressing the ON/OFF button
(A)or button (I) on the remote control and always unplug the appliance from the socket.
CLEANING THE CABINET
You should clean the appliance with a slightly damp cloth then dry with a dry cloth.
For safety reasons, never wash the air condi- tioning unit with water.
Precautions
Never use petrol, alcohol or solvents to clean the appliance.
Never spray insecticide liquids or similar.
CLEANING THE FILTERS
To keep your air conditioning unit working effi- ciently, you should:
Clean the dust filter every week of operation. The filter is housed in the intake grille.
When removing the evaporator air intake grille (5), do not touch the evaporator’s metallic wings because they are very sharp and they could be dangerous.
To clean the filters, proceed as follows
1.Remove the intake grille by rotating outwards (Fig. 1).
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2.Remove the dust filter by detaching it from the grille (Fig. 2). Remove 3M® electrostatic filter if it is mounted.
3M® electrostatic filter
dust filter
intake grille
Use a vacuum cleaner to remove the dust collected on the filter.
If the dust filter is very dirty, immerse in warm water and rinse a number of times.
The water should never be hotter than 105 °F (40°C).
After washing, leave the filter to dry.
To replace, put the filters back in the intake grille then attach the intake grille to the appliance.
Do not wash the 3M® ectrostatic filter when it is
START OF SEASON CHECKS
Make sure the power cord and plug are undamaged and the properly grounded. Follow the installation instructions precisely.
END OF SEASON OPERATIONS
To empty the internal circuit completely of water, open the cover (8) on the rear of the appliance.
Pull out the 2 drain hoses, take off the caps and let all the residual water flow out (fig. 3).
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When all the water has been drained, place the caps back on the hoses and put the hoses back inside.
Clean the filters and dry thoroughly before putting them back.
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