Issue | Possible Cause | Solution |
My air conditioner is | Unit is not operating in | Set the unit to be in |
not cooling at all. | cooling mode. | cooling mode, and |
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| lower the set |
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| temperature (pg. 13). |
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| The compressor is not | The compressor may |
| on. | take up to 3 minutes to |
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| turn on, or longer if it is |
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| too warm. |
| The ambient | Lower the room |
| temperature is too | temperature to be |
| high. | below 90°F degrees. |
| The filter may be dusty | Clean the filters. |
| or blocked. | (pg. 16) |
| Blocked exhaust port. | Remove any |
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| obstructions in the |
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| exhaust hose and port. |
My air conditioner | The unit is not vented. | The unit must be |
blows cold air, but |
| vented. (pg. 4) |
does not lower the | The area of the room | Minimize the size of |
room temperature. | is too large. | the area to be cooled, |
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| i.e. adding a drop |
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| ceiling. Use more than |
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| one unit to cool the |
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| area, or use a larger |
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| unit. |
| Open windows and | Close any open doors |
| doors. | and windows. |
| Too many heat | Remove or shut off |
| sources. | additional heat |
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| sources such as radio |
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| equipment, servers, |
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| etc. |
| The room/garage may | Properly insulate the |
| be inadequately | room to be cooled, i.e. |
| insulated. | using fiberglass. |
| The ambient | The unit may not work |
| temperature is too | if the room |
| high. | temperature is above |
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| 90°F. |
| Direct sunlight is | Close curtains or pull |
| heating the room. | down blinds, and |
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| minimize the direct |
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| sunlight into the room. |
| The filter may be dusty | Clean the filter and |
| or blocked. | replace it if needed. |
| Dirty condenser coils. | Carefully vacuum the |
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| coils clean. |
| Obstructed air intake | Remove anything |
| or exhaust ports. | blocking the ports. |
Edgestar Portable Air Conditioner | 18 |
