Whynter ARC-08WB instruction manual Troubleshooting, Problem, Possible Causes, Solutions, P a g e

TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem	Possible Causes	Solutions
The portable air	 Power failure / outage	 Restore the power supply
conditioner does not	 The automatic switch, line	 Flip the switch / change the fuse / turn the
turn on	fuse, or breaker has been	breaker back on. Also note that you may have
	tripped	too many appliances drawing power on one
		circuit, you may need to move the other
	 The power supply voltage is	appliances to another circuit
		 Move the unit onto another circuit with the
	too low	correct voltage
	 The power cord is damaged	 Call for service. Only authorized personnel
		should replace damaged power cord or power
	 The L.C.D.I. power plug for	plug
		 Press the Reset button on the L.C.D.I. power
	the unit is tripped	plug
	 The internal water reservoir	 Drain water from the air conditioner
	is full and ‘P1” appears on	 Possible loose internal connection. Please
	display	contact Whynter for service
The unit turns on but	 The room temperature is	 This unit is designed to work in ambient
the compressor does	outside of the operational	temperatures of 64°F to 90°F
not turn on (the fan runs	tolerances of the unit
but the unit is not	 The Cooling mode is not on	 Press the MODE button until the COOL light is
cooling)	 The compressor has not	shown on the display
		 Give the compressor 3 minutes to turn on after
	turned on yet because of its	the Cooling mode has been selected
	time delay
	 The set temperature is too	 Set the air conditioner to a lower temperature.
	high	It is recommended to set the temperature to at
		least 5°F of the ambient temperature
	 The internal water reservoir	 Either manually drain the water by removing
		the drain plug or allow the unit to exhaust the
	is full and ‘P1” appears on	water itself by running the fan only mode.
	display	Then cooling will resume
		 Possible loose internal connection. Please
		contact Whynter for service
The air coming out of	 The filters are dirty or	 Clean the air filters
the unit is not very cold,	obstructed
or the airflow volume is	 The air intake or exhaust is	 Make sure there is at least 20" of clearance
weak	obstructed	from the air intake. Make the length of the
	 The unit is set in DRY or	exhaust hose is as short as possible
		 Set the unit to the cooling mode
	FAN mode
	 The unit is set to low fan	 Set the unit to a higher fan speed
	speed
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