Whynter ARC-131GD instruction manual Troubleshooting, Problem, Possible Causes, Solutions, P a g e

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem

Possible Causes

Solutions

 

 

 

The portable air

Power failure / outage.

Restore the power supply.

conditioner does not

 

 

turn on

The automatic switch, line

Flip the switch / change the fuse / turn the breaker

 

fuse, or breaker has been

back on. Also note that you may have too many

 

tripped.

appliances drawing power on one circuit, you may

 

 

need to move the other appliances to another

 

 

circuit.

 

The power supply voltage is

Move the unit onto another circuit with the correct

 

too low.

voltage.

 

The power cord is damaged.

Contact Whynter Service Department. Only

 

 

authorized personnel should replace damaged

 

 

power cord or power plug.

 

The L.C.D.I. power plug for

Press the Reset button on the L.C.D.I. power plug.

 

the unit is tripped.

 

 

The internal water reservoir

Drain water from the air conditioner.

 

 

 

is full.

 

 

Possible loose connection

Contact Whynter Service Department

 

 

 

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 95°F.

not turn on (the fan

tolerances of the unit.

 

runs but the unit is not

 

 

cooling)

The Cooling mode is not on.

Press the MODE button until the COOL light is

 

 

shown on the display.

 

The compressor has not

Give the compressor 3 minutes to turn on after the

 

turned on yet because of its

Cooling mode has been selected.

 

time delay.

 

 

The set temperature is too

Set the air conditioner to a lower temperature. It is

 

high.

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

 

is full.

drain plug or allow the unit to exhaust the water

 

 

itself by running the fan only mode. Then cooling

 

 

will resume.

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