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Troubleshootingtips... Save time and money! PossCibale.se, What To Do E4appears in the display Water bucket is full or not installed correctly. • Remoxe, empty and replace the water bucket. See the Usingthe Wate'rBucket section and the [nstallation [nstructions ill this manual. "HEAT"modeN selected butunitdoesnotheat Airconditioner does notstart Water bucket was removed while unit was operating. If you have a Cool only model, heat settings will not be active on your model. The air conditioner is unplugged, • Replace the water bucket. See the Using the Water Buckotsection. NOTER; eplace the water bucket immediately after emptying it to catch _l]l} collde/ls_ltioll which may COllthltle to _lCCtlll/tl]_lte. • Set the unit to AUTO,COOLD, RYer FANmode. HEArmode is not a\ aJlable and will not operate on cool (.fly models. • Make Stlre the air conditioner into the outlet. plug is pushed coml)letely Air conditioner has stopped running Airconditionedroesnot cool as it should Ak conditioner freezingup The remote control N not working Unit does not work after pressingthePowerpad Noiseor vibration Tbrheeakefurse isistrbiplopwedn,/circuit Power failure. The current interrupter device is tripped. The remote control is not working, Power interruption or power failure occurred, Sleepmode or the _mer Off pad has turned off the air conditioner. Airflow is restricted. The temp control may not be set correctly. The air filter is dirty. The room may have been hot. Cooling coils have iced up. Ice blocks the airflow and stops the air conditioner from cooling the room. The batteries are inserted incorrectly, The batteries may be dead. The remote control is too far from the air conditioner. An object, such as furniture or a towel, is blocking the signal. The water bucket is full or the water bucket is not properly installed. The floor is not level. • Cthheeckfuse thoer hroetslseet thfie_seb/rceirackuehr. breaker box and replace • [fa power l'hJ]ure occtn% ttlyH the air conditioner OFFX. _lle. p()wer is rest(wed, wait 3 rain utes to restart the air c(nlditi(mer to prexent tripping of tile compressor oxerloa(1. • Press the RESETbutton h)cated on the power cord plug. • If the RESETbutton will not stay engaged, discontinue use of the air conditioner and contact a qualified service technician. • Try operating the control on the unit. See The remote control is not workingbell);v. • _'\]Jen the p()wer I•s rest(n'e(t, wait' 9.>. mm' utes to restart the air conditioner to pre',ent tripping of the compressor oxerload. Touch the Powerpad and reset the controls to the desired settings. • Set the air conditioner to the desh'ed setting. • Make Stl/'e there are no curtains, blinds or ftl/'I/ittlFe blocking the inlets l/)cated on the left and rear skles of the air c(m(titi(mer. Make sure there are at least 12" of space on all sides of the unit. _']_lke StlFe airflow through the \ent exhaust is not blocked. •/n COOLmode, touch tile TempDecrease• pad. • Clean tile filter at least exel)" 3(1 days. See tile Care and cleaning section. • _\]Jen the air conditioner is thst turned on, you need to :dlow time Ii)l" the l'OOIll [o cool dowlL • See "Ak conditioner freezing up" bel ( )w. • Tile air conditioner will dei}'ost and return to operation on its ()_r]_. • To deft'( )st the air conditioner more quJckl}, select the COOL mode and HIGHIimand set tile thermostat to a higher temperature. • Check the position of the batteries. The)" should be inserted in the opposite (+) and (-) direction. • Replace tile batteries. • Operate the remote control closer to the air conditionec • Remove the ob.iect, • Remove water fi'om tile water bucket and push the water bucket back ill place. • Place unit ()n a fiat, lex el surihce. 14

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Troubleshootingtips...
Save time and money!
What ToDo
Possible
Ca.se,
E4appears
inthe
display
Water
bucket
is full
or
not
installed
correctly.
Water
bucket
was
removed
while
unit
was
operating.
Remoxe,
empty
and
replace
the
water
bucket.
See
the
Usingthe
Wate'rBucket
section
and
the
[nstallation
[nstructions
ill
this
manual.
• Replace
the
water
bucket.
See
the
Using
the
Water
Buckotsection.
NOTE;
Replace
the
water
bucket
immediately
after
emptying
it
to
catch
_l]l} collde/ls_ltioll
which
may
COllthltle
to
_lCCtlll/tl]_lte.
"HEAT"modeN
selected
If
you
have
a Cool
only
model,
Set
the
unit
to
AUTO,COOL,
DRYer FAN
mode.
HEArmode
is not
butunitdoes
notheat
heat
settings
will
not
be
active
a\ aJlable
and
will
not
operate
on
cool (.fly
models.
on
your
model.
Airconditioner
The
air
conditioner
Make
Stlre
the
air
conditioner
plug
is pushed
coml)letely
does
notstart
is
unplugged,
into
the
outlet.
The
fuse
is
blown/circuit
Check
the
hotlse
fi_se/circuh
breaker
box
and
replace
breaker
is
tripped,
the
fuse
or
reset
the
breaker.
Power
failure.
[fa
power
l'hJ]ure
occtn%
ttlyH
the
air
conditioner
OFF.
X_lle.
p()wer
is rest(wed,
wait
3 rain
utes
to
restart
the
air
c(nlditi(mer
to
prexent
tripping
of
tile
compressor
oxerloa(1.
The
current
interrupter
Press
the
RESETbutton
h)cated
on
the
power
cord
plug.
device
is tripped.
• If the
RESETbutton
will
not
stay
engaged,
discontinue
use
of
the
air
conditioner
and
contact
a qualified
service
technician.
The
remote
control
is
Try
operating
the
control
on
the
unit.
See
The remote control is
not
not
working,
working
bell);v.
'
9.
'
Air conditioner has
Power
interruption
or
• _'\]Jen
the
p()wer
Is rest(n'e(t,
wait
.>mm
utes
to
restart
the
air
stopped
running
power
failure
occurred,
conditioner
to
pre',ent
tripping
of
the
compressor
oxerload.
Touch
the
Powerpad
and
reset
the
controls
to
the
desired
settings.
Sleep
mode
or the
_mer
Off
Set
the
air
conditioner
to
the
desh'ed
setting.
pad
has
turned
off
the
air
conditioner.
Airconditioner
doesnot
Airflow
is restricted.
Make
Stl/'e
there
are
no
curtains,
blinds
or
ftl/'I/ittlFe
blocking
cool as it
should
the
inlets
l/)cated
on
the
left
and
rear
skles
of
the
air
c(m(titi(mer.
Make
sure
there
are
at least
12"
of
space
on
all
sides
of
the
unit.
_']_lke
StlFe
airflow
through
the
\ent
exhaust
is
not
blocked.
The temp
control
may
not
•/n
COOL
mode,
touch
tile
TempDecrease
pad.
be
set
correctly.
The
air
filter
is dirty.
Clean
tile
filter
at
least
exel)"
3(1 days.
See
tile
Care and cleaning
section.
The
room
may
have
been
hot.
_\]Jen
the
air
conditioner
is thst
turned
on,
you
need
to
:dlow
time
Ii)l"
the
l'OOIll
[o
cool
dowlL
(
Cooling
coils
have
iced
up.
See
"Ak
conditioner
freezing
up"
bel
)w.
Ak conditioner
Ice
blocks
the
airflow
and
Tile
air
conditioner
will
dei}'ost
and
return
to
operation
on
its ()_r]_.
freezingup
stops
the
air
conditioner
To deft'(
)st the
air
conditioner
more
quJckl},
select
the
COOL
mode
from
cooling
the
room.
and
HIGHIim
and
set
tile
thermostat
to
a higher
temperature.
The remote
control
The
batteries
are
inserted
Check
the
position
of the
batteries.
The)"
should
be
N
not
working
incorrectly,
inserted
in
the
opposite
(+)
and
(-)
direction.
The
batteries
may
be
dead.
Replace
tile
batteries.
The
remote
control
is
too
far
Operate
the
remote
control
closer
to
the
air
conditionec
from
the
air
conditioner.
An
object,
such
as
furniture
Remove
the
ob.iect,
or
a towel,
is blocking
the
signal.
Unit does
not
work
after
The
water
bucket
is full
or
the
• Remove
water
fi'om
tile
water
bucket
and
push
the
water
pressing
thePowerpad
water
bucket
is not
properly
bucket
back
ill place.
installed.
Noiseorvibration
The
floor
is not
level.
Place
unit
()n
a fiat,
lex el surihce.
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