GE ASH08FK Owners Manual - Page 16

TroubleshootingTips... Troubleshooting -tips: Save time and money! Air conditioner doesnotstart Possible Causes The air conditioner is unplugged, The fuse is blown/circtfit breaker is tripped, Power failure. Air conditioner does not coolas it should Airflow is restricted. The temp control may not be set correctly, Air conditioner freezingup The air filter is dirty. The room may have been hot. Cold air is escaping. Coofing coils have iced up. Ice blocks the air flow and stops the air conditioner from cooling the room. The remote control is not working Water drips outside Water drips indoors Water collects in basepan "El"appears in the display TIMERfeaturenot workingproperly The batteries incorrectly, The batteries are inserted may be dead. Hot, humid weather. The air conditioner tilted to the outside, is not Moisture removed from air and drains into base pmz. Fmlction error code. A power outage or interruption occurred. What To Do "Make sure the air conditioner coml)letel ) into the outlet. I)lu(*_ is pushed • Check the house filse/circuit breaker the fl/se ()r reset the brea kel; box and replace •/f power failure occurs, ttu'u the air comlitioner OFF _'hen power is restored, wait 3 minutes to restart the air comlitioner overload. to l)revent tril)ping of the compressor • Make st/l'e there are no curtains, blinds or fiu'niture blocking the fl'ont of the air con(litionel: • On models with touch pads: Ill COOLmode, press the DECREASE• 1);1(1. • On models with control knobs, tt/I'U the teml)erature knob to a higher ntunbel: • Clean the filter at least every 30 (lays. See the OperatingInstructiorTssecti_)u. • \4"hen the air conditioner is filst turned on, )ou need to allow time fi)r the i'OOlii to COO1 dowu. • Check fiw olden fl/ruace I'egisteI_, aml cold air returns. • Set the air conditioner's vent to the closed position. • See "Air conditioner freezingup" below. • On models with control knobs, set the mode control at HIGHFANor HIGHCOOLwith tit e tern l) at I or 2. • On models with touch pads, sot the controls at HIGHFANor HIGHCOOLand set the them/ostat to a higher, tern l)erature . • Check the l)osition of the batteries. Tile)" should be inserted ill the opl)osite (+) and (-) direction. • Rel)lace the batteries< s • This is hernial. • For l)r()per water disl)()sal, make sure the air conditi(mer slants slightly fl'om the case front to the real; • This is nom, al fi)r a short l)efiod ill areas with little lmmiditv;, nomml fiw a louger, l)eI]°d ill Vel'V hmnid areas. • [rnlJlug, the air conditionel: back ill. Wait .3 minutes and l)lu(*_ it • Ill the case of a l)ower outage or interruption, TIMER teatul'e will reset to the original setting. need to set a new time if desired. the unit You l]/_lV Normal Operating Sounds _: Y)u may hear a pinging noise caused b\' water _: Water will collect ill the base pan during being picked up and thrown against the condenser on rainy days or when the lmmiditv is high. This design teatlue helps remove high lmmiditv or (m rainy days. The water may ovei_low and (lrip fl'om the outdoor side of the unit. moisture and improve efficiency. !i_:The tim may run exen when the compressor _: You may hear the themlostat click when the does not, 16 COUll)l'eSSOl" cycles on ;dn(1 ()t]L_