GE ASM10AL Owners Manual - Page 16

Troubleshooting

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TroubleshootinTgips... Possible Causes The air conditioner is unpltgged, The fttse is blown/circuit breaker is tripped, Power failure. The cmTent interrupter device is tripped. Airflow is restricted. The temp control may not be set correctly. The air Nter is dirly; The room may- have been hot. CoM air is escaping. Cooling coils have iced up. Ice blocks the air flow and stops file air conditioner from cooling the room, The batteries are inserted incorrectly, The batteries may be dead. Hot, htmfid weather. The air conditioner is not tiltedtotheoutside, Moistm'e removed from air and drains into base pan. Ftmction error code. Apower outage or interruption occurred. What To Do * Make sure the air conditioner plug is pushed completely into the outlet. * Check the house fi/seicitcuit breaker box and replace the filse or rmet the bwakm: * g power 15ilule occtn_, turn tbe air conditioner Off. When power is restored, _tit 3 minutes to rest,tit the ail conditkme_ to prevent tripping of the compwssor overload. * Pres.sthe ResetN_tmn kmated on the power corsl plug. * [t the Reset button _dll not sta?, eng'aged discontinue use of the air conditioner and contact a qualified selwice technician. * Make sure there m'e no cmtains, blinds or fllrniture blocking the ti'ont of the air condifionel; * On models with touch pads: In Coolmode, press the Decrease • pad, • On models with control knobs, turn tlle temperature knob to a bigher numbel: • Clema the filter at least every 30 days. 5%ethe Operating Instructiot_ssecticm. • 1_rhen tile air conditioner i_ fitst turned on, }ou need to allow dine {OFthe _oom to cool doom. • Check tbr open tilmace registel', and cold air returns. • _t the air conditkmer's vent to tile closed positkm. • _e "air coeditioeertreezieg up"belo_: • On models with control knobs, set the mode control at High Fan or High Coohdth the temp at 1 oi Z * On models sdth touch pads, set tile controls at High Fan or High Coolmad set the thermostat to a highe_ temperature. • Check the position of the batteries. Tlle', should be inserted in the Ol)l)osite (+) and (-) direction. • Replace the batteries. * This is normal. * For proper x

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Troubleshooting
Tips...
Possible Causes
What ToDo
The air conditioner
* Make sure
the air
conditioner
plug
is pushed
is unpltgged,
completely
into the outlet.
The fttse
is
blown/circuit
* Check
the house
fi/seicitcuit
breaker
box and
replace
breaker
is tripped,
the filse or rmet
the bwakm:
Power
failure.
*
g power
15ilule occtn_,
turn tbe
air conditioner
Off.
When
power is restored,
_tit
3 minutes
to rest,tit
the
ail conditkme_
to prevent
tripping
of the compwssor
overload.
The
cmTent
interrupter
*
Pres.s
the
Reset
N_tmn
kmated
on the
power corsl plug.
device is tripped.
*
[t
the
Reset
button
_dll not sta?, eng'aged
discontinue
use of the
air conditioner
and contact
a qualified
selwice technician.
Airflow
is restricted.
* Make sure
there
m'e no cmtains,
blinds
or fllrniture
blocking
the ti'ont
of
the air condifionel;
The
temp control
may
* On
models
with touch
pads: In
Coolmode,
press
the
not be set correctly.
Decrease
pad,
• On
models with control
knobs,
turn tlle temperature
knob to a bigher
numbel:
The air Nter
is dirly;
• Clema the filter at least every 30 days.
5%e
the
OperatingInstructiot_s
secticm.
The room may- have been
hot.
• 1_rhen tile air conditioner
i_ fitst turned
on, }ou need
to
allow dine
{OFthe
_oom to cool doom.
CoM
air is escaping.
• Check
tbr open
tilmace
registel', and
cold air returns.
• _t
the air conditkmer's
vent to tile closed
positkm.
Cooling
coils
have
iced
up.
• _e
"air
coeditioeertreezieg up"
belo_:
Ice blocks
the air
flow
• On
models
with control
knobs, set the mode
control
and stops file air
conditioner
at
High Fan
or
High Coohdth
the temp
at
1
oi Z
from
cooling the room,
* On
models sdth
touch
pads,
set tile controls
at
High Fan
or
High Coolmad
set the thermostat
to
a
highe_
temperature.
The batteries
are inserted
• Check
the position
of the batteries.
Tlle', should
be
incorrectly,
inserted
in the Ol)l)osite (+) and
(-) direction.
The batteries
may be dead.
• Replace
the batteries.
Hot, htmfid weather.
* This is normal.
The air conditioner
is not
* For proper
x<_ter disposal,
make sure
the air conditioner
tiltedtotheoutside,
s _ss
g-_tyflomt
ece_efi'<
/
t( tlerea:
Moistm'e removed
from air
• This is normal
_br a short period
in areas with little
and drains
into base
pan.
humidity;
normal
for a kruger
perk×/in
ver?, lmmid
m'eas.
Ftmction
error
code.
*I
rnl)lug
the air conditione/:
Wait 3 minutes
and
plug it
ba(k
ill.
Apower
outage or
interruption
• In th( c_t_eofa
po_er
outage
or int(tmpfion,
tll_ unit
occurred.
Timerand
Sleepl_mtures
will reset to tile original
setting.
}i_tl mm
n_ed to set a new time if &sir_ d.
Normal
Operating
Somlds
16
f2You
may hear
a pinging
noise caused
by
water being
picked
up and
thrown
against the
condenser
on rainy daT,sor when
tbe humidity
is bigh. This design
ti..ature helps
rcmove
moisture
and ilnl)rove
ellicienc}.
i¢i'
You may bear
the tbermostat
click when
the
comprcssor
cycles on and off\
f2 Water
will collect
ill tbe
base
pan
during
bigh
humidity
or
on
rainy
days.
Tbe
water
may
overflow
and
dlip
flom
tbe
outdoor
side
ot tbe
trait.
i#i'The
tan
mm
run
even
wben
th_
compr_
ssor
does
llOt.