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Troubleshooting

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TroubleshootinTgips... Possible Causes Tile air conditioner is unplugged, The fttse is blown/circttit breaker is tripped, Power failure. The cm-rent intemlpter device is tril:,ped. Airflow is restricted. The temp control may not be ,set correctly; The air filter Lsdirty. The loom may have been hot. Cold air is escaping. Cooling coils h.ave iced up. Ice bNcks the air flow and stops the air conditioner fi'om cooling the room. The batteries ate inserted incorrectly, The batteries may be dead. Hot, httmid weather. The air conditioner is not tilted to the outside, Moistm'e removed from air and drakt,_ into b_e pan. Ftmction error code. A power outage o1"interruption occurred, What To Do * Make sure the air conditioner plug is pushed completel) into the outlet. * Cbe(k the house iuse/dtcuit breaker box and repla(e the fuse o_ reset the breaker; * If'power fidhlxe occur% tunl tim ai/conditioner Of_ When power is restore& wait 3 minutes to reshwt file ak condifione_ to prevent tripping of the compressor overl(_/d. * P_e_ the Resetbutton located on the powel co_d plug. * If the Reset button _dll not sta', engaged discontinue use of the ;fir conditioner and contact a qualitied selwice teclmician. * Make sure tbere are no curtains, blinds or filrniture blocking the h'ont oi the air conditionen * On models _4th touch pads: In C001turtle, press the Decrease• pad. • On I//odels _xJth control kl/obs, ttlrn tbc ternpe/_tttlrc knob to a higher numben • Clean the filter at least evmy 30 days. See the Operating Instructions section. • When the air conditioner _stitst turned on, you need to allow time fi)r the rodin to cool do_aq/. • Check tier open fllmace regiswrs and cold air returns. • Set the air conditioner's vent to the closed position. • See "Air conditioner freezing up" below. • On models _dth cormel knobs, set the mode control at High Fanor High Cool_,irb the temp at I or 2 * On models x_dthtouch pads, set tile controls at HighFanor High Cooland set the thermostat to a higher tcmpel_lture. • Check the position (_fthe batmfies. Tile?, should be inserted in the opposite (+) and (-) direction. • Replace the batteries. • This is normal. • For proper _ater disposal, make sure the air conditioner slants slighdy fi'om the c_tse fi'ont to the real: • This is normal for a short wried in areas wqth little fiumiditv; normal for a longer period in vet) humid areas. • 1Tnphlg the air conditionen Wait 3 minutes and phlg it Nick in. • In the

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Troubleshooting
Tips...
Possible Causes
What ToDo
Tile air
conditioner
* Make sure
the air
conditioner
plug
is pushed
is
unplugged,
completel)
into the outlet.
The
fttse
is blown/circttit
* Cbe(k
the house
iuse/dtcuit
breaker
box and
repla(e
breaker
is
tripped,
the fuse o_ reset the breaker;
Power failure.
* If'power
fidhlxe occur% tunl
tim ai/conditioner
Of_
When
power is restore&
wait 3 minutes
to reshwt file
ak condifione_
to prevent
tripping
of the
compressor
overl(_/d.
The
cm-rent
intemlpter
* P_e_ the
Reset
button
located
on the powel
co_d plug.
device is tril:,ped.
* If the
Reset
button
_dll not sta', engaged
discontinue
use of the ;fir conditioner
and contact
a qualitied
selwice teclmician.
Airflow is restricted.
* Make sure
tbere
are no curtains,
blinds
or filrniture
blocking
the h'ont
oi the air conditionen
The temp
control
may
* On models
_4th touch
pads: In
C001
turtle,
press
the
not be ,set
correctly;
Decrease
pad.
On
I//odels
_xJth
control
kl/obs,
ttlrn
tbc
ternpe/_tttlrc
knob
to a higher
numben
The air
filter
Ls
dirty.
• Clean
the filter at least evmy 30 days.
See the
OperatingInstructions
section.
The loom
may have been hot.
• When
the air conditioner
_stitst turned
on, you need
to allow time fi)r the
rodin to cool do_aq/.
Cold air is escaping.
• Check
tier open
fllmace
regiswrs
and
cold air returns.
• Set the air conditioner's
vent to the closed
position.
Cooling
coils h.ave iced up.
• See "Air
conditioner freezing
up"
below.
Ice bNcks
the air
flow
• On models
_dth cormel
knobs, set the mode
control
and stops the air
conditioner
at
High Fan
or
High Cool_,irb
the temp
at
I
or 2
fi'om cooling
the room.
* On models
x_dthtouch
pads,
set tile controls
at
HighFan
or
High Cooland
set the thermostat
to
a
higher
tcmpel_lture.
The batteries
ate inserted
• Check
the position
(_f
the
batmfies.
Tile?, should
be
incorrectly,
inserted
in the opposite
(+) and
(-) direction.
The batteries
may
be
dead.
• Replace
the batteries.
Hot, httmid weather.
• This is normal.
The air
conditioner
is not
For proper
_ater
disposal,
make
sure
the
air conditioner
tilted to
the outside,
slants slighdy fi'om
the
c_tse fi'ont to the real:
Moistm'e removed
from
air
• This is normal
for
a short
wried
in areas wqth little
and drakt,_ into b_e
pan.
fiumiditv;
normal
for a longer
period
in vet)
humid
areas.
Ftmction
error
code.
• 1Tnphlg the air
conditionen
Wait 3 minutes
and
phlg it
Nick in.
A
power
outage o1"
interruption
• In the
<0se of
a
pm, er out_Jge or intermptkm,
tile unit
occurred,
timer
and
Sleep
t_:atures will xe_t
to the
original
setting.
You mm
ne(d
to set a new tim_
it desired.
Normal Operating Sounds
16
{;?_,i_tl ma)
hear
a pinging
noise
caused
by
water
being
picked
up
and
thrown
against
tile
condenser
on
rain}
da) s or
when
the
lnmfidit?
is bigh.
Tbis
design
h,ature
helps
remove
moisture
and
improve
(tficienc?:
i!!{_You
may bear the tbemloslat
click when tbe
compr(ssor
cycles on and
oft.
)'2Wator will collect ill the base pan during
bigh
bumidit}
or on l'diny da}s. The wator
ma) ovcrflow and drip from tim outdoor
side
ot the unit.
i¢i'The
fhn
mm
mn
even
when
th(
compressor
does
110[.