GE asd06lk Owners Manual - Page 16

Troubleshooting

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Troubleshootingtips... Air conditioner doesnotstart Possible Causes The air conditioner is unplugged, The fuse is bloval/circuit breaker is tripped, Power failure. Air conditioner does not cool as it should Air conditioner freezing up The remote controlis not working Water drips outside Waterdripsindoors Water collectsin basepan "El'appears in the display Timeror Sleepfeature notworkingproperly The current interrupter device is lripped. Airflow is resMcted. The temp conlrol may not be set correctly. The air Fdter is dirty. The room may have been hot. Cold air is escaping. Cooling coils have iced up. Ice blocks the air flow and stops the air conditioner from cooling the room. The batteries are htserted incorrectly, The batteries may be dead. Hot, humid weather. The air conditioner is not tilted to the outside, Moisture removed from air and drahls into base pan. Ftmcfion error code. A power outage or htterrupdon occurred. What To Do • Make sure tile ah" conditioner ph N is pushed completely into tile outlet. * Check file house fltse/circuit bx_aker box and replace the flLse or reset the breakec * If t)o_er f_filure occm_, turn tile ;fir contfitioner Off When po_er is restored, \_;fit 3 minutes to restart the air conditioner to prevent triplling of tile compressor o_erload. * Press tile Reset button located on file po_er cord plug. • If the Reset button will not stay eng_|ged, discontinue use of tile ;fir conditioner and contact a qu;flified seLvice technician. * Make sure there are no curtains, blinds or fnmimxe blocking the fi'ont of tile ;fir con(fitioner. * On models with touc]L pads: Ill Cool mode, press the Decrease• pad. • On models wiflLcontrol knobs, turn file temperature knob to a higher nurrLbex: • Clean tile tilter at least eveiw 30 dm\s. See the Operating Instructiotis secti(;n. • When file air conditioner is first turned on, you need to allo\x time for tile room to cool dox_al. • Check for open thrnace registers and cold air returns. • Set the air conditioner's vent to the closed position. • See "Air conditionerfreezingup"bellm. • On models wiflLcontrol knobs, set tile mode control at High Fan or High Cool\\ith the temp at I or 2. • OIl Ulodels \_ith touch pads, set tile controls at High Fanor High Cool and set tile thermostat to a higher mmperature. • Check file position of tile batteries. They should be inserted ill tile opposite (+) and (-) direction. • Replace the batteries. • This is normal. • For proper _Lter disposal, Lnake stu'e tile air conditioner slants slightl} fi'om the case fl'ont to the reax: • This is normal fbr a short period ill areas with little humidity; normal for a longer period ill \er\ humid areas. • U/lphlg tile air c(/nditiol/er Wait 3 l//il//l[es al/d plug it back ill. • Ill tile case of a power outage or interruption, the unit Timerand Sleepfeatures \_il] reset to tile original setting. _bu may need to set a ue\_ time if desired. Normal Operating Sounds You may hear a pinging noise caused by X._ater will collect in tile base pan during water being picked uI) and thrown against the high humidit}' or on rainy days. Tile water condenser on rainy days or when tile humidiP,' is high. This design feature helps relnove may overflow and drip from tile outdoor side of the unit. moisture and improve eflicienc'y. ; Tile lilll II/_:lV rlln even when tile COll/l)i'essor 78 You may hear tile them/ostat click when tile does not. compressor c'ycles on and off.

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Troubleshooting
tips...
Possible
Causes
What
To Do
Air conditioner
The air conditioner
• Make sure tile ah" conditioner
ph N is pushed
doesnotstart
is unplugged,
completely
into tile outlet.
The fuse is bloval/circuit
*
Check
file
house
fltse/circuit
bx_aker
box and replace
breaker
is tripped,
the flLse or reset the breakec
Power
failure.
* If t)o_er
f_filure occm_,
turn tile ;fir contfitioner
Off
When
po_er
is restored,
\_;fit 3 minutes
to restart
the
air conditioner
to prevent
triplling
of tile compressor
o_erload.
The current
interrupter
* Press tile
Reset
button
located
on file po_er
cord plug.
device is lripped.
If the
Reset
button
will not stay eng_|ged,
discontinue
use of tile ;fir
conditioner
and
contact
a qu;flified
seLvice technician.
Air conditioner does
Airflow is resMcted.
* Make sure there
are no curtains,
blinds
or fnmimxe
not cool as
it
should
blocking
the
fi'ont of tile ;fir con(fitioner.
The
temp conlrol
may
*
On models
with touc]L pads: Ill
Cool
mode,
press
the
not
be
set
correctly.
Decrease
pad.
• On models
wiflLcontrol
knobs,
turn file temperature
knob to a higher
nurrLbex:
The air
Fdter
is
dirty.
• Clean
tile tilter
at
least eveiw 30 dm\s.
See the
OperatingInstructiotis
secti(;n.
The room may have been
hot.
• When
file air conditioner
is first turned
on, you need
to allo\x time for tile room
to cool dox_al.
Cold air is escaping.
• Check
for open
thrnace
registers
and
cold
air returns.
• Set the air conditioner's
vent to the closed
position.
Cooling
coils
have iced
up.
• See
"Air
conditionerfreezingup"
bellm.
Airconditioner
Ice blocks
the
air flow
• On models
wiflLcontrol
knobs,
set tile mode
control
freezing up
and stops the
air
conditioner
at
High Fan
or
High
Cool\\ith
the
temp at
I
or
2.
from
cooling the room.
• OIl Ulodels \_ith touch
pads,
set tile controls
at
High Fan
or
High Cool
and set tile thermostat
to
a higher
mmperature.
The remote controlis
The batteries
are
htserted
• Check
file position
of tile batteries.
They should
be
not
working
incorrectly,
inserted
ill tile opposite
(+) and
(-) direction.
The batteries
may be dead.
• Replace
the batteries.
Waterdripsoutside
Hot, humid
weather.
This is
normal.
Waterdrips
indoors
The air
conditioner
is not
• For proper
_Lter disposal,
Lnake stu'e tile air conditioner
tilted to
the
outside,
slants slightl} fi'om the case fl'ont to the reax:
Watercollectsin
Moisture
removed
from
air
• This is normal
fbr a short period
ill areas with little
basepan
and drahls
into base pan.
humidity;
normal
for a longer
period
ill \er\
humid
areas.
"El'appears
Ftmcfion
error
code.
U/lphlg
tile air c(/nditiol/er
Wait 3 l//il//l[es
al/d
plug it
in the display
back ill.
Timer
or
Sleepfeature
A power
outage
or htterrupdon
• Ill tile case of a power outage
or
interruption,
the
unit
notworkingproperly
occurred.
Timer
and
Sleep
features
\_il] reset
to
tile original
setting.
_bu may need
to set a ue\_ time if desired.
78
Normal
Operating Sounds
You may hear a pinging
noise caused by
water being
picked
uI) and thrown
against the
condenser
on rainy
days
or
when
tile
humidiP,'
is high.
This
design
feature
helps
relnove
moisture
and
improve
eflicienc'y.
You
may
hear
tile
them/ostat
click when
tile
compressor
c'ycles
on and
off.
X._ater will collect
in tile
base
pan
during
high
humidit}'
or
on rainy
days.
Tile
water
may
overflow
and
drip
from
tile
outdoor
side
of the
unit.
; Tile
lilll
II/_:lV
rlln
even
when
tile
COll/l)i'essor
does
not.