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1. Air conditioner cooling, but room is too warm - ice forming on cooling coil behind decorative front.
- Air directional louvers positioned improperly.
Position louvers to direction upward and away from cooling coils. - Dirty air filter - air restricted.
Clean filter. - Door, windows, registers, etc. open - cold air escapes; hot air enters.
Close doors, windows, registers, etc. - Electri-Saver in ON position.
Set Electri-Saver to OFF. - Front of unit is blocked by drapes, blinds, furniture, etc. - restricts air distribution.
Clear blockage in front of unit. - Insufficient cooling capacity.
Reconfirm the required cooling capacity with your dealer.- Outdoor temperature below 70 degrees F.
To defrost the coil, turn selector switch to FAN position. After coils have defrosted, set thermostat to a warmer position.- Selector switch set on Low-Cool.
Turn switch to High - Cool.- Thermostat set too cold for "nighttime" cooling.
To defrost the coil, turn selector switch to FAN position. After coils have defrosted, set thermostat to a warmer position.- Thermostat set too warm (lower number).
Turn thermostat clockwise to colder setting (higher number).- Unit recently turned on in hot room.
Allow additional time to remove "stored heat" from walls, ceiling, floor and furniture.- Vent control (some models) set at Open position.
Turn control to Closed position for maximum cooling. - Outdoor temperature below 70 degrees F.
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2. Air conditioner heating but room too cool.
- Air directional louvers positioned improperly.
Position louvers to direction upward and away from cooling coils. - Dirty air filter - air restricted.
Clean air filter - Doors, windows, register, etc. open - hot air escapes; cold air enters.
Close doors, windows, registers, etc. - Front of unit is blocked by drapes, blinds, furniture, etc. - restricts air distribution.
Clear blockage in front of unit. - Insufficient heating capacity for area to be heated.
Reconfirm the required heating capacity with your dealer. - Room temperature is warm enough.
Heating will not occur until temperature at the thermostat is lower. - Thermostat set too cool (higher number).
Turn thermostat counterclockwise to warmer setting (lower number). - Unit recently turned on in cool room.
Allow additional time to heat walls, ceiling, floor and furniture. - Vent control (some models) set at Open position.
Set control to Closed position for maximum heating.
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3. Air Conditioner will not operate on Cool, Fan, or Heat settings.
- House fuse blown or circuit breaker tripped.
Replace fuse with time delay type or reset circuit. - Thermostat set to low for cooling or too high for heating.
Adjust thermostat to higher number for cooling, lower number for heating. - Wall plug disconnected.
Push plug into wall outlet.
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4. Air from unit does not feel cold on Cool setting.
- Selector switch is in the FAN position.
Turn switch clockwise to Cool position. - Temperature sensing tube touching cold coil, located behind air filter (some models only).
Straighten tube so it does not touch coil and/or insert sensing tube into mounting bracket on coil. - Thermostat set too warm (lower number).
Turn thermostat clockwise to colder setting (higher number). - Thermostat temperature below 70 degrees F.
Cooling may not occur until temperature at thermostat rises above 70 degrees F.
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5. Air from unit does not feel warm enough on heat setting.
- Selector switch in Fan or Cool position.
Turn selector switch counterclockwise to Heat position. - Thermostat set too cool (higher number).
Turn thermostat counterclockwise to warmer setting (lower number).
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6. Noise when air conditioner operates on cooling.
- Air sound.
Air sound is normal. If too loud, turn selector switch to lower fan setting. - Sound of fan hitting water- moisture removal system.
This is normal when humidity is high. Close door, windows, registers, etc. - Window vibration - poor installation.
Refer to installation instructions - check with installer.
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7. Water dripping inside when air conditioner is cooling.
- Improper installation.
Tilt air conditioner slightly to the outside to allow water drainage. Refer to installation instructions - check with installer.
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8. Water dripping outside when air conditioner is cooling.
- Unit removing large quantity of moisture from humid room.
This is normal during excessively humid days.
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