Problem Possible Causes What To Do
Air conditioner The air conditioner • Make sure the air conditioner plug is pushed completely
does not start is unplugged. into the outlet.
The fuse is blown/circuit • Check the house fuse/circuit breaker box and replace
breaker is tripped. the fuse or reset the breaker.
Power failure. • If a power failure occurs, turn the air conditioner OFF.
When power is restored, wait 3 minutes to restart the
air conditioner to prevent tripping of the
compressor overload.
Air conditioner has Power interruption or • When the power is restored, wait 3 minutes to restart
stopped running power failure occurred. the air conditioner to prevent tripping of the
compressor overload. Press the ON/OFF pad.
Air conditioner does not Airflow is restricted. • Make sure there are no curtains, blinds or furniture
cool as it should blocking the inlets located on the left and rear sides of
the air conditioner. Make sure there are at least 12″
of space on all sides of the unit.
The temp control may not • In COOL mode, press the Decrease pad.
be set correctly.
The air filter is dirty. • Clean the filter at least every 30 days.
See the Care and cleaning section.
The room may have been hot. • When the air conditioner is first turned on, you need
to allow time for the room to cool down.
Cooling coils have iced up. • See “Air conditioner freezing up and control beeps”
section below.
Air conditioner Ice blocks the air flow and • Select the COOL mode and HIGH fan and set the
freezing up and stops the air conditioner thermostat to a higher temperature.
control beeps from cooling the room.
The remote control The battery is inserted • Check the position of the battery. See the Care and
is not working incorrectly. Cleaning section.
The battery may be dead. • Replace the battery.
Noise or vibration The floor is not level. • Place unit on a flat, level surface.
Gurgling sound This is normal.
TIMER feature not A power outage or interruption • If the TIMER was set before the power outage, it will
working properly occurred. need to be reset after power is restored.
WATER FULL indicator The unit has reached • The unit will resume its set operation once the collected
light is blinking and the maximum water collection level. water is sufficiently evaporated.
unit is still operating
WATER FULL indicator The unit is designed to 1. Unplug the power cord and roll the unit to a drain
light stays on and the unit automatically evaporate water or outside.
shuts off collected in normal settings. 2. Pull out the drain cap from the back bottom edge
However, in very humid settings, and allow water to drain from the unit.
the unit may occasionally need 3. Replace the drain cap and put the unit back
to be drained. into operation.
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