Air Conditioner; Tips - GE AGL24 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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Possible Causes What To Do
Air conditioner
The air conditioner
• Make
sure tile air conditioner plug is pushed completely
does not start is unplugged, int_) the outlet.
The fuse is blown/circuit • Check the house fllse/circuit breaker box
and replace
breaker is tripped, the fl/se or reset the breaker:
Power failure.
•/f
power thilm'e occurs, turn the air conditioner
OFF.
_'hen power is restored, wait 3 minutes to restart the
air conditioner to prevent tripping of the compressor
overload.
Air conditioner does not
Airflow is restricted. • Make sure there are no curtains, blinds or fiu'nimre
cool as # should
blocking th e fl'ont (ff th e air conditi()ne_:
The temp control may • On models with touch pads: In COOL mode, press the
not be set correctly. DECREASE Vl)ad.
• On models with control knobs, turn the temperatm'e
knob to a higher nmnbe_:
The air Filter is dirty. • Clean the filter :It least eve_y 30 days.
See the
OperatingInstructions
secti_)n.
The room may have been hot. • \4]wn the air conditioner is filSt tUlaled on you need to
allow tJi/le _'or the l'oolll to
COO1
dowll.
Cold air is escaping. " Check fi)r open flu'nace floor registers and cold air
I'etl/l]lS.
• Set the air conditioner's vent to the closed position.
Cooling coils have iced up. • See
"Air conditioner freezing up"
below.
Air conditioner Ice blocks the air flow • On models with (ontrol knobs, set the mode control at
freezing up mad stops the air conditioner
HIGH FAN or HIGH COOL with
the temp
;It I or 2.
from cooling the room.
• On models with touch pads, set the controls at
HIGH (F3) FAN or HIGH (F3) COOL and set the them/osmt
to a higher temperatm'e.
The remote control The batteries are inserted • Check the position of the batteries. They, should be
is not working incorrectly, inserted in the opposite (+) and (-) direction.
The batteries may be dead. • Replace the batteries.
Water drips outside
Excessively hot and
• This ix nom_al.
hmnid weather.
Water drips indoors
The air conditioner is not
• For l)r()per water disp_)sal, make sure the air c_m(lifi_ mer
tilted to the outside, slants slightly t]'om the case fl'ont to the re:u:
Water collectsin
basepan
Moisture is removed from
indoor air mad drains into
rear of a cabinet where a fan
blows it against the outdoor
condenser coil.
• This is nomml fi)r a short period in areas Mth lithe
lmmidity; nomml tor a longer period in ve_ y hmnid
_lI'e_ls.
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