Troubleshooting Tips - GE AGM14 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

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Troubleshooting -tips
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Possible Causes What ToDo
Air cond#ioner The air conditioner * Make sure tile air conditioner plug is pushed completely
does notstart is unplugged, into the outlet.
The fuse is blown/circuit • Check the house fi]se/circuit breaker box and replace
breaker is tripped, the fi/se or reset the breakeI:
Power failure. •/f power tifilure occtu_, turn the air coucliffouer
OFF.
_]leu power is restored, wait 3 minutes to restart the
air conditioner to prevent tripping oI the compressor
()verload.
The current interrupter • Press the RESKrbuttou located on the l)ower cord l)lug.
device is tripped. •/f the RESKrbuttou will not stay eu,_zwed discontinue
use of the air conditioner and contact a qualified service
technician.
Air conditioner d oesnot
Airflow is restricted. • Make sure there are no curtains, blinds or flu'uiture
cool as it should bh)ckiug the fl'()ut of the air c()udiffonel:
The temp control may • On models with touch pads: hi COOL mode, press tile
not be set correctly. DECREASE Vpad.
• On models with control
knobs,
turn tile teml)erature
knob to a higher uunlbel:
The air f'flter is dirty. • Clean the filter at least evely 30 dm_s.
See the
OperatingInstructions
secff(;u.
The room may have been hot. * _4]wu the air conditioner is filst turned on you need to
alh)w
time fi)r
the
l'OOl// to COO1 dowu.
Cold air is escaping. • Check fi)r oI)eU flu'uace floor registels and cold air
I'ettWUS.
• Set the air conditioner's vent to the closed position.
Cooling coils have iced up.
• See "Air conditioner f reezingup" beh)w.
Air conditioner
Ice blocks the air flow • On models with control knobs, set the lnode control at
freezing up mad stops the air conditioner HIGH FAN or HIGH COOL with tile temp :at I or 2.
from cooling the room.
• On models with touch pads, set the controls at
HIGH(F3)FANor HIGH(1:3) C OOL and set the them, ostat
to a higher temperature.
The remote control
The batteries are haserted
° Check
tile position of the batteries. Tile}' should be
is not working incorrectly, inserted ill the ol)posite (+) and (-) direction.
The batteries may be dead.
° Replace
the batteries.
Waterdrips outside I_Ncessively hot and • This is u(mual.
hmnid weather.
Water drips indoors The air conditioner is not • For l)r()per water disp()sal, make sure tile air c()udiff(mer
tilted to the outside, slants slightly ti'()m the case ti'out to the real:
Water collects in Moisture is removed from • This is u(mual fl)r a short l)eriod ill areas with little
base pan indoor air and drains into lmmidity; u(mnal fl)r a longer pefi()cl ill very humid
rear of a cabinet where a fml areas.
blows it against the outdoor
condenser coil.
TIMER feature not A power outage or interruption • Ill the case of a power outage or interruption, the unit
workingproperly
occurred. TIMER teature will reset to the original setting. Y)u may
need to set a uew ffIne if desired.
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