Troubleshooting Tips; Normal Operating Sounds - GE AET05 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

Troubleshooting T ips.
Po,, h o Ca.,o,
Air conditioner
does not start
What To Do
The air conditioner • Make sure the air conditioner plug is pushed
is unplugged, completely into tile outlet.
The fuse is blown/circuit • Check tile house fixse/circuit breaker box and replace
breaker is tripped, tile fixse or reset tile breakex.
Power failure. • Tile unit will automatically re-start in tile settings last
used after tile power is restored.
• There is a protective time del W (approximately
3 minutes) to prevent tripping of tile compressor
overload. Fox this reason, tile unit may not start
normal cooling for 3 minutes after it is turned
back on.
The current interrupter • Press tile RESETbutton located on tile power cord plug.
device is tripped. • If tile RESETbutton will not stay engaged, discontinue
use of tile air conditioner and contact a qualified
service technician.
Air conditioner does
Airflow is restricted. • Make sure there are no curtains, blinds or fiuniture
not cool as it should blocking the flont of the air condifioneL
The temp control may • On models
with touch pads: In tile Cool mode,
press tile
not be set correctly. Decrease • pad.
• On models with control kalobs, turn the temperature
knob m a higher numbe_.
The air filter is dirty. = Glean the filter at least eve D, 30 days.
See tile Operating Instructions secdon.
The room may have been hot. • When file air conditioner is filst turned on, you need
to Mlow time for file room to cool down.
Cold air is escaping. • Gheck for open fiunace reg,iste_s and cold air returns.
Cooling coils have iced up. • See "Air conditioner freezing up" below.
Air conditioner
freezingup
Ice blocks the air flow
and stops the air conditioner
from cooling the room.
• On models Mill conUol knobs, set file mode conuol at
High Fanor High Coolwidl tile rempat 1 or 2.
• On models with touch pads, set tile controls
at High Fan
or High Cooland set tile dlemlosmt m a higher
tempex_mxre.
Theremote control The batteries are inserted • Gheck tile position of tile batteries. Tile}, should be
is not working incorrectly, inserted in tile opposite (+) and (-) direction.
The batteries may be dead. • Replace tile batteries.
Water drips outside
Hot, humid weather. • This is normal.
Water drips indoors
The air conditioner is not • Fox proper water disposal, make sure tile air conditioner
tilted to the outside, slants slightly from tile case flont to tile real
Water collects in Moisture removed from air • This is normal for a short period in areas with little
base pan
and drains into base pan. humidity; hernial for a longer period in very humid areas.
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Normal Operating Sounds
, You may hear a pingfing noise caused by water
being picked up and thrown against tile
condenser on xwiny dws or when tile humidit T
is high. This desigm feature helps remove
moisture and improve efficienc>
You may hear tile dlermosmt click when tile
compressor cycles on and of£
Water Mll collect in die base pan during
high humidity or on rainy dws. Tile wamr
m W overflow and dx-ip flom tile outdoor side
of the unit.
Tile fan may run even when tile compressor
does not.