Kenmore 580.75123 Air Conditioner User Manual


 
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
Check the following list to be sure a service calI is reaIly necessary. A quick reference to this manual may
help you avoid an unneeded service call.
THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT OPERATE
Check if.., Then.,.
TheCurrent interrupterdevice istdped. Press the RESET button locatedon the power cordplug
Ifthe RESETbutton will not stay engaged,discontinue useof the
air conditionerand contacta quaIifiedservicetechnician.
Wall plugdisconnected. Pushplugfirmlyintowalloutlet.
Housefuseblownor circuitbreakertripped. Replacefusewithtimedetaytypeorresetcircuitbreaker.
PowerisOFF Pushthepowerbutton.
Unitwasturnedoffandthenontooquickty. Setunitoffandwait3 minutesbeforerestarting.
TEMPControlsetwarmerthanroomtemperature SetTEMPControltoa Iowernumber.
AIR FROM UNIT DOES NOT FEEL COLD ENOUGH.
Check if.., Then.,.
FANSPEEDsetat LOW. PushFANSPEEDbuttontosetat HI.
TEMPControlsettoowarm SetTEMPControltoa lowertemperature.
Roomtemperaturebelow70'F (21C). Coolingmaynotoccuruntil roomtemperaturerisesabove70'F (21oC)
Temperaturesensingtubetouchingevaporatorcoil, Straightentubeawayfromevaporatorcoil
locatedbehindfrontgrille
THEAIRCONDITIONERCOOLING,BUTROOMISTOOWARM- ICEFORMINGONCOOUNGCOILBEHINDINLETGRILLE.
Check if... Then...
Outdoortemperaturebetow70"F (21C) To defrostthe coil,set theMODEto FAN,FANspeedtoHigh
Airfiltermaybedirty Cteanairfilter RefertoMaintenancesectionof owner'smanual
Todefrostthecoil,settheMODEtoCool,Fanspeedto high,andthe
TEMPControlsettoolow Tempcontrolto a highertemperature
THEAIRCONDITIONERCOOLING,BUTROOMISTOOWARM
Check if... Then...
Dirtyairfilter- airrestncted. Cleanairfilter RefertoMaintenancesectionof owner'smanual.
TEMPControlset toowarm SetTEMPControlto a towertemperature.
Frontofunit isblockedbydrapes,blinds,furniture,etc. CIearblockageinfrontofunit.
Airdistributionis restricted.
Doors,windows,registers,etc open Coldair escapes. Closedoors,windows,registers,etc.
Unitrecentlytumedonin hotroom. Allowadditionaltimetoremovestoredheatfromwalls,ceilingfloorandfurniture
THE AIR CONDITIONER TURNS ON AND OFF RAPIDLY,
Check if,.. Then,..
Outsidetemperatureis extremelyhot. SetFANSPEEDonHIto minimizethecoolingload
Unitisset toenergysavermode Approximatelyevery3 minutesthefanwiltturnonandtheunitwillcheck
theroomairtemperaturetodetermineifcoolingis needed.Thisis normal
energysavermodeoperation.
NOISE WHEN UNIT IS COOLING.
Check if,.. Then,..
Soundoffanhittingwater- fromthemoistureremovalsystem Ttlis isnormalwtlenhumidityishigh.Closedoors,v,Andows,andregisters
W ndowvbra on- poor nsta ation. Refer o nsta a on ns ructonsorcheckw th ns a er.
WATER DRIPPING INSIDE ROOM WHEN UNIT IS COOLING.
Check if,.. Then,..
Theair conditioneris improperlyinstalled. Tilt airconditionerslightlyto theoutsideto allowwaterdrainage.Referto I
installationinstructionsor checkwithinstalIer.
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WATER DRIPPING OUTSIDE WHEN UNIT IS COOLING.
Check if... Then.,.
Theunitisremovinglargequantitiesofmoisture Thisisnormalduringexcessivelyhumiddays.
fromhumidroom.
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