Room air conditioner, Troubleshooting guide – Fedders A6X05F2D User Manual

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Room Air Conditioner

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Occurrence

Possible Cause

Solutions

Air conditioner will not operate

• Wall plug disconnected.

• Push plug firmly into wall outlet.

• House fuse blown or circuit breaker tripped.

• Replace fuse with time delay type

or reset circuit breaker.

• Unit turned off and then on too quickly.

• If air conditioner is turned off,

wait 3 minutes before restarting.

• Thermostat set too low for cooling.

• Adjust thermostat to higher setting for cooling.

Air from unit does not

• Thermostat set too warm.

• Set thermostat to colder temperature.

feel cold enough

• Room temperature below 70°F.

• Cooling may not occur until room

temperature rises above 70°F.

Air conditioner cooling,

• Outdoor temperature below 70°F.

• To defrost the coil set thermostat to warmer

but room is too warm —

position.

ice forming on cooling coil

• Dirty air filter — air restricted.

• Clean filter. See “Cleaning the Air Filter” section.

behind decorative front

Air conditioner cooling,

• Dirty air filter — air restricted.

• Clean air filter.

but room too warm —

Refer to “Cleaning Air Filter” section.

NO ice forming on cooling coil

• Thermostat set too warm.

• Set thermostat to colder setting.

behind decorative front

Noise when unit is cooling

• Air movement sound.

• The sound of rushing air is normal. If too loud,
turn selector to lower fan setting.

• Sound of fan hitting water-moisture

• This is normal when humidity is high.

removal system.

Close doors, windows and registers.

• Window vibration — poor installation.

• Refer to installation instructions —

check with installer.

Water dripping inside

• Improper installation.

• Tilt air conditioner slightly to the outside to

when unit is cooling

allow water drainage. Refer to installation
instructions — check with installer.

Water dripping outside

• Unit removing large quantity of moisture

• This is normal during excessively humid days.

when unit is cooling

from humid room.

Troubleshooting Guide

To save time and expense, check the following before calling an authorized service station.

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