5. Caring for the machine
Always have fi lter maintenance performed by a service person.
Before care-taking, turn the power supply OFF.
Caution:
•
Before you start cleaning, stop operation and turn OFF the power supply.
Remember that the fan is rotating inside at high speed, posing a serious
risk of injury.
•
Indoor units are equipped with fi lters to remove the dust of sucked-in
air. Clean the fi lters following the procedures on the right. (The standard
fi lter should normally be cleaned once a week, and the long-life fi lter at
the beginning of each season.)
•
The life of the fi lter depends on where the unit is installed and how it is
operated.
6. Troubleshooting
Before you ask for repair service, check the following points:
State of Machine
Remote Controller
" " display is not lit up.
No display appears even
It does not run.
when the [ON/OFF] button
is pressed.
Air fl ows out but it does
The liquid crystal display
not cool enough or heat
shows that it is in the
enough.
state of operation.
The liquid crystal display
Cool air or warm air
shows that it is in opera-
does not come out.
tion.
The "CHECK" and check
It runs briefl y, but soon
code fl ashes on the liquid
stops.
crystal display.
The sound of the
exhaust and rotation
All lights are out except
of the motor can still
the powered display of
be heard after stop of
" ".
running.
The sound of the
exhaust and the rota-
All lights are out except
tion of the motor can
the powered display of
be heard intermittently
" ".
after stop of running.
Warm air comes out
The liquid crystal display
intermittently when the
shows that it is in the
thermostat is OFF or
state of operation.
during fan operation.
•
If operation stops due to a power failure, the [restart-preventing circuit at power failure] operates and disables unit operation even after power restoration. In this case,
press the [ON/OFF] button again and start operation.
If malfunctions persist after you have checked the above, turn the power supply OFF and contact your dealer with information about the product name, the nature of the
malfunction, etc. If the display of "[CHECK]" and (4 digit) check code fl ashes, tell the dealer contents of the display (check code). Never attempt to repair by yourself.
The following symptoms are not air conditioner failures:
•
The air blown out from the air conditioner can sometimes give off odors. This is due to cigarette smoke contained in the air of the room, the smell of cosmetics, the walls,
furniture, etc., absorbed in the air conditioner.
•
A hissing noise can be heard immediately after the air conditioner is started or stopped. This is the sound of the refrigeration fl owing inside the air conditioner. This is
normal.
•
The air conditioner sometimes snaps or clicks at the beginning or end of cooling/heating operation. This is the sound of friction on the front panel and other sections
due to expansion and contraction caused by temperature change. This is normal.
•
The fan speed changes in spite of not changing the setting. Not to blow out cold air at the beginning of heating operation, the air conditioner automatically adjusts the
fan speed gradually from lower to the set speed. It also adjust its fan speed to protect the fan motor when return air temperature or fan speed excessively rises.
8
How to clean
•
•
•
Never pour water or fl ammable sprays onto the air conditioner. Cleaning
using these methods can result in the failure of the air conditioner, electric
shock, or fi re.
Cause
Power failure
The power supply is turned OFF.
The fuse in the power supply is gone.
The earth leakage breaker is gone.
Improper temperature adjustment
The fi lter is fi lled with dust and dirt.
There are some obstacles at the air inlet and outlet of
the indoor and outdoor units.
Windows and doors are open.
The restart-preventing circuit is in operation for
3 minutes.
Indoor unit operation was restarted during the heating
and defrosting operation.
There are some obstacles at the air inlet and outlet of
the indoor and outdoor units.
The fi lter is fi lled with dust and dirt.
When other indoor units are engaged in cooling
operation, the machine stops after running a drain-up
mechanism for 3 minutes when air-cooling operation
is stopped.
When other indoor units are engaged in cooling opera-
tion, drained water is brought in. If the drain water is
collected, the drain-up mechanism initiates a draining
operation.
When other indoor units are engaged in heating op-
eration, the control valves are opened and closed from
time to time to maintain the stability of the system.
Clear dust away lightly or clean it up with a vacuum cleaner. In the case of
severe staining, wash the fi lter in lukewarm water mixed with dissolved neutral
detergent or water, and then rinse off the detergent completely. After washing,
dry it and fi x it back into place.
Caution:
Do not dry the fi lter by exposing it to direct sunlight or warming it using
fi re, etc. Doing so can result in the deformation of the fi lter.
Washing it in hot water (more than 50 °C [122 °F]) can also result in de-
formation.
Caution:
Press the [ON/OFF] button after power restoration.
Turn the power supply ON.
Replace fuse.
Put in the earth leakage breaker.
After checking the set temperature and inlet temperature
on the liquid crystal display, refer to [Room temperature
adjustment], and operate the adjustment button.
Clean up the fi lter.
(Refer to [Caring for the machine].)
Remove.
Close.
Wait for a while.
(To protect the compressor, a 3-minute restart-preventing
circuit is built into the indoor unit. Therefore, there are
occasions sometimes when the compressor does not start
running immediately. There are cases when it does not run
for as long as 3 minutes.)
Wait for a while.
(Heating operation starts after ending defrosting operation.)
Rerun after removal
Rerun after cleaning the fi lter. (Refer to [Caring for the
machine].)
Wait for 3 minutes.
It soon stops. (If the noise occurs more than 2-3 times in
an hour, ask for repair service.)
It soon stops. (If the room temperature rises uncomfortably
high in a small room, stop operation.)
Troubleshooting