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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
The air conditioner
does not come on
• there is no current
•
it is not plugged into the mains
• the internal safety device has
tripped
•wait
• plug into the mains
•
Wait 30 minutes, if the problem
persists, contact your service cen-
ter.
The air conditioner
works for a short time
only
•there are bends or kinks in the
air exhaust hose
• something is preventing the
air from being discharged
• position the air exhaust hose
correctly, keeping it as short
and free of curves as possible
to avoid bottlenecks
•check and remove any obsta-
cles obstructing air discharge
The air conditioner
works, but does not
cool the room
• windows, doors and/or cur-
tains open
• there are heat sources in the
room (oven, hairdryer, etc)
• the air exhaust hose is deta-
ched from the appliance
•the technical specification of
the appliance is not adequa-
te for the room in which it is
located.
• close doors, windows and
curtains, bearing in mind the
"tips for correct use" given
above
• eliminate the heat sources
•fit the air exhaust hose in the
housing at the back of the
appliance (fig. 1).
During operation,
there is an unplea-
sant smell in the
room
• airfilter clogged •clean the filter as described
above
The air conditioner
does not operate for
about three minutes
after restarting it
• the internal compressor safety
device prevents the applian-
ce from being restarted until
three minutes have elapsed
since it was last turned off.
• wait. This delay is part of nor-
mal operation.
The following message
appears on the display:
LT / PF / FT
• the appliance has a self dia-
gnosis system to identify a
number of malfunctions.
• see the SELF-DIAGNOSIS chap-
ter.
