Whynter ARC-14SH manual

o WHY NT ER ECO-FRIENDLY 14 , 00 0 BTU PO RT A BLE A IR CONDITIONER WITH HEA TE R M OD EL #: A RC -14SH In st ruction Ma nu al C ong ratula t io n s o n y ou r ne w W HYNT ER pr od uc t. T o ensu r e prope r o pera t ion, pl e as e re ad th is Ins tr ucti on M anua l care fully befo re us in g t hi s p rod uc t. K ee p this m an ua l in a sa fe p l[...]

2 | P a g e T AB LE OF CONT EN TS IN TRO DUC TION 3 SA FETY PRECAUTIO NS 4-5 ID EN T IF IC A T ION O F ACCESSORI ES 6 ID EN T IF IC A T ION O F PA RT S 7 O PE RA T IN G YO UR A IR C O ND ITIONER 8 IN S T ALLATION IN ST RUC TIO NS 9- 10 A IR F IL TER S I NS T ALL ATIO N 11 O PE RA T ION IN ST RUC TIO NS 12 - 13 W A T ER DR A IN A G E 14 REMOTE CONTR[...]

3 | P a g e T ha nk y ou f or choo si ng t he W h yn ter port ab l e air c onditioner . Ple ase fo ll ow t he i ns tr ucti ons provid ed in th is us e r gui de to ob ta i n t he very best per fo rm ance fr o m y our po rt ab le air conditi on er and take f ul l ad va ntage o f t he many f ea t ur es y our po rt ab le air c onditioner o ff ers you. [...]

4 | P a g e Y ou r sa fe t y and th e sa fet y of oth ers are very i mp o rt ant to us . T o r edu ce the risk o f fir e, electric al s ho ck or injury wh en us ing y our app li anc e, f o ll ow thes e ba si c pr e c au ti on s . S A FE TY P R EC A U TIONS Before the po rt ab l e air cond ition er is us ed, it m ust be pr ope rly po s i tion ed and[...]

5 | P a g e  Keep finge rs out o f t he a i r intakes and air outlets.  T he un i t is an e l ec tr ic al a pp li ance. To avo id injury fr om elec tr ical s hock do n ot op e rat e it w it h w et hands, wh il e standi ng on a w et su r fa c e or wh il e standin g in w ater. Do not use i t i n ou tdoors or i n w et c o nditi ons.  W he n p[...]

6 | P a g e ID E NT I FI C A T ION O F A CC ES S O RI ES IM AG E A CCESSO RY N A ME QU A NT ITY Intake an d Ex hau st ho se 2 pi eces Fi x tu re 2 pi e ces S cr e ws 8 pi e ces Hose co nne ctor 4 pi e ces W i nd ow sli de r k i t 1 s et Co ve r 2 pi e ces Re m ote con tr ol 1 pi e ce Optional 3 M ™ Anti m i crobial Filter (sold separatel y ) 1 pi[...]

7 | P a g e ID E NT I FI C A T ION OF P A R T S Front 1 . A ir v en t 2 . C on tr ol p ane l Rear 3. Ev apo rator a ir i ntake / a ir fil te r 4 . A ir in take ho se 5 . A ir e x hau st h ose 6. Caste rs 7. Dra in po rt 8 . Po wer co rd[...]

8 | P a g e O PE R A T ING YO UR A I R CO NDI TI ONER Be fore y ou begi n, t ho roug hly f am ili ariz e y ou r se lf wi th t he control pan el , remote contr ol and al l o f t he f uncti on s. Fo ll ow t he symb ol fo r t he d esir ed f u nc tion. T he un it c an be c on tr o ll ed by t he un i t con tr ol panel al one or w ith t he remote co n tr[...]

9 | P a g e IN STA LL A T I ON IN S TR U CT I ONS Loca ti on T he air condi tioner s hould be plac ed on a ha rd an d level sur f ace stron g en ou gh to sup po r t the un it . T he un it has cast ers and it should on ly be ro ll ed on smoot h, f la t surfaces. Use cauti on w hen ro lli ng on c arpet sur fa c es. D o not att empt t o ro l l t he un[...]

10 | P a g e Wi nd ow ki t Installati on W he n y ou us e this air co nd iti oner un it , h ot a ir mu st be exhaust ed out o f the roo m t o complet e t he air e xchange of t he condens er. W h en t he un i t i s o perati ng i n dehumidi f yi ng and f an - on ly mode, no exhaus t is re qu ired. Your w i nd ow kit has be en des i gn ed to f i t m o[...]

11 | P a g e A I R FI LT ER S IN ST A LL A TI ON Your W hy nter po rt ab le ai r conditi on er is e qu i pped w ith a w ashable Pre-F ilt er a nd an Activ a t ed Carbon F il ter. T he was hable Pre-F il t er remov es large pa rti cl es such as d us t, pet hair and dander. T he Ac tivat ed Car bon f ilt er is d esigned t o r e mov e smoke and other [...]

12 | P a g e O PE R A T I ON IN ST RU C TI ON S  B EF ORE U SIN G Y O U R PORT A B LE A I R CONDIT IO N ER  Remove t he ext eri or a nd interior pack agin g.  Be fore connec ti ng t he un i t t o t he po w er so urc e, let it stand uprig ht f or ap p ro ximately 4 hours. This w il l reduce t he possib ili ty of a mal f u nc ti on in t he c[...]

13 | P a g e H E A T MO DE  In t his mode, t he air conditioner he a ts t he r oo m . To ac tiv ate this f unc ti on mode, press the M ode C on tr ol bu tt on unti l t he i nd ica tor com es on . W h en t he hea ting mode is set , the compressor w ill start in a pp ro ximately 3-5 mi nu t e s. N OT E : I n heating mode, cold air is exha ust ed f[...]

14 | P a g e W A T ER DR A IN A GE Duri ng t he pr oc e ss of coo li ng, some w a t er w il l be ex tr act ed fr o m t he ai r int o t he un it . M ost of this wat er is used to co ol and exhaust ed to t he outside. If t he un i t is op erat ed i n hi gh humidity or low temperature en vironm en t, w ater w ill co ll ect in t he r es e rv oir i ns i[...]

15 | P a g e R EM OTE C ON TROL T he po r t ab l e air con ditioner can be switched on by t he re mot e co n tr ol. N OT E :  Ot her app li ances i n t he same room con tr o ll ed by a remote con tr ol (TV , r adi o, stere o, etc.), m ay ca use i nter feren c es.  E l ec tr on ic and f l uo resc e nt l amps m ay interfere w it h t he si gnal [...]

16 | P a g e C A RE A ND M A I NT EN A NC E IM PORT A N T :  S wi tch of f t he ai r conditioner a nd disconnec t t he pl ug fr o m t he po w er ou tl et  Drain water by removi ng t he drai n plu g.  Alw ays tr an s por t t he air c onditioner in an up ri ght positi on on ly. CLEA NING T H E PRE-FI LT ER  To ensure t he ai r intak e is [...]

17 | P a g e TE CHN IC A L D A T A M od el A RC - 14 SH C oo li ng capacity 14 ,000 BTU H ea ti ng capacity 13 ,000 BTU Po w er supply 115v/ 60 Hz M axi m um po w er input 1250 W atts C oo li ng 1200 W atts H ea t i ng M axi m um i np u t 10 .8 Am ps C oo li ng 10 .5 Am ps H eati ng Dehumidi f yi ng capacity 101 Pts / D ay The rm o st at 61 °F to [...]

18 | P a g e TR OUBL ES HO OT I NG Probl em Possi b le Causes So l u ti ons T he po r ta ble air c ond it io ner d oes no t tu rn on  Pow er f ailure / outage .  The auto m atic sw i tch, l ine f us e, or breake r ha s b een tripped.  The pow er supply voltage is too low.  The pow er cord is damaged.  The L.C.D .I. pow er plug f or t[...]

19 | P a g e The unit ha s w orked f or a long ti m e, but the roo m is not cold enoug h  W ind ow s or doors are ope n.  There are too many people in the roo m .  There is d i rect su ns hine into the roo m .  The roo m is a ki tchen or w ith many he at-producing appliances  There is a s er v er i n the ro om.  The roo m is too l[...]

20 | P a g e ON E YE A R L IM I T ED W AR R A N TY & T HR EE YE AR W A RR A N TY O N CO M PRESSOR This W HY N T ER po rt ab l e a ir conditio ner is warr an ted, to t he o ri g inal o w ner wi thin t he 48 cont i nent al state s, f or o ne year fr om t he da t e of purchase against def ec ts in materi al an d w orkmansh ip under no rm al use an[...]