Whynter ARC-12SDH manual

WHY NT ER ECO-FRIE NDLY 12,0 00 BTU PORTABLE AI R CONDIT I ONER W ITH HEATER co Inst r uction Ma nual M ODEL# : A RC-12S DH Congra t ulat ions on your ne w WHYNTE R prod uct. Ple ase read this Ins truction Manua l care fully be fore us ing this produ ct to en sure p r ope r o pe ration. Ke e p this man ual in a safe place f o r future refe rence .[...]

2 | P a g e TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUC TION 3 SAFETY PRECAUT I ONS 4-5 IDENTIFIC ATION OF ACCE SSORIES 6 IDENTIFIC ATION OF PAR T S 7 OPERA TING YOUR AIR C O NDIT IONER 8 INSTALLA TION INSTRUC T IONS 9- 10 AIR FILT ERS INSTALL ATI ON 11 OPERA TION INSTRU CTION S 12 - 13 W AT ER DRAINAGE 14 REMOTE C ONTROL 15 CARE AND MAIN T ENANCE 16 TECHNICAL DATA[...]

3 | P a g e Thank you for c hoosing the Whynter port able air con ditioner. Please follow the i nstructions provid ed in this user guid e to obtain the v ery best per formance from y o ur port able air conditio ner and tak e full advantage o f th e ma ny features your porta ble air conditioner offers you. W e trust that y o ur W h ynt er air condit[...]

4 | P a g e S A FETY PREC A UTIONS Before the po rtab le air cond i tioner is us ed, it mus t be pro perly pos i tione d and ins talled as detailed i n this m anua l .  Do not under any circumst ances cut or remo ve the t hird (ground) prong from the power cor d.  M ake su re this unit is con nected to a correctly grounde d power supply outle[...]

5 | P a g e  The unit is an electric a l applia nce. To avoid injury from ele ctrical shock do not o perate it with wet hands, while sta nding on a wet surface or w h ile standin g in water. Do not use it in outdoors or in wet con ditions.  W hen positio ning or movin g the u nit, ensure it is not turn ed upside down or gr eater than 45° or [...]

6 | P a g e IDENT IFIC A TION OF A CCESSO RIES IMAGE A CCESSORY N AME QUA NT ITY Intake an d Ex hau st ho se 2 pieces Fi x ture 2 pieces Screws 8 pieces Hose connector 4 pieces Windo w slid er k i t 1 set Cover 2 pieces Re m ote co ntrol 1 piece[...]

7 | P a g e IDENT IFIC A TION OF P A RTS Front 1. Air ve n t 2. Control panel 3. Handle Rear 4 . Casters 5 . Air exhaust hose 6 . Evaporator air intake / a i r filter 7 . Air intake hose 8 . Drain port 9 . Pow er cord 10. Upper Drain Port 10[...]

8 | P a g e OPERA TIN G YOUR A I R COND ITIONER Before you b egin, thorou ghly familiarize yoursel f w ith the control panel , remote c ontrol and all o f the functions. Follow the symbol for the desired f unction. The u nit can be co ntrolled by the unit control panel al one or with the rem o te control . CONT ROL PA NEL Power C ontrol Turns the u[...]

9 | P a g e INSTA LL A T ION INSTRU CT IONS Location The air conditi oner should be placed o n a hard and level sur face strong enoug h to support the unit. The unit has c asters and it should only be rolle d on smooth, fl at surfaces. Use c aution wh en rolling on carpet sur f aces. Do no t attempt to r oll the unit over objects. Never plac e any [...]

10 | P a g e Wi ndow kit I nstallation W hen you use this air conditi oner unit, ho t air mus t be exhaust ed out o f th e room to com plete the air exchang e of the cond enser. W h en the unit is o perating in dehumi difying and fan-only mo de, no exhaust is re quired. Your window kit has b een desi gned to fit most stand ard v ertical and horizo [...]

11 | P a g e A I R FILTERS INSTA LL A TION Your W hynter portable air c onditioner is equipped with a was h able Pre-Filter a nd an Activate d Carbon Filter. The wa shable Pre-Filt er removes lar ge p articles suc h as dust, p et hair and dander. The Activated C a rbon Filt er which is d esigned to remove smoke and oth er odors. It is recommend ed [...]

12 | P a g e OPERA TION INST RUCT IONS  BEFORE U SIN G YOUR P ORTA BLE A IR CO N DI TION ER  Remove the exterior and int erior pack ag ing.  Be fore co nnecting the u nit to the p ower source, let it s tan d u pri ght for appr oximately 4 hours. This will r educe the po ssi bility of a m alfunction in t he coolin g system f r o m handling [...]

13 | P a g e H E A T IN G MOD E  In this mode, t he air conditioner he ats the room. T o activate this functio n mode, pr ess the M ode Control butto n until the RED indic ator comes on. W hen the heating mode is se t, the compressor will start in approxim ately 3-5 mi n utes . N OT E: In heating mode, col d air is exha u sted fro m the outdo or[...]

14 | P a g e M anu al d rai n: 1. Turn of f t he un it. 2. Positi on a flat container or di sh un der t he drain plug. 3. Remove t he drai n plug a nd t he condense d w ater wil l drain out automati ca ll y. 4. Once all t he condense d wat er is drained, r ep lace t he drain plu g into t he drain f ir ml y . Conti nuous dr ain age : In CO OL or DRY[...]

15 | P a g e CA RE AND MAI NT EN ANC E IM PORT A N T :  Switch off the air conditioner and disconnect th e plug f r om the p ower outlet  Drain water by removing the drain plug.  Always trans port the air co nditioner in an upright p osition only. CLEANIN G THE PRE -FI LTER  To ensure the air intake is f ilt e red pr operly and to assur[...]

16 | P a g e TEC HNICA L D A TA M ode l ARC-12SDH Cooling cap acity 12 ,000 BTU Heating capacity 11,000 BTU Power supply 115v/ 60Hz M aximum power input 1 10 0 W a tts Cooling 1020 W atts Hea ting M aximum input 10.5 Amps Coolin g 9.5 Amps He ating Dehumidi fying capacity 96 Pts / Day Thermostat 61 °F to 89°F Refrigerant R-410A Air f low (max.) 3[...]

17 | P a g e TR OUBLESHOOT ING Probl em Possib le Causes So lu ti ons T he po r ta ble ai r c ond it io ner d oes no t tu rn on  Po w er f ailure / ou tage.  The auto m at ic sw itch, line f us e, or breake r ha s be en tripped.  The pow er supply voltage is too low.  The pow er cord i s damaged.  The L.C.D.I. pow er plug for the uni[...]

18 | 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  Window s or doo rs are open.  The re are too m any people in the roo m .  The re is direct s uns hine into the roo m .  The roo m i s a kitche n or with many he at-producing appliances  The re is a se rv er in t he room.  The roo m is too lar[...]

19 | P a g e ONE YE A R LIM ITED W A R RA NT Y & T HREE YE A R W A RR A NT Y ON COM PRESSOR This W HYNTER po rt able a ir conditioner is warr anted, to th e original owner w ithin the 48 continental states, for one y ear f r om the date o f purc hase against defects in m a terial and workmanship unde r normal use and service. S ho uld your W HY[...]