Troubleshooting – Panasonic S45PN1E5 User Manual
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TROUBLESHOOTING
If your air conditioner does not work properly, fi rst check the following points before requesting service. If it still does not work
properly, contact your dealer or a service center.
INDOOR UNIT
Symptom
Cause
Noise
Sound like streaming water during
operation or after operation
Sound of refrigerant liquid fl owing inside unit
Sound of drainage water through drain pipe
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Cracking noise during operation or
when operation stops.
Cracking sound due to temperature changes of parts
Odor
Discharged air is smelled during
operation.
Indoor odor components, cigarette odor and cosmetic odor accumurated
in the air conditioner and its air is discharged.
Unit inside is dusty. Consult your dealer.
Dewdrop
Dewdrop gets accumurated near air
discharge during operation
Indoor moisture is cooled by cool wind and accumulated by dewdrop.
Fog
Fog occurs during operation in
cooling mode.
(Places where large amounts of oil
mist exist at restaurants.)
Cleaning is necessary because unit inside (heat exchanger) is dirty.
Consult your dealer as technical engineering is required.
During defrost operation
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Fan is rotating for a while even though operation
stops.
Fan rotating makes operation smoothly.
Fan may sometimes rotates because of drying heat exchanger due to
settings.
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Wind-direction changes while operating.
Wind-direction setting cannot be made.
Wind-direction cannot be changed.
When air discharge temperature is low or during defrost operation,
horizontal wind fl ow is made automatically.
Flap position is occasionally set up individually.
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When wind-direction is changed, fl ap operates
several times and stops at designated position.
When wind-direction is changed, fl ap operates after searching for
standard position.
Dust
Dust accumulation inside indoor unit is discharged.
OUTDOOR UNIT
Symptom
Cause
No
operation
When power is turned ON instantly.
Operation is not acticated for the fi rst approx. 3 minutes because
compressor protection circuit is activated.
When operation is stopped and
resumed immediately.
Noise
Noise often occurs in heating mode.
During defrost operation
Steam
Steam often occurs in heating mode.
When stopped by remote controller, outdoor unit
fan is sometimes operating for a while even though
outdoor compressor is stopped.
Fan rotating makes operation smoothly.