Care and Maintenance
Cleaning Your Indoor Unit
BEFORE CLEANING
OR MAINTENANCE
ALWAYS TURN OFF YOUR AIR CONDITIONING
UNIT AND DISCONNECT IT FROM THE CURRENT
TO PERFORM THE MAINTENANCE OR CLEANING
OF THE UNIT.
CAUTION
Only use a soft, dry cloth to wipe the unit
clean. If the unit is especially dirty, you
can use a cloth soaked in warm water to
wipe it clean.
Do not use chemicals or chemically
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treated cloths to clean the unit
Do not use benzene, paint thinner,
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polishing powder or other solvents to clean
the unit. They can cause the plastic
surface to crack or deform.
Do not use water hotter than 40°C (104°F)
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to clean the front panel. This can cause the
panel to deform or become discolored.
Cleaning Your Air Filter
A clogged air conditioner can reduce the
cooling efficiency of your unit, and can also
be bad for your health. Make sure to clean
the filter once every two weeks.
1. Lift the front panel of the indoor unit.
The air filter is under the top airinlet
2. grill. Grip the tab on the end of the filter,
pull it towards yourself.
3. Now pull down to extract the filter.
4. If your filter has a small air freshening
filter, unclip it from the larger filter.
Clean this air freshening filter with a
5. hand-held vacuum. Clean the large air
filter with warm, soapy water.
Be sure to use a mild detergent.
6. Rinse the filter with fresh water, then
shake off excess water.
7. Dry it in a cool, dry place, and refrain
from exposing it to direct sunlight.
8. When dry, re-clip the air freshening filter
to the larger filter, then slide it back into
the indoor unit.
9. Close the front panel of the indoor unit.
Remove air freshening filter from back
of larger filter (some units)
CAUTION
Do not touch air freshening (Plasma) filter
for at least 10 minutes after turning off
the unit.
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Filter Tab
Fig. 5.1
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