Owner's Manual
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Things that are normal
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Normal Operating Sounds
You may hear a pinging noise caused by water 
being picked up and thrown against the condenser 
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design feature helps remove moisture and improve 
efficiency.
You may hear relays click when the controls cycle  
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temperature.
Water will collect in the base pan during high 
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and drip from the outdoor side of the unit.
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operating in the cooling mode, unless the Smart 
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the fan to cycle on and off with the compressor. 
You may also hear a fan noise stop and start. 
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system is set up to be in continuous fan the indoor 
fan will run regardless if the unit may be cooling or 
heating. Other times the fan will run longer than 
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and balance.
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system, fans will run continuously.
Digital makeup air unit will perform a system check 
upon power up, power cycle, and once every 7 
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time the fans will speed up, slow down and then go 
to the set point.
You may notice a few minutes delay in starting if 
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restart protector for the compressor that causes 
a 3-minute delay.
During the defrost cycle, both indoor and outdoor 
fans stop and the compressor will operate in the 
cooling mode to remove frost from the outdoor coil. 
After defrost, the unit will restart in electric heat to 
quickly warm the room to the desired comfort level.
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cycling, the unit is designed to run for a minimum 
of 3 minutes after the compressor starts at any 
thermostat setting.
3-Minute 
Delay
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