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[LG Air Conditioner Power] Electricity is felt when touching the air conditioner

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Do you feel electricity with ‘throbbing’ sense when touching the outdoor unit or the power cord?

Grounding stands for letting electricity on the surface of home appliance flowing into the earth through copper wire or steel wire.
You may feel electricity with ‘throbbing’ sense when touching the outdoor unit or the power cord with improper grounding.

Causes and symptoms

  • Grounding is not proper.

Try this.

Does the wall outlet have grounding pin?

➔ Plug the power cord of the air conditioner into a separate wall outlet having grounding pin.

The grounding pin of the power plug of the air conditioner should correctly be connected to the grounding pin of the outlet.
If the separate outlet for plugging the power cord has no grounding pin, consult with electricity system company.
If a power strip is used for the air conditioner, power may be turned off because of overload.
Plug the power cord of the air conditioner into the separate wall outlet with grounding pin.

Connecting the cord to an outlet with a ground terminal
Correct example: an outlet with a ground terminal Invalid example: outlet without ground terminal

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