Is the vent supposed to be open or closed? - Goldstar KG6000R Window Air Conditioner

There are you tube videos. I temporarily take daisy vent cap off top of egg, open bottom vent door wide open, light lump coal 2-3 spots with a loof lighter (from ace hardware) and then close lid. I have one section of galvanized dryer vent from Lowes that I stick on top which accelerates preheating of egg. Once the temp gets to 500, I remove the section of vent by grabbing it with a glove or hotpad. Wait a minute or two for smoke to die down. Place daisy back on top and close bottom vent door down to 1/2" and close daisy 1/2 on top and this should drop temp to 175-250. Use fine adjustments 1/6-1/8" until desired temp is reached. Your food can go on at any time after removing dryer vent. Just burp lid by slightly lifting to allow any heat burst to escape. I also have a gas conversion that works awesome. I just add a small smoke ox over burner that provides enough smoke on front end of cooking process. Advice- keep the butts and ribs on for 6 hours.

It is to be closed in the burner off cycle , this is so to reduce heat losses due to a draft letting the heat rise out of the unit.

Did you change the cabin filter?

There are professional sprays for that, if it
is due to water & mold in the blower housing

Check that the drain is open

That depends if you want fresh air being brought in . If its really hotout side close it if its mild and you want fresh air to enter open it

Either the heating element is bad, or the flap in the venting itself that is supposed to close when heating occurs is not closing or stuck open

the vent is a fresh air intake, when it is pulled open you are mixing outdoor air in the unit. when it is hot and humid outside you will make the unit struggle to cool. Leave the vent closed.

The problem is that the damper isn't working properly. It is supposed to open and close to send cold air from the freezer to the fridge. Open the door to the fridge, and look for the vent, close the door switch, and see if you can feel cold air coming out of the vent.

Either the motor that controls the damper is broken (most common) or the control board that sends power to the door to open and close as necessary is not sending power.

ok first we need to see if your vent flap up top is bing iced over. you need either a philips screw driver or a 1/4 in nut driver. take off the cover to that flap. this flap is controlled by the electronic strip that controls the temp. on both sides. one question, is their ice build up in the back of the freezer? ok write me back when you get this done. kelly.

You can find your owner's manual online here.

That should help you clarify & verify proper operation.

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It has been my experience that the vent lever opens a small flap allowing some of the air in the blowers air stream to vent to the outdoors - not something you would use in the cooling mode since it "dumps" your cooled air. If you wish to use the unit as an air mover/exchanger, you would operate the unit with this vent open.