Air Conditioner - Automatic Restart Feature

Some older GE Appliance room air conditioners and current models with electronic thermostat controls maintain room temperature within 3 degrees accuracy of the control setting. When the temperature is within this 3 degree range, an automatic restart timer will begin to function after the compressor shuts off. After 8 minutes, the compressor will resume operation until it reaches the cut-off (low temperature) point again.

Simply stated, the automatic restart feature ensures periodic air conditioner operation to maintain humidity at a comfortable level, even though the room temperature may not have risen enough to cycle the unit back on. Thus there will never be more than an 8 minute "off" time.