Judgment methods and likely failure mode

Caution:

The specifications of the outdoor unit (outdoor LEV) and indoor unit (indoor LEV) differ. For this reason, there are cases where the treatment contents differ, so follow the treatment specified for the appropriate LEV as indicated in the right column.

Failure Mode

 

Judgment Method

Treatment

Affected LEV

 

 

 

 

 

Microcomputer

1 Disconnect the control board connector and connect

In the case of driver circuit

Indoor

driver circuit

the check LED as shown in the figure below.

failure, replace the control

BC controller

failure

Indoor, BC controller

Outdoor

board.

Outdoor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the base power supply is turned on, the indoor LEV

 

 

 

 

outputs pulse signals for 10 seconds, the outdoor LEV

 

 

 

 

outputs pulse signals for 17 seconds, and BC controller

 

 

 

 

outputs pulse signals for 10-20 seconds.

 

 

 

 

If the LED does not light up, or lights up and remains on,

 

 

 

 

the driver circuit is abnormal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEV mechanism

1 If the LEV is locked up, the drive motor turns with no

Replace the LEV.

Indoor

is locked.

load and a small clicking sound is generated.

 

BC controller

 

 

Generation of this sound when the LEV is fully closed

 

Outdoor

 

 

or fully open is abnormal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The LEV motor

Measure the resistance between the coils (red - white, red

Replace the LEV coils.

Indoor

coils have a

- orange, brown - yellow, brown - blue) using a tester. They

 

BC controller

disconnected

are normal if the resistance is within 150Ω ± 10%.

 

 

wire or is shorted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measure the resistance between the coils (gray - orange,

Replace the LEV coils.

Outdoor

 

 

 

 

gray - red, gray - yellow, gray - black) using a tester. They

 

 

 

 

are normal if the resistance is within 46Ω ± 3%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fully closed

1 If you are checking the indoor unit’s LEV, operate the

If there is a large amount of

Indoor

failure (valve

indoor unit’s blower and the other indoor units in the

leakage, replace the LEV.

BC controller

leaks)

cooling mode, then check the piping temperatures

 

 

 

 

(liquid pipe temperatures) of the indoor units by the

 

 

 

 

operation monitor through the heat source unit’s

 

 

 

 

control board. When the fan is running, the linear

 

 

 

 

expansion valve is fully closed, so if there is leakage,

 

 

 

 

Thermistor

 

the temperature sensed by the

 

 

 

 

 

thermistor (liquid pipe temperature

 

 

 

 

liquid pipe

 

 

 

 

 

 

sensor) will become low. If the

 

 

 

 

(tempera-

 

 

 

 

 

 

temperature is considerably low

 

 

 

 

ture sensor)

 

 

 

 

compared to the remote control’s

 

 

 

 

Linear

 

 

 

 

 

 

intake temperature display, it can

 

 

 

 

Expansion

 

 

 

 

 

 

be judged that there is a fully

 

 

 

 

Valve

 

 

 

 

 

 

closed failure. In the case of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

minimal leakage, it is not necessary to replace the

 

 

 

 

LEV if there are no other effects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faulty wire

1 Check for pins not fully inserted on the connector and

Check the continuity at the

Indoor

connections in

check the colors of the lead wires visually.

places where trouble is found.

BC controller

the connector or

2 Disconnect the control board’s connector and conduct

 

 

Outdoor

faulty contact.

a continuity check using a tester.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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