M-Series MUZ-GE Technical & Service Manual
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3. Outdoor unit failure mode table
OPERATION
INDICATOR
upper lamp
(Indoor unit)
Abnormal point
(Failure mode / protection)
LED indication
(Outdoor P.C. board)
Condition Remedy
Indoor/
outdoor unit
failure mode
recall function
Outdoor unit
failure mode
recall function
OFF None (Normal) — — — — —
2-time fl ash
2.5 seconds
OFF
Outdoor power system
—
Overcurrent protection cut-out operates
3 consecutive times within 1 minute
after the compressor gets started.
•
Reconnect connectors.
•
Refer to 10-5.
"How
to check inverter/
compressor".
•
Check stop valve.
○○
3-time fl ash
2.5 seconds
OFF
Discharge temperature
thermistor
1-time fl ash every
2.5 seconds
Thermistor shorts or opens during
compressor running.
•
Refer to 10-5.
"Check
of outdoor thermistors".
Defective outdoor
thermistors can be
identifi ed by checking
the blinking pattern of
LED.
○○
Defrost thermistor (MUZ)
Fin temperature thermistor 3-time fl ash
2.5 seconds OFF
P.C. board temperature
thermistor
4-time fl ash
2.5 seconds OFF
Ambient temperature
thermistor
2-time fl ash
2.5 seconds OFF
Outdoor heat exchanger
temperature thermistor
(MUZ-GE24, MUY-GE24)
4-time fl ash
2.5 seconds
OFF
Overcurrent 11-time fl ash
2.5 seconds OFF
Large current fl ows into intelligent
power module/ power module
1.
•
Reconnect compressor
connector.
•
Refer to 10-5.
"How
to check inverter/
compressor".
•
Check stop valve.
—
○
Compressor synchronous
abnormality (Compressor start-
up failure protection)
12-time fl ash
2.5 seconds OFF
Waveform of compressor current is
distorted.
•
Reconnect compressor
connector.
•
Refer to 10-5.
"How
to check inverter/
compressor".
—
○
5-time fl ash
2.5 seconds
OFF
Discharge temperature
—
Temperature of discharge temperature
thermistor exceeds 241°F (116°C),
compressor stops.
Compressor can restart if discharge
temperature thermistor reads 212°F
(100°C) or less 3 minutes later.
•
Check refrigerant
circuit and refrigerant
amount.
•
Refer to 10-5.
"Check
of LEV".
—
○
6-time fl ash
2.5 seconds
OFF
High pressure
—
Temperature of indoor coil thermistor
exceeds 158°F (70°C) in HEAT mode
(MUZ only). Temperature of outdoor
heat exchanger temperature thermistor
exceeds 158°F (70°C) in COOL mode.
•
Check refrigerant
circuit and refrigerant
amount.
•
Check stop valve.
—
○
7-time fl ash
2.5 seconds
OFF
Fin temperature/ P.C. board
temperature
7-time fl ash
2.5 seconds OFF
Temperature of fi n temperature
thermistor on the inverter P.C. board
exceeds 167 ~ 176°F (75 ~ 80°C), or
temperature of P.C. board temperature
thermistor on the inverter P.C. board
exceeds 158 ~ 167°F (70 ~ 75°C).
•
Check around outdoor
unit.
•
Check outdoor unit air
passage.
•
Refer to 10-5.
"Check
of outdoor fan motor".
—
○
8-time fl ash
2.5 seconds
OFF
Outdoor fan motor
—
Outdoor fan has stopped 3 times in a
row within 30 seconds after outdoor fan
start-up.
•
Refer to 10-5.
"Check
of outdoor fan motor".
Refer to 10-5.
"Check
of inverter P.C. board".
—
○
9-time fl ash
2.5 seconds
OFF
Nonvolatile memory data 5-time fl ash
2.5 seconds OFF
Nonvolatile memory data cannot be
read properly.
•
Replace the inverter
P.C. board.
○○
Power module
(MUZ-GE24, MUY-GE24)
6-time fl ash
2.5 seconds OFF
The interphase short circuit occurs
in the output of the intelligent power
module (IPM)/power module (IPM)
1.
The compressor winding shorts circuit.
•
Refer to 10-5.
"How
to check inverter/
compressor".
10-time fl ash
2.5 seconds
OFF
Discharge temperature
—
Temperature of discharge temperature
thermistor has been 122°F (50°C) or
less for 20 minutes.
•
Refer to 10-5.
"Check
of LEV".
•
Check refrigerant
circuit and refrigerant
amount.
—
○
NOTE: Blinking patterns of this mode differ from the ones of Troubleshooting check table (10-3.).
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Intelligent power module: MUZ-GE09/12/15/18/24NA, MUY-GE09/12/15/18/24NA
Power module: Other models
OBH549G