Gree · Split air conditioners · Gree Pular (wall-mounted split, R32)
F3Outdoor ambient temperature sensor is open/short-circuited
Name in the manufacturer's documentation (service manual): Outdoor ambient temperature sensor is open/short-circuited
[1]
In plain words (editorial)
The outdoor ambient temperature sensor is open or short-circuited – the sensor, its wire (e.g. shorted to a copper pipe or the casing) or the outdoor main board.
When to call a service technician: Sensor, connector and PCB checks need the unit opened – call a service technician.
✎ editorial – written from the cited sources, not a manufacturer statement. Status: draft.
For technicians
Possible causes (source text)
What the device does (source text)
- Cool/Dry: compressor and outdoor fan stop operation, while indoor fan operates; Heat: all loads stops operation[5]
⚠ Work on refrigerant circuits, mains electricity and PV DC wiring is for qualified technicians only.
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Sources
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- [1] Gree Electric Appliances – Service Manual, wall-mounted R32 GWH..AG.. (Pular) and related (copy from distributor Gree Climat, Ukraine) , p. 100 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor checked manually
Outdoor ambient
- [2] Gree Electric Appliances – Service Manual, wall-mounted R32 GWH..AG.. (Pular) and related (copy from distributor Gree Climat, Ukraine) , p. 100 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Temperature sensor is not connected well or damaged
- [3] Gree Electric Appliances – Service Manual, wall-mounted R32 GWH..AG.. (Pular) and related (copy from distributor Gree Climat, Ukraine) , p. 100 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Temperature sensor wire of outdoor unit is damaged; short circuit between the temperature sensor and copper pipe or outer case
- [4] Gree Electric Appliances – Service Manual, wall-mounted R32 GWH..AG.. (Pular) and related (copy from distributor Gree Climat, Ukraine) , p. 100 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Main board of outdoor unit is damaged
- [5] Gree Electric Appliances – Service Manual, wall-mounted R32 GWH..AG.. (Pular) and related (copy from distributor Gree Climat, Ukraine) , p. 100 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Cool/Dry: compressor and outdoor fan stop operation, while indoor fan operates; Heat: all loads stops operation