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U5Temperature of heat sink (TH8)
Name in the manufacturer's documentation (service manual): Temperature of heat sink (TH8)
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In plain words (editorial)
The heat sink (TH8) in the outdoor unit is too hot. The service manual names a locked or failed outdoor fan motor, a clogged airflow path, a rise of the ambient temperature (upper limit 46 °C), a defective thermistor or a board fault.
When to call a service technician: Make sure nothing blocks the outdoor unit's airflow; if the code repeats, contact your installer or a Mitsubishi Electric service technician.
✎ editorial – written from the cited sources, not a manufacturer statement. Status: draft.
For technicians
Detection conditions (source text)
- Abnormal if TH8 detects temperature indicated below[2]
Possible causes (source text)
Steps given by the manufacturer (source text)
- Check outdoor fan[10]
- Check airflow path for cooling[11]
- Check if there is something which causes temperature rise around outdoor unit. (Upper limit of ambient temperature is 46°C.)[12]
- Check resistance value of TH8 or temperature by microprocessor[13]
- Replace outdoor power circuit board[14]
- Replace outdoor controller circuit board[15]
⚠ 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] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
- [2] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
abnormal if th8 detects temperature indi-
- [3] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
the outdoor fan motor is locked
- [4] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
failure of outdoor fan motor
- [5] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
airflow path is clogged
- [6] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
rise of ambient temperature
- [7] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
5 defective thermistor
- [8] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
defective input circuit of
- [9] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
failure of outdoor fan drive circuit
- [10] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
check outdoor fan
- [11] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
check airflow path for cooling
- [12] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
(upper limit of ambient temperature is 46°c.)
- [13] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
check resistance value of th8 or temperature
- [14] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
6 replace outdoor power circuit board
- [15] Mitsubishi Electric – Service Manual: Air to water heat pump units, outdoor unit PUZ-WM50VHA … PUZ-WM112YAA (OCH727 REVISED EDITION-A, 12/2023) (OCH727A (12/2023)) , p. 26 official manufacturer document quote verified
7 replace outdoor controller circuit board