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F16Total running current protection
Name in the manufacturer's documentation (service manual): Total running current protection
[1]
In plain words (editorial)
The outdoor unit draws too much current and protects itself (total running current protection). The causes listed by the service manual are shown in the technical section below.
When to call a service technician: Call the installer – the checks are done inside the unit.
✎ editorial – written from the cited sources, not a manufacturer statement. Status: draft.
For technicians
Detection conditions (source text)
Safety notes from the documentation
- Always switch off the power before remove and connect the component.[6]
⚠ Work on refrigerant circuits, mains electricity and PV DC wiring is for qualified technicians only.
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Sources
Every statement has a footnote to the document and PDF page. “Quote verified” means the quote was found automatically in the text of that page.
- [1] Service Manual – WH-SDC0509L3E5 / L6E5 + WH-WDG05/07/09LE5 (R290) (PAPAMY2307068CE) , p. 190 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
F16 Total running current protection
- [2] Service Manual – WH-SDC0509L3E5 / L6E5 + WH-WDG05/07/09LE5 (R290) (PAPAMY2307068CE) , p. 223 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
During operation of cooling and heating, when outdoor current above WDG05LE5 15.0A & WDG07 / 09LE5 18.0A is detected by the current transformer (CT) in the outdoor unit PCB.
- [3] Service Manual – WH-SDC0509L3E5 / L6E5 + WH-WDG05/07/09LE5 (R290) (PAPAMY2307068CE) , p. 223 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Continue 3 times in 20 minutes.
- [4] Service Manual – WH-SDC0509L3E5 / L6E5 + WH-WDG05/07/09LE5 (R290) (PAPAMY2307068CE) , p. 223 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Excessive refrigerant.
- [5] Service Manual – WH-SDC0509L3E5 / L6E5 + WH-WDG05/07/09LE5 (R290) (PAPAMY2307068CE) , p. 223 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Faulty outdoor unit PCB (main).
- [6] Service Manual – WH-SDC0509L3E5 / L6E5 + WH-WDG05/07/09LE5 (R290) (PAPAMY2307068CE) , p. 223 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
always switch off the power before remove and connect the component.