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EL 0CRefrigerant leak detected
Name in the manufacturer's documentation (service manual): Refrigerant leak detected
[1]
In plain words (editorial)
Refrigerant leak detected – the unit judges this from the evaporator coil temperature (T2) after the compressor starts. The manual names the T2 sensor, the indoor PCB or the refrigerant charge (the manual lists "additional refrigerant").
When to call a service technician: Contact an air-conditioning service technician.
✎ editorial – written from the cited sources, not a manufacturer statement. Status: draft.
For technicians
Detection conditions (source text)
- Define the evaporator coil temperature T2 of the compressor just starts running as Tcool. In the beginning 5 minutes after the compressor starts up, if T2 < Tcool-1°C(1.8°F) does not keep continuous 4 seconds and compressor running frequency higher than 50Hz does not keep for 3 minutes, and this situation happens 3 times, the LED displays the failure code and AC turns off.[2]
⚠ 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] Rotenso Imoto Series – IDU & ODU Units Service Manual (I21Xi, I26X, I35X, I50X, I70X), EN , p. 133 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Refrigerant leak detected
- [2] Rotenso Imoto Series – IDU & ODU Units Service Manual (I21Xi, I26X, I35X, I50X, I70X), EN , p. 156 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Define the evaporator coil temperature T2 of the compressor just starts running as Tcool. In the beginning 5 minutes after the compressor starts up, if T2 < Tcool-1°C(1.8°F) does not keep continuous 4 seconds and compres…
- [3] Rotenso Imoto Series – IDU & ODU Units Service Manual (I21Xi, I26X, I35X, I50X, I70X), EN , p. 156 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
T2 sensor
- [4] Rotenso Imoto Series – IDU & ODU Units Service Manual (I21Xi, I26X, I35X, I50X, I70X), EN , p. 156 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Indoor PCB
- [5] Rotenso Imoto Series – IDU & ODU Units Service Manual (I21Xi, I26X, I35X, I50X, I70X), EN , p. 156 manufacturer document – copy from a distributor quote verified
Additional refrigerant