Amana
idle / Ht1 / Ht2 / CF / CL1 / CL2
StatusStatus, not a fault
Normal run states on the triple display. idle = standby. Ht1 / Ht2 = low / high heat. CF = continuous fan. CL1 / CL2 = cooling stage.
3 plates — walk the one on the cabinet
First check
1 Confirm this is not a fault
On the Amana AMVC96 this readout (idle / Ht1 / Ht2 / CF / CL1 / CL2) is run status, not a lockout. Write what the display actually shows and whether W/Y/G is present at the IFC.
Expect: Idle / Ht / CF / stage+CFM words change when you apply and remove the call.
If fail: If the word never changes on a real call, the call is not reaching this IFC.
If pass: The board is alive. Diagnose the comfort complaint, not this code.
The rest of the walkthrough is Diagnose.
On the plates
- Do not replace the board because it says Ht1 or CF.
- Ht1 forever with a high-fire request → staging / E8–E9 path, not a ‘bad Ht1 code.’
- CF is continuous-fan CFM, not a capacitor.
Plates that use idle / Ht1 / Ht2 / CF / CL1 / CL2
Same number, other makers
idle / Ht1 / Ht2 / CF / CL1 / CL2 on Amana is not the same code on these plates.