Rheem fault codes
65 codes from Rheem plates on FieldBench. Same number on another maker is a different code.
The list stays open.
- Status
0 / blank
Standby
No call. Info, not a fault.
2 plates
- Protect
0-10V
VFD speed reference
Drive is enabled but stays at min Hz or 0 because analog / serial speed is missing.
1 plate
- Protect
2-flash
IGC 2-flash — example
Example on most Carrier/Bryant packaged CES IGC stickers: pressure switch / draft did not make. Confirm the sticker in THIS heat section — revisions differ.
1 plate
- Protect
3-flash
IGC 3-flash — example
Example on many CES rooftop IGC stickers: limit open. Confirm THIS sticker.
1 plate
- Hazard
4-flash
IGC 4-flash — example
Example: rollout / aux limit on many CES stickers; consecutive limit on others. Read THIS IGC.
1 plate
- Lockout
6-flash
IGC 6-flash — example
Example on many CES rooftop IGCs: ignition lockout after retries. Confirm THIS sticker.
1 plate
- Lockout
8-flash
IGC 8-flash — example
Example: internal control / valve circuit on current CES rooftop stickers. Power-cycle once; if 8-flash returns, valve ohms then IGC.
1 plate
- Lockout
10
One-hour lockout
Hardened ignition or draft retries.
8 plates
- Lockout
11
Failed ignition
Trial without prove.
8 plates
- Lockout
11 / 12 / 13
Ignition / flame
11 failed ignition, 12 low flame sense, 13 flame lost. Same meanings as the two-stage Rheem IFCs.
2 plates
- Protect
12
Low flame sense
Weak µA.
8 plates
- Protect
13
Flame lost
Dropped after prove.
8 plates
- Hazard
14
Unexpected flame
Flame with valve off.
8 plates
- Protect
22
Limit open
Overtemp / airflow.
10 plates
- Lockout
26
Reversed polarity
L1/N or ground.
8 plates
- Hazard
33
Rollout
Flame containment. Manual reset.
8 plates
- Lockout
45
Low PS open at HIGH inducer speed
On VA / Endeavor cards that split low-pressure: the LPS did not close while the inducer is on high. This is not TA ‘45 = all low PS.’
8 plates
- Lockout
45 / 57
Draft at a firing rate
Modulating inducer / pressure did not prove at the commanded %. Not a simple two-switch tee like R96TA or the VA 45/46 split.
2 plates
- Lockout
46
Low PS open at LOW inducer speed
LPS did not close on low inducer. This is the VA low-fire / low-inducer half of the split TA never printed.
3 plates
- Lockout
57
High pressure switch OPEN
High-pressure / exhaust switch open.
8 plates
- Lockout
58 / 59
Condensate / water
96% drain or water switch.
5 plates
- Lockout
61
Blower
VS motor / CFM fault.
8 plates
- Lockout
93
Internal control
IFC self-fault.
7 plates
- Protect
ACT ERR
ACT ERROR (JADE LCD example)
JADE LCD: ACT ERROR / ACT RANGE. Actuator did not follow command. Feedback pot off the shaft is the weekly.
1 plate
- Protect
Cap
Dual run capacitor
HERM and/or FAN section out of rating. Single-stage Comfort dies this way all summer.
4 plates
- Protect
Charge
Charge (SH piston / SC TXV)
Wrong charge method is as common as wrong charge.
4 plates
- Protect
CO2 ERR
CO2 SENS ERR (JADE LCD example)
JADE LCD: CO2 / SENS ERR. DCV sensor failed or the 0–10 V input is floating. Damper holds open; compressor never runs.
1 plate
- Lockout
Comm
ABCD / outdoor drop
Drive or bus. Wall control loses the outdoor.
1 plate
- Lockout
Contactor
Contactor / coil
Will not pull, chatters, or is welded.
5 plates
- Protect
Drain
Condensate / float
Float switch or tripped condensate opened 24V.
1 plate
- Lockout
EcoNet
EcoNet comm / control
Stat, indoor, or data pair dropped. The communicating thermostat is the system.
2 plates
- Protect
Econo
Economizer FDD
Start here when the hood is the complaint. Title 24 FDD classes: sensor, not-economizing, false-economizing, damper not modulating, excess OA.
1 plate
- Protect
Enable
VFD enable missing
Drive has line voltage but will not run — the unit board never enabled it.
1 plate
- Protect
Excess OA
Excess outdoor air
Damper open past the commanded minimum with no economizer or DCV request.
1 plate
- Protect
False econ
Economizing when it should not
Damper open with OA above changeover. Space hot, high OA bills, or wet coil.
1 plate
- Lockout
Fan prove
Indoor fan proving
Controller did not see blower current / pressure.
1 plate
- Protect
Flame
Flame sense
Flame present then dropped, or µA too low to prove.
1 plate
- Protect
FREEZE
FREEZING (JADE LCD example)
JADE LCD: FREEZING. Mixed air below the low-limit. Damper drives shut; mechanical cool may lock.
1 plate
- Hazard
GF
GF — ground fault
Keypad example: GF. Drive sees current to ground on the motor leads.
1 plate
- Status
H
Heating
Status — a heat call is running.
2 plates
- Lockout
HPS
High pressure switch open
Outdoor HPS opened — coil circuit is dead. Not an inverter pressure fault and not an L-code.
5 plates
- Lockout
HPS / LPS
Pressure protection
Still real on an inverter.
1 plate
- Lockout
Ignition
Ignition lockout
Trial for ignition failed after the IGC retries.
1 plate
- Lockout
Inverter
Drive overcurrent / overheat
L5/L4-class faults on the drive.
1 plate
- Lockout
LED off
IGC dark
No 24V at the ignition control, or the module is dead.
1 plate
- Protect
Limit
Limit / aux limit
Heat-exchanger or supply limit opened.
1 plate
- Protect
Limp
VFD limp / min Hz — fan prove
Drive is running too slow to close the prove switch, so the unit board reports fan fail. Reliatel example: Fan Fail with the drive still at min Hz.
1 plate
- Lockout
LPS
Low pressure / freeze
Suction dropped out the low-pressure switch.
1 plate
- Protect
MA ERR
MA SENS ERR (JADE LCD example)
JADE two-line LCD: MA / SENS ERR. Mixed-air sensor failed. This one alarms immediately on power-up — others wait the 60-minute setup window.
1 plate
- Protect
No mod
Damper not modulating
Damper is two-position (0 or 100) instead of tracking 2–10 V. Title 24 FDD class.
1 plate
- Protect
Not econ
Not economizing when it should
OA is in the free-cooling window and the damper stayed shut. Title 24 FDD class.
1 plate
- Protect
OA ERR
OA SENS ERR (JADE LCD example)
JADE LCD: OA / SENS ERR (or OA SYLK ERR). Outside-air thermistor failed or lost SYLK. Board thinks the roof is 20 °F or 120 °F.
1 plate
- Lockout
oC
oC / OC — overcurrent
Keypad example: oC (Yaskawa) or OC. Output current trip. Locked rotor, dirty filters, or FLA set too low.
1 plate
- Protect
ODF
Outdoor fan fail
Fan not turning. Compressor may still run and then HPS.
4 plates
- Protect
oH
oH — heatsink overtemp
Keypad example: oH. Drive thermal trip.
1 plate
- Lockout
ov
ov / OU — overvoltage
Keypad example: ov (Yaskawa) or OU. DC bus high. Usually regen on decel, not a new drive.
1 plate
- Lockout
PF
PF — input phase loss
Keypad example: PF. Missing or imbalanced incoming phase.
1 plate
- Lockout
Phase
Phase loss / rotation
Three-phase monitor opened.
1 plate
- Protect
PS
Pressure switch
Inducer ran (or should have) and the draft switch did not make.
1 plate
- Protect
RA ERR
RA SENS ERR (JADE LCD example)
JADE LCD: RA / SENS ERR. Return-air thermistor failed. Differential / enthalpy changeover compares OA to RA.
1 plate
- Hazard
Rollout
Rollout / flame spill
Flame left the burner box.
1 plate
- Hazard
Smoke
Smoke / firestat
Supply or return smoke detector, or a firestat, has the unit locked out.
1 plate
- Hazard
Unexpected
Flame out of sequence
Flame with no trial.
1 plate
- Lockout
Uv
Uv / LU — undervoltage
Keypad example: Uv (Yaskawa) or LU. DC bus dropped. Incoming power or a missing phase.
1 plate
- Lockout
VFD
VFD / indoor-fan drive
The indoor fan is a drive, not a contactor + cap. Type the keypad string: oC, Uv, ov, GF, oH, PF.
1 plate