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Rheem codes

Rheem

61

Lockout

Blower

VS motor / CFM fault.

Walk 61 in Diagnose

8 plates — walk the one on the cabinet

First check

1 Is the wheel free?

Spin the Rheem R801S blower by hand. Ice, debris, or a seized bearing is not a control problem. Confirm the motor type on this plate — serial ECM, 9-speed tap, or X-13 — before you grab a capacitor. Harness, static, wheel.

Expect: Wheel free. Correct motor family for this IFC.

The rest of the walkthrough is Diagnose.

On the plates

  • Harness, tap/profile, capacitor only if this cabinet is still PSC vintage.
  • Do not apply VA ECM-comm checks to this CT motor.
  • Harness, VS comms at the motor, static.
  • A TA CT motor will not run correctly on this IFC.
  • Harness, static, wheel.

Plates that use 61