York codes

York

6 red

Lockout

PS opened 4 times this call

Intermittent draft drop. One-hour lockout.

Walk 6 red in Diagnose

5 plates — walk the one on the cabinet

First check

1 Prove inducer and the live code

Do not pull power — that clears the York TM8T active code. Write 6 red. Is the inducer spinning on this call? Silent inducer is not a pressure switch. This is Category I metal vent. There is no 96% collector or PVC trap to prime.

Expect: 120 VAC at the inducer on a heat call. Wheel turning.

If fail: 120 VAC missing → IFC / door switch / incoming power. Voltage + dead motor → inducer.

If pass: Inducer running + this code → trap, hose, switch, vent (step 2).

The rest of the walkthrough is Diagnose.

On the plates

  • Same physics as 3-red — trap, hose, vent, wind — but intermittent. Watch a full call; do not just ohm a cold switch.
  • Condensate backing into the collector only after several minutes.
  • High-fire only? Then the high-fire hose / vent capacity is the path.
  • Trap that refills, wind, hose, high-fire vent capacity.
  • Wind, cold chimney, inducer wheel, hose. Not a trap siphon.
  • This is Category I metal vent. There is no 96% collector or PVC trap to prime.
  • Cap, liner, common-vent tables, inducer wheel, hose on the inducer housing.

Plates that use 6 red