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ICM281

Fixed Speed Furnace Control Replacement Module

Replaces: Carrier CESO110057-00, CESO110057-01, CESO110057-02

Safety Considerations

Only trained personnel should install or service heating equipment. 
When working with heating equipment, be sure to read and 
understand all precautions in the documentation, on labels, and 
on tags that accompany the equipment. Failure to follow all safety 
guidelines may result in damage to equipment, severe personal 
injury or death.

Introduction

The 

ICM281

 fixed speed furnace control replaces the following 

Carrier/BDP modules: CESO110057, CESO110057-1, 
CESO110057-2, CESO110048, CESO110020, and HH84AA016
The 

ICM281

 has incorporated LED diagnostics to assist in 

troubleshooting.
It is recommended that a sight glass (not included) be installed 
in a convenient location on the furnace to take advantage of this 
feature. If a sight glass is not installed, the self-test feature of the 
board can still be used for routine troubleshooting. A fault code label 
is included in this package and must be installed on the furnace.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions

CAUTION!

Use caution when installing and servicing the furnace to avoid 

and control electrostatic discharge; ESD can impact electronic 

components. These precautions must be followed to prevent 

electrostatic discharge from hand tools and personnel. Following 

the precautions will protect the control from ESD by discharging 

static electricity buildup to ground.

1.  Disconnect all power to the furnace. Do not touch the control 

or the wiring prior to discharging your body’s electrostatic 
charge to ground.

2.  To ground yourself, touch your hand and tools to a clean, 

metal (unpainted) furnace surface near the control board.

3.  Service the furnace after touching the chassis. Your body 

will recharge with static electricity as you shuffle your feet or 
move around, and you must reground yourself. 

4.  Reground yourself if you touch ungrounded items. 
5.  Before handling a new control, reground yourself; this will 

protect the control. Store used and new controls in separate 
containers before touching ungrounded objects.

6.  ESD damage can also be prevented by using an ESD service 

kit.

CAUTION!

Failure to turn off gas and electric supplies can result in 

explosion, fire, death, or personal injury.

6.  Disconnect thermostat wires and humidifier wires (if equipped 

with a humidifier).

7.  Disconnect line voltage, blower, electronic air cleaner wires (if 

equipped), and transformer wires.

8.  Remove wiring harness edge connector and gasket from 

circuit board.

9.  Remove screws or any other fasteners and old circuit board.
10.  Examine control and control box to check for water stains.
11.  Make repairs if any sources of water leakage are found. 

Be sure to check humidifiers, evaporator coils, and vent 
systems in the area of the control.

Step 2: Install the New Control

1.  Ground yourself. When handling circuit board, hold it by the 

edges.

2.  For 90 percent efficient furnaces, clip JW9 jumper wire. The 

JW9 jumper is found close to the right hand corner of the 
circuit board, beneath the HUM-1 terminal (see Figure 1). 
This will result in a 15-second inducer OFF delay.

3.  Insert board’s edge between control box tabs.
4.  Fasten circuit board with retaining screws. 

IMPORTANT:

For 58EJA or 349MAV horizontal furnaces, the bottom control 
board bracket may need to be notched and trimmed to pre-
vent the LED and circuit trace from interfering with the mount-
ing bracket. This may cause a short and result in damage to 
the control.

To prevent:

a.  Remove the mounting bracket from the control box.
b.  Mark, notch and trim the bracket between where the 

bottom center and bottom right mounting holes/pins align. 
Be sure to trim enough of the bracket so the circuitry on 
the underside of the control board lies clear of the bracket. 

Step 1: Remove Existing Control

CAUTION!

To service control, and prior to disconnection, label all wires. 

Failure to do so may result in wiring errors can cause dangerous 

operation.

1.  Turn thermostat to OFF position or set it to the lowest 

possible setting.

2.  Turn OFF electrical supply to furnace.
3.  Turn OFF gas supply to furnace.
4.  Remove furnace blower and control access doors.
5.  Remove control box cover.

•  Controls gas valve, ignitor, blower motor, inducer, humidifier and air cleaner
•  Microprocessor-based
•  Designed for 100% gas shutoff in case of ignition failure
•  Twinning compatible with other ICM281 boards
•  Reverse polarity protection
•  Secondary brownout voltage protection
•  Compatible with 24 VAC standard thermostat
•  Provides diagnostic LED to aid in troubleshooting

Specifications

Electrical

• 

Voltage Range:

 Line (98 to 132 VAC) @ 60Hz

• 

Ignitor:

 5A @ 120 VAC

• 

Cool Blower:

 30A, 2HP, 240 VAC

• 

Heat:

 5A, 1/2 HP, 240 VAC

• 

Inducer Motor:

 4A, FLA-8.0 LRA @ 120 VAC

• 

Gas Valve:

 1.5A @ 30 VAC

Features

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