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15.4.16 F11 (4-way Valve Switching Failure)
Malfunction Decision Conditions
When indoor heat exchanger is cold during heating (except deice) or when indoor heat exchanger is hot during
cooling and compressor operating, the 4-way valve is detected as malfunction.
Malfunction Caused
Indoor heat exchanger (pipe) thermistor
4-way valve malfunction
Troubleshooting
* Check gas side pipe – for hot gas flow in cooling mode
For safety reason and to prevent component
breakdown, always switch off the power before
remove and connect the component.
When abnormality starts again.
Check the indoor pipe temperature
thermistor:
Plug out connector (CN-TH) from the
indoor unit PCB.
Replace
Outdoor PCB
Measure the resistance of the indoor heat
exchanger temperature thermistor.
Check connecting tubes to 4-way valve
Is the measured resistance of the indoor
pipe temperature thermistor matches the
value specified in its characteristic chart?
The 4-way valve may have been damaged or
wrongly connected between discharge and
suction tube.
Problem occurs in heating mode only?
Is 4-way solenaid valve being energised?
Defect in indoor pipe temperature
thermistor.
Replace the indoor pipe temperature
thermistor.
4-way valve not working
(not energize).
Check CN-HOT
connection
(4-way valve connector).
Check V-coil attach to
solenoid valve.
Check valve v-coil
continuity.
Measure voltage
supplied to CH-HOT at
the start of heating.
YES
OK
No
Good
4 WAYS VALVE
COIL COMPLETE
YELLOW
CN-HOT
(WHT)
1
2
YELLOW
No
Good
No
continuity
(open)
OK
OK
No supply
YES
Outdoor PCB fault
Reserve solenoid valve faulty
Replace Outdoor PCB
Replace the 4-way valve
Remove CN-HOT.
Measure continuity
of the coil.
Reconnect CN-HOT
(4-way valve connector).
Attach and screw the V-coil
to solenoid valve.
Replace
V-coil only
V-coil fault
CN-HOT
4 WAYS
VALVE
(VH9-2)
Outdoor PCB fault
YES
NO
NO
NO, it happen in cooling/dry as well.
OK (Depending on 4-way valve model)
1 2 3
Caution