Rheem RP1336AC1NA Installation Instructions Manual page 41

General Troubleshooting Chart
WARNING:
unit before servicing� Contactor may break only one
side� Failure to shut off power can cause electrical
shock resulting in personal injury or death�
SYMPTOM
Unit will not run • Power off or loose electrical connection
• Thermostat out of calibration – set too high
• Defective control board
• Blown fuses/tripped breaker
• Transformer defective
• High-pressure control open
• Miswiring of communications (communication
light on continuously)
Outdoor fan runs, • Run or start capacitor defective
compressor doesn't • Start relay defective
• Loose connection
• Compressor stuck, grounded or open motor
winding, open internal overload�
• Low-voltage condition
Insufficient cooling • Improperly sized unit
• Improper indoor airflow
• Incorrect refrigerant charge
• Air, noncondensibles, or moisture in system
Compressor short • Incorrect voltage
cycles
• Defective overload protector
• Refrigerant undercharge
Registers sweat • Low indoor airflow
High head, low vapor • Restriction in liquid line, expansion device, or
pressures filter drier
• Bad TXV
High head, high • Dirty outdoor coil
or normal vapor • Refrigerant overcharge
pressure – Cooling • Outdoor fan not running
• Air or noncondensibles in system
mode
Low head, high vapor • Bad TXV
pressures • Bad compressor
Low vapor, cool • Low indoor airflow
compressor, iced
indoor coil • Operating below 65°F outdoors
• Moisture in system
High vapor pressure • Excessive load
• Defective compressor
Fluctuating head and • TXV hunting
vapor pressures
• Air or noncondensibles in system
Gurgle or pulsing • Air or noncondensibles in system
noise at expansion
device or liquid line
Disconnect all power to
POSSIBLE CAUSE
DIAGNOSTICS
REMEDY
• Check for correct voltage at line voltage connections in
condensing unit�
• Reset.
• Check control board diagnostic codes.
• Replace fuses/reset breaker.
• Check wiring. Replace transformer.
• Reset. Also see high head pressure remedy. The high-
pressure control opens at 610 PSIG�
• Check communication wiring.
• Replace.
• Replace.
• Check for correct voltage at compressor. Check and
tighten all connections�
• Wait at least 3 hours for overload to reset. If still open,
replace the compressor�
• Add start kit components.
• Recalculate load.
• Check. Should be approximately 400 CFM per ton.
• Charge per procedure attached to unit service panel.
• Recover refrigerant. Evacuate and recharge. Add filter
drier�
• At compressor terminals, voltage must be ± 10% of
nameplate marking when unit is operating�
• Replace. Check for correct voltage.
• Add refrigerant.
• Increase speed of blower or reduce restriction.
Replace air filter.
• Remove or replace defective component.
• Replace TXV.
• Clean coil.
• Correct system charge.
• Repair or replace.
• Recover refrigerant. Evacuate and recharge.
• Replace TXV.
• Replace compressor.
• Increase speed of blower or reduce restriction.
Replace air filter.
• Add Low Ambient Kit.
• Recover refrigerant. Evacuate and recharge. Add filter
drier�
• Recheck load calculation.
• Replace.
• Check TXV bulb clamp. Check air distribution on coil.
Replace TXV�
• Recover refrigerant. Evacuate and recharge.
• Recover refrigerant. Evacuate and recharge.
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