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EEb External gas valve error - valve not energized when it should be

High severity Daikin DR96TN/DD96TN

What the control is telling you

During a heat call the control does not see voltage at the gas valve when it should. Flowcharts call this code Eb. Note: the wiring diagram legend labels this code 'Internal Gas Valve Error' while the troubleshooting chart and flowchart say external (valve not powered) - follow the chart.

Applies to: Daikin DR96TN (upflow/horizontal) and DD96TN (downflow/horizontal) two-stage 96% furnaces with 9-speed ECM motor, R-32 ready

Likely causes

  • Miswired or loose gas valve harness
  • Gas valve coil shorted to ground
  • Open front cover pressure switch on 90% models (it is in series with the valve)
  • Failed control board output

Test and repair steps

  1. Check the gas valve wiring against the wiring diagram and correct any miswiring.
  2. Remove the wires from the gas valve and check the valve for a short to ground; replace a shorted valve.
  3. With a call for heat and the igniter on, check for 24 VAC between the valve wires (MV/MVL and common) at the harness connector on the control board.
  4. Voltage at the board but not at the valve: check the harness and, on 90% models, the front cover pressure switch in series with the valve.
  5. No voltage at the board output during trial for ignition: replace the integrated control board.
  6. If the valve voltage does not match transformer voltage, look for a grounding problem.

Settings for these units

Normal status displays (7-segment) · Daikin DR96TN/DD96TN

ModeDisplay
IdleIdL
Continuous fanFAn
Cooling, low stage1AC
Cooling, high stage2AC
Gas heat, low stagegH1
Gas heat, high stagegH2
Factory (OEM) test modeEOL

These are normal operating displays, not fault codes.

Models that show this code

13 models in Daikin DR96TN/DD96TN

DD96TN0403BNDD96TN0603BNDD96TN0803BNDD96TN1005CNDR96TN0303ANDR96TN0403ANDR96TN0603ANDR96TN0603BNDR96TN0803BNDR96TN0804CNDR96TN1004CNDR96TN1005CNDR96TN1205DN

Other codes on the same units

  • EEC Internal gas valve error - valve energized when it should not be
  • EEE Internal control fault (IRQ loss)
  • EEH Twinning error
  • EEJ Inducer relay error
  • EEL Igniter relay / igniter circuit fault
  • EEn Igniter open
  • EbL Low circulator current - hard lockout
  • EbU Unexpected circulator current - hard lockout

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Source: Daikin RSD6612304 (DR96TN/DD96TN service), 2 Stage Troubleshooting Codes, p.28-29; Error Code (Eb & EC) flowchart p.37; wiring diagram legend p.38. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.

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