Goodman · Air handler
Eb6 Blower shut down for voltage or power module temperature
What the control is telling you
The motor shut down because of over or under voltage, or because its power module overheated.
Applies to: ComfortBridge communicating air handlers AVPTC**14 (B* revision board) and MBVC1201/1601/2001 modular blowers
Likely causes
- Line voltage to the air handler too high or too low
- High ambient temperature
Test and repair steps
- Check power to the air handler and confirm line voltage is within the rating plate range.
- Check for high temperature around the unit / poor ventilation.
- If voltage and temperature are fine and the code repeats, check the motor and control.
Models that show this code
21 models in Goodman/Amana ComfortBridge AVPTC/MBVC
Other codes on the same units
- Eb2 Motor horsepower does not match shared data
- Eb3 Blower limiting on power, temperature or speed
- Eb4 Blower motor lost rotor control or high current
- Eb5 Blower motor failed to start 10 times
- Eb7 Blower motor missing shared data / failed to start 40 times
- Eb9 Airflow lower than demanded
- EC1 Communication error with the outdoor unit
- Ed0 No shared data on the network
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Source: Goodman ComfortNet ASXC/GSXC/DSXC, ASZC/GSZC/DSZC, AVPTC/MBVC service manual, Air Handler Troubleshooting Matrix (B*) p.59-60. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.
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