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74 No 230 V at compressor

High severity KeepRite *SA/*SH Single-Stage CommunicatingKeepRite *CA/*CH Two-Stage Communicating

What the control is telling you

The compressor should be starting but no voltage is seen.

Applies to: KeepRite *SA5/*SA6 AC and *SH4/*SH5/*SH6 HP single-stage communicating; *CA7/*CA9 AC and *CH6/*CH9 HP two-stage communicating

Likely causes

  • Disconnect or breaker open
  • Contactor stuck open
  • Wiring error

Test and repair steps

  1. Check the disconnect and breaker.
  2. Check the contactor coil gets 24 V and the contacts close.
  3. Check the control box wiring.

Models that show this code

11 models in KeepRite *SA/*SH Single-Stage Communicating, KeepRite *CA/*CH Two-Stage Communicating

*CH624*CH636*CH648*CH660*CH924*CH936*CH948*CH960*SH4*SH5*SH6

Other codes on the same units

  • 56 Air and coil sensors disagree
  • 71 Low stage thermal cutout
  • 72 Compressor thermal cutout (two-stage: high stage)
  • 73 Contactor stuck closed
  • 81 Low stage thermal lockout
  • 82 Thermal lockout (two-stage: high stage)
  • 83 Low pressure lockout
  • 84 High pressure lockout

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Source: KeepRite/ICP C4A3/H4A3/T4A3/CXA6 Installation Instructions 421 01 5103 05, Table 1 Status Codes, p.17; KeepRite_ICP_KeepRite_Tempstar_Heil_split_A_C_HP_R_410A_R_22_service_421_08_5400_04.txt - section Table 13 Status Codes (single-stage); KeepRite_ICP_KeepRite_Tempstar_Heil_split_A_C_HP_R_410A_R_22_service_421_08_5400_04.txt - section Table 17 Troubleshooting (two-stage). Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.

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