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P0 Compressor minimum-frequency test / driver reset

Low severity Kinghome KM HT1DIKinghome KM HF1DIKinghome Ultranixx EcoKinghome Ultranixx

What the control is telling you

On the wall units P0 only shows during the minimum-speed test and is not a fault. On Ultranixx units P0 is a driver-board reset protection that triggers 5 s after power-up.

Applies to: Kinghome KM09HT1DI, KM12HT1DI, KM18HT1DI, KM24HT1DI wall mini-splits; Kinghome KM09HF1DI to KM24HF1DI wall mini-splits (Gree GFH..DA/DB); Kinghome Ultranixx Eco KD24UHO to KD60UHO outdoor units with KD..UHI air handlers; Kinghome Ultranixx cold-climate KU36UHO and KU60UHO outdoor units with KU..UH2I and KD..UHI air handlers

Likely causes

  • Test mode (wall units)
  • Drive chip 3.3 V supply dip or interrupted programming lead (Ultranixx)

Test and repair steps

  1. Wall units exit the test mode.
  2. Ultranixx check the driver board supply and replace the driver board if the reset repeats.

Models that show this code

27 models in Kinghome KM HT1DI, Kinghome KM HF1DI, Kinghome Ultranixx Eco, Kinghome Ultranixx

KD24UHIKD24UHOKD30UHIKD30UHOKD36UHIKD36UHOKD42UHIKD42UHOKD48UHIKD48UHOKD60UHIKD60UHOKM09HF1DIKM09HT1DIKM12HF1DIKM12HT1DIKM18HF1DIKM18HT1DIKM21HF1DIKM24HF1DIKM24HT1DIKU24UH2IKU36UH2IKU36UHOKU48UH2IKU60UH2IKU60UHO

Other codes on the same units

  • H6 Fan motor feedback fault (indoor or outdoor)
  • H7 Compressor out-of-step
  • L3 Outdoor DC fan motor fault
  • L9 Power limit protection
  • P1 Compressor rated-frequency test display
  • P2 Compressor maximum-frequency test display
  • P3 Compressor intermediate-frequency test display
  • P5 Compressor phase overcurrent

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Source: Kinghome KM09-12-18-24HT1DI service manual, sec. 9.1 error code list; Kinghome KM09-24HF1DI service manual, sec. 11.1 error code list; Kinghome Ultranixx Eco KD24-60UHO service manual, sec. 3.3-3.4; Kinghome Ultranixx cold-climate KU36/60UHO service manual GC202306, sec. 3.3-3.4. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.

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