Rheem Furnace: Clearing lockouts
Clearing lockouts on a Rheem furnace: Soft lockouts (five-minute pressure switch, one-hour ignition/flame) and hard lockouts clear differently.
Applies to: (-)96VA040-115 (R96V / U96V) and (-)(-)96MDV040-115 two-stage variable-speed communicating furnaces
How to fix clearing lockouts: step by step
- Any lockout clears when the cause is fixed and power is cycled off and on.
- Soft lockout only: remove the heat call for more than 2 but less than 20 seconds.
- Hard lockout from a dead blower (61 four times in one call) clears if you cycle the heat call; a 93 hard lockout does not.
- During lockout, cooling and continuous fan still run but the display shows the lockout code instead of C or F.
If the unit shows an error code, look it up: Rheem Furnace codes
Models
96MDV040B30A96MDV060B30A96MDV070B30A96MDV085C50A96MDV100C50A96MDV115D50AR96VA0401317MSAR96VA0601317MSAR96VA0701317MSAR96VA0851521MSAR96VA1001521MSAR96VA1151524MSA
Source: Rheem (-)96V / (-)(-)96MDV Installation Instructions 92-24161-124-08, Lockout and replacing the furnace control p.121. Written in our own words as a summary; always check the original manual.
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