Rheem Furnace: Pushbutton status menu: fault history, CFM, fire rate, unit size, temperature rise
Pushbutton status menu: fault history, CFM, fire rate, unit size, temperature rise on a Rheem furnace: One button (S8) on the control cycles through live data on the two seven-segment displays.
Applies to: (-)96VA040-115 (R96V / U96V) and (-)(-)96MDV040-115 two-stage variable-speed communicating furnaces
How to fix pushbutton status menu: fault history, cfm, fire rate, unit size, temperature rise: step by step
- Press the button for less than 2 seconds: FL shows followed by up to six stored faults.
- Each further short press moves on: AF (target CFM), Fr (0 / Lo / HI), UI (input in kBTU), tr (temperature rise, only with the supply sensor).
- Hold 2-5 seconds and release to leave the menu; it also closes after 60 seconds of no presses.
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, 15 Pushbutton p.95. Written in our own words as a summary; always check the original manual.
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