KeepRite Heat Pump: Turn 230 V brown-out protection off or on
Turn 230 V brown-out protection off or on on a KeepRite heat pump: Shorting the forced-defrost pins at power-up with the outdoor sensors unplugged flips the brown-out protection setting; it is remembered through power cycles.
Applies to: *CA/*CH two-stage communicating outdoor boards
How to fix turn 230 v brown-out protection off or on: step by step
- Power the unit down
- Unplug the OAT and OCT sensor connector and short the two FORCED DEFROST pins
- Power up and keep the short on for at least 3 seconds
- Amber flashes 6 = protection active, 5 = protection off; repeat once if you land on the wrong state
- Power down, plug the sensors back in and remove the short
If the unit shows an error code, look it up: KeepRite Heat Pump codes
Models
*CH624*CH636*CH648*CH660*CH924*CH936*CH948*CH960
Source: KeepRite ICP split A-C + HP (R-410A & R-22) Application Guideline and Service Manual 421 08 5400 04, Brown-Out Protection Defeated, p.57. Written in our own words as a summary; always check the original manual.
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