Grant Aerona R290 fault 4
Pump light-load protection
Heat pumpWhat it means
Pump light-load protection has activated; pump will automatically re-start after 5 seconds.
Likely causes
- Insufficient load on pump motor
- Poor pump performance
- Fuse is burnt out
- Connection to PCB is loose or disconnects
- Pump failure
- Too low voltage
- Pump rotors are stuck
- Gas in the pump
- Inlet pressure too low
- Flow regulators or restrictors fitted in circuit
- Valves not fully open causing flow restriction
- External electrical isolator switched to OFF position
- Heat pump switched OFF at the controller
- No demand from heating system controls
- Outdoor temperature too high to call heat pump on (weather regulated zones)
- Active error code present on controller
- Outside air temperature at or below 6°C
- System water temperature at or below 6°C
- Outdoor temperature too high for weather compensated zones to call heat pump
- Active error code on controller display
- Insufficient flow rate through primary circuit
- Pump fault or blockage causing low flow
- Wire disconnection or wiring error between the heat pump, wiring centre and touch screen display
- Fuse on the hydraulic module PCB may have failed
- Fuse on the Smart Controller wiring centre PCB may have failed
- PWM circulating pump not modulating correctly
- Blockage or air in primary circuit
- External electrical isolator switched OFF for extended period during cold weather
- Outdoor air temperature (T4) below 7°C combined with low return (TA) or flow (TB) water temperature below 6°C
Where to start
- Check system flow and pressure
- Check for air in system
- Check inlet water pressure
The full answer, free
- 88 more checks in order
- The readings and component tests from the manual
- How to put it right, step by step
- The manual page for this fault (page 85), right under the answer
Safety: Isolate the outdoor unit and any backup heater, and give the inverter capacitors time to discharge before you open the electrics. Anything on the refrigerant circuit needs F-gas certification.
From the Grant manual for the Aerona R290. Check the model on the data plate before you order parts.
Other Grant Aerona R290 fault codes
- 1Pump over-voltage protection
- 2Pump under-voltage protection
- 3Pump over-current protection
- 5Pump phase loss protection
- 6Pump block protection
- 7Pump over-temperature protection
- E01Connection fault between wiring centre and heat pump
- E34AC input voltage is abnormal
- E35Drive EEPROM error
- E36Power off reset
- E37Reserved
- E38Reserved
- E57Gas sensor offline
- E58Gas sensor
- P01Air in system or low water level