Hitachi Yutaki fault 53

Inverter fin temperature increase

Heat pump

What it means

Inverter abnormality due to increase in inverter fin temperature.

Likely causes

  1. Inverter module (IPM, DIP-IPM) and Inverter PCB abnormality
  2. Failure of compressor
  3. Clogging of heat exchanger

Where to start

  1. Check Water Outlet PHEX Temperature
  2. Check Water Flow Level and Water Pump Speed
  3. Check Outdoor Ambient temperature and Outdoor Ambient 2 temperature

The full answer, free

  • 11 more checks in order
  • 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 Hitachi manual for the Yutaki. Check the model on the data plate before you order parts.

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