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08 Debug menu item 08: refrigerant recovery
What the display is showing
Menu item 08 on the KU outdoor board display switches the refrigerant recovery (pump-down) function on or off. ON starts it and OF cancels it. It is saved with SW1.
Applies to: Kinghome Ultranixx cold-climate KU36UHO and KU60UHO outdoor units with KU..UH2I and KD..UHI air handlers
What to do
- Hold SW1 about 5 s, short-press SW1 until 08 shows.
- SW2 or SW3 chooses ON or OF.
- Short-press SW1 to save.
Models that show this code
6 models in Kinghome Ultranixx
Other codes on the same units
- 01 Forced operation value: cooling
- 02 Forced operation value: heating
- 06 Debug menu item 06: forced defrost
- 09 Debug menu item 09: forced operation
- C4 ODU jumper cap error
- E1 High pressure protection / high-pressure sensor fault
- E3 Low pressure protection / low-pressure sensor fault
- E4 Compressor discharge temperature too high
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Source: Kinghome Ultranixx cold-climate KU36/60UHO service manual GC202306, sec. 2.3.6 refrigerant recovery control. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.
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