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F1 Indoor room temperature sensor fault
What the control is telling you
The indoor ambient sensor reads open or shorted. Cooling continues with other loads off; heating stops the unit.
Applies to: Kinghome KM09HEDI, KM12HEDI, KM18HEDI wall mini-splits; Kinghome KM09HT1DI, KM12HT1DI, KM18HT1DI, KM24HT1DI wall mini-splits; Kinghome KM09HF1DI to KM24HF1DI wall mini-splits (Gree GFH..DA/DB)
Likely causes
- Loose sensor plug or poor terminal contact
- Failed (open or shorted) sensor
- Fault in the board's sensing circuit
- Loose component on the board causing a short
Test and repair steps
- Check that the indoor room sensor plug is seated fully on the board header.
- Unplug the sensor and measure its resistance; compare it with the temperature/resistance chart in the manual appendix.
- Replace the sensor if the reading is open, shorted or far from the chart.
- If the sensor is good and the plug is secure, replace the control board.
Models that show this code
12 models in Kinghome KM HEDI, Kinghome KM HT1DI, Kinghome KM HF1DI
Other codes on the same units
- E6 Indoor/outdoor communication fault
- E8 High temperature resistance (overload) protection
- E9 Water overflow protection
- F0 Refrigerant recovery mode
- F2 Sensor fault (indoor coil or outdoor condenser)
- F3 Outdoor ambient temperature sensor fault
- F4 Sensor fault (outdoor condenser or discharge)
- F5 Outdoor discharge temperature sensor fault
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Source: Kinghome KM09-12-18HEDI service manual, sec. 9.3 status table and 9.4 troubleshooting; Kinghome KM09-12-18-24HT1DI service manual, sec. 9.1 error code list; Kinghome KM09-24HF1DI service manual, sec. 11.1 error code list. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.
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