Dimplex (Glen Dimplex) · An established brand in the UK. 80 codes across 3 product families, each taken from the manufacturer’s manuals. Dimplex technical support ↗
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80 codes
| Code | Meaning | Stops? | Homeowner check? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLK-BF | Heat pump blocked: current return flow temperature is lower than the set limit. | Partly | Yes |
| BLK-BR | Heat pump blocked: in 'Bivalent-regenerative' mode the cylinder temperature is high enough to process all pending requests. | Partly | Yes |
| BLK-Def | Heat pump blocked: with 'measure defrost' active the usual lowering of the flow temperature during defrosting did not occur. | Partly | Yes |
| BLK-DHW | Heat pump blocked: domestic hot water reheating via the 2nd heat generator is active. | Partly | Yes |
| BLK-ET | Heat pump blocked: external temperature lower than -25C (or -15C) or higher than 35C. | Partly | Yes |
| BLK-EVS | Heat pump blocked: utility block (EVU) or bridge A1 (ID3-X2) has not been inserted. | Partly | Yes |
| BLK-FR | Heat pump blocked: the flow rate switch of the primary or secondary side has not detected any flow rate. | Partly | Yes |
| BLK-OM | Heat pump blocked: in 'Bivalent-alternative' mode the external temperature is below limit temperature HG2; 2nd heat generator released. | Partly | Yes |
| BLK-PR | Heat pump blocked: current pressure value in the refrigerant circuit is above the permitted limit. | Partly | Yes |
| BLK-SK | Heat pump blocked: a system control was activated in the special functions menu; deactivated automatically after 24 hours. | Partly | Yes |
| BUS-INITIALISING | 'Bus Initialising' (from software 1.17 'Network Refreshing'): the indoor wiring centre cannot find the outdoor unit on the communication (Modbus) network. | Yes | Yes |
| F1 | Extension N17.1: 'General cooling' extension module is not detected. | Partly | Yes |
| F2 | Extension N17.2: 'Active cooling' extension module not detected. | Partly | Yes |
| F3 | Extension N17.3: 'Passive cooling' extension module not detected. | Partly | Yes |
| F4 | Extension N17.4: 'Solar thermal system' extension module not detected. | Partly | Yes |
| F5 | Extension N17: 'Cooling' extension module not detected. | Partly | Yes |
| F6 | Electronic expansion valve not detected. | Partly | Yes |
| F7 | RTH room modulator Econ: reference room modulator not detected. | Partly | Yes |
| F8 | ODU extension: refrigeration circuit controller not detected. | Yes | Yes |
| F9 | Flow frost protection: the generator circuit pump M16 is switched on for frost protection and no flow is detected. | Partly | Yes |
| F10 | WPIO extension: refrigeration circuit controller not detected. | Yes | Yes |
| F12 | Refrigerant high pressure switch activated to protect the system. | Yes | Yes |
| F13 | Fault WQIF: the heat source module is not detected. | Partly | Yes |
| F14 | Compressor rotation failure detected. | Yes | Yes |
| F15 | No rotation detected by the outdoor fan motor(s). | Varies by model | Yes |
| F16 | Excessive current draw detected (overcurrent protection). | Yes | Yes |
| F19 | Primary circuit: fault caused by primary pump or fan motor protection. | Yes | Yes |
| F20 | Compressor overheating protection activated. | Varies by model | Yes |
| F21 | Brine pressure monitoring: the brine pressure monitor in the brine circuit has tripped. | Yes | Yes |
| F22 | Power transistor (IPM) overheating - system stopped to protect itself. | Varies by model | Yes |
| F23 | DC peak detection - system stopped to protect itself. | Yes | Yes |
| F24 | Coding: coding does not correspond to the heat pump type. | Yes | Yes |
| F25 | Low pressure: the heat source is producing insufficient energy. | Yes | Yes |
| F26 | Frost protection: the flow temperature in heating operating mode is below 7C. | Partly | Yes |
| F28 | High pressure: the heat pump has been switched off by the high pressure sensor or pressure switch. | Yes | Yes |
| F29 | Temperature difference: temperature difference between flow and return is too large (>12 K) or negative for defrosting. | Partly | Yes |
| F30 | Hot gas thermostat fault. | Yes | Yes |
| F31 | Flow: the heat pump has been switched off because there is no flow in the primary or secondary circuit. | Yes | Yes |
| F32 | Warm up: if the minimum oil temperature is not reached after 9 hours, the warm up error is triggered. | Yes | Yes |
| F43-F47 | F43-F47 error messages are defrost errors (A-Class controller). | Not stated | Yes |
| H12 | Mismatch of PCB fitted to the heat pump (capacity of refrigerant PCB and water PCB do not match). | Yes | Yes |
| H15 | Compressor temperature sensor abnormality. | Yes | Yes |
| H23 | Refrigerant liquid temperature sensor defective or disconnected. | Yes | Yes |
| H42 | Compressor low pressure abnormality. | Yes | Yes |
| H62 | Water flow fault: insufficient water flow between heat pump and house detected by the flow switch. | Yes | Yes |
| H64 | Refrigerant high pressure (sensor) abnormality. | Yes | Yes |
| H70 | Backup heater overload protection (OLP) activated or disconnected. | Partly | Yes |
| H72 | Hot water tank temperature sensor misreading. | Partly | Yes |
| H76 | Communication fault between indoor control screen and heat pump (remote control error). | Yes | Yes |
| H90 | Communication error between main water PCB and main fridge (refrigerant) PCB. | Yes | Yes |
| H91 | Hot water overheat sensor (tank booster heater OLP) activated, or cylinder mechanical temperature dial adjusted. | Partly | Yes |
| H95 | Supply voltage issue to the fridge (refrigerant) PCB. | Yes | Yes |
| H98 | Refrigerant high pressure overload protection. | Yes | Yes |
| H99 | Poor water flow during defrost (anti-freezing protection of indoor heat exchanger). | Partly | Yes |
| NO-LINK | 'No Link' on display: link between display screen and heat pump controller not established. | Yes | Yes |
| RCCS | Room climate control station fault (silent cooling only): break or short-circuiting sensor in the room climate control station, or number of connected stations does not match the number set. | Partly | Yes |
| S5 | Function control: the control function has been activated by a user. | Partly | Yes |
| S7 | System control: the system control has been activated by a user for approx. 24 hours. | Partly | Yes |
| S8 | Delay operating mode switching: delay protects the heat pump from rapid temperature change when cooling and DHW are requested. | Partly | Yes |
| S9 | Pump flow: the heat pump starts after the set pump flow (pump forerun) has passed. | Partly | Yes |
| S10 | Minimum pause time: after it has elapsed the heat pump starts to meet pending requests; can last up to 5 minutes. | Partly | Yes |
| S11 | Line load: power-up line load delay required by utilities after voltage restoration or utility block; up to 200 seconds. | Partly | Yes |
| S12 | Switch cycle block: required by utility companies, can last up to 20 minutes (max 3 compressor starts per hour). | Partly | Yes |
| S13 | Domestic hot water reheating via the flange heater or pipe heater is active. | Partly | Yes |
| S14 | Renewable: in 'Bivalent-renewable' mode the cylinder temperature is high enough to process the pending request. | Partly | Yes |
| S15 | Utility block: a utility block is in place. | Partly | Yes |
| S16 | Soft starter: heat pump switch-off due to soft starter. | Partly | Yes |
| S17 | Flow: heat pump switched off because there is no flow in the primary or secondary circuit; message automatically reset after 4 minutes. | Partly | Yes |
| S18 | 2nd heat generator: heat pump blocked because outside temperature too low; 2nd heat generator activated. | Partly | Yes |
| S19 | High pressure: the heat pump's permissible high pressure values have been exceeded. | Partly | Yes |
| S20 | Low pressure: pressure is below the heat pump's permissible low pressure values. | Partly | Yes |
| S21 | Operating limit: the heat source temperature is below the heat pump's operating limit. | Partly | Yes |
| S22 | 4-way valve: the 4-way valve has not reset to its initial state after defrosting. | Partly | Yes |
| S23 | System limit: the system temperatures are too low for the heat pump to be operated. | Partly | Yes |
| S24 | Primary circuit load: heat pump disabled by the fan motor protection; restarts by itself. | Partly | Yes |
| S25 | Block external: system switched to blocking status by an external blocking signal at input ID4. | Partly | Yes |
| S31 | Warm up: compressor protection - heat pump blocked until minimum oil temperature is reached. | Partly | Yes |
| S33 | Electronic expansion valve initialisation: establishing communication with the EEV. | Partly | Yes |
| S34 | 2nd heat generator operating mode selected: heat pump switched off, heat provided exclusively by 2nd heat generator. | Partly | Yes |
| SENSOR | Sensor fault (text-display WPM): breakage or short-circuit of a sensor. Depending on system type: return flow sensor, sensor limit value, hot water sensor, flow sensor, 2nd/3rd heating circuit sensor, external sensor, room temperature sensor, additional return flow sensor, hot gas sensor, high-pressure sensor, low-pressure sensor (and indoor air temperature sensor on WPM 2006 plus). | Partly | Yes |