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21 Gas heating lockout
What the control is telling you
The control locked out of gas heating; it points to the gas valve relay or gas valve wiring.
Applies to: 59TP6A two-stage variable-speed ECM multipoise condensing gas furnace, all sizes (040-10 to 120-22)
Likely causes
- Gas valve relay on control stuck closed
- Miswire or short on the gas valve wire
Test and repair steps
- Warning: Shut off 115-V power and gas, and lock/tag out before working inside the furnace; there may be more than one power source.
- Turn off power, wait 5 minutes and retry.
- Inspect gas valve wiring for miswiring or a short.
- If the fault returns with wiring correct, the control's gas valve relay is stuck closed; replace the furnace control.
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Source: Carrier 59TP6A Installation, Start-up, Operating and Service Instructions, Fig. 66 Troubleshooting Guide (cont.), p.89. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.
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