Fourteen blinks or flashes on the Mitsubishi AC timer light (or what the official Mitsubishi manual refers to as ‘operation indicator lamp’) simply means an error involving the refrigerant circuit. It might be caused by the AC being held in ‘pump down’ for a while, the unit undergoing short cycling, the outdoor fan motor locking up, or the refrigerant gas reaching dangerously low levels and requiring a refill. This particular error, if left unchecked, leads to inadequate or uneven cooling performance and increases energy consumption.
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Table of Contents
- Meaning of Fourteen Blinks or Flashes on the Mitsubishi AC Timer Light
- Understanding the Mitsubishi Indicator Lamp and Identifying the Error
- Troubleshooting the Error Code Indicated by 14 Blinks on the Mitsubishi AC Timer Light
- Estimated Cost of Repairing the Error Indicated by 14 Blinks on the Mitsubishi AC Timer Light
- Conclusion
The Mitsubishi air conditioning unit uses blinks or flashes on the AC timer light to communicate an error code and the error’s likeliest source. Once an error is detected and its source is identified, the Mitsubishi AC’s indoor fan motor will automatically cease running and the upper or left operation indicator lamp will blink. The number of blinks corresponds to an error code. But before you go about troubleshooting the issue, check whether or not the aircon’s horizontal vane is inserted correctly. If the flaps are loose or not fitted well, they will cause the indicator lamp to blink.
To signal an error code, the upper or left operation indicator lamp of the Mitsubishi aircon indoor unit will blink. And to get the error code, count the number of blinks between the delays. The interval between the blinks is less than a second, while the interval between the blinking pattern lasts for 2.5 seconds.
Troubleshooting the fourteen-blink error code signaled by your Mitsubishi AC timer light involves checking an area of interconnected parts in the outdoor sub-unit, especially if you haven’t been doing even HDB’s suggested check on the brackets holding up the aircon’s condenser outside. Switch off the aircon, unplug it, and then check the outdoor unit for the sweetish ether-like smell of leaking coolant gas (which points to a refrigerant gas leak), loose wiring or gas pipe connections, and any signs of damage, dirt, or obstruction in the outdoor fan motor and compressor areas. If these routine troubleshooting steps still fail to stop the blinking error-code light, then call in expert help to quickly clear the refrigerant circuit and get your AC to run properly again.
Silverback Aircon provides a comprehensive offering of aircon servicing options, among them is refrigerant gas refilling–which will hopefully solve the fourteen-blink error indicated by your Mitsubishi AC timer light. The following table has the prices for refilling different types of coolant gases.
If a defective outdoor fan motor (or any other failing component of the outdoor AC unit) is discovered to be the cause of the fourteen-blink error, Silverback Aircon can easily replace it. We have a well-maintained and carefully inventoried collection of refurbished Mitsubishi aircon spare parts on hand. Here’s the cost associated with an outdoor fan motor, in case we deem your outdoor AC unit’s fan motor to be in need of a replacement.
Solving Mitsubishi aircon refrigerant circuit-related problems, like the issue signaled by fourteen blinks on the AC operation indicator lamp, is one of the many servicing and repair options that Silverback Aircon offers. Let us get your Mitsubishi air conditioning unit to work smoothly again. Call us for a free consultation via Whatsapp.
