Midea M-Thermal Arctic HT R290 Mono fault H7
Compressor voltage protection
Heat pumpWhat it means
Protects the M-Thermal Split from abnormally high or abnormally low AC supply voltages. Triggered when phase voltage is at or above 265V, or at or below 172V.
Likely causes
- Input voltage too high (≥265V)
- Input voltage too low (≤170V)
- Transient power off/on event (temporary, self-clearing)
- Inverter PCB failure
- Phase voltage at or above 265V
- Phase voltage at or below 172V
- Unstable AC power supply
- Low ambient temperature (T4<3°C) combined with low water-side temperature triggers freeze protection
- Water side temperature dropping below critical thresholds due to low flow, low ambient temperature, or system stoppage
- Abnormal state detected requiring compressor protection
- Set temperature reached (normal stop)
- Abnormal system state detected
Where to start
- Check if H7 occurs when power off, or occurs when power turned on immediately after power off and lasts 5 minutes then disappears automatically - if yes, this is normal system protection and no action is needed
- If not a transient condition, measure the input voltage on terminal blocks - check if it is too high (≥265V) or too low (≤170V)
- If input voltage is out of range, adjust the input power supply
The full answer, free
- 20 more checks in order
- The readings and component tests from the manual
- How to put it right, step by step
- The manual page for this fault (page 29), right under the answer
Safety: Isolate the outdoor unit and any backup heater, and give the inverter capacitors time to discharge before you open the electrics. Anything on the refrigerant circuit needs F-gas certification.
From the Midea manual for the M-Thermal Arctic HT R290 Mono. Check the model on the data plate before you order parts.
Other Midea M-Thermal Arctic HT R290 Mono fault codes
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- C2IBH (internal backup heater) related fault
- C7Over-high temperature protection for IPM module
- D0Oil return operation active
- E0Water flow failure
- E1Phase loss or phase reversal
- E3T1 electric heater/AHS water outlet temperature sensor error
- E4T5 water tank temperature sensor error
- E5T3 outdoor unit heat exchanger bottom temperature sensor error
- E6T4 ambient temperature sensor error
- E7Tbt balance tank temperature sensor/final outlet water temperature of cascade system...
- E8Water flow protection
- E9Th return-air temperature sensor error
- EALow discharge temperature protection
- EBTsolar solar panel temperature sensor error
- ECT5_2 water tank temperature sensor error (reserved)
- F1Protection for DC bus undervoltage
- F75Protection for insufficient discharge overheating degree
- FC1TL outdoor unit heat exchanger outlet temperature sensor error
- H1Communication error between main control PCB and inverter PCB
- H2T2 plate heat exchanger outlet refrigerant temperature sensor error
- H3T2B plate heat exchanger inlet refrigerant temperature sensor error
- H4Repeated L1* protection (3 times in 60 mins)
- H5Ta room temperature sensor error