Gree Aircon LC Error Code
Capture the Gree LC fault correctly, then see what should be checked before parts are quoted. Match the model first; same-looking codes can point to different rows.
What does Gree LC mean?
Gree LC is listed as start-up failure, compressor start failure, and IDU is not matching with outdoor unit in fault lists for more than one model family, including Ultra Heat GMV6 Mini VRF (2024), MultiPRO / GMV VRF II R410A, Multi ECO R32 multi-zone, and All Match floor / ceiling R32. This meaning comes from the manufacturer's own diagnostic material. Do not collapse this code across model families; use the model, series, or system type to choose the right row. Confirm the exact model, series, or signal row before accepting a parts quote.
Choose the listing that matches your unit
The same code has more than one listed meaning. Match the model family, the system type and the unit that shows the code before approving parts.
| Code | What it means | What to check first |
|---|---|---|
| U-Match duct type | Start-up failure | Match this meaning to your installed model and the unit that shows the code, then use the checks below. |
| Multi GEN2 wall mount | Compressor start failure | Match this meaning to your installed model and the unit that shows the code, then use the checks below. |
| Ultra Heat GMV6 Mini VRF (2024) | IDU is not matching with outdoor unit | Match this meaning to your installed model and the unit that shows the code, then use the checks below. |
| MultiPRO / GMV VRF II R410A | Indoor-unit model cannot match the outdoor-unit model | Match this meaning to your installed model and the unit that shows the code, then use the checks below. |
| Multi ECO R32 multi-zone / All Match floor / ceiling R32 | Compressor start-up failure | Match this meaning to your installed model and the unit that shows the code, then use the checks below. |
- Code
- U-Match duct type
- What it means
- Start-up failure
- What to check first
- Match this meaning to your installed model and the unit that shows the code, then use the checks below.
- Code
- Multi GEN2 wall mount
- What it means
- Compressor start failure
- What to check first
- Match this meaning to your installed model and the unit that shows the code, then use the checks below.
- Code
- Ultra Heat GMV6 Mini VRF (2024)
- What it means
- IDU is not matching with outdoor unit
- What to check first
- Match this meaning to your installed model and the unit that shows the code, then use the checks below.
- Code
- MultiPRO / GMV VRF II R410A
- What it means
- Indoor-unit model cannot match the outdoor-unit model
- What to check first
- Match this meaning to your installed model and the unit that shows the code, then use the checks below.
- Code
- Multi ECO R32 multi-zone / All Match floor / ceiling R32
- What it means
- Compressor start-up failure
- What to check first
- Match this meaning to your installed model and the unit that shows the code, then use the checks below.
What to do now
Use these steps before customer action or a parts quote.
Stop using the unit if LC returns
If the manufacturer's listing for your model family applies to LC, do not reset it; record the code and arrange diagnosis. Check your own model's listing before acting on another model family.
Match the LC family before taking action
Capture the LC display and model sticker first. For the manufacturer's listing that matches your model family, record the exact display, installed model, reporting location, and operating state. Do not repeat resets; use the matching GMV6 Mini service section or arrange qualified diagnosis. The same code can mean something different in another model family, so confirm the model before taking another action. Do not treat a generic power-cycle as a manufacturer reset procedure.
Send these to us
LC error code, a clear display photo, Gree indoor and outdoor model stickers, the model family it matches, the controller or unit that reported the code, affected rooms and observed symptoms, and result of the matching manufacturer-listed customer action, if any
Guidance for your model
Notes that match the code to your exact model. Electrical, refrigerant, wiring, resistance and component checks are for a technician.
| Detail | What it says |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic note | Check compressor wiring, stop duration, refrigerant charge, and outdoor drive board. |
| Diagnostic note | Check stop duration, compressor wiring, refrigerant overcharge, compressor condition, and outdoor board. |
| Diagnostic note | Record the exact code, whether it appeared on the wired controller or outdoor board, the installed GMV6 Mini model, and the operating state. Do not repeat resets or open electrical or refrigerant components; use the matching service section or arrange qualified diagnosis. |
| Singapore / model note | Official GREE U-Match service-manual row from Table 2-6-1. Use for matching duct, cassette, or floor/ceiling model families before treating it as final. |
| Singapore / model note | Official GREE Multi GEN2 service-manual row from the malfunction status sheet. Use for matching multi-zone outdoor and connected indoor style before treating it as final. |
| Singapore / model note | Official Gree Ultra Heat GMV6 Mini service-manual row created in 2024. It applies only to the named 208/230 V GMV6 Mini family when the installed model and matching manual agree; it is not claimed as every Gree GMV, GMV5, or Singapore-market code. |
- Detail
- Diagnostic note
- What it says
- Check compressor wiring, stop duration, refrigerant charge, and outdoor drive board.
- Detail
- Diagnostic note
- What it says
- Check stop duration, compressor wiring, refrigerant overcharge, compressor condition, and outdoor board.
- Detail
- Diagnostic note
- What it says
- Record the exact code, whether it appeared on the wired controller or outdoor board, the installed GMV6 Mini model, and the operating state. Do not repeat resets or open electrical or refrigerant components; use the matching service section or arrange qualified diagnosis.
- Detail
- Singapore / model note
- What it says
- Official GREE U-Match service-manual row from Table 2-6-1. Use for matching duct, cassette, or floor/ceiling model families before treating it as final.
- Detail
- Singapore / model note
- What it says
- Official GREE Multi GEN2 service-manual row from the malfunction status sheet. Use for matching multi-zone outdoor and connected indoor style before treating it as final.
- Detail
- Singapore / model note
- What it says
- Official Gree Ultra Heat GMV6 Mini service-manual row created in 2024. It applies only to the named 208/230 V GMV6 Mini family when the installed model and matching manual agree; it is not claimed as every Gree GMV, GMV5, or Singapore-market code.
What to check before repair
Choose the matching source-family row first, then use only that row's diagnostic branch and customer-action boundary.
| You can check | Technician should confirm |
|---|---|
| Before taking any action on LC, take a clear display photo. | Match LC to one source-family decoder row before choosing a diagnostic branch. |
| Capture the Gree model sticker and identify which controller or unit reported the code. | U-Match duct type: use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by start-up failure; require measured evidence before quoting parts. |
| If the manufacturer's listing for your model family applies to your unit, record the exact display, installed model, reporting location, and operating state. Do not repeat resets; use the matching GMV6 Mini service section or arrange qualified diagnosis. Confirm the exact model family before taking a different customer action. | Multi GEN2 wall mount: use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by compressor start failure; require measured evidence before quoting parts. |
| Ultra Heat GMV6 Mini VRF (2024): use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by IDU is not matching with outdoor unit; require measured evidence before quoting parts. | |
| MultiPRO / GMV VRF II R410A: use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by indoor-unit model cannot match the outdoor-unit model; require measured evidence before quoting parts. | |
| Multi ECO R32 multi-zone: use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by compressor start-up failure; require measured evidence before quoting parts. | |
| All Match floor / ceiling R32: use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by compressor start-up failure; require measured evidence before quoting parts. | |
| Do not transfer a sensor, drain, valve, fan, compressor, electrical, or reset procedure from one family row to the other. |
- You can check
- Before taking any action on LC, take a clear display photo.
- Technician should confirm
- Match LC to one source-family decoder row before choosing a diagnostic branch.
- You can check
- Capture the Gree model sticker and identify which controller or unit reported the code.
- Technician should confirm
- U-Match duct type: use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by start-up failure; require measured evidence before quoting parts.
- You can check
- If the manufacturer's listing for your model family applies to your unit, record the exact display, installed model, reporting location, and operating state. Do not repeat resets; use the matching GMV6 Mini service section or arrange qualified diagnosis. Confirm the exact model family before taking a different customer action.
- Technician should confirm
- Multi GEN2 wall mount: use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by compressor start failure; require measured evidence before quoting parts.
- You can check
- Technician should confirm
- Ultra Heat GMV6 Mini VRF (2024): use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by IDU is not matching with outdoor unit; require measured evidence before quoting parts.
- You can check
- Technician should confirm
- MultiPRO / GMV VRF II R410A: use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by indoor-unit model cannot match the outdoor-unit model; require measured evidence before quoting parts.
- You can check
- Technician should confirm
- Multi ECO R32 multi-zone: use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by compressor start-up failure; require measured evidence before quoting parts.
- You can check
- Technician should confirm
- All Match floor / ceiling R32: use the matching service procedure to test only the components and conditions named by compressor start-up failure; require measured evidence before quoting parts.
- You can check
- Technician should confirm
- Do not transfer a sensor, drain, valve, fan, compressor, electrical, or reset procedure from one family row to the other.
Family-specific repair decision
U-Match duct type: diagnose start-up failure on the matching Gree system. Approve repair or replacement parts only after that branch has measured evidence for LC. Multi GEN2 wall mount: diagnose compressor start failure on the matching Gree system. Approve repair or replacement parts only after that branch has measured evidence for LC. Ultra Heat GMV6 Mini VRF (2024): diagnose IDU is not matching with outdoor unit on the matching Gree system. Approve repair or replacement parts only after that branch has measured evidence for LC. MultiPRO / GMV VRF II R410A: diagnose indoor-unit model cannot match the outdoor-unit model on the matching Gree system. Approve repair or replacement parts only after that branch has measured evidence for LC. Multi ECO R32 multi-zone: diagnose compressor start-up failure on the matching Gree system. Approve repair or replacement parts only after that branch has measured evidence for LC. All Match floor / ceiling R32: diagnose compressor start-up failure on the matching Gree system. Approve repair or replacement parts only after that branch has measured evidence for LC.
The model sticker and reporting equipment must match one decoder row before diagnosis begins.
U-Match duct type: the quote must name the test result that proves this row's fault rather than borrowing a parts list from the other family.
Multi GEN2 wall mount: the quote must name the test result that proves this row's fault rather than borrowing a parts list from the other family.
Ultra Heat GMV6 Mini VRF (2024): the quote must name the test result that proves this row's fault rather than borrowing a parts list from the other family.
MultiPRO / GMV VRF II R410A: the quote must name the test result that proves this row's fault rather than borrowing a parts list from the other family.
Multi ECO R32 multi-zone: the quote must name the test result that proves this row's fault rather than borrowing a parts list from the other family.
All Match floor / ceiling R32: the quote must name the test result that proves this row's fault rather than borrowing a parts list from the other family.
Compare repair cost, system age, parts availability, and overall condition only after the family-specific fault is proven.
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