Noritz NR50, NR66 & NR71 error codes

The oldest Noritz range on this site and the one with the shortest table — seventeen codes, with no condensate neutralizer, no water servo codes and no multi-system codes, because these units have none of those things. What it has instead is the problem nobody writes about: **on an NR71 or N-0631S with no remote controller connected, there is no code to read.** There is a light, and it flashes a number of times. Noritz prints a second table just for that, mapping the flash count to the fault, and every page below carries it — so if your unit is flashing four times and you have nowhere to type a code, start there. The flash counts belong to the NR71 and N-0631S without a remote; with a controller fitted, or on an NR50, NR66 or N-0531S, you read the number directly.

Models covered: NR50-OD, NR66-SV, NR66-OD, N-0531S-OD, NR71-SV, NR71-OD, N-0631S-OD

Not your models? Check the model-number decoder before you read the table below — the code numbers repeat across series and the meanings do not.

Code Error Verdict
10 Combustion fault, BTU drop Call a pro
11 Ignition failure Call a pro
12 Flame rod does not detect flame Call a pro
14 Thermal fuse triggered Call a pro
16 Abnormally high output temperature Call a pro
20 High limit switch triggered Call a pro
31 Inlet thermistor fault Part replacement
32 Outlet thermistor fault Part replacement
59 Heat exchanger flow fault DIY fix
61 Fan motor fault Call a pro
70 Circuit board fault Part replacement
71 Gas solenoid valve drive circuit fault Call a pro
72 Flame rod circuit fault Call a pro
73 Circuit board setting fault Call a pro
90 Combustion fault Call a pro
99 Combustion fault, unit shuts off Call a pro
760 Remote controller communication fault Part replacement
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Every entry above is transcribed from the manufacturer's diagnostic documentation for this exact series, with the source cited on each code page.

Other Noritz series

Different series, different code table — if your unit isn't a NR50, NR66 & NR71, check yours: