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E517 DIP switch setting fault

Medium severity Navien NCB-HNavien NFC-H

What the control is telling you

The DIP switch settings are invalid or inconsistent. NFC-H manual lists the reset type as: Manual reset.

Applies to: Navien fire-tube combi boilers, NFC-H series (NFC-250/200H, NFC-250/175H) and NCB-H combi boilers (NCB-250/150H, NCB-240/130H, NCB-240/110H, NCB-190/080H, NCB-190/060H)

Likely causes

  • DIP switch set to an unused combination
  • NFC-H: model DIP switches SW1 5&6 not matching the model

Test and repair steps

  1. Warning: turn power off before touching the DIP switches.
  2. Check DIP SW1 and SW2 against the DIP switch tables (SW1 1&2 OFF/OFF for normal operation; SW2 5&6 OFF/OFF for US/Canada).
  3. NFC-H SW1 5&6 = OFF/OFF for NFC-250/200H, ON/OFF for NFC-250/175H.
  4. Code keeps returning? Phone Navien Technical Support, 1-800-519-8794.

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Source: Navien NCB-H Installation & Operation Manual, 11.7 Understanding Error Codes, p.129-130; Navien NFC-H Installation Manual, 11.7 Understanding Error Codes, p.127-128. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.

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