LG Therma V CH40 fault code

What it means

Inverter compressor CT-sensor error

Safety: Safe isolation, then TREAT THE DC LINK AS LIVE. The electrolytic capacitors hold a lethal charge after the supply is off. Discharge through a resistor across the + and − terminals (Gree specifies approx. 100 Ω 20 W, Toshiba approx. 100 Ω 40 W) and confirm with a meter on DC before touching the board. Never short the terminals with a screwdriver.

UK models this code applies to

From the LG service literature we hold (LG AWHP Service Manual MFL68682007 (© 2020, R32 Therma V) — error codes + component tables; scope: code SET & fan figure whole-range, compressor winding confirmed 12/14/16 kW, thermistor tables part-level) — not a scraped list.

Now the harder half: proving what caused it

CH40 names a symptom, not a root cause. In the app, the same code opens a guided investigation: what to measure first, the expected values for your exact model, and an honest verdict — including “nothing in this machine is broken” when that's what the readings say.