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Error codes

Refrigerator
error codes,
read properly.

A code narrows the search and is also the thing most often read wrong: the same characters mean different things on different brands, and a fair number of the codes people look up are not failures at all — they are modes the appliance was left in.

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Find your code,
make by make.

Type the characters exactly as the display shows them, or pick the make. Each code has a page of its own: what it means on that brand, what to check, and what not to do.

Kenmore refrigerator error codes

51 codes Kenmore refrigerator repair

ASKO refrigerator error codes

25 codes ASKO refrigerator repair

LG refrigerator error codes

14 codes LG refrigerator repair

Samsung refrigerator error codes

13 codes Samsung refrigerator repair

Frigidaire refrigerator error codes

10 codes Frigidaire refrigerator repair

Sub-Zero refrigerator error codes

10 codes Sub-Zero refrigerator repair

Bertazzoni refrigerator error codes

8 codes Bertazzoni refrigerator repair

U-Line refrigerator error codes

8 codes U-Line refrigerator repair

GE refrigerator error codes

7 codes GE refrigerator repair

JennAir refrigerator error codes

7 codes JennAir refrigerator repair

KitchenAid refrigerator error codes

7 codes KitchenAid refrigerator repair

Amana refrigerator error codes

6 codes Amana refrigerator repair

Electrolux refrigerator error codes

6 codes Electrolux refrigerator repair

Liebherr refrigerator error codes

6 codes Liebherr refrigerator repair

Maytag refrigerator error codes

6 codes Maytag refrigerator repair

Miele refrigerator error codes

6 codes Miele refrigerator repair

Whirlpool refrigerator error codes

6 codes Whirlpool refrigerator repair

Café refrigerator error codes

5 codes Café refrigerator repair

Hestan refrigerator error codes

5 codes Hestan refrigerator repair

Monogram refrigerator error codes

5 codes Monogram refrigerator repair

True Residential refrigerator error codes

5 codes True Residential refrigerator repair

Viking refrigerator error codes

5 codes Viking refrigerator repair

BlueStar refrigerator error codes

4 codes BlueStar refrigerator repair

Fisher & Paykel refrigerator error codes

4 codes Fisher & Paykel refrigerator repair

Fulgor Milano refrigerator error codes

4 codes Fulgor Milano refrigerator repair

GE Profile refrigerator error codes

4 codes GE Profile refrigerator repair

Bosch refrigerator error codes

3 codes Bosch refrigerator repair

Dacor refrigerator error codes

2 codes Dacor refrigerator repair

Gaggenau refrigerator error codes

2 codes Gaggenau refrigerator repair

SKS refrigerator error codes

2 codes SKS refrigerator repair

Thermador refrigerator error codes

1 code Thermador refrigerator repair

Three things before
you look it up.

A code is a lead, not a verdict. These decide whether the answer you find will be any use.

01

The exact characters

Every letter, in the order it appears. Photograph the display rather than copying it, and do it before you reset anything — some codes clear on a power cycle and take the evidence with them.

02

The full model number

The same characters mean different things on different brands, and sometimes on two generations of one. Without the model number a code is a guess.

03

Is it still cooling?

That single answer decides whether this waits for a scheduled visit or not — and whether the food needs moving now.

What each kind
of code means.

Codes fall into a handful of families. The family says more about the likely repair than the characters do — and one of them is not a repair at all.

How to read a code

Mode, not a failure

83 codes

A setting somebody chose, or an alert it raised on purpose — a showroom mode, a door or power alarm. Nothing has broken and no part is needed.

OF OFOF FPOPOPFPFH2 LOL0 CCLWater Filter Symbol flashingF120F141F144Power failure LEDTwo dashes (- -)Ice maker ON/OFF lamp flashingDoor Open 5MºF / ºC symbol flashingShowroom ModeDoor ajar alarmSb85CAPAll icons flashingIce Off blinkingtCtFReplace Water FilterPFSAPFSABPFSB SB77 77Door AjarSB SB77 77Door AjarDoor AjarCOOLING OFFDemoDoor AjarCOOLING OFFDemoPODoor OpenCOOLING OFFDemoPODoor AjarCOOLING OFFDemoPODoor AjarCOOLING OFFDemooFOrdrCOOLING OFFDoor AjarSbPFdADoor AlarmPower Failure!!Door Fridge OPENLLPFE9SHOFlashing light above -18°CFlashing light above -16°CFlashing light below 7°OFFDoor Alarm18°FDoor Ajard2Power FailOFsb
Usually leads to
No repair — the setting is changed back
Shows up as
Refrigerator Not CoolingRefrigerator Showing an Error Code

Sensor circuit

52 codes

A temperature sensor reading outside its range, or the wiring to it. The reading is confirmed with a meter before any part is ordered.

5EER rS10 R 00E3E4Sensor faultF114Zone T OpenZone T ShortAmb Thrm OpenFSdSrT8E14EOPSHE1E2E5EHEEP1P2E1E9t1t3Flashing light above 4°CFlashing light above 6°CFlashing light below 3°Er FSEr rSF dSr dSEr HSEr ISEr SSEr rtCF1 Lo or F1 Hir1 Lo or r1 Hii5 Lo or i5 HiFD Lo or FD HirD Lo or rD HiiD Lo or iD Hirt Lo or rt HiLED 1 flashLED 2 flashesLED 3 flashesOPSH
Usually leads to
Controls and sensors
Shows up as
Refrigerator Freezing FoodRefrigerator Not Cooling

Service indication

57 codes

A light or a message asking for a visit. It says that something wants attention, not what, so the visit starts with a diagnosis.

ServiceVacuum CondenserEC40EC50EC30High Temperature AlarmE03E or DALARM symbolF0F384F1 to F5Alarm LED flashingFlashing light at the rearTemp Hi 6H+Temp Lo 6H+REFHigh temperature alarmFFCCFFCCFFCCHIHIFlashing FTemperature AlarmFlashing FCall for ServiceTemperature AlarmFlashing FCall for ServiceTemperature AlarmFlashing FTemperature AlarmFlashing FTemperature AlarmCheck CondFFCCHALACall for ServiceHigh Temperature AlarmHigh Temp ErrorFridge too warmCheck condenserEr ItEr gFddrdFC1ESLED 4 flashesHigh Temp
Usually leads to
Diagnostic visit
Shows up as
Refrigerator Showing an Error Code
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Questions about
the codes.

My code is not listed. What does that mean?
Only that there is no documented page for it here yet. Codes are added here only when the manufacturer’s own material explains them. Note the exact characters and whether they flash or stay lit, and put them in the booking form so the technician can read them against your model.
Does the same code mean the same thing on another make?
No, and assuming it does is a common mistake. Characters that report a sensor on one brand can report a mode or an open door on another, and some brands change meanings between model generations. Read a code against the make and, where it matters, the model.
Can I clear the code myself?
Switching the appliance off for a few minutes sometimes clears it, and a code that stays away afterward was often a one-off. A code that returns is telling you the condition is real. Clearing it again and again fixes nothing and hides how often it happens.
The display shows letters but the fridge is cooling fine. Is that an error?
Often not. A number of the codes people look up are modes, such as a showroom, sabbath or control-lock setting, that change what the appliance does without anything having failed. The code pages mark which ones are modes and how each is switched off.

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