Asko refrigerator
showing SHO
SHO means showroom mode is turned on, so the control panel is live but the refrigerating system is not cooling.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: ASKO
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What SHO
actually means.
SHO means showroom mode is turned on, so the control panel is live but the refrigerating system is not cooling. Asko lists it under a refrigerator that will not operate, alongside an unplugged cord and a tripped breaker.
ASKO refrigerator display
What to do when SHO shows on the refrigeratorKind of codeMode, not a failure
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.
Usually leads toNo repair
Press and hold the ALARM button and the minus (-) pad at the same time.
Shows up asRefrigerator Not Cooling
The compartment is warm but the appliance still has power and still makes noise.
MakeASKO
Scandinavian integrated refrigeration, mostly behind furniture panels.
SourceAsko Instructions for use, model RF2826S, problem solver table (PDF on the Gorenje Group document server)
Asko RF2826S, from its Instructions for use. Other Asko models may enter and leave a showroom setting another way, or have none.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from ASKO's own guidance for SHO on its refrigerators. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Press and hold the ALARM button and the minus (-) pad at the same time.
Keep both held for five seconds, until SHO leaves the display.
Give the cabinet a day to come down to temperature; the same manual says a freshly started refrigerator needs 24 hours to cool completely.
If SHO returns on its own after you have turned it off, book a visit.
Cleared?
Nothing needed repairing. If the refrigerator does not settle back to temperature, that is a separate problem.
What not to do
SHO does not mean the compressor has failed. The system is idle because a display-floor setting told it to be.
What you may
notice with it.
The refrigerator problem SHO tends to arrive with. Answer these at the refrigerator before anyone is booked.
All problems
No repair indicated
Nothing to repair.
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.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
All guidesASKO
refrigerators.
Scandinavian integrated refrigeration, mostly behind furniture panels.
ASKO refrigerator repair
Built-in refrigerator
Flush with the cabinets, serviced from the front, and almost always repaired rather than replaced.
Refrigerator column
Separate refrigerator and freezer towers, each with its own sealed system — so a failure stays on one side.
Undercounter refrigerator
A single 15 to 24 inch unit under the worktop — front-vented, tightly enclosed, and easily starved of air.
In ASKO's own words
If your control panel says SHO, then your showroom mode was enabled. To turn this off, hold the ALARM button and (-) pad simultaneously for 5 seconds.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Asko RF2826S, from its Instructions for use. Other Asko models may enter and leave a showroom setting another way, or have none.
ASKO SHO refrigerator repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about SHO.
Can I clear SHO myself?
Why is my Asko panel lit but the cabinet warm when it shows SHO?
How long after turning off SHO will my Asko be cold?
Back to your everyday
Still showing SHO?
Book with the exact characters, the full model number, and whether it is still cooling — on a code, that is the whole starting point.