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The ventilation grille across the top of a built-in refrigerator set flush into pale cabinetry, the stainless doors below it falling out of focus.

BlueStar refrigerator
showing High Temperature Alarm

On a BlueStar built-in refrigerator this alarm sounds without stopping once the fresh food side has been above 50°F, or the freezer above 20°F, for more than three hours.

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What High Temperature Alarm
actually means.

On a BlueStar built-in refrigerator this alarm sounds without stopping once the fresh food side has been above 50°F, or the freezer above 20°F, for more than three hours. The home screen flashes dashes where that compartment's temperature normally shows, until it is back at the set point. The column models also beep and show a warning message when either compartment is too warm.

BlueStar refrigerator display

What to do when High Temperature Alarm shows on the refrigerator

Kind of codeService indication

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

Usually leads toDiagnostic visit

The visit that decides what the repair actually is, before any part is ordered.

Shows up asRefrigerator Not Cooling

The compartment is warm but the appliance still has power and still makes noise.

MakeBlueStar

An American maker known for its ranges, with built-in and column refrigeration made to match.

SourceBlueStar Built-In Refrigerator User Manual, part 250643 (bluestarcooking.com PDF): Alarms, Service

Limits and flashing dashes from the BlueStar built-in refrigerator manual (BBB36, BBBF36). BlueStar column models (manual R000045) show a warning message instead and give no limits.

Before you book,
in this order.

Each step comes from BlueStar's own guidance for High Temperature Alarm on its refrigerators. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Check that every door is closed and sealing, and think back to any recent power cut.

02

Measure the food temperature: three hours above the limit is enough to sort through perishables.

03

Watch whether the dashes give way to a temperature as the compartment recovers.

04

If the alarm returns or the compartment will not cool back down, book a visit.

Still there?

It usually turns into diagnostic visit. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

It is not the Call for Service message, which shows words alongside the dashes. It is also not the door alarm, which starts after a few minutes with a door open.

What you may
notice with it.

The refrigerator problems High Temperature Alarm tends to arrive with. Answer these at the refrigerator before anyone is booked.

All problems

Before you call

Refrigerator Not Cooling

All 7 causes, cheapest first

It also comes with

A gloved hand holding a thermometer probe on the middle shelf of an open refrigerator compartment. Food safety applies

Refrigerator Not Cooling

7 causes, cheapest first

Where High Temperature Alarm usually leads

Diagnostic visit.

Book a visit What the job involves

Read these
before the visit.

Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.

All guides
Is this dangerous, and is the food still good

What to do with the food when the refrigerator fails

 Is this dangerous, and is the food still good

After a power cut: read the alert before you clear it

 Error codes

All 247 codes, by make

BlueStar
refrigerators.

An American maker known for its ranges, with built-in and column refrigeration made to match.

BlueStar refrigerator repair

More BlueStar codes

Call for ServiceHigh Temp ErrorDoor Alarm

Service indication on other makes

Sub-Zero ServiceViking High Temperature AlarmBosch E03Gaggenau ALARM symbolMiele F0Liebherr F1 to F5U-Line Temp Hi 6H+True Residential REF
All 55 codes of this kind
A built-in refrigerator standing flush with the surrounding cabinetry, its ventilation grille running across the top above the doors. BlueStar builds this

Built-in refrigerator

Flush with the cabinets, serviced from the front, and almost always repaired rather than replaced.

 A pair of full-height refrigerator and freezer columns set side by side in one cabinet run, each behind its own tall door. BlueStar builds this

Refrigerator column

Separate refrigerator and freezer towers, each with its own sealed system — so a failure stays on one side.

In BlueStar's own words

Sounds continuously when either the refrigerator temperature exceeds 50°F or the freezer exceeds 20°F for more than three hours.
BlueStar Built-In Refrigerator User Manual, part 250643 (bluestarcooking.com PDF): Alarms, Service BlueStar Column Refrigerator & Freezer Use & Care Manual, part R000045 (bluestarcooking.com PDF): Alarms, Service

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Limits and flashing dashes from the BlueStar built-in refrigerator manual (BBB36, BBBF36). BlueStar column models (manual R000045) show a warning message instead and give no limits.

BlueStar High Temperature Alarm 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 areas

Tampa BayFL · 31 areas

OrlandoFL · 30 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

San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas

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Questions
about High Temperature Alarm.

Can I clear High Temperature Alarm myself?
Check that every door is closed and sealing, and think back to any recent power cut. If it comes back, it needs a visit.
What temperatures set off the BlueStar high temperature alarm?
On built-in models, above 50°F for fresh food or 20°F for the freezer, for more than three hours. Dashes flash where that compartment's temperature usually appears. Column models beep and show a warning message instead, without published limits.
Should I throw out food after the BlueStar high temperature alarm?
Three hours over the limit is long enough to justify sorting through perishables. Measure the food temperature to decide. If the alarm returns or the compartment will not recover, book a visit.

Back to your everyday

Still showing High Temperature Alarm?

Book with the exact characters, the full model number, and whether it is still cooling — on a code, that is the whole starting point.

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