--- title: "Fisher & Paykel refrigerator showing F16" description: "What F16 means on Fisher & Paykel refrigerators, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f16/" --- # Fisher & Paykel refrigerator showing F16 F16 is one of the codes Fisher & Paykel files under fans, on ActiveSmart refrigerators and on column freezers. ## What F16 actually means. F16 is one of the codes Fisher & Paykel files under fans, on ActiveSmart refrigerators and on column freezers. The maker gives no finer meaning than that. It does not appear on the Ice & Water table. Fisher & Paykel refrigerator display What to do when F16 shows on the refrigerator ### Kind of code Fan circuit A fan the control board expected to be turning is not — a motor that has failed, or ice holding the blade still. ### Usually leads to Fan and airflow repair Two fans, two completely different failures — one stops the cold arriving, the other stops the heat leaving. ### Shows up as Fresh Food Section Warm, Freezer Cold The single most diagnostic pattern on a refrigerator, and almost never the compressor. ### Make Fisher & Paykel Integrated columns and the drawer refrigeration the brand is known for. ### Source Fisher & Paykel US support: F code displaying on ActiveSmart refrigerator ActiveSmart refrigerators and column freezers. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Fisher & Paykel's own guidance for F16 on its refrigerators. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Count the alarm beeps, or find the flashing LED on the panel, to be sure the code really is F16. 02 Write down the model number and the code. 03 Book a service visit; Fisher & Paykel says a technician is needed. ### Still there? It usually turns into [fan and airflow repair](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/services/fan-and-airflow-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do It is not something the owner can reset away on an ActiveSmart model; the maker's only step after identifying it is a service booking. ## What you may notice with it. The refrigerator problems F16 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the refrigerator before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Fresh Food Section Warm, Freezer Cold](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/problems/fresh-food-warm-freezer-cold/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/problems/fresh-food-warm-freezer-cold/) It also comes with - [**Refrigerator Making a Loud Noise**](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/problems/loud-noise/) Food safety applies ### Fresh Food Section Warm, Freezer Cold 5 causes, cheapest first Where F16 usually leads ## Fan and airflow repair. **Evaporator or condenser fan · low.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/services/fan-and-airflow-repair/) ## Read these before the visit. Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper. [All guides](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/guides/) Why it is doing that ### Fridge warm, freezer cold — the most diagnostic pattern there is Why it is doing that ### Why refrigerators stop cooling, in order of likelihood Error codes ### All 247 codes, by make ## Fisher & Paykel refrigerators. Integrated columns and the drawer refrigeration the brand is known for. [Fisher & Paykel refrigerator repair](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/brands/fisher-and-paykel/) More Fisher & Paykel codes [F15](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f15/) [F17](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f17/) [F18](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f18/) Fan circuit on other makes [Samsung 21E](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-21e/) [LG ER IF](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/lg-er-if/) [Frigidaire SY EF](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-sy-ef/) [Sub-Zero 35 R 33](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/sub-zero-35-r-33/) [Viking E2](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/viking-e2/) [Kenmore Er FF](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-er-ff/) [ASKO F1](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/asko-f1/) [All 21 codes of this kind](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/#family-fan-circuit) Fisher & Paykel builds this ### Built-in refrigerator Flush with the cabinets, serviced from the front, and almost always repaired rather than replaced. Fisher & Paykel builds this ### Refrigerator column Separate refrigerator and freezer towers, each with its own sealed system — so a failure stays on one side. Fisher & Paykel builds this ### French door refrigerator Two fresh-food doors over a freezer drawer — the most common premium layout, and the one with the most to go wrong at the door line. ## In Fisher & Paykel's own words > Fan faults F15, F16, F17, F18 [Fisher & Paykel US support: F code displaying on ActiveSmart refrigerator](https://support.fisherpaykel.com/s/article/F-code-displaying-on-ActiveSmart-refrigerator-1768883466697) [Fisher & Paykel US support: F code displaying on column freezer](https://support.fisherpaykel.com/s/article/F-code-displaying-on-column-freezer-1768883466690) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. ActiveSmart refrigerators and column freezers. ## Fisher & Paykel F16 refrigerator repair, where we come out. 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Count the alarm beeps, or find the flashing LED on the panel, to be sure the code really is F16. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### How do I confirm the code on my Fisher & Paykel is really F16? Count the alarm beeps or read which LED is flashing on the panel. The count or position gives the code number. Getting it right matters because F16 sits in the fan group. ### Can I reset F16 on a Fisher & Paykel ActiveSmart? The maker's only step after identifying F16 is booking service, as a technician is needed. The code turns up on ActiveSmart refrigerators and column freezers, and the Ice & Water models do not use it. --- **[Read on the site: Fisher & Paykel refrigerator showing F16](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f16/)** **[Book a visit with RefrigeratorRepair.center](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/schedule/)**