--- title: "Fisher & Paykel refrigerator showing F17" description: "What F17 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-f17/" --- # Fisher & Paykel refrigerator showing F17 F17 sits in the fan group on ActiveSmart refrigerators and column freezers and in the airflow group on Ice & Water refrigerators. ## What F17 actually means. F17 sits in the fan group on ActiveSmart refrigerators and column freezers and in the airflow group on Ice & Water refrigerators. In each case it points at air not being moved the way the control expects. Fisher & Paykel does not say which fan. Fisher & Paykel refrigerator display What to do when F17 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 Ice & Water refrigerator ActiveSmart refrigerators, Ice & Water refrigerators and column freezers. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Fisher & Paykel's own guidance for F17 on its refrigerators. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 On Ice & Water models, turn the power off at the supply for five minutes and restart. 02 On ActiveSmart models, confirm the code by counting beeps or reading the LED pattern. 03 Note whether either compartment is running warmer than usual. 04 Book a service visit if the code comes back. ### 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 a heater or ambient code; those form a separate group on the ActiveSmart table. ## What you may notice with it. The refrigerator problems F17 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 F17 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/) [F16](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f16/) [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 > Airflow faults F15, F17 [Fisher & Paykel US support: F code displaying on Ice & Water refrigerator](https://support.fisherpaykel.com/s/article/F-code-displaying-on-Ice-Water-refrigerator-1768883466687) [Fisher & Paykel US support: F code displaying on Ice & Water refrigerator](https://support.fisherpaykel.com/s/article/F-code-displaying-on-Ice-Water-refrigerator-1768883466687) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. 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On Ice & Water models, turn the power off at the supply for five minutes and restart. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why is one side of my Fisher & Paykel warmer with F17 showing? F17 relates to air not moving the way the control expects, which can affect how evenly compartments stay cold. Fisher & Paykel does not say which fan is responsible. Note which compartment runs warm to pass on to the technician. ### Will F17 return after I restart my Fisher & Paykel? On Ice & Water models a five-minute power-off and restart is the first step. If the code comes back, book a service repair. Heater and ambient codes are a separate group, so F17 is not about those. --- **[Read on the site: Fisher & Paykel refrigerator showing F17](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f17/)** **[Book a visit with RefrigeratorRepair.center](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/schedule/)**