Frigidaire refrigerator
showing PF
A power-failure alert: the power went out or surged.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Frigidaire
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What PF
actually means.
A power-failure alert: the power went out or surged. If it was out for long, a high-temperature alarm can follow it. The appliance has not failed.
Frigidaire refrigerator display · also shown as Power Failure
What to do when PF 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
Once the power is back, press Alarm Reset to acknowledge it.
Shows up asRefrigerator Showing an Error Code
A code narrows the search, but only the manufacturer's own table gives it meaning.
MakeFrigidaire
Freestanding refrigeration and one of the most common standalone freezer brands.
SourceFrigidaire owner support: refrigerator error codes and alarms
Some models spell it out as Power Failure instead of PF.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Frigidaire's own guidance for PF on its refrigerators. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Once the power is back, press Alarm Reset to acknowledge it.
Check the food if the outage was a long one.
If the unit does not return to temperature, 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
Do not book a repair for the alert alone.
What you may
notice with it.
The refrigerator problems PF tends to arrive with. Answer these at the refrigerator before anyone is booked.
All problems
Refrigerator Showing an Error Code
5 causes, cheapest first
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 guidesFrigidaire
refrigerators.
Freestanding refrigeration and one of the most common standalone freezer brands.
Frigidaire refrigerator repairMore Frigidaire codes
Mode, not a failure on other makes
In Frigidaire's own words
In the event of a power failure, your unit will display Power Failure or PF.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Some models spell it out as Power Failure instead of PF.
Frigidaire PF 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 PF.
Can I clear PF myself?
Why did a high-temperature alarm follow PF on my Frigidaire?
Does a Frigidaire PF alert need a technician?
Back to your everyday
Still showing PF?
Book with the exact characters, the full model number, and whether it is still cooling — on a code, that is the whole starting point.