Kenmore refrigerator
showing SH
SH in the freezer or refrigerator temperature display of a 253.7031 French door says that compartment's sensor has shorted.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Sensor circuit
- Controls and sensors
- Source: Kenmore
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What SH
actually means.
SH in the freezer or refrigerator temperature display of a 253.7031 French door says that compartment's sensor has shorted. Sears measures the sensor off its harness and replaces it if it reads under 10 ohms; if the sensor is fine, a short in its wiring or the control board is next.
Kenmore refrigerator display · also shown as SH in freezer temperature display, SH in refrigerator temperature display
What to do when SH shows on the refrigeratorKind of codeSensor circuit
A temperature sensor reading outside its range, or the wiring to it. The reading is confirmed with a meter before any part is ordered.
Usually leads toControls and sensors
A refrigerator cools to what it believes the temperature is, and a sensor reading wrong is obeyed perfectly.
Shows up asRefrigerator Freezing Food
Lettuce frozen solid and milk with ice in it, in a compartment that is not supposed to freeze.
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SourceSears PartsDirect: Kenmore 253.7031 French door error codes (Wayback copy, Nov 2019)
Kenmore French door models whose number starts 253.7031 (built by Frigidaire); SH can appear in either temperature display.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for SH on its refrigerators. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Confirm the 253 prefix on the model label before reading SH this way.
Check which temperature display carries the SH.
Put a thermometer in that compartment so you know its real temperature while the display cannot show it.
Book a visit and mention the display so the right sensor is tested.
What not to do
SH is not a Sabbath or showroom setting. It reports a shorted sensor.
What you may
notice with it.
The refrigerator problems SH tends to arrive with. Answer these at the refrigerator before anyone is booked.
All problems
Refrigerator Freezing Food
5 causes, cheapest first
Where SH usually leads
Controls and sensors.
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before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
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In Kenmore's own words
SH in freezer temperature display Freezer temperature sensor shorted
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore French door models whose number starts 253.7031 (built by Frigidaire); SH can appear in either temperature display.
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Questions
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Back to your everyday
Still showing SH?
Book with the exact characters, the full model number, and whether it is still cooling — on a code, that is the whole starting point.