Maytag refrigerator
showing COOLING OFF
Someone, or something, has turned the cooling off, and the refrigerator and freezer will stay warm until it is turned back on.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Maytag
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What COOLING OFF
actually means.
Someone, or something, has turned the cooling off, and the refrigerator and freezer will stay warm until it is turned back on. It is easy to do by accident while cleaning the panel, and some models come back from a power outage or surge with cooling off. It is a setting, not a failure.
Maytag refrigerator display · also shown as Cooling Off
What to do when COOLING OFF 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
On many models, hold LOCK and MEASURED FILL together for 3 seconds to switch cooling back on.
Shows up asRefrigerator Not Cooling
The compartment is warm but the appliance still has power and still makes noise.
MakeMaytag
Freestanding refrigeration from the Whirlpool family, sold on durability.
SourceMaytag Product Help (producthelp.maytag.com): Cooling Off Indicator Light - Refrigerator
LOCK plus MEASURED FILL is the common Maytag method; it varies by model and refrigerator type.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Maytag's own guidance for COOLING OFF on its refrigerators. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
On many models, hold LOCK and MEASURED FILL together for 3 seconds to switch cooling back on.
Press the two buttons at exactly the same moment so the dispenser does not lock instead.
If your buttons are different, use the owner's manual for your model number.
Allow a few hours for the temperatures to recover.
Cleared?
Nothing needed repairing. If the refrigerator does not settle back to temperature, that is a separate problem.
What not to do
Do not treat it as a compressor or sealed-system problem. Turn cooling back on and wait before deciding anything is wrong.
What you may
notice with it.
The refrigerator problems COOLING OFF tends to arrive with. Answer these at the refrigerator before anyone is booked.
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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.
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refrigerators.
Freestanding refrigeration from the Whirlpool family, sold on durability.
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In Maytag's own words
Your refrigerator and freezer will not cool when the cooling is turned off. … “COOLING OFF” will appear on the display screen.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. LOCK plus MEASURED FILL is the common Maytag method; it varies by model and refrigerator type.
Maytag COOLING OFF refrigerator repair,
where we come out.
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