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title: "U-Line refrigerator showing Zone T Open"
description: "What Zone T Open means on U-Line refrigerators, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-zone-t-open/"
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# U-Line refrigerator showing Zone T Open

The thermistor circuit for a zone reads as open.

## What Zone T Open actually means.

The thermistor circuit for a zone reads as open. The thermistor is the sensor the control uses for that zone's temperature. On dual-zone units, L or R shows which side. U-Line gives no owner fix for this; the answer is to contact customer care.

U-Line refrigerator display · also shown as L Zone T Open, R Zone T Open, (L) Zone T Open, (R) Zone T Open

What to do when Zone T Open shows on the refrigerator

### Kind of code Sensor 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 to Controls and sensors

A refrigerator cools to what it believes the temperature is, and a sensor reading wrong is obeyed perfectly.

### Shows up as Refrigerator Freezing Food

Lettuce frozen solid and milk with ice in it, in a compartment that is not supposed to freeze.

### Make U-Line

Undercounter refrigeration, ice machines, wine cabinets and beverage centers — almost nothing full-height.

### Source U-Line User Guide & Service Manual, model U-3036RRINT-00B (3000 Series), "Error Notification" table (u-line.com PDF)

U-Line 3000 Series units that show the Error Notification text on the display. On single-zone models the (L) or (R) prefix is left out.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from U-Line's own guidance for Zone T Open on its refrigerators. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Note which zone is named, L or R, and the exact wording.

02

Check the real temperature in that zone with a bottle of water and an accurate thermometer left in for 24 hours, as U-Line describes.

03

Contact U-Line Customer Care.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [controls and sensors](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

It is not the same as Zone T Short. Open and shorted are two different readings from the same sensor circuit.

## What you may notice with it.

The refrigerator problems Zone T Open tends to arrive with. Answer these at the refrigerator before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Refrigerator Freezing Food](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/problems/refrigerator-too-cold/)

[All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/problems/refrigerator-too-cold/)

It also comes with

- [**Refrigerator Not Cooling**](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/problems/refrigerator-not-cooling/)

Problem

### Refrigerator Freezing Food

5 causes, cheapest first

Where Zone T Open usually leads

## Controls and sensors.

**Control board · moderate.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/)

## Read these before the visit.

Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.

[All guides](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/guides/)

What you can check yourself

### Five observations that narrow a refrigerator problem down before anyone visits

What you can check yourself

### Where the model number hides, and why nothing works without it

Error codes

### All 247 codes, by make

## U-Line refrigerators.

Undercounter refrigeration, ice machines, wine cabinets and beverage centers — almost nothing full-height.

[U-Line refrigerator repair](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/brands/u-line/)

More U-Line codes

[No Comm](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-no-comm/) [Zone T Short](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-zone-t-short/) [Amb Thrm Open](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-amb-thrm-open/) [Temp Hi 6H+](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-temp-hi-6h/) [Temp Lo 6H+](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-temp-lo-6h/) [Door Open 5M](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-door-open-5m/) [ºF / ºC symbol flashing](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-f-c-symbol-flashing/)

Sensor circuit on other makes

[Samsung 5E](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-5e/) [LG ER rS](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/lg-er-rs/) [Sub-Zero 10 R 00](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/sub-zero-10-r-00/) [Viking E3](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/viking-e3/) [Gaggenau Sensor fault](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-sensor-warning/) [Miele F114](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f114/) [Frigidaire OP](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-op/) [Bertazzoni E1](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-e1/)

[All 50 codes of this kind](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/#family-sensor-circuit)

U-Line builds this

### Undercounter refrigerator

A single 15 to 24 inch unit under the worktop — front-vented, tightly enclosed, and easily starved of air.

## In U-Line's own words

> (L) (R) Zone T Open Left or right zone thermistor circuit open. Contact Customer Care.

[U-Line User Guide & Service Manual, model U-3036RRINT-00B (3000 Series), "Error Notification" table (u-line.com PDF)](https://www.u-line.com/userguide/pdf/index/sku/U-3036RRINT-00B/) [U-Line User Guide & Service Manual, model U-3036RRINT-00B (3000 Series), "Error Notification" table (u-line.com PDF)](https://www.u-line.com/userguide/pdf/index/sku/U-3036RRINT-00B/)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. U-Line 3000 Series units that show the Error Notification text on the display. On single-zone models the (L) or (R) prefix is left out.

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For the heart of your home.

## Questions about Zone T Open.

### Can I clear Zone T Open myself?

Note which zone is named, L or R, and the exact wording. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### Can I reset Zone T Open on my U-Line?

U-Line lists no owner fix; the instruction is to contact customer care. Before calling, note whether it names the L or R zone. That tells the technician which sensor circuit reads open.

### How do I know my U-Line zone is still at the right temperature with Zone T Open showing?

Leave a bottle of water with an accurate thermometer in that zone for 24 hours, as U-Line describes. The display may not reflect the real temperature while the sensor circuit is open. Zone T Short is a different reading from the same circuit.

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