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Not cooling: Codes, Causes & Fixes

A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner that isn't cooling often has an airflow problem rather than a refrigerant problem: blocked vents inside the fridge, dust-covered condenser coils, a failed evaporator fan, a defrost fault that has iced up the coil, or dirty air filters on an AC. Give the appliance up to 24 hours after any setting change or restart before judging it. Compressor and refrigerant faults are for certified technicians only.

41Codes
3.1Average severity
24%High or critical
49%DIY-friendly
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11 Fujitsu · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump Error 11: the serial data link on terminal 3 between the Fujitsu indoor and outdoor units has… Moderate 126 Trane · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump 126 on a Trane ComfortLink II thermostat: it lost its data link to the furnace, air handler… Moderate 21E Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer The freezer's evaporator fan isn't reporting any rotation, usually because ice has trapped… Moderate 22E Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer The fan that moves cold air through the fresh-food section isn't turning, most often because… Moderate 23E Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer The fan that cools the condenser and compressor behind the bottom rear panel has stopped… High 434 Lennox · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump The Lennox outdoor control can't talk to the inverter drive that runs the variable-speed… Moderate 51 Fujitsu · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump Error 51: the indoor fan ran far slower than commanded for about a minute, so the Fujitsu unit… Moderate 5E Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer The sensor on the fresh-food evaporator reads open or shorted, so the board can't tell when… Low 84E Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer The inverter tried to spin the compressor, but it didn't turn or ran outside its limits, so… High A1 Daikin · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump The indoor unit's circuit board couldn't load or apply its settings, so the head refuses to run. Moderate A3 Daikin · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump A3 means condensate is backing up in the indoor unit's drain pan and the float switch has… Moderate CH05 LG · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump CH05: the LG indoor unit hears nothing back from the outdoor unit, so the compressor… Moderate CH10 LG · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump CH10: the indoor unit's fan motor isn't turning or isn't reporting its speed, so the unit shuts… Moderate CH21 LG · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump CH21: the outdoor inverter's power module saw a dangerous current peak and cut power… High CH38 LG · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump LG's protection stopped the system because the refrigerant level or pressure looks too low. High E1 Gree · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump E1: refrigerant pressure on the high side got too high and the Gree unit stopped the compressor… Moderate E101 Samsung · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump The indoor unit waited too long for the outdoor unit to answer on the F1/F2 link and shut… Moderate E201 Samsung · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump E201: after power-up the outdoor unit couldn't find and register its indoor unit(s), so it… Moderate E5 Gree · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump E5: the Gree unit drew more current than allowed – often because supply voltage sagged… Moderate E6 Mitsubishi Electric · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump The indoor unit isn't getting valid signals back from the outdoor unit over the S3 wire. Moderate E6 Gree · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump E6 means the Gree indoor and outdoor units have lost their data link, so cooling and heating… Moderate E7 Daikin · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump The outdoor fan failed to spin up, or its speed signal went wrong, so the outdoor unit shut… Moderate EC Midea · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump EC: in cooling, the indoor coil didn't get colder after the compressor started – the unit… High EL01 MRCOOL · Air Conditioner / Heat Pump The MRCOOL indoor and outdoor units have stopped exchanging data, so the compressor won't run. Moderate Er 22 LG · Refrigerator / Freezer LG's board found a fault in the compressor relay circuit, so the compressor isn't starting… High Er dH LG · Refrigerator / Freezer The automatic defrost didn't finish, so frost is building up on the evaporator coil behind… Moderate Er FF LG · Refrigerator / Freezer LG's freezer fan motor isn't operating normally; frost around the blade is the usual reason it… Moderate Er IF LG · Refrigerator / Freezer The small fan that pushes freezer air into the door ice compartment isn't spinning, so ice… Low Er rF LG · Refrigerator / Freezer The fan that circulates air inside LG's fresh-food section isn't running normally, often… Moderate H1 Frigidaire · Refrigerator / Freezer A compartment has been too warm for too long; it's an alarm about temperature, not a specific… Moderate

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