Refrigerator error codes
Refrigerator fault codes documented for Whirlpool-family brands. Where one code has more than one meaning, each is listed with the appliance type it applies to.
| Code | Meaning | Appliance | Brand pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1E1 | Main control fault F1E1 means the refrigerator's main control board (ACU) reported a fault in itself. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F3E0 | Fresh-food main compartment sensor (column models) F3E0 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the main fresh-food compartment (zone 1) temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | JennAir |
| F3E1 | Freezer main compartment sensor (column models) F3E1 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the main freezer compartment (zone 1) temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | JennAir |
| F3E1 | Fresh-food compartment sensor F3E1 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the fresh-food (refrigerator) compartment temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F3E2 | Fresh-food evaporator sensor (column models) F3E2 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the fresh-food column's evaporator temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | JennAir |
| F3E2 | Freezer compartment sensor F3E2 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the freezer compartment temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F3E3 | Freezer evaporator sensor (column models) F3E3 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the freezer column's evaporator temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | JennAir |
| F3E4 | Deli compartment sensor (column models) F3E4 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the deli compartment (zone 2) temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | JennAir |
| F3E4 | Freezer evaporator sensor F3E4 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the freezer evaporator temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F3E5 | Crisper compartment sensor (column models) F3E5 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the crisper (zone 3) temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | JennAir |
| F3E5 | Defrost (evaporator) sensor F3E5 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the defrost sensor on the evaporator coil, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F3E6 | Fresh-food evaporator sensor F3E6 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the fresh-food evaporator temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F3E8 | Humidity sensor fault F3E8 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the relative-humidity (RH) sensor. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F3E9 | Ambient temperature sensor F3E9 means the control has a problem with the room (ambient) temperature reading: either the sensor reads open or shorted, or the room is too hot for the refrigerator… | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F3EB | Pantry drawer sensor F3EB means the control is getting an invalid reading from the temperature sensor in the pantry (convertible) drawer, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F4E1 | Defrost heater fault F4E1 means the control detected a problem in the freezer defrost heater circuit, such as a heater that is open or shorted or that does not warm the coil as expected. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F4E2 | Fresh-food evaporator heater fault F4E2 means the control detected a problem in the heater circuit for the fresh-food side's evaporator, which is used to defrost that coil. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F4E8 | Flipper mullion heater fault F4E8 means the control found the heater in the flipper mullion (the hinged strip on one French door that the doors seal against) open or shorted. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F4ED | Pantry damper heater fault F4ED means the control found the heater on the pantry drawer's air damper open or shorted. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F4EE | Fresh-food damper heater fault F4EE means the control found the heater on the fresh-food (refrigerator) air damper open or shorted. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F6E1 | Communication failure F6E1 means the main control board and the user interface (display) board stopped communicating with each other. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F7E1 | Compressor / cooling fault F7E1 means the control detected that the compressor is not running or the system is not cooling as commanded. It points to the compressor, its inverter drive or the… | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F10E1 | Freezer fan fault FA E1 on these side-by-side models means the control detected a problem with the freezer (FC) evaporator fan. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| F10E11 | Fresh-food air damper fault This code on these side-by-side models means the control detected a problem with the fresh-food (RC) air damper. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| FAE1 | Fresh-food evaporator fan fault FAE1 on this model means the control detected a problem with the fan that moves cold air across the fresh-food evaporator. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| FAE2 | Freezer evaporator fan fault FAE2 on this model means the control detected a problem with the freezer evaporator fan. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| FAEB | Fresh-food air damper fault FAEB on this model means the control detected a problem with the fresh-food air damper: the damper is not moving, its duct is blocked, or cold air is leaking past it. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| FAEC | Pantry drawer air damper fault FAEC on this model means the control detected a problem with the pantry drawer's air damper: the damper is not moving, its duct is blocked, or cold air is leaking past… | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| FBE1 | Ice compartment sensor FBE1 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the temperature sensor in the ice compartment, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| FBE2 | Ice maker sensor 1 FBE2 means the control is getting an invalid reading from the first ice maker temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |
| FBEB | Ice maker sensor 2 FBEB means the control is getting an invalid reading from the second ice maker temperature sensor, such as an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Bottom-freezer refrigerator, Built-in refrigerator, French-door refrigerator, Side-by-side refrigerator | Whirlpool, KitchenAid |