Fisher & Paykel Freezer 2 Error Code

Defrosting, not a fan or sensor reading, is what code 2 is about. The manufacturer’s service manual raises it when each of the two defrosts before it was cut off at 30 minutes. As the manual says two, you are looking at something repeating rather than a single hiccup.

Where the manual points

There is just one action. The defrost heater assembly in the FC gets checked, and a faulty one gets replaced. For this the technician is sent to the manual’s fault-finding flow chart covering the D1 defrost heater. No other cause appears. That heater is the element that warms the evaporator on the freezer side to melt frost away, and examining it means opening up the cabinet and working near live wiring.

Safe things to do

• Record what the display and the LEDs are showing, plus the time the alarm began.
• A button press quiets the alarm, though the fault pattern comes back once the normal display has run for 8 seconds.
• Interrupting power briefly also resets the alarm. Otherwise it resets by itself at the 72-hour mark.

Never scrape at frost, and keep hair dryers and knives away from the ice in the compartment. The defrost system belongs to a technician.

Sensor codes that can appear nearby

• Code 7: the evaporator sensor reads higher than its normal range.
• Code 8: the evaporator sensor reads lower than its normal range.
• Code 5: the freezer (FC) sensor reads high.

Defrost repair in Los Angeles

If a Fisher & Paykel unit in Los Angeles shows code 2, ring (310) 872-1939 with the model number and a note of how long the alarm has been running. See the refrigerator and freezer repair page too.

Source: Fisher & Paykel Active Smart Refrigerators USA service manual 517775, section 1.0