Fisher & Paykel Refrigerator 10 Error Code

Which sensor is involved

Code 10 concerns the sensor for the fresh food compartment, which the manual labels PC. The control measured the electrical resistance of that sensor and got less than 660 ohms, below what it accepts.

How to read the number

This sensor is a thermistor, which is a tiny component with a resistance that varies as it warms and cools. In the manual’s table the resistance runs from 25.17 kilohms at minus 30 degrees C to 0.9106 kilohms at 50 degrees C, with 5 percent tolerance. A reading below 660 ohms is lower than even the warm end, which is why the control calls it a sensor fault instead of a genuine temperature. Code 9 is the mirror case: the identical sensor, but reading high.

Technician sequence in the manual

1. Look at the sensor connection on the power module.
2. Replace the sensor if that connection is fine.

The manual lists no owner steps. Both belong to a technician.

Meanwhile at home

Since the fresh food reading has been rejected, the control has no dependable measurement for that part. Watch how warm the food gets in the main compartment and shift perishables to another refrigerator if it begins to drift. On the display you get the code alone plus a sounding alarm, which a button press stops.

Next-door codes

• Code 6: a low resistance too, though it belongs to the freezer sensor.
• Code 4: all sensors reading low in one go, which makes a single faulty sensor less likely.

Refrigerator repair in Los Angeles

For a visit about code 10, call (310) 872-1939 in Los Angeles. Have the model number ready and say when the alarm began, and whether the freezer side also seems off. You can also read about refrigerator and freezer repair.

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