F1 on a wine cabinet means the control module did not pass its self-test when last powered up.
Model compatibility: Fisher & Paykel reuses codes across series and model years, so F1 may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
Plain language
What this code means
The control module self-test failed on the last power-up.
When a wine cabinet shows F1, its control module has tested itself while starting up and did not pass. Fisher & Paykel’s support article on these cabinets gives the fault a single meaning and a single action. It covers the RS6009V2R1 and RS6009V2RT1 along with the RS2435V2R1 and RS2435V2RT1.
Fault summary
Display: F1.
Meaning: the control module self-test failed on the last power-up.
What an owner may do: one cautious power reset.
If F1 comes back: arrange a service visit.
How to run the reset
Use the wall switch or the isolation switch to cut power to the cabinet.
Leave it off for half a minute.
Restore power.
Read the display and see if F1 is back.
Skip the reset in the presence of smoke, a scorched smell, sparks, a supply that cuts out repeatedly, damp around electrical components, dripping or bare wiring. In that situation the cabinet should not be run. Disconnect it at the wall where you can do that safely, and request service.
Once F1 returns
The source adds nothing more for owners. Leave panels fitted, do not examine the wiring, and do not swap parts. Wine in a cabinet that has stopped cooling should be moved to a place where it is protected.
Not the refrigerator numbering
The F-prefixed codes belong to the wine cabinet models. A few, such as F5, are used by other Fisher & Paykel refrigerator lines as well, so confirm which appliance you have. Plain numbers appear in the older 2004 ActiveSmart manual, where code 1 also concerns a power module self-test failure.
Worth jotting down before you call
Model number and product code. For these four models the product codes are 26700, 26701, 26704, 26705, 26708 and 26709.
The code exactly as the display shows it.
Whether it turned up on start, during cooling or while the cabinet was running normally.
Whether the temperature inside is right.
Whether you reset it and F1 returned.
More wine cabinet codes
F30, a control module and display that do not suit each other.
F31 / F59, trouble with display and controller communication.
Fisher & Paykel wine cabinet service in Los Angeles
Important safety warning. Do not attempt repairs involving electrical components, gas, water lines, refrigerant or sealed systems. Unplug the appliance if it is safe to reach the outlet, and leave internal diagnostics to a qualified technician.
Seeing this code on your Fisher & Paykel appliance?
Book a specialist visit for a clear estimate and approval before any repair.
