U-Line Refrigerator E5 Error Code

E5 is one of the codes where a recent unit and an older unit give you different information, so match the code to your model before acting on it.

Current units: thermistor 1 shorted

For refrigerators, wine cabinets and beverage centers, as well as clear ice, nugget and outdoor clear ice machines, E5 is listed as thermistor 1 shorted. It sits in the error log next to E1, which is thermistor 1 open. The log keeps every fault in memory, though only a door fault is announced on the display.

Echelon and Origins: running too warm

On these older series, E5 says thermistor 1 has read 10°F or more above the set point for more than 12 hours. Not available on the CLR2160. One check from the manual: if the unit was only just plugged in, leave it 24 hours and see whether the problem corrects itself.

If it stays

Beyond that waiting period, the manuals do not hand the owner further steps, so a lasting E5 should go to a technician.

Related codes

• E6, thermistor 2 shorted, is the sibling shorted-sensor code.
• ER is the legacy display code for a thermistor failure, read in service mode.
• E7, thermistor 3 shorted, belongs to the same family.

U-Line Refrigerator service in Los Angeles

If this code keeps coming back on a U-Line refrigerator in Los Angeles, call (310) 879-5776 or read about U-Line refrigerator repair. Have the code, the model number and anything you already tried ready when you call.

Source: U-Line UHRE524-SS81A User Guide & Service Manual, View Error Log; U-Line UHRE515-IS01A User Guide & Service Manual; U-Line 2008 Service Manual, Echelon and Origins Series, Error Codes