Frigidaire Sb on a single-door freezer: Sabbath mode has the panel asleep
On Frigidaire's 19 cu.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Frigidaire
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What Sb
actually means.
On Frigidaire's 19 cu. ft. single-door freezer with an ice maker, Sb on the control display means Sabbath mode is on. The lights and the display stop responding, the ice maker stops, and only the HIGH TEMP alert stays active. The mode survives a power failure and ends only when the same two buttons are held again.
Frigidaire freezer display · also shown as SB, Sabbath Mode
What to do when Sb shows on the freezerKind of codeMode, not a failure
A setting the freezer was put into, often by accident or by the store it came from, rather than a part that broke: a showroom or demo mode that lights the display while the compressor stays off, a fast freeze left running for days, a Sabbath setting that silences the alarms, a control lock, a door alarm reminding you the door stood open. Nothing has worn out, and the freezer's own buttons or manual put it back.
Usually leads toNo repair
Hold the minus button and TEMP F/C for five seconds to exit Sabbath mode.
Shows up asFreezer Light Out
A freezer light not working leaves the cabinet dark when the door or lid opens, while the freezer itself may still hum and hold its cold.
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SourceFrigidaire Freezer use and care guide A16366303, Sabbath Mode
Frigidaire single-door freezers with an ice maker and a control display inside the cabinet (use and care guides A16366303 and A30859701). The button pair differs slightly between the two editions.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Frigidaire's own guidance for Sb on its freezers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Hold the minus button and TEMP F/C for five seconds to exit Sabbath mode.
Check that the ice maker is back on afterwards if you want ice.
If Sb returns on its own or the buttons still do nothing, book a visit to check the control.
Cleared?
The freezer is holding its temperature again and no part had to be replaced. If the same code comes back within a few days, or the packages start to soften again, book it as a fresh problem.
What not to do
Sb does not mean the freezer has stopped cooling; it keeps freezing in Sabbath mode. A dark panel without Sb on it is a different matter and may be a power or control problem.
What you may
notice with it.
The freezer problems Sb tends to arrive with. Answer these at the freezer before anyone is booked.
All problems
No repair indicated
Nothing to repair.
A setting the freezer was put into, often by accident or by the store it came from, rather than a part that broke: a showroom or demo mode that lights the display while the compressor stays off, a fast freeze left running for days, a Sabbath setting that silences the alarms, a control lock, a door alarm reminding you the door stood open. Nothing has worn out, and the freezer's own buttons or manual put it back.
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freezers.
Frigidaire freezers repaired wherever they stand, from the garage to the basement to the kitchen.
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Mode, not a failure on other makes
Upright freezer
A tall, freestanding freezer with one front door and shelves or baskets inside, the kind that stands in a garage, a basement or a pantry as the household's second place for frozen food.
Chest freezer
A low, wide box with a lid that lifts from the top, cooled by coils wrapped inside its walls, the long-term freezer of basements, garages and utility rooms.
In Frigidaire's own words
“Sb” will appear on the appliance control display indicating the unit is in Sabbath mode.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Frigidaire single-door freezers with an ice maker and a control display inside the cabinet (use and care guides A16366303 and A30859701). The button pair differs slightly between the two editions.
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Questions
about Sb.
Can I clear Sb myself?
Why did Sb stay on my Frigidaire freezer after the power went out?
My Frigidaire single-door freezer stopped making ice and shows Sb. Are they connected?
Will the Frigidaire freezer still warn me in Sabbath mode if it warms up?
Back to your everyday
Still showing Sb?
Book with the code or the alarm pattern written exactly as the freezer shows it, the full model number, and whether the food is still frozen hard — when there is a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.