--- title: "GE chest freezer yellow light flashing with red off: the power was lost" description: "What Yellow light flashing means on GE chest freezer yellow light flashing with red off: the power was losts, what to check before booking, and when it is not a…" url: "https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-yellow-light-flashing/" --- # GE chest freezer yellow light flashing with red off: the power was lost On GE FCM chest freezers, the yellow light flashes whenever the red temperature light is on. ## What Yellow light flashing actually means. On GE FCM chest freezers, the yellow light flashes whenever the red temperature light is on. If the yellow light is flashing and the red light is off, the freezer has been through a power loss and has since cooled back down. GE freezer display · also shown as yellow status light What to do when Yellow light flashing shows on the freezer ### Kind of code Power and voltage The freezer saw its supply voltage drop, spike or vanish, and many models log that as a code after an outage or when the power returns. The outlet, the circuit, a GFCI in a garage or basement and an extension cord are checked before anything inside the freezer. If there is a burning smell or the breaker keeps tripping, switch the breaker off from a dry panel and leave it off until the visit. ### Usually leads to Freezer diagnostic visit A visit that starts with the food and the room the freezer stands in, then works through the seal, the airflow, the defrost and the compressor until one part is named. ### Shows up as Freezer Warming Up With Food Inside The freezer warming up is a race against the clock: frozen packages are softening, drips are forming under the bottom basket, and the question is how long the food can wait. ### Make GE GE freezers repaired at home, including the ones kept out in garages and basements. ### Source GE owner's manual 49-1000372, FCM chest freezers GE FCM16 and FCM22 manual-defrost chest freezers with the three status lights and an Alarm Reset button. Older chest models with two unlit buttons use a single green light instead. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from GE's own guidance for Yellow light flashing on its freezers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Press Alarm Reset to turn the yellow light off. 02 Check the food for signs of thawing. 03 Make sure the plug is seated and the outlet cannot be switched off by a wall switch. 04 If the yellow light returns with no outage you know of, book a visit to check the supply. ### Still there? It usually turns into [freezer diagnostic visit](https://freezerrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do A flashing yellow light alone does not mean the freezer is warm now. It records an outage that has already ended. ## What you may notice with it. The freezer problems Yellow light flashing tends to arrive with. Answer these at the freezer before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Freezer Warming Up With Food Inside](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-thawing-food-at-risk/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-thawing-food-at-risk/) It also comes with - [**Freezer Won't Turn On**](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-not-turning-on/) - [**Freezer Error Code**](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-error-code/) Food at risk now ### Freezer Warming Up With Food Inside 5 causes, cheapest first Where Yellow light flashing usually leads ## Freezer diagnostic visit. Book a visit [What the job involves](https://freezerrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/) ## GE freezers. GE freezers repaired at home, including the ones kept out in garages and basements. 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GE builds this ### 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 GE's own words > If the yellow light is flashing and the red temperature light is off, you have experienced a home power loss. [GE owner's manual 49-1000372, FCM chest freezers](https://images.salsify.com/image/upload/s--XrMI9NwJ--/eca2c3f3ea018c9d2d2205449ff49b361d2ef2ef.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. GE FCM16 and FCM22 manual-defrost chest freezers with the three status lights and an Alarm Reset button. Older chest models with two unlit buttons use a single green light instead. ## GE Yellow light flashing freezer repair, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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Press Alarm Reset to turn the yellow light off. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why is the yellow light blinking on my GE chest freezer? If the red light is off, the power went out and came back. Press Alarm Reset to clear it. ### Is food safe after the yellow light on my GE chest freezer flashes? Check it. A full chest stays cold far longer than a half-empty one, and food that still has ice crystals can normally stay frozen. ### My GE chest freezer keeps showing the yellow light. What causes that? Repeated power loss: a loose plug, a switched or tripping outlet, or a shared circuit. GE recommends a separate circuit for the freezer. --- **[Read on the site: GE chest freezer yellow light flashing with red off: the power was lost](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-yellow-light-flashing/)** **[Book a visit with FreezerRepair.center](https://freezerrepair.center/schedule/)**