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# Kenmore chest freezer green Power light off: check the power first

On Kenmore chest freezers, the green Power light shows the freezer is connected to power, even with the control turned to OFF.

## What Power light off actually means.

On Kenmore chest freezers, the green Power light shows the freezer is connected to power, even with the control turned to OFF. If it goes dark, Kenmore points to the freezer-does-not-run checks; if the freezer is still working, the light element has burned out.

Kenmore freezer display · also shown as green Power light, Power On light

What to do when Power light off 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 Won't Turn On

A freezer not turning on gives no light, no display, no hum and no fan, as if it were unplugged, even though the cord is in the wall.

### Make Kenmore

Kenmore freezers repaired in the home, whether they defrost themselves or wait for you to do it.

### Source Kenmore Use & Care Guide, chest freezers 111.17142 and 111.17182

Kenmore 111-series chest freezers (such as 111.17182 and 111.17662) with a green Power light.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for Power light off on its freezers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Check the plug, the outlet and the breaker.

02

Feel inside: if it is cold and running, the light itself has failed.

03

If the chest is warm and the outlet has power, keep the lid shut and book a visit.

### 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 dark Power light on a cold, running chest is only a bulb. The Power light stays on even with the control at OFF, so a lit light does not prove the freezer is cooling.

## What you may notice with it.

The freezer problems Power light off tends to arrive with. Answer these at the freezer before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Freezer Won't Turn On](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-not-turning-on/)

[All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-not-turning-on/)

It also comes with

- [**Freezer Warming Up With Food Inside**](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-thawing-food-at-risk/)
- [**Freezer Keeps Tripping the Breaker**](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-tripping-breaker/)
- [**Freezer Error Code**](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-error-code/)

Problem

### Freezer Won't Turn On

5 causes, cheapest first

Where Power light off usually leads

## Freezer diagnostic visit.

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://freezerrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/)

## Kenmore freezers.

Kenmore freezers repaired in the home, whether they defrost themselves or wait for you to do it.

[Kenmore freezer repair](https://freezerrepair.center/brands/kenmore/)

More Kenmore codes

[Sb](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-sb/) [Temp Alarm](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-temp-alarm/) [Express Chill](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-express-chill/) [Run light](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-run-light/)

Power and voltage on other makes

[Electrolux POWER OUTAGE](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-power-outage/) [Frigidaire POWER OUTAGE light](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-power-outage-light/) [Gaggenau LOWPOWER](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-lowpower/) [GE Flashing temperature display](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-flashing-temperature-display/) [JennAir Power Outage](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/jennair-power-outage/) [Liebherr Power failure alarm](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/liebherr-power-failure-alarm/) [Marvel Power Failure](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/marvel-power-failure/) [Miele Power outage symbol lit red](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-power-outage-symbol/)

[All 14 codes of this kind](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-power)

Kenmore builds this

### 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.

Kenmore 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 Kenmore's own words

> The light glows even when the temperature control is turned to OFF.

[Kenmore Use & Care Guide, chest freezers 111.17142 and 111.17182](https://i.sears.com/s/d/pdf/mp-tc/10109385/prod_24189778212) [Kenmore Use & Care Guide, chest freezers 111.17142 and 111.17182](https://i.sears.com/s/d/pdf/mp-tc/10109385/prod_24189778212)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore 111-series chest freezers (such as 111.17182 and 111.17662) with a green Power light.

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## Questions about Power light off.

### Can I clear Power light off myself?

Check the plug, the outlet and the breaker. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### My Kenmore chest freezer's green light is out. Is it dead?

Not necessarily. If it is still cold and running, the light has burned out. If it is warm, check the power.

### Does the green light mean my Kenmore chest freezer is cooling?

No. It only shows power is connected and stays on even with the control at OFF.

### What should I check first on a Kenmore chest freezer with no lights?

The plug, the outlet and the breaker or fuse.

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