Kenmore chest freezer green Run light: the compressor is running
On larger Kenmore chest freezers, a green Run light joins the Power light and comes on whenever the compressor runs to reach or hold the set temperature.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Kenmore
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What Run light
actually means.
On larger Kenmore chest freezers, a green Run light joins the Power light and comes on whenever the compressor runs to reach or hold the set temperature. It goes out when the compressor cycles off.
Kenmore freezer display · also shown as green Run light, Compressor On
What to do when Run light 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
Leave it alone if the freezer is cold: the light is normal.
Shows up asFreezer Runs All the Time
A freezer running constantly never goes quiet: the compressor hums for hours, the base feels warm, and the power bill creeps up while the cabinet may or may not hold its temperature.
MakeKenmore
Kenmore freezers repaired in the home, whether they defrost themselves or wait for you to do it.
SourceKenmore Use & Care Guide, chest freezers 111.17142 and 111.17182
Kenmore 111-series chest freezers with both Power and Run lights, such as 111.17142 and 111.17182.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for Run light on its freezers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Leave it alone if the freezer is cold: the light is normal.
If the Run light never goes out, check the lid seal and the temperature setting.
Allow 24 hours after a large load of warm food.
If the Run light is on nonstop and the chest will not get cold, book a visit.
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
The Run light is not a warning. One that never goes out on a warm chest suggests a sealing, airflow or cooling problem that deserves a closer look.
What you may
notice with it.
The freezer problems Run light 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.
Kenmore
freezers.
Kenmore freezers repaired in the home, whether they defrost themselves or wait for you to do it.
Kenmore freezer repairMore Kenmore codes
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 Kenmore's own words
The green Run light illuminates when the compressor is running
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 with both Power and Run lights, such as 111.17142 and 111.17182.
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Questions
about Run light.
Can I clear Run light myself?
Why is the Run light always on on my Kenmore chest freezer?
Is it normal for the Kenmore Run light to go on and off?
My Kenmore chest freezer has only one green light. Is something missing?
Back to your everyday
Still showing Run light?
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.