--- title: "Perlick TCH: the condenser is running hot, clean the coils" description: "What TCH means on Perlick TCH: the condenser is running hot, clean the coilss, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-tch/" --- # Perlick TCH: the condenser is running hot, clean the coils TCH is the G5 alarm for high condenser temperature. ## What TCH actually means. TCH is the G5 alarm for high condenser temperature. Perlick’s step is to clean the condenser coils as described in the maintenance section, and to book service if the alarm returns within a week. Perlick freezer display What to do when TCH shows on the freezer ### Kind of code Fans and airflow A fan that should have been turning is slow, stalled or stopped. Inside the cabinet, the fan pushes cold air off the coil and around the food; at the base or the back, a second fan cools the condenser so the compressor does not overheat. Ice rubbing on a blade, a package pushed against a vent and lint wrapped around a shaft are cleared before a motor is ordered. ### Usually leads to Freezer evaporator and condenser fan repair Replacing the fan that spreads cold air through a frost-free freezer, or the one that carries heat away from the condenser near the floor. ### Shows up as Freezer Error Code A freezer error code appears on the display: letters and digits, a flashing temperature, or a warning symbol, sometimes with an alarm and sometimes with the freezer still running. ### Make Perlick Perlick freezers repaired in place, whether the trouble is soft food, a stubborn alarm or frost on the walls. ### Source Perlick G5 User Installation & Operation Manual, Form Z3023 (linked from the G5 Luxe 24-inch freezer drawers page) Perlick G5 undercounter models with the touch display, including the G5 Luxe 24-inch freezer drawers (URS24E61). The code appears in Alarm History, which keeps the last ten alarms with date and time. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Perlick's own guidance for TCH on its freezers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Turn the unit off with the rocker switch or breaker, then clean the condenser coil as the manual describes. 02 Make sure nothing blocks the front grille, where the machinery takes in fresh air. 03 Turn the unit back on and book a visit if TCH repeats within a week. ### Still there? It usually turns into [freezer evaporator and condenser fan repair](https://freezerrepair.center/services/evaporator-and-condenser-fan-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do TCH is not a failed condenser fan code; that is FCF. It is also not the extra high version, TCX, which Perlick sends straight to service. ## What you may notice with it. The freezer problems TCH tends to arrive with. Answer these at the freezer before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Freezer Error Code](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-error-code/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-error-code/) It also comes with - [**Standalone Freezer Not Freezing**](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-not-freezing/) - [**Freezer Runs All the Time**](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-running-constantly/) - [**Freezer in the Garage Stopped Working**](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-in-garage-not-working/) Problem ### Freezer Error Code 7 causes, cheapest first Where TCH usually leads ## Freezer evaporator and condenser fan repair. **Evaporator or condenser fan motor · low to moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://freezerrepair.center/services/evaporator-and-condenser-fan-repair/) ## Perlick freezers. Perlick freezers repaired in place, whether the trouble is soft food, a stubborn alarm or frost on the walls. [Perlick freezer repair](https://freezerrepair.center/brands/perlick/) More Perlick codes [T1H](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-t1h/) [T1L](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-t1l/) [DO1](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-do1/) [DO2](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-do2/) [PWR](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-pwr/) [P1F](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-p1f/) [PEF](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-pef/) [TEL](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-tel/) [TEY](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-tey/) [FEF](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-fef/) [UIX](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-uix/) Fans and airflow on other makes [Fisher & Paykel F15](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f15/) [Sub-Zero 35 C 00](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/sub-zero-35-c-00/) [All 4 codes of this kind](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-fan) Perlick builds this ### Undercounter freezer A 15- to 24-inch freezer or a pair of freezer drawers built in under a counter, in a kitchen island, a home bar, a basement or a pool house, venting from the front. ## In Perlick's own words > TCH High Condenser Temperature Clean condenser coils per maintenance instructions. [Perlick G5 User Installation & Operation Manual, Form Z3023 (linked from the G5 Luxe 24-inch freezer drawers page)](https://api.perlick.com/Data/PDFFiles//URS24E61-5-SD00cd0ba0f8e9738adf2dbf4d8b2ea84a67f8a11fff_Z3023_G5_User_Installation_Operation_Manual_With_Checklist__07_13_26.pdf) [Perlick G5 User Installation & Operation Manual, Form Z3023 (linked from the G5 Luxe 24-inch freezer drawers page)](https://api.perlick.com/Data/PDFFiles//URS24E61-5-SD00cd0ba0f8e9738adf2dbf4d8b2ea84a67f8a11fff_Z3023_G5_User_Installation_Operation_Manual_With_Checklist__07_13_26.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Perlick G5 undercounter models with the touch display, including the G5 Luxe 24-inch freezer drawers (URS24E61). The code appears in Alarm History, which keeps the last ten alarms with date and time. ## Perlick TCH freezer repair, where we come out. 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Turn the unit off with the rocker switch or breaker, then clean the condenser coil as the manual describes. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### How often should I clean the condenser on a Perlick freezer? Follow the maintenance section of the G5 manual, and clean more often outdoors or near a pool, where dust and debris build up faster. ### Can a hot patio cause Perlick TCH? Yes. A high room temperature raises condenser temperature too. G5 units are rated to a 105°F room. ### Does TCH mean my Perlick compressor is failing? Not usually. Perlick’s first step is cleaning the coils; a compressor problem is only considered if TCH keeps returning. --- **[Read on the site: Perlick TCH: the condenser is running hot, clean the coils](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-tch/)** **[Book a visit with FreezerRepair.center](https://freezerrepair.center/schedule/)**