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The inside back wall of an empty upright freezer with its cover panel removed, a small sensor clipped beside the frosted coil and its thin wire leading to a plug.

U-Line E6 in the error log: the evaporator sensor is shorted

E6 records a short on thermistor 2, the evaporator sensor.

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  • Freezer thermostat and temperature control repair
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What E6
actually means.

E6 records a short on thermistor 2, the evaporator sensor. As with E2, the main risk is defrost that ends at the wrong time, which lets frost build on the coil until airflow and cooling drop. U-Line keeps it in the error log, read in service mode; only the door code is shown on the display during normal use.

U-Line freezer display

What to do when E6 shows on the freezer

Kind of codeTemperature sensors

The control lost its reading of how cold the cabinet, the coil or the air around the freezer is, because a thermistor reports nonsense or its wire came loose. Without that number the control either runs the compressor without stopping or lets the cabinet drift warm. A sensor packed in frost and a connector loosened by a move are checked before the sensor itself is replaced.

Usually leads toFreezer thermostat and temperature control repair

Repairing the dial thermostat or the sensor and control that decide when a freezer cools, so it stops running without end or quitting too early.

Shows up asFreezer 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.

MakeU-Line

U-Line freezers repaired where they are installed, from a warm drawer to an alarm that keeps going off.

SourceU-Line User Guide & Service Manual, UHFZ124 24-inch convertible freezer (u-line.com PDF)

HFZ124 (indoor) and OFZ124 (outdoor) 24-inch convertible freezers with the touch control. U-Line keeps it in the error log, read in service mode; only the door code is shown on the display during normal use.

Before you book,
in this order.

Each step comes from U-Line's own guidance for E6 on its freezers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Check the back wall for thick frost or ice, and note whether the freezer is warmer than usual.

02

Unplug the unit briefly and plug it back in to see if normal operation returns.

03

Book a visit and mention E6 so the evaporator sensor can be tested.

Still there?

It usually turns into freezer thermostat and temperature control repair. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

E6 is not the cabinet sensor short, which is E5. It also does not mean the defrost drain is blocked, even though both can leave ice in the cabinet.

What you may
notice with it.

The freezer problems E6 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the freezer before anyone is booked.

All problems

Before you call

Freezer Error Code

All 7 causes, cheapest first

It also comes with

The glowing control panel on the front of a stainless undercounter freezer drawer in a home bar, a blurred, unreadable code beside a flashing warning light, an owner's manual lying open with out-of-focus pages on the counter above. Problem

Freezer Error Code

7 causes, cheapest first

Where E6 usually leads

Freezer thermostat and temperature control repair.

Thermostat, temperature sensor or garage kit · low to moderate.
Book a visit What the job involves

U-Line
freezers.

U-Line freezers repaired where they are installed, from a warm drawer to an alarm that keeps going off.

U-Line freezer repair

More U-Line codes

drSHEHE1E2E5

Temperature sensors on other makes

Fisher & Paykel F3Frigidaire E2Marvel ELPerlick P1FSub-Zero EC07Viking oPn
All 10 codes of this kind
Two stainless undercounter freezer drawers built into a US home bar island, the top drawer pulled out to show frost-free bins of ice cream pints and frozen fruit bags. U-Line 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 U-Line's own words

E6: Thermistor 2 shorted.
U-Line User Guide & Service Manual, UHFZ124 24-inch convertible freezer (u-line.com PDF) U-Line User Guide & Service Manual, UHFZ124 24-inch convertible freezer (u-line.com PDF)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. HFZ124 (indoor) and OFZ124 (outdoor) 24-inch convertible freezers with the touch control. U-Line keeps it in the error log, read in service mode; only the door code is shown on the display during normal use.

U-Line E6 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.

All service areas

Tampa BayFL · 31 areas

OrlandoFL · 30 areas

Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas

New York MetroNY · 75 areas

HoustonTX · 36 areas

ChicagoIL · 50 areas

Los AngelesCA · 95 areas

San DiegoCA · 31 areas

San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas

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Questions
about E6.

Can I clear E6 myself?
Check the back wall for thick frost or ice, and note whether the freezer is warmer than usual. If it comes back, it needs a visit.
Why is my U-Line freezer icing up on the back wall?
A door that does not seal is the most common cause, but an evaporator sensor logged as E2 or E6 can also stop defrost from working properly.
Can E6 make a U-Line freezer leak water?
It can indirectly. Ice that builds up and then melts all at once can overflow the normal drain path and leave water in the cabinet or on the floor.
Where does the U-Line technician find E6?
In the error log, which is opened from service mode. Errors are listed in the order they happened.

Back to your everyday

Still showing E6?

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.

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