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title: "U-Line SH: showroom mode is on and the freezer is not cooling"
description: "What SH means on U-Line SH: showroom mode is on and the freezer is not coolings, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-sh/"
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# U-Line SH: showroom mode is on and the freezer is not cooling

Holding the two showroom keys for five seconds puts the U-Line into showroom mode, and the display flashes SH for two seconds to confirm it.

## What SH actually means.

Holding the two showroom keys for five seconds puts the U-Line into showroom mode, and the display flashes SH for two seconds to confirm it. In this mode the interior light and display work normally, but the compressor and fans do not start, so the freezer slowly warms to room temperature.

U-Line freezer display

What to do when SH shows on the freezer

### Kind of code Mode, 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 to No repair

If you saw SH and the freezer feels warm, move the food to another freezer or a cooler with ice.

### Shows up as Standalone Freezer Not Freezing

A standalone freezer not freezing shows it on a thermometer long before the food goes soft: packages give under your thumb, a tub of stock is slush at the center, and the cabinet air feels cool rather than biting.

### Make U-Line

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

### Source U-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.

## Before you book, in this order.

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

01

If you saw SH and the freezer feels warm, move the food to another freezer or a cooler with ice.

02

Repeat the same key combination to leave showroom mode; the display flashes EH to confirm.

03

Check a few hours later that the temperature is dropping, and book a visit if it is not.

### 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

SH only confirms a setting and says nothing about the compressor being broken. It is also not Sabbath mode, in which the unit keeps cooling with the light and display dark.

## What you may notice with it.

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

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

Before you call

### [Standalone Freezer Not Freezing](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-not-freezing/)

[All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-not-freezing/)

It also comes with

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

Food at risk now

### Standalone Freezer Not Freezing

6 causes, cheapest first

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.

[How to read what your freezer is telling you](https://freezerrepair.center/problems/freezer-error-code/)

## 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](https://freezerrepair.center/brands/u-line/)

More U-Line codes

[dr](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-dr/) [EH](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-eh/) [E1](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-e1/) [E2](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-e2/) [E5](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-e5/) [E6](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-e6/)

Mode, not a failure on other makes

[Bertazzoni Door Unit OPEN](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-door-unit-open/) [Bosch Demo mode](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/bosch-demo-mode/) [Dacor oF](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-of/) [Electrolux DEMO](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-demo/) [Fisher & Paykel Door alarm](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-door-alarm/) [Frigidaire Fb](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-fb/) [Fulgor Milano Door Unit OPEN](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-door-unit-open/) [Gaggenau Door alarm](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-door-alarm/)

[All 54 codes of this kind](https://freezerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode)

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

> Display will show SH for 2 seconds.

[U-Line User Guide & Service Manual, UHFZ124 24-inch convertible freezer (u-line.com PDF)](https://www.u-line.com/userguide/pdf/index/sku/UHFZ124-SS01B/) [U-Line User Guide & Service Manual, UHFZ124 24-inch convertible freezer (u-line.com PDF)](https://www.u-line.com/userguide/pdf/index/sku/UHFZ124-SS01B/) [U-Line User Guide & Service Manual, UHFZ124 24-inch convertible freezer (u-line.com PDF)](https://www.u-line.com/userguide/pdf/index/sku/UHFZ124-SS01B/)

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.

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## Questions about SH.

### Can I clear SH myself?

If you saw SH and the freezer feels warm, move the food to another freezer or a cooler with ice.

### How did my U-Line freezer get into showroom mode?

It takes holding two keys together for five seconds, which can happen while cleaning the panel or reaching into the unit. Display units are also often left in this mode.

### Will SH stay on the U-Line display the whole time?

No. SH shows for only two seconds when the mode starts, after which the display looks normal, which is why a warm freezer is usually the first sign.

### Can showroom mode harm my U-Line freezer?

The unit is not harmed; it just is not cooling. The food is what is at risk.

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