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Dacor abnormally high temperature alert in the SmartThings app

When the Dacor column is connected to SmartThings, the app raises an abnormally high temperature alarm if the temperature inside becomes abnormal.

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What Abnormally high temperature
actually means.

When the Dacor column is connected to SmartThings, the app raises an abnormally high temperature alarm if the temperature inside becomes abnormal. It often reaches your phone before anyone notices a change at the cabinet, which makes it the earliest warning that the collection is warming.

Dacor wine cooler display

What to do when Abnormally high temperature shows on the wine cooler

Before you book,
in this order.

Each step comes from Dacor's own guidance for Abnormally high temperature on its wine coolers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Check the zone temperatures on the column's own display.

02

Make sure every door is fully closed and the column is not in Cooling Off mode (oF on the display).

03

Check that the vents inside are not blocked by bottles and that the column is away from a heat source.

04

If a zone keeps rising, move the most valuable bottles somewhere cool and dark and book a visit.

Still there?

It usually turns into wine cooler thermostat and sensor repair. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

This alert is not the door alarm, which has its own entry in the app. It is also not the Self Check result, which the manual describes as detecting abnormal operation rather than temperature.

What you may
notice with it.

The wine cooler problems Abnormally high temperature tends to arrive with. Answer these at the wine cooler before anyone is booked.

All problems

Where Abnormally high temperature usually leads

Wine cooler thermostat and sensor repair.

Thermostat or zone temperature sensor · low to moderate.

In Dacor's own words

This alarm is triggered when the temperature of the wine cellar abnormal.
Dacor DRW24980 wine column user manual Dacor DRW24980 wine column user manual

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Dacor DRW24980LAP and DRW24980RAP 24-inch wine columns. App alerts require a Wi-Fi connection to SmartThings.

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Questions
about Abnormally high temperature.

Can I clear Abnormally high temperature myself?
Check the zone temperatures on the column's own display. If it comes back, it needs a visit.
My phone says abnormally high temperature but the Dacor display looks normal. Why?
The app may be reporting a zone that warmed and has since recovered, for example after a long door opening. Check each zone's display and keep an eye on the app for repeats.
What should I check first when the Dacor high temperature alert arrives?
The doors, Cooling Off mode, blocked vents and nearby heat. Dacor's troubleshooting lists an overloaded column that blocks the vents as a cause of warm temperatures.
Do I need Wi-Fi for this Dacor alert?
Yes. It comes through the SmartThings app, so the column must be connected to your home network.

Back to your everyday

Still showing Abnormally high temperature?

When you book, copy the code or the blink pattern as the display shows it, add the whole model number, and say whether the bottles still feel cool — a code gives the technician a head start.

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