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Dacor Filter light blinking red: the deodorizer filter is due

Each zone of the Dacor column has a deodorizer filter, and the control counts its life.

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What Filter indicator blinking red
actually means.

Each zone of the Dacor column has a deodorizer filter, and the control counts its life. After about 18 months of use the Filter indicator blinks red, and the SmartThings app shows the same reminder.

Dacor wine cooler display · also shown as Deodorizer filter replacement alert

What to do when Filter indicator blinking red shows on the wine cooler

Before you book,
in this order.

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

01

Replace the deodorizer filters; they come in a set of six (RAC00DFAAAA/DA).

02

Press and hold Deodorizer Reset for 3 seconds to restart the count.

03

Check that the Filter indicator turns off.

04

A red light that survives the reset is a control panel question for a technician.

Still there?

It usually turns into wine cooler control board and display repair. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

A red Filter light is not a cooling problem; the zones keep working normally. It is also different from the alarm indicator, which blinks when a door has been left open.

What you may
notice with it.

The wine cooler problems Filter indicator blinking red tends to arrive with. Answer these at the wine cooler before anyone is booked.

All problems

Where Filter indicator blinking red usually leads

Wine cooler control board and display repair.

Main control board, display board or door switch · moderate to highest.

In Dacor's own words

the Filter indicator blinks red to remind you that the filter needs to
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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.

Dacor Filter indicator blinking red wine cooler 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.

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Questions
about Filter indicator blinking red.

Can I clear Filter indicator blinking red myself?
Replace the deodorizer filters; they come in a set of six (RAC00DFAAAA/DA). If it comes back, it needs a visit.
How often do the Dacor wine column filters need changing?
Dacor gives an 18-month life for the deodorizer filter, adding that it varies with conditions of use.
Will the red Filter light go off by itself?
No. After fitting new filters, hold Deodorizer Reset for 3 seconds to reset the count and clear the light.
Can an old filter make my Dacor column smell?
It can add to it. Dacor also notes that a smell may simply be natural oak from the wooden racks.

Back to your everyday

Still showing Filter indicator blinking red?

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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