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title: "Fisher & Paykel F11 to F14 on a wine cabinet: a heater or power problem"
description: "What F13 means on Fisher & Paykel F11 to F14 on a wine cabinet: a heater or power problems, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f13/"
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# Fisher & Paykel F11 to F14 on a wine cabinet: a heater or power problem

Fisher & Paykel groups F11 to F14, F58 and F66 as heater or power codes; F13 is one of the examples it gives.

## What F13 actually means.

Fisher & Paykel groups F11 to F14, F58 and F66 as heater or power codes; F13 is one of the examples it gives. The column's user guide describes an automatic defrost function, so a problem in this group can show as frost on the back wall, water, or a zone that drifts.

Fisher & Paykel wine cooler display · also shown as F11, F12, F14

What to do when F13 shows on the wine cooler

### Kind of code Power

The cooler saw the supply voltage dip, surge or drop out, or is recording that the power was cut while nobody was home. The cause is as often the outlet, a shared circuit, an extension cord or a storm outage as the cooler itself. A breaker that will not hold or a whiff of hot plastic means cutting the circuit at the panel, standing dry and clear of the cooler, then leaving the glass door closed until the technician arrives.

### Usually leads to Wine cooler diagnostic visit

A visit that measures each zone and the room around the cabinet first, then works through the door seal, the airflow, the sensors and the cooling system until one part is named.

### Shows up as Wine Cooler Error Code

A wine cooler error code appears as letters and digits on the display, a flashing temperature, dashes where a number should be or a blinking symbol, sometimes with an alarm tone and sometimes while the cabinet stays perfectly cool.

### Make Fisher & Paykel

Fisher & Paykel wine coolers diagnosed on site, with the collection moved only when the temperature calls for it.

### Source Fisher & Paykel US support article: F code displaying on wine cabinet

Fisher & Paykel Series 11 Integrated Column Wine Cabinet (RS2484VR2K1, RS2484VL2K1) and Series 9 Integrated Wine Cabinet (RS2435V2R1, RS2435V2RT1); the code groups come from Fisher & Paykel's wine cabinet article.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Fisher & Paykel's own guidance for F13 on its wine coolers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Note the code and when it first appeared, for example after a power cut or a busy evening of door openings.

02

Keep the door closed so both zones hold as well as they can.

03

Book a visit with the code and the model number from the rating label.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [wine cooler diagnostic visit](https://winecoolerrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

A heater or power code is not the same as a power outage, which leaves the display dark. Frost on the back wall with one of these codes is a result of the problem, not a separate one.

## What you may notice with it.

The wine cooler problems F13 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the wine cooler before anyone is booked.

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

Before you call

### [Wine Cooler Error Code](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-error-code/)

[All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Frost or Ice on the Back Wall of a Wine Cooler**](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/frost-or-ice-on-the-back-wall/)
- [**Wine Cooler Too Cold for the Wine**](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-too-cold/)
- [**Wine Cooler Tripping Breaker or GFCI**](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-tripping-breaker/)

Problem

### Wine Cooler Error Code

7 causes, cheapest first

Where F13 usually leads

## Wine cooler diagnostic visit.

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://winecoolerrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/)

## Fisher & Paykel wine coolers.

Fisher & Paykel wine coolers diagnosed on site, with the collection moved only when the temperature calls for it.

[Fisher & Paykel wine cooler repair](https://winecoolerrepair.center/brands/fisher-and-paykel/)

More Fisher & Paykel codes

[F1](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f1/) [F3](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f3/) [F15](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f15/) [F56](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f56/) [F30](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f30/) [Door alarm](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-door-alarm/) [Sabbath mode](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-sabbath-mode/) [Carbon filter icon](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-carbon-filter-icon/)

Power on other makes

[Bertazzoni Power Failure](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-power-failure/) [Electrolux Power Failure](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-power-failure/) [Fulgor Milano Power Failure](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-power-failure/) [Liebherr Power failure](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/liebherr-power-failure/) [Marvel Power Failure](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/marvel-power-failure/) [Miele Power supply symbol flashing](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-power-symbol-flashing/) [Perlick PWR](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-pwr/) [Thermador OFF](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/thermador-off/)

[All 10 codes of this kind](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-power)

Fisher & Paykel builds this

### Undercounter wine cooler

A wine cooler about the height of a base cabinet, built in under the counter of a kitchen, a bar or a butler's pantry, with a glass door, sliding racks and a vented toe grille at the floor.

Fisher & Paykel builds this

### Wine column

A full-height built-in wine cabinet, 18 to 30 inches wide, set flush into tall cabinetry or paired with a matching column, with a glass or panel door and dozens to well over a hundred bottles inside.

Fisher & Paykel builds this

### Dual-zone wine cooler

A wine cooler with two separately set compartments, upper and lower or side by side, so reds and whites or a storage zone and a serving zone each keep their own temperature.

## In Fisher & Paykel's own words

> Heater or power faults F11, F12, F13, F14, F58, F66

[Fisher & Paykel US support article: F code displaying on wine cabinet](https://www.fisherpaykel.com/us/support/articles/F-code-displaying-on-wine-cabinet-1768883466692-ka0Jw000000RS58IAG/) [Fisher & Paykel US support article: F code displaying on wine cabinet, how to fix](https://www.fisherpaykel.com/us/support/articles/F-code-displaying-on-wine-cabinet-1768883466692-ka0Jw000000RS58IAG/) [Fisher & Paykel Series 9 wine cabinet user guide, troubleshooting](https://dam.fisherpaykel.com/KZ3PKN00/at/29p53qbq8m3wtz2k7r6w99/FP-UserGuide-en-RS2435V2RT1-RS2435V2R1-IntegratedWineCabinet-0-431793B-USCA.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Fisher & Paykel Series 11 Integrated Column Wine Cabinet (RS2484VR2K1, RS2484VL2K1) and Series 9 Integrated Wine Cabinet (RS2435V2R1, RS2435V2RT1); the code groups come from Fisher & Paykel's wine cabinet article.

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## Questions about F13.

### Can I clear F13 myself?

Note the code and when it first appeared, for example after a power cut or a busy evening of door openings. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### Why would a Fisher & Paykel wine cabinet have a heater?

Its column user guide describes an automatic defrost function, and Fisher & Paykel groups heater and power codes together.

### Is F13 on a Fisher & Paykel dangerous?

It is not a fire warning, but if you smell burning or the breaker trips, switch the cabinet off from a dry panel and book a visit.

### Does F11 mean the same as F13?

Same group, different code; the exact number decides the test.

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