--- title: "Perlick FEF: the evaporator fan has stopped" description: "What FEF means on Perlick FEF: the evaporator fan has stoppeds, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-fef/" --- # Perlick FEF: the evaporator fan has stopped FEF is the G5 evaporator fan alarm. ## What FEF actually means. FEF is the G5 evaporator fan alarm. That fan pushes air across the coil and around the bottles; without it, the cabinet cools unevenly and the coil can ice up. Perlick sends this alarm straight to service. Perlick wine cooler display What to do when FEF shows on the wine cooler ### Kind of code Fans and airflow A fan the control expected to turn is slow, noisy or still. Inside the cabinet a small fan stirs the air so every rack sits at the same temperature; behind the grille or on the back, another carries heat away from the compressor or the hot side of a thermoelectric module. A bottle nudged against the inner fan guard, ice on a blade and dust packed into the grille are cleared before any motor is replaced. ### Usually leads to Wine cooler fan repair Replacing the fan that circulates air across the racks, or the one that cools the condenser, when a wine cooler warms unevenly, ticks, buzzes or falls silent. ### 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 Perlick Perlick wine cooler repair for units under the counter or behind the bar that no longer keep a steady temperature. ### Source Perlick G5 User Installation & Operation Manual, Form Z3023 (linked from the G5 Luxe 24-inch wine reserve page) Perlick G5 Core and G5 Luxe wine reserves with the touch display, single-zone (URS15W, URS24W) and dual-zone (URS24D). Up to ten past alarms stay listed, with date and time stamps, under Alarm History. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Perlick's own guidance for FEF on its wine coolers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 With the door closed, listen near the cabinet for the soft sound of the fan; note if it is silent while the unit is cooling. 02 Check the temperature at the top and bottom racks. 03 Book a visit; Perlick gives no owner fix for FEF. ### Still there? It usually turns into [wine cooler fan repair](https://winecoolerrepair.center/services/wine-cooler-fan-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do FEF is not the condenser fan, which Perlick reports as FCF. On dual-zone units the second zone fan has its own code, F2F. ## What you may notice with it. The wine cooler problems FEF 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 - [**Wine Cooler Fan Not Running**](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-fan-not-running/) - [**Wine Cooler Temperature Swings**](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-temperature-swings/) - [**Frost or Ice on the Back Wall of a Wine Cooler**](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/frost-or-ice-on-the-back-wall/) Problem ### Wine Cooler Error Code 7 causes, cheapest first Where FEF usually leads ## Wine cooler fan repair. **Circulation or condenser fan motor · low to moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://winecoolerrepair.center/services/wine-cooler-fan-repair/) ## Perlick wine coolers. Perlick wine cooler repair for units under the counter or behind the bar that no longer keep a steady temperature. 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Perlick 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 Perlick's own words > FEF Evaporator Fan Fault [Perlick G5 User Installation & Operation Manual, Form Z3023 (linked from the G5 Luxe 24-inch wine reserve page)](https://api.perlick.com/Data/PDFFiles//URS24W41-5-SRW0cd0ba0f8e9738adf2dbf4d8b2ea84a67f8a11fff_Z3023_G5_User_Installation_Operation_Manual_With_Checklist__07_13_26.pdf) [Perlick G5 User Installation & Operation Manual, Form Z3023 (linked from the G5 Luxe 24-inch wine reserve page)](https://api.perlick.com/Data/PDFFiles//URS24W41-5-SRW0cd0ba0f8e9738adf2dbf4d8b2ea84a67f8a11fff_Z3023_G5_User_Installation_Operation_Manual_With_Checklist__07_13_26.pdf) [Perlick G5 User Installation & Operation Manual, Form Z3023 (linked from the G5 Luxe 24-inch wine reserve page)](https://api.perlick.com/Data/PDFFiles//URS24W41-5-SRW0cd0ba0f8e9738adf2dbf4d8b2ea84a67f8a11fff_Z3023_G5_User_Installation_Operation_Manual_With_Checklist__07_13_26.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Perlick G5 Core and G5 Luxe wine reserves with the touch display, single-zone (URS15W, URS24W) and dual-zone (URS24D). Up to ten past alarms stay listed, with date and time stamps, under Alarm History. ## Perlick FEF 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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With the door closed, listen near the cabinet for the soft sound of the fan; note if it is silent while the unit is cooling. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### How can I tell if the Perlick evaporator fan is running? The diagnostic window shows E. Fan Output as a percentage of full speed. Zero while the unit is cooling suggests the fan has stopped. ### What happens to wine if the fan stops? Air stops moving, so the racks nearest the coil get colder and the rest warm up. ### Is FEF related to the TEL alarm? Perlick asks you to check that product is not blocking the evaporator fan when TEL shows, so the two can be connected. --- **[Read on the site: Perlick FEF: the evaporator fan has stopped](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/perlick-fef/)** **[Book a visit with WineCoolerRepair.center](https://winecoolerrepair.center/schedule/)**