The machine went into alarm mode and displayed CE error on both screens. After many hours of web searching I discovered system mode. Held down Control Lock for 3 seconds and +_ for 5 seconds and got 5b on both screens. Is this the main board failure?
Hello Dwaine, thank you for your inquiry!
I understand that your Electrolux refrigerator is displaying an error code of 5b and you would like to know if this is a main board failure. I am not showing 5b as a valid error code; however, there is an error code of Sb. This means Sabbath mode and you can turn it off by pressing "-" on the freezer temp side and "+" on the fridge temp side. This should turn off the Sabbath mode.
I have also included a link to the manual for the refrigerator EW23CS65GS. On page 13 you will see Sabbath mode feature and the instructions on how to disable it. I hope this information is helpful to you. -Matt
ftp://ftp.electrolux-na.com/ProdInfo_PDF/Anderson/241868900en.pdf
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Er-FS error code: Failure of freezer sensor.
I have been finding the fuseable link in the defrost system on these models open preventing the defrost cycle.
This would involve removing the freezer back panel and removing the sensor and fuse from the evaporator.
It's just a plug in.
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Hello Roy Avila - Typically error code CE indications a communication error at power up. You would need to contact a professional to check the wiring between the main control board and user interface board. Technician will need to move forward accurately and either part will possibly need replacing.
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I have a very similar issue with my GE in wall oven, circa 1999. I learned it was due to one of two issues.
1. The touch panel keypad is shorting out somewhere along the ribbon wire circuit. Replacement likely needed.
2. The microcontroller brain of the oven is faulty. Replacement likely needed.
My issue was the keypad. I personally went to RadioShack and prototyped a new circuit board to reverse engineer the keypad. The flimsy keypad replacement was $244.00 for a new one, however they no longer make the keypad. For less than $20 and a little solder I have a fully functioning replacement.
Hello Roy Avila - Typically error code CE indications a communication error at power up. You would need to contact a professional to check the wiring between the main control board and user interface board. Technician will need to move forward accurately and either part will possibly need replacing.
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Looks like my control board is hooped. I "instigated" 5b by holding down the +_ myself when I was trying to get the system into a self check. The board was flashing and I was hitting the sequence as fast as I could while it was flashing on and off. So now we all know how to get it into and out of "Sabbath Mode".
Too say I am fed up with this unit is an understatement. It has frozen everything from vegetables to canned pop. Keep all your food products in the front of the shelves and too the sides of the vents to prevent freezing and spoilage of same. We use frozen meat to "protect" food and leave the back half of the top shelf full of stuff that we can throw away if it freezes up. It was shipped from the factory with a pinched water line "inside" the unit. A service call weeks after we had just bought it and all the problems are a "PITA." We thought we were buying a good product.We paid well over $3000.00 purchase price 5 years ago and now it has crapped out. There are two boards in this system. I purchased the board "under" the kick panel and I am praying that when it shows up it is the correct one that is broken. As we are in northern alberta there is no service rep for 250 km. The parts are non refundable. At about $250 this is the cheap one.
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