Alto-Shaam E108: the combi's cooling fan is falling behind
The CTP measures the temperature on its relay board.
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- Controls and power
- Commercial controls and board repair
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What E108
actually means.
The CTP measures the temperature on its relay board. E108 is called out between 140°F and 176°F, before the higher E02 limit. The manual blames a failed cooling fan or a blocked air intake.
Alto-Shaam commercial appliance display
What to do when E108 shows on the commercial applianceKind of codeControls and power
The controller itself is reporting trouble, or the supply behind it is: a display with dead segments, a keypad that stopped responding after steam or degreaser got behind it, relays that stick, stored recipes or cycles that vanished overnight, a blown control fuse, or one leg of a three-phase feed missing so half the heat or the pump is gone. A full power cycle at the breaker, done as the manual describes, clears a passing glitch; a code that returns, a scorched smell or any sign of moisture behind the panel means the breaker stays off, and that is a visit.
Usually leads toCommercial controls and board repair
Controllers, touch panels, relays, contactors and interlocks tested, and replaced only when the evidence says so.
Shows up asCommercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display
A commercial appliance error code appears as letters or numbers on a combi, fryer, reach-in controller, dish machine or laundry machine display, or as a flashing light or an alarm tone.
MakeAlto-Shaam
An Alto-Shaam call is usually booked for the hours between the last plate and the prep crew, so the cabinet can cool and the tech can open it without holding up service.
SourceAlto-Shaam Combitherm CT PROformance Series operator's manual, MN-35948 Rev 21 (10/21) (Wayback copy)
Combitherm CT PROformance (CTP) combi ovens, error code table in operator's manual MN-35948 Rev 21.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Alto-Shaam's own guidance for E108 on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Clear anything blocking the oven's sides and air intake.
Check that no nearby equipment is venting hot air onto the oven.
Book a visit before the board reaches the E02 limit if the code keeps returning.
Still there?
It usually turns into commercial controls and board repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
E108 is the early warning; E02 is the higher stage above 176°F. Neither code reports on the food or the cabinet air.
What you may
notice with it.
The commercial appliance problems E108 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the commercial appliance before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where E108 usually leads
Commercial controls and board repair.
Alto-Shaam
commercial appliances.
An Alto-Shaam call is usually booked for the hours between the last plate and the prep crew, so the cabinet can cool and the tech can open it without holding up service.
Alto-Shaam commercial appliance repairMore Alto-Shaam codes
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Commercial cold storage
Reach-in and pass-through cabinets, walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers, prep and sandwich tables, undercounter units and blast chillers that hold a kitchen's food at safe temperatures.
Commercial cooking equipment
Fryers, griddles, charbroilers, restaurant ranges, convection and combi ovens, steamers, kettles, holding cabinets and toasters, on gas or electric, that make up the hot side of a kitchen line.
In Alto-Shaam's own words
Cooling fan has malfunctioned.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Combitherm CT PROformance (CTP) combi ovens, error code table in operator's manual MN-35948 Rev 21.
Alto-Shaam E108 commercial appliance 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.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
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Back to your everyday
Still showing E108?
A booking with a code goes further when it has the code as shown, the model and serial from the data plate, and a word on whether the unit still holds temperature, heats, rinses or spins. With those three, the office can match the likely part to your unit the same day.