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title: "Delfield Lo: a cooler has dropped below 25°F"
description: "What Lo means on Delfield Lo: a cooler has dropped below 25°Fs, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/delfield-lo/"
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# Delfield Lo: a cooler has dropped below 25°F

The low alarm guards coolers against freezing their contents.

## What Lo actually means.

The low alarm guards coolers against freezing their contents. On Delfield's R290 reach-ins the low point is 25°F, and the display flashes Lo once the cabinet has sat below it for the alarm delay. Low-temperature cabinets have no low alarm at all.

Delfield commercial appliance display · also shown as LO

What to do when Lo shows on the commercial appliance

### Kind of code Temperature and alarms

The controller has seen a temperature outside the band it was set for and is saying so: a box above its alarm point, a fryer vat or an oven cavity that tripped its high-limit, or a dish machine rinse that never came up to heat. Often the cause sits outside the unit, such as a door left open during a delivery, a coil packed with grease, a kitchen far hotter than the maker allows or a booster fed cold water. Checking the door, the coil and the air around the unit is fair; move the product if a cold box stays above 41°F, and book the visit.

### Usually leads to Reach-in and prep table repair

Reach-ins, pass-throughs, prep tables and blast chillers: gaskets, hinges, fans, thermostats, condensers and compressors.

### Shows up as Commercial 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.

### Make Delfield

For a Delfield station that runs warm by late lunch, we time the visit to a slow hour so the pans can come out and the rail can be tested empty.

### Source Delfield 6000XL and 6100XL Series reach-ins, installation, operation and maintenance manual, part 9294254 (archived copy of the delfield.com PDF)

Listed in the operation and indication table of Delfield's R290 reach-in manual (6000XL/6100XL) and prep table manual (4400/4500 Series).

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Delfield's own guidance for Lo on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Check the set point; Delfield ships coolers set to hold about 38°F.

02

Look for frozen produce or dairy near the air outlet and move it.

03

If the set point is normal and Lo keeps returning, book a visit.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [reach-in and prep table repair](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/services/reach-in-and-prep-table-repair/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

Lo cannot appear on a Delfield low-temperature cabinet, since those have no low point. On a cooler it points to the control or the set point more often than to the cooling system.

## What you may notice with it.

The commercial appliance problems Lo tends to arrive with. Answer these at the commercial appliance before anyone is booked.

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

Before you call

### [Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-error-code/)

[All 8 causes, cheapest first](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Reach-In Cooler Not Holding Temperature Through a Shift**](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/reach-in-not-holding-temperature/)

Problem

### Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display

8 causes, cheapest first

Where Lo usually leads

## Reach-in and prep table repair.

**Reach-in, pass-through or prep table gasket, hinge, fan motor, thermostat or controller, defrost heater, leak repair or compressor · moderate.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/services/reach-in-and-prep-table-repair/)

## Delfield commercial appliances.

For a Delfield station that runs warm by late lunch, we time the visit to a slow hour so the pans can come out and the rail can be tested empty.

[Delfield commercial appliance repair](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/brands/delfield/)

More Delfield codes

[Hi](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/delfield-hi/) [dEF](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/delfield-def/) [E01](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/delfield-e01/) [E02](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/delfield-e02/) [LEA](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/delfield-lea/) [uLi](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/delfield-uli/) [uHi](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/delfield-uhi/) [off](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/delfield-off/)

Temperature and alarms on other makes

[Alto-Shaam E13](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/alto-shaam-e13/) [Beverage-Air Hi](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/beverage-air-hi/) [Blodgett Cavity High Temp Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-cavity-high-temp-error/) [Cleveland RESET light](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/cleveland-reset-light/) [Continental Refrigerator HI](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/continental-refrigerator-hi/) [Frymaster E16](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/frymaster-e16/) [Garland E04](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/garland-e04/) [Hatco Control Board Overtemp](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hatco-control-board-overtemp/)

[All 71 codes of this kind](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/#family-temperature)

Delfield builds this

### 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.

Delfield builds this

### 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 Delfield's own words

> The low refrigerator temperature point is 25°F (-4°C).

[Delfield 6000XL and 6100XL Series reach-ins, installation, operation and maintenance manual, part 9294254 (archived copy of the delfield.com PDF)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260309094403/https://www.delfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/6000_IOM-Book_del_en_9294254.pdf) [Delfield 6000XL and 6100XL Series reach-ins, installation, operation and maintenance manual, part 9294254 (archived copy of the delfield.com PDF)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260309094403/https://www.delfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/6000_IOM-Book_del_en_9294254.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Listed in the operation and indication table of Delfield's R290 reach-in manual (6000XL/6100XL) and prep table manual (4400/4500 Series).

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For the heart of your home.

## Questions about Lo.

### Can I clear Lo myself?

Check the set point; Delfield ships coolers set to hold about 38°F. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### What temperature should a Delfield cooler hold?

Delfield sets its coolers at mid-range to hold about 38°F. Adjust in small steps and check with a thermometer.

### Why is my Delfield showing Lo overnight?

With the doors closed all night, a set point that is too low has nothing to warm the cabinet. Raise it slightly and watch.

### Can a bad probe cause Lo on a Delfield?

Yes. If the air sensor reads colder than reality, the control keeps cooling. A technician compares it with a thermometer.

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