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title: "Hoshizaki E1: an older HPR prep table has run warm"
description: "What E1 means on Hoshizaki E1: an older HPR prep table has run warms, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-e1/"
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# Hoshizaki E1: an older HPR prep table has run warm

HPR46A, HPR72A and HPR100A prep tables use an earlier control with two-character codes that alternate with the temperature.

## What E1 actually means.

HPR46A, HPR72A and HPR100A prep tables use an earlier control with two-character codes that alternate with the temperature. E1 is its cabinet high-temperature alarm: 18°F over the setpoint for longer than the set delay. It clears on its own when the cabinet returns to range.

Hoshizaki commercial appliance display

What to do when E1 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 Hoshizaki

On a Hoshizaki cold cabinet in a restaurant, the tech first finds out when the last good temperature was written on the log.

### Source Hoshizaki HPR46A, HPR72A and HPR100A prep table service manual (archived copy of the Hoshizaki America PDF)

Older Hoshizaki HPR46A, HPR72A and HPR100A prep tables with raised rails, which use a two-character control different from the Steelheart display.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Hoshizaki's own guidance for E1 on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Check the cabinet and the rail pans with a probe thermometer and move anything above 41°F.

02

Close the doors and drawers fully and keep the rail lid down between orders.

03

Clean the condenser air filter if it is dusty, as Hoshizaki's table advises.

04

Book a visit if the temperature does not start falling within an hour.

### 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

E1 on an HPR is not the E01 sensor code of the newer Steelheart control, even though the two look alike. The alarm reads the cabinet only; the rail is not part of it.

## What you may notice with it.

The commercial appliance problems E1 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

- [**Prep Table Running Warm in the Top Rail and the Base**](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/prep-table-running-warm/)
- [**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 E1 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/)

## Hoshizaki commercial appliances.

On a Hoshizaki cold cabinet in a restaurant, the tech first finds out when the last good temperature was written on the log.

[Hoshizaki commercial appliance repair](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/brands/hoshizaki/)

More Hoshizaki codes

[dor](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-dor/) [E01](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-e01/) [E02](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-e02/) [Hi](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-hi/) [Lo](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-lo/) [UHi](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-uhi/) [ULo](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-ulo/) [E3](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-e3/) [E7](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-e7/)

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/) [Delfield Hi](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/delfield-hi/) [Frymaster E16](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/frymaster-e16/) [Garland E04](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/garland-e04/)

[All 69 codes of this kind](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/#family-temperature)

Hoshizaki 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.

## In Hoshizaki's own words

> Cabinet temperature has exceeded the setpoint temperature by 18°F (10°C)

[Hoshizaki HPR46A, HPR72A and HPR100A prep table service manual (archived copy of the Hoshizaki America PDF)](https://web.archive.org/web/2026/https://secure.hoshizakiamerica.com/docs/manuals/HPR46_72_100A(-D)_serv.pdf) [Hoshizaki HPR46A, HPR72A and HPR100A prep table service manual (archived copy of the Hoshizaki America PDF)](https://web.archive.org/web/2026/https://secure.hoshizakiamerica.com/docs/manuals/HPR46_72_100A(-D)_serv.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Older Hoshizaki HPR46A, HPR72A and HPR100A prep tables with raised rails, which use a two-character control different from the Steelheart display.

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## Questions about E1.

### Can I clear E1 myself?

Check the cabinet and the rail pans with a probe thermometer and move anything above 41°F. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### How long does an HPR prep table wait before showing E1?

Two hours by default. The delay can be set from none to three hours in the service menu, so a table that shows E1 quickly may simply have a shorter setting.

### Does E1 on an HPR mean the rail is warm too?

Not by itself, since the alarm reads the cabinet. Check the rail pans anyway, because a dirty condenser warms both.

### Is an HPR prep table too old to repair after E1?

Age alone does not decide it. Clean the condenser filter first; if E1 returns, a technician can tell whether the cause is a small part or the sealed system.

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