

True LO: the cabinet has dropped below its low alarm limit
On Carel and Danfoss controls fitted by True, LO or Lo is the low temperature alarm.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Temperature and alarms
- Reach-in and prep table repair
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What LO
actually means.
On Carel and Danfoss controls fitted by True, LO or Lo is the low temperature alarm. The return-air probe reads colder than the low limit stored in the control. In a cooler that can mean lettuce, dairy and sauces start to freeze near the coil.
True Residential commercial appliance display · also shown as Lo
What to do when LO shows on the commercial applianceKind of codeTemperature 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 toReach-in and prep table repair
Reach-ins, pass-throughs, prep tables and blast chillers: gaskets, hinges, fans, thermostats, condensers and compressors.
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.
MakeTrue Residential
A True cooler or prep station in a restaurant is looked at once the kitchen confirms where the held food is sitting for now.
SourceTrue Commercial Refrigeration General Control Guide, P#811072, rev. C (09/2025)
Printed as LO for Carel and Lo for Danfoss ERC, Danfoss ETC and LAE controls in True's general control guide (rev. C, 2025).
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from True Residential's own guidance for LO on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Look at the set point on the display and compare it with the temperature your menu needs.
Check product near the air outlet for ice crystals and move anything that is freezing to a shelf farther from the coil.
Note whether a large load of frozen product went in recently; that can pull the cabinet down for a while.
If LO returns with a normal set point and no frozen load, book a visit.
Still there?
It usually turns into reach-in and prep table repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
LO is not a sign the cooling system is weak; it is the opposite problem. On a Dixell control the same kind of alarm reads LA, and on LAE controls it reads Lo.
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 problemsWhere LO usually leads
Reach-in and prep table repair.
True Residential
commercial appliances.
A True cooler or prep station in a restaurant is looked at once the kitchen confirms where the held food is sitting for now.
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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 True Residential's own words
LO Low temperature alarm
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Printed as LO for Carel and Lo for Danfoss ERC, Danfoss ETC and LAE controls in True's general control guide (rev. C, 2025).
True Residential LO 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
Questions
about LO.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing LO?
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.