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Same letters, different appliances. E1 (sometimes printed E01) is on the fault list of Bertazzoni’s refrigerators and of its wine cooler, and the meaning depends on which one you own.
If you own a refrigerator
Three Bertazzoni refrigerator manuals define E1 as a failure of the refrigerator compartment temperature sensor. That sensor is how the control knows how warm the fresh food section is. Two of the three manuals say the refrigerator can still cool and freeze while the code shows, but they ask you to contact service so normal use continues.
On the 36 inch model with the ice maker, codes appear on the temperature display while locked, rotate if there are several, and come with a chime that any button silences.
If you own the wine cooler
In the wine cooler manual, E1 is “Upper zone in-cabinet probe: open circuit.” The wine cooler manual calls it the Upper Zone in-cabinet probe. An open circuit means the probe’s electrical path is broken, so the control gets no reading from it. The manual says to contact a service technician for repairs. Its short-circuit partner for the same probe is E2.
What to do in either case
- Note which appliance and which zone or compartment the display refers to.
- Silence the alarm: on the wine cooler press the on/off key; on the refrigerator press any button.
- Do not replace sensors yourself. Book a visit.
Related temperature sensor codes
- E2: the freezer sensor, or the upper probe shorted on the wine cooler
- F3: the fridge compartment sensor on bottom-mount models
- E7: ambient temperature sensor
Refrigerator and wine cooler service in San Francisco
Call (415) 692-0756 and tell us which appliance is showing E1. Keep the model number from its nameplate handy.
Model compatibility: Bertazzoni reuses codes across series and model years, so E1 / E01 may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
