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Hitachi Refrigerator Troubleshooting Guide – Not Cooling – Does Not Freeze – No Ice – Error Codes

This Hitachi fridge troubleshooting guide will assist you in repairing your Hitachi Refrigerator. If you have issues with your Hitachi refrigerator not cooling, not producing ice cubes, shows error code FO 12, or does not freeze, have a look at the guide below to troubleshoot your Hitachi refrigerator.

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If you need Hitachi refrigerator specifications you can find them here. You can download the Hitachi Refrigerator Service Owners Manual in PDF form below. This guide will also show you how to use the Hitachi display panel and what each button functions are.

 

Hitachi refrigerator control panelDisplay Panel: Names and Function of Display and Button On Hitachi Refrigerators

 

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If you are getting error codes flashing that begin with the letter “F”, this means that there is an issue with the FREEZER section of your Hitachi refrigerator. Above are error code definitions for F3 01 & F3 02.

If you need more error code definitions, please leave us a comment below and we will tell you what the error code means.

If you follow the troubleshooting guide above, you can understand the issue with your Hitachi refrigerator and fix it yourself.

The following Hitachi Refrigerator Model numbers apply for troubleshooting: R-S700E8H, R-S700G8H, R-M700E8H, R-M700G8H, R-S700ERU8, R-S700GRU8, R-S800ES8V, R-S800GS8V, R-S800EY8, R-S800GY8, R-S700EK8, R-S700GK8, R-S700EUK8, R-S700GUK8, R-M700ERU8, R-M700GRU8, R-M800ES8V, R-M800GS8V, R-M800EY8, R-M800GY8R-M700EK8, R-M700GK8, R-M700EUK8, R-M700GUK8.

If you are having problems with your Hitachi refrigerator that are not listed above, please leave a comment or question below and we will be happy to assist you in fixing or repairing your Hitachi refrigerator.

Keith Schneerer

Written by Keith Schneerer

Certified Appliance Tech · Founder, RemoveAndReplace.com

Keith has spent 30+ years repairing machines, starting as a military mechanic and later maintaining food processing equipment before moving into appliance repair. He founded RemoveAndReplace.com to share field-tested repair advice.

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93 thoughts on “Hitachi Refrigerator Troubleshooting Guide – Not Cooling – Does Not Freeze – No Ice – Error Codes”

  1. Hello.
    i bought the same new fridge hitachi r-s700 And not working, shows no life. What kind of failure was with you?
    Thanks

  2. My hitachi fridge leak water on the floor. One day I pull the fridge out and see the water pan tilted one side. I saw the white clip holding on to the water pan has broken. According to Hitachi Singapore the white holder is a part that was pre reinstalled in Factory. So no spare parts, only their technician can implement a workaround solution.

    So I drained away all the still dusty water inside the water pan and there is something like a heating coil.

    After cleaning the water pan I fix it back and now I got this question: should I refill clean water to a level that is above the heating coil?

    As of today I can’t find any definite answer and when I ask customer service agent they also refuse to tell me asking me to arrange them to come down to do a check.

    Anybody know if I need to refill clean water until a level that cover or above the heating coil? Is this heating coil or condensation coil?

    Thank you

  3. Khaled Bellegdy

    Hi
    I get error code FO 13.
    I have Hitachi R-S700EUK8
    Side by side minus zero cooling
    What does FO 13 mean?
    What to do?

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