LG REFRIGERATOR ERROR Code Er1F ERIIF ER IF ER 1F repair - QUICKEST EASIEST FIX

For some reason I woke up at about 12:30 AM Friday night and I went out to the kitchen and that’s when I noticed the error code “Er IF” (error code Ice Fan). I was so frustrated because it was the sabbath and I didn’t feel like taking out the top freezer drawers so I could access the back panel of the freezer where the ice fan is located and where I need access in order blow hot air to defrost the ice fan. So I thought to myself “how can I fix this easily”. I opened the refrigerator doors and looked at those ducts in the door jam that feed the ice maker and I thought “those ducts in the door jam lead directly to the ice fan.” So this gave me the idea to use a blow dryer to force warm air into the ducts to melt away the ice that had built up around the Ice fan and guess what? IT WORKED!! Problem solved and in 1/2 hour the error code was gone. I also noticed that the vents at the back refrigerator panel on the very top shelf had been blocked by a plastic bread bag and for some reason this is what typically causes the ice to build up on the ice fan. So keeping those vents in the back of the frig on the top shelf unobstructed is critical to keeping the ice fan from freezing over.

[@JohnScott-x5x]

Fantastic made a cardboard tube with some duct tape ran it for nine minutes. Found some water inside the freezer that had refrozen when it hit the freezer floor. Turn the power off to reset the error code. And I heard the fan start up. !!!!! I don’t know why yours doesn’t come up at the top of the search. I’m so glad I made it down to see your Video thanks again

[@chidinmaume326]

This worked! 10-15 mins of blowdrying the bottom vent on low. Also unplugged my fridge while I did this, juuuuust in case. Worked like a charm. Bless you John Vega!

[@clarkkentll5490]

Did the code come back

[@ridinmytoobs]

Worked thank you!!! I taped over one of the vents and then alternated between warm and cold on the blowdryer for 8 minutes. Used the toilet paper roll. Unplugged and plugged the fridge back in and its perfect!!! Thanks again

[@timbarr3]

Thanks again John. I saw your video two years ago and fix the problem. When I had the problem again today, fortunately I remembered I saw you on youtube and was able to look you up. You are a life saver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@billeagle51]

I have an LG French door Fridge, and kept getting the error code of FF. I was just about to spend $125 just for a service call until I saw this video. Worked "Spot On"! But I did it a little differently, but the same method. I took the Freezer bottom of the Fridge halfway apart, to where I could get to the vents of the Freezer Fan compartment. Then I got the blow dryer and blew the hot air into the vents for about 10 minutes. I could actually see the ice build up on the coils, from the left vent. Then afterward, I put together and reassembled the bottom freezer. I had a little problem with the control panel still, but something in the middle of the night kicked in, and now...NO PROBLEMS! Thanks, John for the great idea! Saved me money...especially during a Divorce! :)

[@Mtech421]

Worked like a miracle. I covered the top vent with some tape and blew medium heat on high speed at the bottom vent. After about 10 minutes the door alarm came on and everything worked again. So grateful for this video. Thanks!!

[@kelbrl18]

You are a genius John! This totally worked. I have the French door version of this refrigerator and this trick worked. Only thing different is I had to unplug it reset the code.

[@travisgoldman174]

Did this for 25 minutes just to be sure and it worked. Thank you for sharing this video

[@marklawlercreations]

This hack worked like a charm just as you described! Thank you John! You are my LG hero!

[@kimberlya.hegarty3073]

John!!! You are brilliant! I got the awful code and tried the hair dryer trick. WOW just WOW! It worked! Thank you for your wonderfully thoughtful solution! Best to you.

[@johnevegas]

Thank you for sharing!! I’m on Facebook if you want to become friends. facebook.com/zealousfortruth

[@tiffanytan8359]

Thank you sooooo much!!! You saved us especially during this crisis period. No one can come inside of the house to fix anything. Your way worked perfectly!

[@frogs_theme]

Reporting in July 2020: totally worked. I blocked the top vent with duct tape and used a Kleenex box taped to the bottom vent as an adaptor (hole cut in back for the hair dryer). After ten min of medium heat I flipped the circuit breaker to reset it. You are a life saver!!! Model LFXS28566S

[@johnevegas]

frogs_theme thanks for taking the time to share the good report.

[@zohebafsar8446]

I am currently trying. I hope it works. but when i tried it yesterday the er still went on after a few hours. any suggestion ?

[@johnevegas]

Zoheb Afsar sorry but this video is the last one I made about the LG frig because my whole town and home burnt down in the Campfire in November 2018.

[@zohebafsar8446]

@@johnevegas I'm very sorry to hear that, I hope your family is safe.

[@frogs_theme]

@John Vega I am so sorry about the fire! My oldest brother was an EM doc sent over to help with recovery. I hope there is some good luck to be had going forward, and I hope you can recover somewhat. Thanks again for the help!

[@dondralewisosborne5941]

I did this, and it worked! I did it twice, once at night, and again in the morning. I covered the top vent with my hand, and blew the warm/hot air into the bottom vent for about 5 to 10 minutes. I moved everything away from the front of the top shelf air filter. I think blocking that caused the problem initially. I turned the fridge off at the electric box, and it reset. Good so far, and it's been about 5 days. I DID NOT WANT TO EMPTY and DEFROST.Yay!!

[@johnevegas]

Dondra Lewis Osborne So happy the information in my KZbin video helped you. If you have any other handyman hangups you’re welcome to give me a call. My phone number is 408-355-5732

[@johnevegas]

Glad I could help. Unfortunately my LG refrigerator along with my entire home and town burnt to the ground November the 8th 2018 in the Campfire conflagration in Paradise, Ca where I used to live so I don’t have to concern myself with repairing my LG refrigerator anymore 😊👍🏼

[@sun4u423]

John Vega John I am so sorry that your, home, belongings and town were consumed by the fire in 2018 in Paradise, CA. Right now, our refrigerator and freezer are stuffed to the brim with food to assist us in making it thru this stay in place coronavirus. The 1F code appeared this evening. My first line of defense is Google when it comes to that type of thing. I know that particularly things are not always what is suggested. My eyes fell upon your demo and I was this is what I need to do. Like others have said, Thanks, John and I shall say “thank you very much John Vega”. Sharing your knowledge is still working. I do hope life is far better for you these days. Sunne Rinkus, TX.

[@mdltneman]

I’m so sorry for you. Thanks for the advice

[@johnevegas]

Thank you for your concern. You can pray for me. I am still trying to figure out where to live and I’m in a FEMA trailer for the time being. God is good all the time.

[@kelbrl18]

OMG John I'm so sorry to hear that! I know I'm finding this video years later, but still breaks my heart you lost your home. You are right, God is good all the time

[@ryanbandz3450]

bro what😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@larryami]

Thank you for sharing. 10 min on hair dryer worked! ! Thank you so much. You saved me a lot of money and time. I really appreciate you posting this helpful hint!

[@Daric_Simons]

Worked for me. I started the hair dryer on medium heat and fan on high for 10 min. I then set it to high heat high fan and 2 min later, the fridge light flashed and the error cleared. Fantastic! Thank you much

[@BrendaKenworthy]

Thank you so much! We watched the other guy’s video where he basically takes the entire freezer apart and then we found this one. Yay! It worked. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@rome288]

Awesome tip. Thanks. Worked great. Saved me the time to empty and reload my fridge plus the 8 hour defrost time.

[@johnevegas]

This is my most watched video of all time. Funny because my house along with my refrigerator and whole town burned to the ground in 2018 in the Camp fire/Paradise fire.

[@rome288]

@@johnevegas Wow. Sorry to hear about that. Glad you are safe. I will stick with the hairdryer technique vs. the burn your house down technique for melting fan ice.

[@scotthorn2582]

John, Thank you! Worked and still working. Repair man told us it was the compressor and just buy new one. Thanks again.

[@lisasymonds5546]

Same thing just happened to me and this trick absolutely works! After about 10 min door beeped and reset itself. Taped a paper towel roll on my hairdryer, taped the vent that wasn't getting the hot air, switched every few mins...all fixed! Thanks!!

[@stormet54]

So glad I found your video. Had we not still had our old fridge, we would have used your hairdryer fix. Instead, we transferred everything to the old fridge, tripped the breaker for the night, and left the doors open. Decided it was a good time to wash out the fridge and freezer compartments. Sorry about your Paradise house. Are you rebuilding? Our family just lost two homes and most of their worldly possessions in the Creek Fire.

[@johnevegas]

sorry to hear about your family’s recent fire losses. I did not own the property. My Mother collected her insurance and moved to Texas. I still live in a Fema village in Gridley. Trying to figure out what to do. Blessings

[@boblawrence3142]

John, I wanted to thank you for your very helpful video. I just finished de-icing my 5 1/2 year old LG. I don't know whether your trick will work or not (there was a lot of ice in the freezer on the front side of the back panel). Whether this works or not thank you very much. I hope you have "recovered" from the 2018 fires

[@denissefuentes914]

Your da man thanks for the tip!!!! So sorry to hear about your home 😞 GOD BLESS YOU!!!

[@mikefarmer4748]

Good info for next time, thanks. I'm in the middle of doing it the old way right now. The drain off the coils was iced closed so probably needed to be done anyway. But once you get started, in a humid area, you're committed. Then you just have to dry everything completely. 🇺🇸

[@HDTVMAN100]

LOL! IT WORKED! After 15 minutes of blowing medium hot air into the two vents I turned the circuit breaker off then on and everything worked fine. I also turned the "ice plus" on, which apparently makes the fan run faster and should stop it from freezing. Thanks so much!

[@johnevegas]

Awesome!!

[@EastCoastFlipper]

great advice bud!!! worked like a charm!! Took me about 5 minutes!!! Thanks!!

[@michellecarter9196]

Hello And thanks I didn’t even realize the freeze had so much ice on the coils! It’s gonna take all day n night for the big fridge to defrost ! Now I see why my fridge is not getting cold

[@johnlu2068]

Thank you so much for your advise with the hair dryer tips to solve this issue without 8 hours of defrost.

[@afjwa]

It worked, it worked!! Thank you so much for saving me a lot of money and time. I really appreciate you posting this helpful hint!

[@necolesimmonds4722]

15 minutes with the blow dryer on medium, reset the breaker...PERFECTION!! Thank you so much for sharing this time and money saving tip!

[@johnevegas]

Necole Simmonds thanks for the positive feedback

[@brendaallen4958]

Thank you so much this method repaired my refrigerator. Thank you again.

[@Livelongwforce]

it works! used my hair dryer on medium. aimed at the bottom vent and covered the top with my hand. did until the door alarm turned on. thanks!

[@johnevegas]

Glad I could help.

[@wysefavor]

I just turned off my LG fridge for about 40minutes and that fixed it for me!! I switch it off at the main power panel..

[@alanng4093]

This worked like a charm, thank you sir and sorry to hear about your home in Paradise.

[@Bangouaman]

I have not tried it yet, but I wanted to thank you first. Something tells me it is going to work.

[@JrTerrorist]

Thank you very much John! It worked! It only took me 5 minutes.

[@suekaufold8603]

Thank you! It worked great! I did have to unplug the refrigerator and let it reset but the then everything came on and works fine!

[@charlyfarp]

Thanks. . . That worked About 10 minutes with the hairdryer then unplugged for a minute. Everything works again.

[@susanh219]

You’re awesome! Just had this error pop up today after hearing some interesting noises. Worked like a charm! Thank you!

[@chronickat6743]

Thank you so much for sharing this amazing tip. Totally worked!!!

[@Postthisvideo]

Ya thanks. Blowing into primarily the bottom but alternating and after a few minutes I could actually hear the ice cracking and about 10 minutes later, no more problems!

[@markgabel9274]

Hey it DID actually work! Thanks a ton. Seems more effective to blow warm air into the lower vent as cold air comes out the top vent, indicating it is circulating thru the freezer/fan. Did not get the same effect blowing into the upper vent.. Also, not sure covering the top vent actually makes a difference as it might be impeding the warm air circulating thru the fan. Error codes gone and ice tray full, one week after doing thew fix.

[@johnevegas]

Awesome. Thanks for the comment.

[@inmyopinionwisdom4986]

Wow, that hair-dryer technique is an excellent idea! Thanks for sharing, John. I have LIKED and Subscribed to your channel. Another good one is to utilize a powerful STEAMER fitted with a power tip attachment...it can really help defrost the blocked vents super fast! That HOT steam melts the ice build-up easily and it doesn't take to long (depending how much ice is built-up in them). Plus, it refreshes & cleans the vents & refrigerator all at the same time. ;-D Don't worry about the temp of the steam...it's HOT enough to melt the "iced" vents, but not hot enough to warp the plastic surrounds. 😀 I learned this from the Tech/repairman that came to my house to remedy ice blocked vents, etc. The problem was solved in under 15-20 minutes. *NOTE: I did have to remove some of the food containers, bottles & jars, etc. away from the central vents AND pull out a few drawers due to having really THICK ice build-up at the back wall and directly in the vents. TIP: Just be sure STEAM is coming out...NOT just really hot water. You do not want to shot WATER in the vents (then you will have another problem)! Just make sure the steam is in the VAPOR stage ONLY! You'll know it's WORKING (defrosting) as soon as you see the steam vapors rolling out of all the vents (the vents are linked together). Also, have a few thick dry towels or paper towels handy to absorb all of the "melted" ice and bucket to collect all of the falling ice pieces. LESSON LEARNED: Going forward...I will avoid crowded the refrigerator with a lot of stuff...especially in front of those precious VENTS! ;-D

[@rebeccadavenport861]

Thank you my friend for your wonderful common sense.

[@johnevegas]

Thank you for taking the time to let me know I helped you.

[@gwenalpert-whelan3295]

OMG. Thank you for this! It worked like a charm!!!

[@bernardchang4861]

Awesome trick! Thanks so much for the help. Hopefully this resolves it permanently.

[@jwkjr37]

Thank you for the info. This worked great. The only thing I will ad is after about 25 minutes I could not delete the error code. I unplugged the fridge for 30 seconds and plugged it back in and the fridge reset.

[@jimpayne1128]

Thanks so much..I had to do one thing extra though....after putting tape over the vents and using the hair dryer with a tissue roll....I unplugged the fridge and waited 2 min and plugged pack in again....seems to be working...and told my son not to leave the door open again.

[@atan1092]

Thank you for taking the time to share your solution!

[@patriciaalvarez7473]

Everything you said worked. Thank you for saving us tons of money on repairs or calling someone to fix. :) Your the Best! 🙌🏼👍🏼

[@thatsmyhomeboy]

Sweet. This worked for me. Thank you brother.

[@b.r2715]

Thanks for this bro, It just worked for me as well, same fridge 💯

[@johnevegas]

Right on!

[@b.r2715]

@@johnevegas Thanks again, I had watched other videos before yours and wasn't too excited about the options, this is awesome!😂

[@kellyann2719]

Thank you!! Here I was pricing new fridges.

[@aprilcooke8340]

Thank you, a couple of hours ago, no water from the fridge. I ignored it for a while, then I noticed the error code. Yikes, dumped the melting ice. Then straight to Google found this video, saved me an expensive service call. Unplugged, plugged back in. Error gone. Went ahead and did the dryer thing a a few minutes. Made sure the setting was for ice plus, it runs the fan faster to keep it from freezing, or so I heard. Of course tbe warranty ran out 2 weeks ago.🤔

[@johnevegas]

Thank you for the feedback.

[@johnevegas]

I like the LG but they are not dependable. Would never by LG frig again.

[@rameshm6734]

Thank you so much John, it worked 🎉🙏

[@djxdo]

Thanks! Your method REALLY works with minimal to no removal of any food items in the fridge. My had just started to show the "Er IF" code the other day after buying it new from SEARS in late 2012). It did take me 45-60 minutes to thaw the ice buildup on the coil (impedes the ice cooler fan) by blowing into the lower vent on the side of the Kenmore Elite fridge--maybe I have excessive amount of ice, but actually, I just wanted to make sure I melt most of the ice buildup before plugging the fridge back on. Sorry to hear your LG fridge got burned down.

[@johnevegas]

djxdo yea. I miss that frig.

[@haogiang840]

Thx for your help. Save a lot of time moneys & my energy 👍

[@rehamtaher1986]

Thanks your idea worked as magic

[@zerodegrekelvin2]

Greeting John, I try your defrost method with the hair dryer, it works perfectly!! Many thanks!

[@vickihaynes9553]

zerodegrekelvin2 hello may I ask how can you tell it has worked and to stop the blow dryer. I’m just guessing I just tried for the 3rd time but only for 8-12 min is all though. 2nd time I tried I actually heard What I thought to be ice breaking off. I plug it back in and the error light comes back on 1-2 hours later it’s not working for me . ???? Am I missing something here. Any additional advice may help if you get a chance to reply Thanks

[@ramakantmishra1]

Thanks a lot John , really appreciate your help.Your video is fantastic and it helped me to resolve the issue in 15 min

[@Teramis]

Very helpful. thanks!

[@2788Flyers]

Thanks it worked for me. Did the hairdryer for about 10 minutes then I cut the circuit breaker to the refrigerator and the code went away and the water is working again.

[@melindacross8012]

This worked!! Happy Days!! Thank you!!

[@brianstirrat6878]

Worked like a charm! Thanks dude!

[@warrencole5256]

Worked awesome!! Thank you for posting!!

[@PittieMom13]

AMAZING!! Thank YOU! Worked perfectly!

[@FITCOPMOM]

Im going to try this tonight and hopefully you’ll save me a lot of money!!!!! Thank you!

[@johnevegas]

Ellie Perico fitcopmom aka FitFluentialMom Did it work out for you? Please give me a report and let me know

[@FITCOPMOM]

I’ve had this problem repeatedly. It did work then came back. It seems if I just leave the fridge unplugged for a while or don’t open it for a few days it helps too

[@johnevegas]

Did you clear the top shelf so the air vent isn’t impeded?

[@FITCOPMOM]

John Vega yes sir! All fixed!!

[@jwasik01]

Nice! Worked for me too - and I am the least handy man on the planet! But I know how to use a hair dryer.

[@frankdad0n10]

Thanks it worked and I thought that I needed a new fridge 🤣

[@johnevegas]

Glad it helped. This is my most popular video.

[@dinawilks683]

1M trying it now fingers crossed 🤞🏻

[@rentedduckliing]

Work?

[@SV201157]

It worked! Thank you!

[@jackjohnson4283]

I unplugged it for a couple hours, doors closed, put blow dryer on medium, worked easy, I could not did not want to lose all my food by following the LG recommended defrost for 8 -12 hours.I don't have that many coolers to put food in! Samsung's are worse with this issues and I am told its an issue with all French Door Models

[@johnevegas]

Thanks fir the feedback. I guess the America refrigerators are kicking the Koreans asses!!

[@williamcook1253]

Awesome. Thanks John!!

[@chuckiswin]

Saved $250 CAD. Cheers m8

[@SuperSurr73]

Worked thank you

[@tishatruelove6806]

Thanks for your great idea!

[@jonah6168]

EIF is a frequent error code on the new LG refrigerators due to poor or nonexistent defrost system. My LG refrigerator stopped working in March 2021 and the hairdryer trick worked with the side vents located in the refrigerator section next to the icemaker vent. the EIF error code came back a second time in June 2021. and this time the hairdryer failed to defrost through the refrigerator vent. took out the freezer compartment drawer and used the hairdryer vent on the vents in the back of the freezer compartment for 20-30 minutes(intermittent heating) left the refrigerator off for 1-2 hours switched it on and pressed the reset button on the PCB. It takes 5-10 minutes to start cooling again. Now back to normal and making ice. its going to happen again. before the EIF code comes up the freezer will start squealing, and thats when the hairdryer needs to be used on the vents

[@babaolowo35]

Thanks 👍

[@hectorcabeza7186]

Thank you I am going to try it

[@happyLways]

Thank you so much!

[@waynebeck2190]

Yup...it worked...thanks

[@jonestarr84]

Thank you 🙏🏽 it works!!

[@lindahirschman]

i did the things you recommended and it worked.... but only for a FEW MINUTES. i still have the problem.

[@johnevegas]

Linda Hirschman it worked for me. Never froze up again.

[@jenniferashbrooks5515]

I just did what you said, so now how do I clear the codes? Do they clear by themselves, or....

[@hectorcabeza7186]

Thank you very much, i am going to do it right now

[@johnevegas]

Please let me know if it works.

[@hectorcabeza7186]

@@johnevegas 👍 it worked , I kept it for 15 minutes, but before 10 minutes the if code had already disappeared

[@hectorcabeza7186]

@@johnevegas it worked 👍

[@stanitewolf]

Tried this today. Used the hair drier and even rigged the end with a cardboard cut out. Took only a few seconds of getting too close to the vent even with the cardboard to deform the wall around the vent . Hopefully this does not give me bigger problems

[@shannonherrington6980]

worked !!! thank u so much

[@kathyrehman893]

It worked for me! Thank you very much

[@lj4001]

Great tip, do we need to reset anything g to get the CPU to read normally, ie remove any Error Codes.?

[@johnevegas]

Not that I know of.

[@mahmoudsepehri2666]

If we have FF & E alarms in LG door in door refrigerator. Would you please tell me what is the problem for fixing this problem Thanks

[@jpwiggins3725]

Yes IF - error is "ICE FAN" - 60% of the time the fan ices up. Using a blow dryer to clear the ice is a good idea. The other 40% of the time the fan itself or the wiring to the fan is bad.

[@fahimzaywari5318]

easy method, does it work permanent or will come again? thanks

[@johnevegas]

Fahim Zaywari when you forget to leave space on the top shelf air filter it will happen again. Keep the air filter on the back of the top shelf open and it should not happen again.

[@semsudinavdagic3813]

Hi, I have Kenmmore refrigerator it’s have error code ER-FF. I need help

[@johnevegas]

semsudin avdagic if it’s failing to make ice you might want to try the suggested remedy in the video.

[@sandycaz9252]

Do I unplug the fridge to do this?

[@ahmedelsaid173]

you should

[@johnevegas]

JUST ME ALWAYS yes

[@yneetneet]

@@johnevegas omg wtf it worked I'm freaked. Lol thanks so much

[@deniselombardo9472]

Ugh I tried and melted the area. Now there’s a gap and still an error code. 😔

[@johnevegas]

That’s what started to happen to mine and so I put the paper towel attachment to prevent that from happening.

[@fahimzaywari5318]

does it work permanent or will come again?

[@johnevegas]

Fahim Zaywari keep the top shelf air filter clear of stuff and it shouldn’t happen again.

[@eddiegarcia8040]

Your bread didn't cause that being a LG caused that the fan is in the freezer blows air to your ice maker they get ice build up and blocks air flow then you get i.f error technically you're supposed to replace back panel in freezer it comes with a new motor with built in heater or you can go the cheap route and let it manually defrost unplug fridge 24 hrs leave door open...btw I'm a service tech I work on these

[@UNLOCKCONNECTIONS]

Mine did this error and both my fans working,I'm having this noise caused by the fan rubbing on ice build up, it seems like the ice jam my fan and cause that error to come up. Let me ask why is that ice building up every couple days? Why?

[@eddiegarcia8040]

@@UNLOCKCONNECTIONS have you defrosted the ice unplug fridge leave doors open for 24 hours minimum then plug it back in if you have then you may have to replace the whole back panel which comes with a built in heater and it depends on where exactly you're getting the ice build up

[@johnevegas]

Thanks for sharing. I noticed that when the top shelf is too crowded the ice maker stops working. Maybe it was just a coincidence

[@mdshamshad848]

Lg inverter fridge error code f dh come

[@l.g.2380]

Be careful. If u apply too much heat to the day plastic part it will warp. Need a new plastic piece now😒

[@johnevegas]

I did mention that in the video. Sorry that happened to you.

[@micheleolivieri9617]

@@johnevegas I overdid it with the heat and melted the vents. I can’t get ice. Is there a replacement or repair so I could get ice again?

[@garybrown9719]

20 minutes didn't work tell i unplug the refrigerator