Beko E00 fridge freezer: what it means & what to check

What E00 actually means

The control board has lost a sensible reading from the freezer's temperature sensor, so it can no longer tell how cold the freezer is.

Beko's documents list E0 as a freezer compartment air sensor fault — the sensor that tells the board the air temperature inside the freezer. With no usable signal, the board falls back on a safety measure and runs the compressor continuously rather than cycling it, so the freezer often ends up over-cold and iced up while the fridge side may behave oddly. Food stays frozen, but nothing is being controlled properly.

What E00 looks like on a Beko fridge freezer

Most people find this page having searched for what the machine is doing rather than the code itself. On a Beko fridge freezer, E00 usually shows up as one or more of these:

Fridge freezer door won't open
Door won't lock or click shut
Door lock light flashing
Door stuck shut with the load inside
Won't start even with the door closed
Not heating the water
Washing coming out cold
Cycle takes far longer than it should

Recognise any of those? That is this fault, and the rest of this page explains what causes it and what you can check yourself.

What usually causes it

Faulty freezer air sensor (the most common finding by far)
A damaged or chafed sensor wire, or a connector that has worked loose
Heavy frost or ice build-up around the sensor upsetting its reading
A control board fault — much less common, and often wrongly blamed first

What you can safely check yourself

Work through these in order. Anything beyond this — panels off, testing parts, anything to do with the wiring — is an engineer's job, and not one to attempt with the machine plugged in.

Turn the appliance off at the socket for a minute and back on — Beko's own notes say the error is cleared by a power cut, so if it was a momentary glitch it will not return
Check the doors are closing and sealing properly, as a door left ajar causes heavy frosting that can mask or worsen the problem
If there is thick ice inside the freezer, a full manual defrost (food moved elsewhere, appliance switched off, ice left to melt naturally — no scraping with tools) is worth doing before calling anyone

Which Beko models show E00

E00 means the same thing on all 60 of these 102 of these models. If yours is not listed, the explanation above still applies — the code is set by the control board, not the model number.

6011463186 · 6011463819 · 6011463874 · 6011463986 · 6011473158 · 6016476179 · 6069463180 · 6069463980 · 7214441203 · 7218846315 · 7218846385 · 7219046315 · 7219046385 · 7219346382 · 7219346392 · 7219947615 · 7219947685 · 7219948031 · 7219948081 · 7221446832 · 7225346384 · 7228946313 · 7228946384 · 7231141213 · 7234746382 · 7243548783 · 7243846314 · 7243846385 · 7245046384 · 7245243792 · 7245246335 · 7245246382 · 7245246492 · 7245248784 · 7245546381 · 7245546481 · 7246246312 · 7246246332 · 7246246382 · 7246246385 · 7248042492 · 7248046312 · 7248246382 · 7248248783 · 7248741218 · 7248846419 · 7249243983 · 7249346383 · 7254646319 · 7264341283 · 7264747683 · 7264748782 · 7265246382 · 7266946314 · 7267442294 · 7267443732 · 7267446315 · 7267446382 · 7267446385 · 7268749582

Plus 42 further models this code appears on.

Common questions about Beko E00

What does E00 mean on a Beko fridge freezer?

The control board has lost a sensible reading from the freezer's temperature sensor, so it can no longer tell how cold the freezer is. Beko's documents list E0 as a freezer compartment air sensor fault — the sensor that tells the board the air temperature inside the freezer. With no usable signal, the board falls back on a safety measure and runs the compressor continuously rather than cycling it, so the freezer often ends up over-cold and iced up while the fridge side may behave oddly. Food stays frozen, but nothing is being controlled properly.

Can I fix Beko E00 myself?

There are 3 checks you can safely do yourself first.

Turn the appliance off at the socket for a minute and back on — Beko's own notes say the error is cleared by a power cut, so if it was a momentary glitch it will not return.
Check the doors are closing and sealing properly, as a door left ajar causes heavy frosting that can mask or worsen the problem.
If there is thick ice inside the freezer, a full manual defrost (food moved elsewhere, appliance switched off, ice left to melt naturally — no scraping with tools) is worth doing before calling anyone.

This one usually needs an engineer once you have tried them.

How much does it cost to repair Beko E00?

£66 including VAT for an engineer to come out and diagnose it, or £84 in total including VAT if it is put right on the visit and no parts are needed. Any parts needed are quoted on site before we fit them — you decide. Every repair carries a 90-day workmanship guarantee.

Tried the checks and it's still showing E00?

This one usually needs an engineer once you have tried the checks above. Then it wants someone who can open it up.

What it costs, before you call: the price is the same whatever the fault turns out to be — £66 including VAT for an engineer to come out and diagnose it, or £84 in total including VAT if it is put right on the visit and no parts are needed. Any parts needed are quoted on site before we fit them — you decide. Every repair carries a 90-day workmanship guarantee.

Our own engineers, not a call centre. We cover Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire — most fridge freezer faults are seen same day or next day.

Call 0115 648 0929 Book online — postcode and number is all we need

Outside our area? The explanation above still stands — take it to a local engineer and tell them the code. Knowing it saves them time and you money.

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Written by the engineers at ASAP Repairs, 0115 648 0929. We repair these machines for a living in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

Beko E00 error — fridge freezer