--- title: "Electrolux SB SB: Sabbath Mode, not a cooling problem" description: "What SB SB means on Electrolux SB SB: Sabbath Mode, not a cooling problems, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/electrolux-sabbath-mode-refrigerator/" --- # Electrolux SB SB: Sabbath Mode, not a cooling problem Electrolux describes Sabbath Mode as disabling portions of the refrigerator and its controls in accordance with observance of the weekly Sabbath and religious holidays, turned on and off by pressing and holding the "−" and "Temp F-C" keys together for five seconds. ## What SB SB actually means. Electrolux describes Sabbath Mode as disabling portions of the refrigerator and its controls in accordance with observance of the weekly Sabbath and religious holidays, turned on and off by pressing and holding the "−" and "Temp F-C" keys together for five seconds. Electrolux appliance display · also shown as Sb What to do when SB SB shows on the appliance ### Kind of code Setup modes, not failures Nothing is wrong with the new appliance; it has come out of the carton in a state the store or the factory left it in. A showroom or demo mode lights the display and the fans while the unit never cools or heats, a Sabbath setting holds the oven light and hides the controls, a control or shipping lock refuses every key, and some laundry and dish care machines ask for a first calibration cycle before normal use. The manual gives the key sequence that turns each one off; once it is off, the appliance runs as it should. ### Usually leads to No installation Confirm with the household whether the setting is intentional before treating it as a problem. ### Shows up as Appliance Installation Code on a New Unit: Setup Modes and Hookup Messages An appliance installation code is a message a new unit shows because of how it was set up: a demo mode, a water or drain alert, a vent warning or a power check. ### Make Electrolux Electrolux installs take in front-load laundry pairs, freestanding and slide-in cooking, dishwashers and refrigerators, most of them on hookups already in place. ### Source Electrolux owner support: SB SB Sabbath Mode, refrigerator Confirmed on Electrolux’s refrigerator error-code guide; the display specifically shows "Sb" while the mode is active. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Electrolux's own guidance for SB SB on its appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Confirm with the household whether the setting is intentional before treating it as a problem. 02 Press and hold both the "−" and "Temp F-C" keys together for five seconds to toggle the mode. 03 Confirm the cabinet is otherwise cooling normally, since Sabbath Mode does not stop refrigeration. 04 If the key combination will not toggle the mode, book a visit rather than keep repeating it. ### Cleared? The message has gone from the display, the setting or connection behind it has been corrected, and the new appliance finishes a full first cycle without raising it again. A setup code that comes straight back after the hookup has been checked points to something the install missed, such as a kinked hose or a harness left unplugged, so note it when you book. ### What not to do Sabbath Mode disables dispensing and some controls by design — it is not a sign the cooling system or control board has failed. A refrigerator that is genuinely warm while in this mode is a separate, cooling-related problem. ## What you may notice with it. The appliance problem SB SB tends to arrive with. Answer these at the appliance before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Appliance Installation Code on a New Unit: Setup Modes and Hookup Messages](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/appliance-installation-code/) [All 8 causes, cheapest first](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/appliance-installation-code/) Problem ### Appliance Installation Code on a New Unit: Setup Modes and Hookup Messages 8 causes, cheapest first No installation indicated ## Nothing to install. Nothing is wrong with the new appliance; it has come out of the carton in a state the store or the factory left it in. A showroom or demo mode lights the display and the fans while the unit never cools or heats, a Sabbath setting holds the oven light and hides the controls, a control or shipping lock refuses every key, and some laundry and dish care machines ask for a first calibration cycle before normal use. The manual gives the key sequence that turns each one off; once it is off, the appliance runs as it should. [How to read what your appliance is telling you](https://applianceinstallation.center/problems/appliance-installation-code/) ## Electrolux appliances. Electrolux installs take in front-load laundry pairs, freestanding and slide-in cooking, dishwashers and refrigerators, most of them on hookups already in place. [Electrolux appliance installation](https://applianceinstallation.center/brands/electrolux/) More Electrolux codes [HO SE](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/electrolux-ho-se-reversed-hoses/) [EF1](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/electrolux-ef1-known-installation-issue/) [DEMO MODE](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/electrolux-demo-mode-oven/) Setup modes, not failures on other makes [ASKO SHO](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/asko-sho/) [Bertazzoni DEMO MODE](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-demo-mode/) [Bosch dE](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/bosch-de/) [Café SA](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/cafe-sa/) [Cove Sabbath](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/cove-sabbath-mode/) [Dacor oF](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/dacor-of/) [Frigidaire SB SB](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/frigidaire-sb-sb/) [Fulgor Milano Sabbath Mode](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-sabbath-mode/) [All 40 codes of this kind](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/#family-mode) Electrolux builds this ### Cold storage Setting a new refrigerator, freezer, wine or beverage unit or ice maker into its opening: measured, connected to water, leveled and started. Electrolux builds this ### Cooking appliances Hooking up ranges, cooktops, wall ovens, microwaves and hoods: gas connectors leak-tested, anti-tip brackets fastened, ducts sized and the first light checked. Electrolux builds this ### Dish care Fitting a new dishwasher or dish drawer under the counter: supply line, drain loop or air gap, power, mounting brackets and a first test cycle. ## In Electrolux's own words > The Sabbath Mode is a feature that disables portions of the refrigerator and its controls in accordance with observance of the weekly Sabbath and religious holidays within the Orthodox Jewish community. [Electrolux owner support: SB SB Sabbath Mode, refrigerator](https://owner.electrolux.com/support-articles/article/refrigerators-error-code-sb-sb-sabbath-mode) [Electrolux owner support: SB SB Sabbath Mode, refrigerator](https://owner.electrolux.com/support-articles/article/refrigerators-error-code-sb-sb-sabbath-mode) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Confirmed on Electrolux’s refrigerator error-code guide; the display specifically shows "Sb" while the mode is active. ## Electrolux SB SB appliance installation, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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Confirm with the household whether the setting is intentional before treating it as a problem. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does my new Electrolux cold storage unit show Sb on the display and refuse to dispense water? That is Sabbath Mode, which Electrolux designs to disable dispensing and some controls for religious observance. Holding the "−" and "Temp F-C" keys together for five seconds toggles it back off. ### Does Sabbath Mode stop an Electrolux cold storage unit from cooling? No — Electrolux describes it as disabling portions of the controls, not the cooling system, so the cabinet keeps running normally underneath the mode. ### I pressed the key combination but Sb is still showing on my Electrolux cold storage unit — what next? Confirm both keys are held together for the full five seconds; if the mode still won’t clear, book a visit rather than keep repeating the sequence. --- **[Read on the site: Electrolux SB SB: Sabbath Mode, not a cooling problem](https://applianceinstallation.center/error-codes/electrolux-sabbath-mode-refrigerator/)** **[Book a visit with ApplianceInstallation.center](https://applianceinstallation.center/schedule/)**