Wine Guardian dashes on the remote: no contact with the control board
The remote sends and receives data through the control board; when that link breaks, it shows dashes instead of temperature and humidity.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Power and controller
- Wine cellar cooling diagnostic visit
- Source: Wine Guardian
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What - - -
actually means.
The remote sends and receives data through the control board; when that link breaks, it shows dashes instead of temperature and humidity. On a wireless remote the device may be out of range. On a wired one, the board powers the remote through the cable at about 7 volts DC, so a loose plug, a damaged cable or a missing transformer supply can all bring on the dashes.
Wine Guardian wine cellar cooling unit display · also shown as ---, Dashes on display
What to do when - - - shows on the wine cellar cooling unitKind of codePower and controller
The unit saw its supply dip, surge or drop out, or the controller has lost contact with the board it drives. The cause is as often a shared circuit, a tripped GFCI outlet, a loose connection or a storm outage as the unit itself. A breaker that will not stay on or a scorched smell means switching the circuit off at the panel, standing dry and away from the unit, and keeping the cellar door closed until the technician arrives.
Usually leads toWine cellar cooling diagnostic visit
A visit that reads the cellar, the room the heat goes to and the cooling unit itself, and ends with one named cause, whether it is a part or the room.
Shows up asCellar Cooling Controller Display Blank
A cellar cooling controller display blank shows nothing at all, flickers, shows half a number, or ignores its buttons, sometimes while the unit keeps cooling and sometimes while it stops.
MakeWine Guardian
Wine Guardian systems examined at the cellar, the ductwork and the equipment space when the air stops holding its temperature or its moisture.
SourceWine Guardian help: Troubleshooting Dashes on a Remote Interface (Wayback copy)
Wine Guardian Remote Interface, wired or wireless, on all current unit types.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Wine Guardian's own guidance for - - - on its wine cellar cooling units. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
If the remote is wireless, move it closer to the unit or connect it with the supplied cable.
Reseat the cable at the remote and at the unit's receptacle.
If the screen still shows dashes, or goes blank when batteries are removed from a wired remote, book a visit to test the voltage along the cable and at the board.
Still there?
It usually turns into wine cellar cooling diagnostic visit. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
Dashes do not tell you whether the unit is cooling; it may be running normally behind a remote that cannot report it. A remote that can open its settings but still shows dashes is often set (setting 30) to read a remote sensor it cannot find.
What you may
notice with it.
The wine cellar cooling unit problems - - - tends to arrive with. Answer these at the wine cellar cooling unit before anyone is booked.
All problems
Wine Guardian
wine cellar cooling units.
Wine Guardian systems examined at the cellar, the ductwork and the equipment space when the air stops holding its temperature or its moisture.
Wine Guardian wine cellar cooling unit repairMore Wine Guardian codes
Power and controller on other makes
All 6 codes of this kind
Through-the-wall cellar cooling unit
A self-contained box set into an opening in the cellar wall: its cold face blows into the wine room, and its warm face breathes out into the room next door.
Ducted cellar cooling unit
A self-contained cooling unit placed outside the cellar, in a mechanical room, attic or basement, that sends chilled air in and takes return air back through insulated ducts.
Split-system cellar cooling
An evaporator inside or beside the cellar and a condensing unit outside or in another room, joined by an insulated copper line set and charged on site.
In Wine Guardian's own words
If you have dashes on the remote interface, there is a loss of communication to the control board.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Wine Guardian Remote Interface, wired or wireless, on all current unit types.
Wine Guardian - - - wine cellar cooling unit repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about - - -.
Can I clear - - - myself?
Is my Wine Guardian still cooling if the remote shows dashes?
Do I need batteries in a wired Wine Guardian remote?
Can a settings change cause dashes on a Wine Guardian?
Back to your everyday
Still showing - - -?
When you book, type the code or the blink count as the controller shows it, add the full model number, and say what the thermometer in the cellar reads now — that gives the technician a head start.