--- title: "Wine Guardian high temperature alarm: the cellar is above its alarm limit" description: "What Flashing temperature with (!) means on Wine Guardian high temperature alarm: the cellar is above its alarm limits, what to check before booking, and when…" url: "https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/wine-guardian-high-temperature-alarm/" --- # Wine Guardian high temperature alarm: the cellar is above its alarm limit When the cellar rises above the high temperature alarm setpoint (setting 3, 65°F from the factory), the remote flashes the temperature with the (!) symbol. ## What Flashing temperature with (!) actually means. When the cellar rises above the high temperature alarm setpoint (setting 3, 65°F from the factory), the remote flashes the temperature with the (!) symbol. It stays until the cellar falls back below that limit. It is expected after start-up or after a reset, while the unit pulls the room down; if it appears during normal running, the unit is not keeping up. Wine Guardian wine cellar cooling unit display · also shown as High temperature alarm, ! What to do when Flashing temperature with (!) shows on the wine cellar cooling unit ### Kind of code Temperature and alarms The controller saw the cellar go past a high or low limit and raised an alarm, sometimes holding the worst reading it logged while the house was empty. The reason can be as small as the cellar door left ajar after a tasting or a long outage, a room gaining heat from new lights or a sunny glass wall, or as serious as cooling that has stopped. Keep the door shut and read a thermometer on a middle rack before touching anything; the alarm is a warning about the collection, not yet a diagnosis. ### Usually leads to Cellar cooling load and room check Measuring the cellar as the cooling unit sees it: insulation, vapor barrier, door, glass and the heat load, to show whether the unit can ever keep up. ### Shows up as Wine Cellar Too Warm A wine cellar too warm shows up slowly: the room smells of the house instead of cool stone, a bottle picked from a middle rack feels barely cooler than your hand, and the wall thermometer has crept from the mid 50s into the 60s over a week. ### Make Wine Guardian Wine Guardian systems examined at the cellar, the ductwork and the equipment space when the air stops holding its temperature or its moisture. ### Source Wine Guardian Remote Interface Operation Guide Wine Guardian Remote Interface controller, used with through-the-wall, ducted, ducted split, ductless split and ceiling-mounted units; the Sentinel-series ducted manuals (Dec 2022) list the same alarms. The factory high alarm setting is 65°F. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Wine Guardian's own guidance for Flashing temperature with (!) on its wine cellar cooling units. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Check the cooling symbol: if the unit is running and was recently started or reset, give it time, since first pull-down can take several hours or more. 02 Keep the cellar door shut and check it seals; if the room passes about 70°F, move the most valuable bottles somewhere cooler. 03 Look for another alarm on the screen, such as !1 or !2, that would explain why the unit stopped. 04 If the unit is running and the reading keeps climbing, book a visit. ### Still there? It usually turns into [cellar cooling load and room check](https://winecellarrepair.center/services/cellar-cooling-load-and-room-check/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do The flashing (!) beside the temperature is an alarm about the room, not a code from inside the unit. A flashing snowflake is different: it is the five-minute delay before cooling starts. ## What you may notice with it. The wine cellar cooling unit problems Flashing temperature with (!) tends to arrive with. Answer these at the wine cellar cooling unit before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://winecellarrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Wine Cellar Too Warm](https://winecellarrepair.center/problems/cellar-too-warm/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://winecellarrepair.center/problems/cellar-too-warm/) It also comes with - [**Cellar Cooling Unit Running Constantly**](https://winecellarrepair.center/problems/cellar-unit-running-constantly/) - [**Cellar Cooling Unit Error Code**](https://winecellarrepair.center/problems/cellar-cooling-unit-error-code/) The collection is exposed ### Wine Cellar Too Warm 6 causes, cheapest first Where Flashing temperature with (!) usually leads ## Cellar cooling load and room check. **Cooling load and room survey · lowest.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://winecellarrepair.center/services/cellar-cooling-load-and-room-check/) ## 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 repair](https://winecellarrepair.center/brands/wine-guardian/) More Wine Guardian codes [!1](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/wine-guardian-alarm-1/) [!2](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/wine-guardian-alarm-2/) [!3](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/wine-guardian-alarm-3/) [!4](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/wine-guardian-alarm-4/) [Flashing temperature with (!) below the low limit](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/wine-guardian-low-temperature-alarm/) [Flashing humidity with (!)](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/wine-guardian-high-humidity-alarm/) [Flashing humidity with (!) below the low limit](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/wine-guardian-low-humidity-alarm/) [- - -](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/wine-guardian-dashes/) Temperature and alarms on other makes [Breezaire E1](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/breezaire-e1/) [CellarCool AH1](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/cellarcool-ah1/) [CellarPro HA](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/cellarpro-ha/) [KoolR AL](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/koolr-al/) [WhisperKOOL AH1](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/whisperkool-ah1/) [Wine-Mate HA](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/wine-mate-ha/) [All 16 codes of this kind](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/#family-temperature) Wine Guardian builds this ### 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. Wine Guardian builds this ### 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. Wine Guardian builds this ### 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 > Flashing temperature number along with (!) symbol will remain on screen until temperature falls below the High Temperature Alarm set point (Setting 3). [Wine Guardian Remote Interface Operation Guide](https://wineguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Remote_Interface_Controller_Guide_5.4.22-1.pdf) [Wine Guardian Remote Interface Operation Guide](https://wineguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Remote_Interface_Controller_Guide_5.4.22-1.pdf) [Wine Guardian Ducted Self-Contained manual (Chassis B, Dec 2022), Wayback copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20230521234813/https://wineguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Ducted-Self-Contained-Manual-CHASSIS-B-12-14-2022-1.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Wine Guardian Remote Interface controller, used with through-the-wall, ducted, ducted split, ductless split and ceiling-mounted units; the Sentinel-series ducted manuals (Dec 2022) list the same alarms. The factory high alarm setting is 65°F. ## Wine Guardian Flashing temperature with (!) wine cellar cooling unit repair, where we come out. 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Check the cooling symbol: if the unit is running and was recently started or reset, give it time, since first pull-down can take several hours or more. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does my new Wine Guardian show a high temperature alarm? Right after start-up the cellar is warmer than the alarm limit, and the remote flags it until the room cools below that line. Wine Guardian notes this is expected during pull-down. ### How do I acknowledge the Wine Guardian high temperature alarm? After a high-pressure reset, Wine Guardian has you press and release the up arrow to acknowledge it. The reading keeps flashing with (!) until the temperature drops below the alarm setting. ### Can I change the Wine Guardian high alarm setting? Yes, setting 3 sets it, and the factory value is 65°F. Raising it only hides a warm cellar, so change it only to match how you store wine. --- **[Read on the site: Wine Guardian high temperature alarm: the cellar is above its alarm limit](https://winecellarrepair.center/error-codes/wine-guardian-high-temperature-alarm/)** **[Book a visit with WineCellarRepair.center](https://winecellarrepair.center/schedule/)**