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title: "Kenmore Trio diagnostic code i5 Lo or i5 Hi"
description: "What i5 Lo or i5 Hi means on Kenmore Trio diagnostic code i5 Lo or i5 His, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-i5/"
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# Kenmore Trio diagnostic code i5 Lo or i5 Hi

In the diagnostic mode of a Kenmore 111 Trio, i5 Lo or i5 Hi reports a failed ice maker temperature sensor.

## What i5 Lo or i5 Hi actually means.

In the diagnostic mode of a Kenmore 111 Trio, i5 Lo or i5 Hi reports a failed ice maker temperature sensor. Sears checks the wiring between the ice maker and the control board first, and because the sensor is part of the ice maker, a bad one means a new ice maker.

Kenmore ice maker display · also shown as i5 Lo, i5 Hi

What to do when i5 Lo or i5 Hi shows on the ice maker

### Kind of code Temperature sensors

The control lost track of how cold the ice mold or the ice compartment is, because a thermistor reads nonsense or its wire lost contact. Without that reading the ice maker cannot tell when a batch is frozen, so it stops or harvests at the wrong time. Frost packed around the sensor and a loose plug are checked before the sensor itself is changed.

### Usually leads to Ice maker control and sensor repair

The control board, the thermistors, the bin sensor and the wiring that decide when an ice maker fills, freezes and stops, tested and repaired when a light flashes, a code shows, a breaker trips or the ice never stops coming.

### Shows up as No Ice Coming From the Ice Maker

The mold sits empty or holds one frozen batch that never drops, the bin stays bare for days, and the dispenser gives water as usual: an ice maker not making ice while the rest of the appliance carries on normally.

### Make Kenmore

Kenmore ice maker repair, with the series identified from the printed model number before a part is chosen.

### Source Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 111 bottom-freezer error codes (Wayback copy, Nov 2019)

Kenmore bottom-freezer Trio models whose number begins 111; the code is read in the control's diagnostic mode.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for i5 Lo or i5 Hi on its ice makers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Note whether the display reads i5 Lo or i5 Hi.

02

Exit diagnostic mode by pressing Lock.

03

Book a visit so the wiring and the sensor can be measured.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [ice maker control and sensor repair](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-maker-control-and-sensor-repair/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

i5 is not the ice room sensor, which is iD. It is also not a sign that the whole freezer is warm.

## What you may notice with it.

The ice maker problems i5 Lo or i5 Hi tends to arrive with. Answer these at the ice maker before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [No Ice Coming From the Ice Maker](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-not-making-ice/)

[All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-not-making-ice/)

It also comes with

- [**Ice Maker Error Code**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-error-code/)

Problem

### No Ice Coming From the Ice Maker

7 causes, cheapest first

Where i5 Lo or i5 Hi usually leads

## Ice maker control and sensor repair.

**Control board, thermistor or bin sensor · moderate to highest.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-maker-control-and-sensor-repair/)

## Kenmore ice makers.

Kenmore ice maker repair, with the series identified from the printed model number before a part is chosen.

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Temperature sensors on other makes

[Bertazzoni EE](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-ee/) [LG IS](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-is/) [Samsung 8E](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-8e/) [True Residential E1](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/true-e1/) [U-Line E1](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/u-line-e1/) [Viking NO WATER and DRAIN lamps blinking](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/viking-no-water-and-drain-lamps-blinking/)

[All 13 codes of this kind](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-sensor)

Kenmore builds this

### Door ice maker

The ice maker that feeds the dispenser on the outside of a door: tucked into an insulated box in the left door of a French door model, or at the top of the freezer side of a side-by-side, with a chute and an auger carrying cubes to your glass.

Kenmore builds this

### Freezer ice maker

The ice maker that sits inside the freezer compartment itself, a tray that twists or a mold with a heater and an ejector, dropping cubes into a bin or drawer you open by hand, with no dispenser on the door.

## In Kenmore's own words

> Ice maker temperature sensor failure

[Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 111 bottom-freezer error codes (Wayback copy, Nov 2019)](https://web.archive.org/web/20191119031439/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/refrigerator-repair/1234589/kenmore-111-model-bottom-freezer-refrigerator/0582) [Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 111 bottom-freezer error codes (Wayback copy, Nov 2019)](https://web.archive.org/web/20191119031439/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/refrigerator-repair/1234589/kenmore-111-model-bottom-freezer-refrigerator/0582)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore bottom-freezer Trio models whose number begins 111; the code is read in the control's diagnostic mode.

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## Questions about i5 Lo or i5 Hi.

### Can I clear i5 Lo or i5 Hi myself?

Note whether the display reads i5 Lo or i5 Hi. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### How do I read codes on a Kenmore Trio?

Sears describes a diagnostic mode reached from the control panel, using Lock, Freezer, Refrigerator and Acela Ice. Codes appear after the sensor checks and the filter timer.

### Can the i5 sensor on a Kenmore Trio be replaced alone?

No. Sears says it is part of the ice maker.

### What is the first check for i5 on a Kenmore?

The wiring between the ice maker and the control board.

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