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# BlueStar timer icon blinking with the blower off: filters due

BlueStar's push-button panel uses the timer icon for two jobs.

## What Timer icon blinking, blower off actually means.

BlueStar's push-button panel uses the timer icon for two jobs. When it blinks while the blower is not running, the panel is asking for the baffle filters to be cleaned.

BlueStar range hood display · also shown as filter clean reminder

What to do when Timer icon blinking, blower off shows on the range hood

### Kind of code Filter reminders

The hood has counted enough hours of fan time to ask for its filters: the mesh or baffle grease filters want a wash, or on a recirculating hood the charcoal filters want replacing. Most hoods count hours rather than measure grease, so the light comes on whether the filters are clean or not, and it stays on until it is reset with the key the manual names. A reminder that returns straight after a reset, or a hood that still pulls weakly with fresh filters, is worth a visit.

### Usually leads to Range hood filter and baffle service

Cleaning or replacing what catches grease and odor: mesh and baffle filters, charcoal pads on recirculating hoods, and the grease channel.

### Shows up as Reading a Range Hood Error Code or Blinking Light

A range hood error code may appear as letters and numbers on a display, a light that blinks in a pattern, a filter reminder that will not clear, or a beep with the fan refusing to start.

### Make BlueStar

When a BlueStar range hood drips grease or leaves smoke hanging over the burners, the visit starts at its baffles and the channel that drains them.

### Source BlueStar wall hoods installation and use & care manual, 197299 Rev 2 (hoods from May 2020)

BlueStar wall hoods covered by manual 197299 (May 2020 onward), models starting AT, BZ, HA, IN, ME, MH, NR, PL, PM, PY, SC and WR.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from BlueStar's own guidance for Timer icon blinking, blower off on its range hoods. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Take out the baffle filters and the rear filter holder.

02

Wash them in the dishwasher or in warm soapy water, without taking the baffles apart.

03

Refit them, then press and hold the timer key for three seconds to reset the reminder.

04

If the icon keeps blinking after the reset, book a visit to check the control panel.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [range hood filter and baffle service](https://rangehooderepair.center/services/range-hood-filter-and-baffle-service/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

With the blower off, the blinking icon is only a reminder; nothing is counting down. If the blower is running and the icon blinks, it is the 15-minute timer instead.

## What you may notice with it.

The range hood problems Timer icon blinking, blower off tends to arrive with. Answer these at the range hood before anyone is booked.

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

Before you call

### [Reading a Range Hood Error Code or Blinking Light](https://rangehooderepair.center/problems/range-hood-error-code/)

[All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://rangehooderepair.center/problems/range-hood-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Grease or Oily Water Dripping From the Range Hood**](https://rangehooderepair.center/problems/range-hood-dripping-grease/)
- [**Range Hood Runs but Barely Pulls Smoke**](https://rangehooderepair.center/problems/range-hood-weak-suction/)

Problem

### Reading a Range Hood Error Code or Blinking Light

7 causes, cheapest first

Where Timer icon blinking, blower off usually leads

## Range hood filter and baffle service.

**Mesh or baffle filters, charcoal pads and the grease channel · lowest.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://rangehooderepair.center/services/range-hood-filter-and-baffle-service/)

## BlueStar range hoods.

When a BlueStar range hood drips grease or leaves smoke hanging over the burners, the visit starts at its baffles and the channel that drains them.

[BlueStar range hood repair](https://rangehooderepair.center/brands/bluestar/)

More BlueStar codes

[Timer icon blinking, blower running](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-timer-icon-fan-on/) [Boost icon blinking](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-boost-icon/)

Filter reminders on other makes

[Bertazzoni F](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-f/) [BEST Fan LED bar flashes slowly for 30 seconds after the fan is turned off](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/best-fan-led-bar-flashing-after-off/) [Bosch clean grease filter](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-clean-grease-filter/) [Dacor Low button blinking](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/dacor-low-button-blinking/) [Elica Grease Filter](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/elica-grease-filter/) [Faber Filter alarm LED on (steady)](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/faber-filter-alarm-led-on/) [Falmec Red LED steady on with the fan off](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/falmec-red-led-steady/) [Fisher & Paykel Filter button lit](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-filter-button-lit/)

[All 62 codes of this kind](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/#family-filter)

BlueStar builds this

### Wall-mount range hood

The chimney hood fixed to a bare stretch of wall above the burners, its canopy catching the rising smoke while a telescoping cover hides the duct that climbs to the ceiling.

BlueStar builds this

### Island range hood

The hood that hangs from the ceiling over burners set into a kitchen island, open on all four sides, with its duct and wiring hidden inside a chimney that drops from above.

BlueStar builds this

### Range hood insert

The working core of a custom hood: a steel liner or power pack carrying the blower, filters, lights and controls, fitted inside a hood built of wood, plaster or metal by a cabinetmaker.

## In BlueStar's own words

> If timer icon is blinking when the blower is not running, this indicates the filters are due to be cleaned.

[BlueStar wall hoods installation and use & care manual, 197299 Rev 2 (hoods from May 2020)](https://www.bluestarcooking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/197299-2-09072022-Install-Manual-V2-Ventilation.pdf) [BlueStar wall hoods installation and use & care manual, 197299 Rev 2 (hoods from May 2020)](https://www.bluestarcooking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/197299-2-09072022-Install-Manual-V2-Ventilation.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. BlueStar wall hoods covered by manual 197299 (May 2020 onward), models starting AT, BZ, HA, IN, ME, MH, NR, PL, PM, PY, SC and WR.

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## Questions about Timer icon blinking, blower off.

### Can I clear Timer icon blinking, blower off myself?

Take out the baffle filters and the rear filter holder. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### How do I stop the blinking timer icon on my BlueStar hood?

Clean the filters, then press and hold the timer key for three seconds with the blower off.

### What else should I clean when my BlueStar asks for filters?

The rear filter holder at the base of the baffles, and the inner shield behind them when it looks greasy.

### Can I take the BlueStar baffle filters apart to clean them?

No. BlueStar warns against taking a baffle apart; wash it whole.

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