--- title: "Faber filter light flashing: 200 hours on the charcoal filter" description: "What Filter alarm LED flashing means on Faber filter light flashing: 200 hours on the charcoal filters, what to check before booking, and when it is not a…" url: "https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/faber-filter-alarm-led-flashing/" --- # Faber filter light flashing: 200 hours on the charcoal filter If the charcoal alarm has been switched on, Faber hoods count 200 working hours and then flash the alarm: S1 on the Highlight, the speed two and intensive lights on the Inca Lux Premium. ## What Filter alarm LED flashing actually means. If the charcoal alarm has been switched on, Faber hoods count 200 working hours and then flash the alarm: S1 on the Highlight, the speed two and intensive lights on the Inca Lux Premium. Faber asks for new charcoal filters and clean grease filters at the same time. Faber range hood display · also shown as S1 LED flashing, speed two and intensive lights blinking, charcoal filter saturation alarm What to do when Filter alarm LED flashing 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 Faber A Faber range hood that runs on only one speed, or hums without spinning, gets a visit that starts at its speed control. ### Source Faber Highlight island hood installation, use and care guide Highlight and Inca Lux Premium. The charcoal alarm is off until enabled; the LEDs flash twice to confirm it was turned on. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Faber's own guidance for Filter alarm LED flashing on its range hoods. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Fit new charcoal filters and wash the metal grease filters with the hood off. 02 Reset the alarm with the same long press used for the grease filter alarm, with motor and lights off. 03 If the hood is ducted outside, turn the charcoal alarm off in the manual's setup so it stops counting. 04 Book a visit if the flashing will not reset. ### 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 The flashing is not a board problem and has nothing to do with the lights. A steady light, not flashing, is only the grease filter. ## What you may notice with it. The range hood problems Filter alarm LED flashing 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 - [**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 Filter alarm LED flashing 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/) ## Faber range hoods. A Faber range hood that runs on only one speed, or hums without spinning, gets a visit that starts at its speed control. [Faber range hood repair](https://rangehooderepair.center/brands/faber/) More Faber codes [Filter alarm LED on (steady)](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/faber-filter-alarm-led-on/) [Intensive speed drops back after 6 or 10 minutes](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/faber-intensive-speed-timer/) [Top speeds disabled after CFM adjustment](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/faber-reduced-cfm-setting/) [All LEDs flash two or three times](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/faber-all-leds-flash/) 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/) [BlueStar Timer icon blinking, blower off](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-timer-icon-fan-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/) [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 61 codes of this kind](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/#family-filter) Faber 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. Faber builds this ### Under-cabinet range hood The slim hood screwed to the bottom of the wall cabinet over the burners, venting up through that cabinet or back through the wall, or cleaning the air and returning it to the room. Faber 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. ## In Faber's own words > The Activated Charcoal Filter saturation alarm turns on after the Hood has been working for 200 hours. [Faber Highlight island hood installation, use and care guide](https://pdf-uploader-v2.appspot.com.storage.googleapis.com/faber-usa/Highlight-install-725/Highlight-install-725.pdf) [Faber Inca Lux Premium insert installation, use and care guide](https://pdf-uploader-v2.appspot.com.storage.googleapis.com/faber-usa/Inca-lux-plus-install-725/Inca-lux-plus-install-725.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Highlight and Inca Lux Premium. The charcoal alarm is off until enabled; the LEDs flash twice to confirm it was turned on. ## Faber Filter alarm LED flashing range hood 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. 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Fit new charcoal filters and wash the metal grease filters with the hood off. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does my ducted Faber flash the filter light? The charcoal alarm was probably enabled at setup. Switch it off with the long press your manual gives; the LED flashes once or the LEDs light for a second to confirm. ### Do I wash Faber charcoal filters? Faber's guides call for replacing them when the alarm flashes, together with washing the grease filters. ### How long does a Faber charcoal filter last? The alarm is set for 200 working hours. --- **[Read on the site: Faber filter light flashing: 200 hours on the charcoal filter](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/faber-filter-alarm-led-flashing/)** **[Book a visit with RangeHoodeRepair.center](https://rangehooderepair.center/schedule/)**