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# Zephyr FAN- button blinking slowly: the grease filter reminder

On ICON Touch LCD hoods the reminder comes after 60 hours of fan use.

## What FAN- button slowly blinking actually means.

On ICON Touch LCD hoods the reminder comes after 60 hours of fan use. With the hood on, the LCD scrolls a message and FAN- blinks; with the hood off, only FAN- blinks. Zephyr's help center describes the same blinking down arrow on other models as a clean filter reminder.

Zephyr range hood display · also shown as down arrow button flashing, scrolling filter text on ICON Touch LCD

What to do when FAN- button slowly blinking 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 Zephyr

Zephyr hoods with unresponsive touch controls, dim lamps or a fan that drifts on without being asked are checked at your home.

### Source Zephyr Siena Pro use, care and installation guide

Siena Pro (ZSP-E36DS, ZSP-E42DS, ZSP-E48DS) and other ICON Touch LCD hoods at 60 hours; the Anzio and Savona ICON Touch hoods blink a button at 30 hours instead.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Zephyr's own guidance for FAN- button slowly blinking on its range hoods. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Wash the grease filters with the hood off and cool.

02

With the entire hood off, press and hold FAN- to reset the reminder; a short press only shows the reset instructions.

03

If FAN- keeps blinking after a proper reset, book a visit to check the keypad and board.

### 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

A blinking FAN- is not a sign that the fan speed control has failed, and the fan still works at every speed. Both ON/OFF and LIGHTS blinking together with PAIRING on the screen is the remote pairing mode instead.

## What you may notice with it.

The range hood problems FAN- button slowly blinking 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 Buttons or Keypad Not Responding**](https://rangehooderepair.center/problems/range-hood-controls-not-responding/)

Problem

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

7 causes, cheapest first

Where FAN- button slowly blinking 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/)

## Zephyr range hoods.

Zephyr hoods with unresponsive touch controls, dim lamps or a fan that drifts on without being asked are checked at your home.

[Zephyr range hood repair](https://rangehooderepair.center/brands/zephyr/)

More Zephyr codes

[F](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/zephyr-f/) [C](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/zephyr-c/) [A then 1](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/zephyr-a1/) [CLEAN GREASE FILTERS HOLD FAN- TO RESET](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/zephyr-clean-grease-filters-hold-fan-to-reset/) [Clean filters indicator on or flashing](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/zephyr-clean-filters-indicator/) [Filter button slowly blinking (30 or 120 hours)](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/zephyr-filter-button-slowly-blinking/) [ACT 390](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/zephyr-act-390/) [PAIRING](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/zephyr-pairing/) [HELLO](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/zephyr-hello/) [Filter clean icon blinking](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/zephyr-lift-filter-icon-blinking/) [Dot flashing in the lower right of the display](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/zephyr-dot-flashing/)

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/) [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/)

[All 56 codes of this kind](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/#family-filter)

Zephyr 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.

Zephyr 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.

Zephyr 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 Zephyr's own words

> the FAN- button will slowly blink, indicating it is time to clean the grease filters.

[Zephyr Siena Pro use, care and installation guide](https://docs.zephyronline.com/docs/manuals/siena_prod_manual.pdf) [Zephyr Help Center: Range Hood Troubleshooting](https://helpcenter.zephyronline.com/hc/en-us/articles/36460141490189-Range-Hood-Troubleshooting) [Zephyr Help Center: How Do I Clean The Filters?](https://helpcenter.zephyronline.com/hc/en-us/articles/17997872099341-How-Do-I-Clean-The-Filters)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Siena Pro (ZSP-E36DS, ZSP-E42DS, ZSP-E48DS) and other ICON Touch LCD hoods at 60 hours; the Anzio and Savona ICON Touch hoods blink a button at 30 hours instead.

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## Questions about FAN- button slowly blinking.

### Can I clear FAN- button slowly blinking myself?

Wash the grease filters with the hood off and cool. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### Why is the down arrow flashing on my Zephyr hood?

Zephyr uses that blink as its clean filter reminder. Clean the filters and do the reset from your manual.

### I pressed FAN- and the Zephyr still blinks. Why?

A short press with the hood off just shows how to reset. Hold FAN- with the whole hood off until the reminder clears.

### How often does a Zephyr Siena Pro remind me about filters?

Every 60 hours of fan use.

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