--- title: "TurboChef Cooling Down: the oven is shedding heat after being switched off" description: "What COOLING DOWN means on TurboChef Cooling Down: the oven is shedding heat after being switched offs, what to check before booking, and when it is not a…" url: "https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-cooling-down/" --- # TurboChef Cooling Down: the oven is shedding heat after being switched off When the back/off key is pressed on a hot HhC, the heat shuts off and the display shows COOLING DOWN with the chamber temperature. ## What COOLING DOWN actually means. When the back/off key is pressed on a hot HhC, the heat shuts off and the display shows COOLING DOWN with the chamber temperature. The oven moves on to Oven Off once it drops below 150°F. The Single Batch shows the same words after it is switched off, and TurboChef says not to start cleaning until they are gone. TurboChef pizza oven display · also shown as Cooling Down What to do when COOLING DOWN shows on the pizza oven ### Kind of code Mode, not a failure No part of the oven has failed; the display is reporting a state someone chose or the oven entered on its own. A cool-down keeps the blowers turning after the heat is off until the cavity or the tunnel has dropped to a safe level, an energy save setting lets the decks sag between rushes, and a menu lock stops anyone on the line from changing the bake times. No part is needed: letting the cool-down run out, or the key sequence in the manual, brings the oven back. ### Usually leads to No repair Leave the oven plugged in and switched on at the breaker so the fans can finish cooling it. ### Shows up as Pizza Oven Error Code on a Deck, Conveyor or Rapid-Cook Display A pizza oven error code shows as letters or numbers on the display of a conveyor, deck or rapid-cook oven, a flashing light on its panel, or a message about ignition, heat, belt or airflow. ### Make TurboChef A TurboChef call starts with the menu item that came out wrong and the recipe setting it ran on, since a rapid-cook oven follows those settings to the second. ### Source TurboChef High h Conveyor (HhC 1618, 2020, 2620) owner's manual, HCT-4201 Rev U Mode 6 on HhC conveyors with the legacy controller; the same wording appears on the Single Batch before cleaning. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from TurboChef's own guidance for COOLING DOWN on its pizza ovens. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Leave the oven plugged in and switched on at the breaker so the fans can finish cooling it. 02 Wait for the display to change to Oven Off before starting any cleaning. 03 On a Single Batch, the manual allows leaving the door open and placing a tray of ice inside to speed it up. ### Cleared? The code has left the display, the decks or the tunnel come up to the set heat and hold it through a full service, the belt keeps its speed and the blowers run steady, all with no part changed. If the same code returns within a week, or on the next busy night, say so when you book. ### What not to do COOLING DOWN does not mean the oven has broken; the fans running after switch-off are there to protect the components. If the oven cools, shuts down or changes screens on its own during service, that is a different entry in the Single Batch manual and points at the display. ## What you may notice with it. The pizza oven problem COOLING DOWN tends to arrive with. Answer these at the pizza oven before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Pizza Oven Error Code on a Deck, Conveyor or Rapid-Cook Display](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/problems/pizza-oven-error-code/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/problems/pizza-oven-error-code/) Problem ### Pizza Oven Error Code on a Deck, Conveyor or Rapid-Cook Display 7 causes, cheapest first No repair indicated ## Nothing to repair. No part of the oven has failed; the display is reporting a state someone chose or the oven entered on its own. A cool-down keeps the blowers turning after the heat is off until the cavity or the tunnel has dropped to a safe level, an energy save setting lets the decks sag between rushes, and a menu lock stops anyone on the line from changing the bake times. No part is needed: letting the cool-down run out, or the key sequence in the manual, brings the oven back. [How to read what your pizza oven is telling you](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/problems/pizza-oven-error-code/) ## TurboChef pizza ovens. A TurboChef call starts with the menu item that came out wrong and the recipe setting it ran on, since a rapid-cook oven follows those settings to the second. [TurboChef pizza oven repair](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/brands/turbochef/) More TurboChef codes [F1](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-f1/) [F2](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-f2/) [F5](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-f5/) [F6](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-f6/) [F7](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-f7/) [F8](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-f8/) [F9](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-f9/) [Oven Door Open](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-oven-door-open/) [Er1](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-er1/) [OVEN IDLE](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-oven-idle/) [SOAKING](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-soaking/) Mode, not a failure on other makes [Alfresco Igniter keeps glowing after the burner lights](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/alfresco-igniter-glows-while-lit/) [Blodgett LOAD](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-load/) [Fontana Forni noP](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-nop/) [Marra Forni Day 1 of 5 (curing screen)](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/marra-forni-day-of-5/) [Middleby Marshall BELT OFF](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/middleby-marshall-belt-off/) [Wood Stone LO](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/wood-stone-lo/) [All 15 codes of this kind](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode) TurboChef builds this ### Conveyor and rapid-cook pizza oven A tunnel oven whose wire belt carries pizzas through hot air jets, and the countertop rapid-cook ovens that bake a pizza in minutes. ## In TurboChef's own words > mode 1 when the oven temperature has receded [TurboChef High h Conveyor (HhC 1618, 2020, 2620) owner's manual, HCT-4201 Rev U](https://middleby-cdn.com/usermanuals/TurboChef_HhC_Conveyors_OwnersManual_1.pdf) [TurboChef High h Conveyor (HhC 1618, 2020, 2620) owner's manual, HCT-4201 Rev U](https://middleby-cdn.com/usermanuals/TurboChef_HhC_Conveyors_OwnersManual_1.pdf) [TurboChef Single Batch rapid cook oven owner's manual](https://middleby-cdn.com/usermanuals/TurboChef_HHS-9500-801_ImpingementOvens_OwnersManual_1.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. 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Leave the oven plugged in and switched on at the breaker so the fans can finish cooling it. ### How long does a TurboChef conveyor stay in Cooling Down? Until the chamber drops below 150°F, when the HhC switches itself to Oven Off. How long that takes depends on how hot it was running and the air in the room. ### Can I unplug my TurboChef while it says Cooling Down? Better not. The fans stay on during cool-down to protect the parts inside, and TurboChef also warns against using the emergency stop key as an everyday off switch. ### Why can't I clean the TurboChef during Cooling Down? The cavity is still hot enough to burn, and TurboChef's cleaning steps begin only once the display no longer reads Cooling Down. --- **[Read on the site: TurboChef Cooling Down: the oven is shedding heat after being switched off](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/turbochef-cooling-down/)** **[Book a visit with PizzaOvenRepair.center](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/schedule/)**