--- title: "Dacor range showing C-A2 | RangeRepair.center" description: "What C-A2 means on Dacor ranges, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-a2/" --- # Dacor range showing C-A2 C-A2 reports that the cooling motor, the fan that pulls heat away from the controls and door area, is operating abnormally. ## What C-A2 actually means. C-A2 reports that the cooling motor, the fan that pulls heat away from the controls and door area, is operating abnormally. Dacor gives no home step for this one. Dacor range display What to do when C-A2 shows on the range ### Kind of code Fans The convection fan behind the oven's back wall, or the cooling fan that keeps heat away from the controls, did not spin as fast as the control expected. Grease on the blade and a loose plug are checked first; a tired motor, and on the cooling side a thermal fuse, come after. ### Usually leads to Convection fan repair A convection oven on a range that bakes unevenly, rattles, squeals or never starts its fan, traced to the motor, the blade or the convection element. ### Shows up as Range Oven Not Heating The burners or elements on top work, but the oven below stays cold, heats only a little, or never finishes preheating. ### Make Dacor A Samsung-owned luxury brand that sells professional-style gas, dual-fuel and induction ranges. ### Source Dacor 30-inch Transitional gas range user manual, troubleshooting Dacor Transitional gas and dual-fuel ranges. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Dacor's own guidance for C-A2 on its ranges. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Turn the oven off and let it cool. 02 Book a visit; Dacor's instruction for C-A2 is service. ### Still there? It usually turns into [convection fan repair](https://rangerepair.center/services/convection-fan-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do C-A2 is not the convection fan used for baking; it is the cooling fan. ## What you may notice with it. The range problems C-A2 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the range before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://rangerepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Range Oven Not Heating](https://rangerepair.center/problems/range-oven-not-heating/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://rangerepair.center/problems/range-oven-not-heating/) It also comes with - [**Range Control Panel Not Responding**](https://rangerepair.center/problems/control-panel-not-responding/) - [**Range Error Code**](https://rangerepair.center/problems/range-error-code/) Problem ### Range Oven Not Heating 7 causes, cheapest first Where C-A2 usually leads ## Convection fan repair. **Convection fan, blade or ring element · low to moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://rangerepair.center/services/convection-fan-repair/) ## Dacor ranges. A Samsung-owned luxury brand that sells professional-style gas, dual-fuel and induction ranges. [Dacor range repair](https://rangerepair.center/brands/dacor/) More Dacor codes [C-d0](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-d0/) [C-d1](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-d1/) [C-F0](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-f0/) [C-F2](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-f2/) [C-20](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-20/) [C-21](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-21/) [C-23](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-23/) [C-24](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-24/) [C-70](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-70/) Fans on other makes [BlueStar F60](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-range-f60/) [Fulgor Milano Fan failure](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-fan-failure/) [Hestan E8](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/hestan-induction-e8/) [KitchenAid F7 E5](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f7-e5/) [LG F17](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/lg-f17/) [Maytag F8 E2](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/maytag-f8-e2/) [Whirlpool F8 E0](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f8-e0/) [Wolf COOL FAN](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/wolf-df-cool-fan/) [All 12 codes of this kind](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/#family-fan) Dacor builds this ### Gas range Open flames on top and a gas-fired oven below, all fed by one supply line behind the range and lit by igniters rather than a match. Dacor builds this ### Dual-fuel range Gas burners on top and an electric oven below, the combination most professional-style ranges use, needing both a gas line and a 240-volt circuit. Dacor builds this ### Induction range A glass top that heats the pan itself through copper coils and power boards, over an electric oven, with electronics doing almost all the work. ## In Dacor's own words > The cooling motor is operating [Dacor 30-inch Transitional gas range user manual, troubleshooting](https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/dacor/products/cooking/ranges/dop30t840gs/download/Dacor_DOP30T840GS_User_Manual.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Dacor Transitional gas and dual-fuel ranges. ## Dacor C-A2 range 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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