Danfoss HCP Error Code

What does Danfoss HCP mean?

On the Danfoss AK-RC 204B/205C walk-in controller, HCP is a HACCP alarm. The manual states the temperature has reached the value of parameter h1 for a longer period than the time established in h2. It is a food-safety record alarm: the room has held an unsafe temperature long enough to be logged. A related alarm, hCP plus PF, indicates the same HACCP threshold reached following a power failure.

Symptoms

• Display shows the HCP alarm (or hCP with PF after a power failure).
• Room temperature reached the HACCP limit set in h1.
• The over-temperature lasted longer than the h2 time.
• Acoustic alarm and/or alarm relay activate.

Common causes

• Sustained high-temperature event such as a cooling failure.
• Doors left open or heavy load warming the room past h1.
• Power failure causing temperature to rise (hCP + PF case).
• h1/h2 HACCP parameters set tighter than the system can hold.

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Diagnostic steps

1. Record the alarm

   Note the HCP alarm and the temperatures involved, as it is a food-safety event that must be documented.

2. Identify the over-temperature cause

   Determine whether a cooling failure, open door, heavy load, or power failure (hCP + PF) drove the room past h1.

3. Restore safe temperature

   Correct the underlying fault so the room returns below the h1 limit, addressing any cooling-system issue found.

4. Assess the stored product

   Follow your food-safety procedures to judge whether product held above the limit for longer than h2 is still safe.

When to call a professional

A HACCP alarm signals a potential food-safety breach, so it requires both technical and procedural follow-up. A refrigeration technician should find and fix the cause of the sustained high temperature, while your food-safety process governs the affected stock. If the room cannot hold temperature, do not simply clear the alarm; have the cooling fault diagnosed and repaired by qualified staff before returning product to the space.