Error code reference
GE Oven Error Code F3
Open sensor or open sensor circuit; sensor lead shorted to ground at ERC; or intermittent sensor harness…
Open sensor or open sensor circuit; sensor lead shorted to ground at ERC; or intermittent sensor harness connections. Also lock switches 1 and 2 closed at the same time.
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Test resistance of sensor circuit, both lead to lead and each lead to ground at ERC. Check operation of door lock switches.
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Open sensor or open sensor circuit
From Service Manual 739269, p.41:
1.Test resistance of sensor circuit, both lead to lead and each lead to ground at ERC. Check operation of door lock switches.
2.Measure door lock assembly resistance across the PTC terminals. Expected: ~200 ohms cold, rising sharply once energized.
3.Inspect strike and latch alignment. A warped door or misaligned strike prevents the switch stack from closing in the correct sequence.
Part WH44X10288
Door lock assembly
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- F1-E5Electronic control malfunction (E5).
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- F101Lower Machine Control processor failure.
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- F12Lower oven door latch switch circuit fault.
- F13Lower oven door latch switch circuit fault.
- F14Machine Control upper/single door latch circuit fault.
- F15Machine Control upper/single door latch circuit fault.
- F16Machine Control lower door latch circuit fault.
- F17Machine Control lower door latch circuit fault.
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- F3-E1Temperature sensor (lower) shorted.
- F3-E2Temperature sensor (microwave) opened.
- F3-E3Temperature sensor (microwave) shorted.
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- F31Upper oven sensor circuit fault related to oven sensor…
- F32Lower oven sensor circuit fault related to oven sensor…
- F33Lower oven sensor circuit fault related to oven sensor…
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- F36Machine Control upper cooling fan running too fast.
- F37Machine Control lower cooling fan running too fast.
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- F5Control sensor circuit supervisor error
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- F62Communication loss to the Upper Mode Encoder.
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- F65Communication loss to the Lower Mode Encoder.
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- F8-E1Oven over temperature while door open and latch unlock.
- F8-E4Oven over temperature while door closed and latch unlock.
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- F81Internal electronic problem in the lower machine control or…
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- F91Oven door becomes unlocked while it is expected to be…
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- F93Lower oven door becomes locked while expected to be…
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