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Whirlpool Refrigerator Error Code F3E9
Ambient temperature sensor failure; mullion flipper heater will run at 100% (10 W).
SourceWhirlpool Counter Depth 4-Door Refrigerator - Service Manual (W11482837)p. 3-6
Diagnostic procedure
The full F3E9 procedure
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First diagnostic step
Run Service Test 12; display reads current temperature in degrees Celsius; SH indicates shorted, OP indicates open; check wiring to HMI board and change sensor if no wiring issue found.
SourceWhirlpool Counter Depth 4-Door Refrigerator - Service Manual (W11482837)p. 3-6
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Where this code is documented
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