Code overview
Content status: Verified
- Error code
- F3
- Appliance
- Wall Oven
F3 on a Maytag wall oven may point to a problem with the oven control. Maytag's response is a one-minute power reset at the breaker, then a check that the code stays away.
Model compatibility: Maytag reuses codes across series and model years, so F3 may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
What this code means
F3
There may be a problem with the Oven Control, or the associated wiring.
What F3 means
An oven that displays F3 is giving you a fault message. Seeing F3? The possible trouble named is the Oven Control, or the associated wiring.
Steps from Maytag
Go to the breaker box and turn the oven’s breaker(s) off for one minute. Switch the breaker(s) on to bring the oven back up.
For one minute, check whether the fault message returns. Last, run the oven and verify it works.
No luck with the reset? Maytag’s help directs you to contact or schedule service.
Other codes in this family
F3 E0, the code that names the upper oven sensor. F3 E1 is easy to mix up with this one; it relates to the lower oven sensor. Next door in the list: F3 E2 (about the oven temperature sensor).
Wall oven service near you
Located in the Miami, New York, Houston, Los Angeles or San Diego metro areas? Ring (844) 415-0954 about Maytag wall oven service and share the code, model number and what you tried first.
Source: Maytag Product Help: range and wall oven error code list; Maytag Product Help: F3 wall oven
Safety warning
Do not attempt repairs involving electrical components, gas, water lines, refrigerant or sealed systems. Unplug the appliance if it is safe to reach the outlet, and leave internal diagnostics to a qualified technician.
Sources & references
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