Code overview
Content status: Verified
- Error code
- F3T3
- Appliance
- Microwave
Reading F3T3 on a Maytag over-the-range microwave, plus when to call for service.
Model compatibility: Maytag reuses codes across series and model years, so F3T3 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
F3T3
Maytag says F3T3 may point to a problem with the Hood Temperature Thermistor or the associated wiring.
F3T3 at a glance
Over-the-range microwave models are the ones listed. The F3T3 display on your Maytag microwave relates, per Maytag, to the Hood Temperature Thermistor or the associated wiring.
The one-minute reset
- Drop power to the unit at the breaker and count one minute.
- Power up by switching the circuit breaker back on.
- Does the code return within one minute? Monitor and see.
- Finally, verify that the microwave is operating.
Compare with
- The humidity sensor has its own code, F3H1.
- F3T1: Maytag attributes it to the user interface thermistor.
- F4 E1 covers the cavity temperature thermistor case.
Repair coverage areas
To book Maytag microwave service in the Miami, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Diego metro areas, call (844) 415-0954. Have the code F3T3 and the model number in hand. Further reading: oven repair.
Source: F3T3 – Error Code – Over-the-Range Microwave – Maytag Product Help
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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