Code overview
Content status: Verified
- Error code
- F9
- Appliance
- Microwave
Reading F9 on a Maytag over-the-range microwave, plus when to call for service.
Model compatibility: Maytag reuses codes across series and model years, so F9 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
F9
Maytag says F9 may point to a problem with the Appliance Control Board, the Relay Control Board or the associated wiring.
Code F9 in short
What does F9 mean on a Maytag microwave? The help entry answers: the Appliance Control Board, the Relay Control Board, or the associated wiring. It says the microwave could not complete the requested function.
This is a Maytag over-the-range microwave entry.
Also worth a look
F9Q1 covers the touch pad case. The exhaust air temperature sensor has its own code, F8 E5. F6: Maytag attributes it to the relay control board.
What to do first
- First, one minute without power, by way of the circuit breaker.
- Re-energize the unit at the breaker.
- Wait one minute while monitoring for the code.
- Then check microwave operation.
Microwave service in our metro areas
We schedule Maytag microwave repair in the Miami, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Diego metro areas. Phone (844) 415-0954 with F9, the model number and what you have tried. Related: oven repair.
Source: F9 – 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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