BlueStar range
showing F20
Control Error F20 appears on the oven touchscreen of BlueStar's dual-fuel and Platinum induction ranges.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Controls and communication
- Knobs, switches and controls
- Source: BlueStar
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What F20
actually means.
Control Error F20 appears on the oven touchscreen of BlueStar's dual-fuel and Platinum induction ranges. BlueStar ties it to the control board or the wiring around it, the electronics that run every oven mode.
BlueStar range display · also shown as Control Error F20
What to do when F20 shows on the rangeKind of codeControls and communication
The display, the main board or the induction power board lost contact with one another, or one of them failed its own self-check. A power dip, a loose cable or moisture from a boil-over is ruled out before a board is replaced, and a range that keeps heating while this code shows is switched off at the breaker.
Usually leads toKnobs, switches and controls
Knobs that spin or crack, touch keys that do nothing, blank displays, clocks that reset and control boards that switch the wrong thing.
Shows up asRange Control Panel Not Responding
The touch keys or knobs on the range do nothing, only some keys work, the display is blank or frozen, or it beeps without starting.
MakeBlueStar
A Pennsylvania company that builds professional-style gas and dual-fuel ranges, known for open burners and a very wide choice of finishes.
SourceBlueStar dual-fuel range manual 200009, troubleshooting
BlueStar BSDF dual-fuel ranges (manual 200009) and BSPIR Platinum induction ranges (manual 100799) print the same F-code table.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from BlueStar's own guidance for F20 on its ranges. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Note the exact wording on the touchscreen and switch the oven off.
BlueStar's table sends F20 straight to service, so book a visit.
Still there?
It usually turns into knobs, switches and controls. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
F20 is an oven touchscreen message. The burner troubleshooting in the same manual lists no codes, so a burner that will not light has other causes to check.
What you may
notice with it.
The range problems F20 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the range before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where F20 usually leads
Knobs, switches and controls.
BlueStar
ranges.
A Pennsylvania company that builds professional-style gas and dual-fuel ranges, known for open burners and a very wide choice of finishes.
BlueStar range repairMore BlueStar codes
Controls and communication on other makes
Gas range
Open flames on top and a gas-fired oven below, all fed by one supply line behind the range and lit by igniters rather than a match.
Dual-fuel range
Gas burners on top and an electric oven below, the combination most professional-style ranges use, needing both a gas line and a 240-volt circuit.
Induction range
A glass top that heats the pan itself through copper coils and power boards, over an electric oven, with electronics doing almost all the work.
In BlueStar's own words
Control Error F20
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. BlueStar BSDF dual-fuel ranges (manual 200009) and BSPIR Platinum induction ranges (manual 100799) print the same F-code table.
BlueStar F20 range repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about F20.
Can I clear F20 myself?
Is there anything I can try myself when my BlueStar range shows F20?
Does F20 on my BlueStar mean the whole range is out of action?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F20?
Book with the code exactly as it appears, the full model number, and whether you notice any smell of gas or scorching — with a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.