--- title: "Frigidaire range showing F3, F20 or F26 | RangeRepair.center" description: "What F3 means on Frigidaire ranges, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f3/" --- # Frigidaire range showing F3 Frigidaire groups F3, F20 and F26 as communication errors: two parts of the electronic control are not exchanging signals. ## What F3 actually means. Frigidaire groups F3, F20 and F26 as communication errors: two parts of the electronic control are not exchanging signals. The display or the oven may stop responding. Frigidaire range display · also shown as F20, F26 What to do when F3 shows on the range ### Kind of code Controls 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 to Knobs, 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 as Range 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. ### Make Frigidaire A long-running American brand, now owned by Electrolux, that sells everyday freestanding and front-control ranges on gas, electric and induction. ### Source Frigidaire "Ranges - Error Code Guide" The range guide lists F3, F20 and F26; the individual article covers F3 and F20. Frigidaire files F3 under electric ranges and does not say which models use it. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Frigidaire's own guidance for F3 on its ranges. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Clear F3 by cutting power to the range for up to 30 seconds. 02 Book a visit if the code returns. ### Still there? It usually turns into [knobs, switches and controls](https://rangerepair.center/services/knobs-switches-and-controls/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do These codes are not about the oven temperature. ## What you may notice with it. The range problems F3 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the range before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://rangerepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Range Control Panel Not Responding](https://rangerepair.center/problems/control-panel-not-responding/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://rangerepair.center/problems/control-panel-not-responding/) It also comes with - [**Range Error Code**](https://rangerepair.center/problems/range-error-code/) Problem ### Range Control Panel Not Responding 5 causes, cheapest first Where F3 usually leads ## Knobs, switches and controls. **Knobs, keypad or control board · moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://rangerepair.center/services/knobs-switches-and-controls/) ## Frigidaire ranges. A long-running American brand, now owned by Electrolux, that sells everyday freestanding and front-control ranges on gas, electric and induction. [Frigidaire range repair](https://rangerepair.center/brands/frigidaire/) More Frigidaire codes [F10](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f10/) [F30](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f30/) [F31](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f31/) [F1](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f1/) [F12](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f12/) [F40](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f40/) [F90](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f90/) [–](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-dash/) Controls and communication on other makes [AGA FE](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/aga-fe/) [BlueStar F20](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-range-f20/) [Bosch e005](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e005/) [Café F7](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/cafe-f7/) [Dacor C-d0](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-d0/) [Electrolux Err](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-err-number/) [Fisher & Paykel F + number](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-range-f-number/) [Fulgor Milano F15](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-f15/) [All 68 codes of this kind](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/#family-communication) Frigidaire builds this ### 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. Frigidaire builds this ### Electric range Coil elements or radiant elements under a smooth glass top, with an electric oven below, all running on a dedicated 240-volt circuit. Frigidaire builds this ### 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. ## In Frigidaire's own words > F3 / F20 / F26 / - Communication Error [Frigidaire "Ranges - Error Code Guide"](https://owner.frigidaire.com/support-articles/article/1846380-ranges-error-code-guide) [Frigidaire "Range Error Code F3 / F20 - Communication Error"](https://owner.frigidaire.com/support-articles/article/1846389-range-error-code-f3-f20-communication-error) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. The range guide lists F3, F20 and F26; the individual article covers F3 and F20. Frigidaire files F3 under electric ranges and does not say which models use it. ## Frigidaire F3 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. 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Clear F3 by cutting power to the range for up to 30 seconds. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### What causes a communication error on a Frigidaire range? A loose harness, a damp connector or a failing board can all interrupt signals. The reset rules out a one-time glitch. ### Does F20 on my Frigidaire range mean the same as F3? Frigidaire lists both as communication errors. Which number appears depends on which link failed. --- **[Read on the site: Frigidaire range showing F3, F20 or F26 | RangeRepair.center](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f3/)** **[Book a visit with RangeRepair.center](https://rangerepair.center/schedule/)**