--- title: "GE range showing F3 | RangeRepair.center" description: "What F3 means on GE ranges, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/ge-f3/" --- # GE range showing F3 On GE ranges, F3 most often points to the oven temperature sensor. ## What F3 actually means. On GE ranges, F3 most often points to the oven temperature sensor. Without a trusted reading, the oven will not heat properly or will stop mid-cycle. GE range display What to do when F3 shows on the range ### Kind of code Temperature sensor The oven sensor sent a reading the control would not accept, or one that climbed well past the setting. A loose plug or a sensor that has drifted is ruled out before the control board, and a temperature that keeps rising means the range is switched off at the breaker first. ### Usually leads to Temperature sensor and thermostat repair A range oven that bakes hot, bakes slow, takes forever to preheat or posts a sensor code, traced to the sensor probe, the thermostat or the calibration. ### Shows up as Range Oven Not Heating The burners or elements on top work, but the oven below stays cold, heats only a little, or never finishes preheating. ### Make GE GE Appliances, owned by Haier, sells a very wide range of freestanding and slide-in ranges on gas, electric and induction. ### Source GE Appliances support: Range & Wall Oven error codes GE ranges with electronic oven controls listed on GE's shared code page. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from GE's own guidance for F3 on its ranges. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Reset power at the breaker for a minute or two. 02 If F3 shows again, book a visit and use only the surface units in the meantime. ### Still there? It usually turns into [temperature sensor and thermostat repair](https://rangerepair.center/services/temperature-sensor-and-thermostat-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do F3 is not a keypanel code. ## 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 Oven Not Heating](https://rangerepair.center/problems/range-oven-not-heating/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://rangerepair.center/problems/range-oven-not-heating/) It also comes with - [**Range Oven Temperature Wrong**](https://rangerepair.center/problems/range-oven-temperature-wrong/) - [**Range Error Code**](https://rangerepair.center/problems/range-error-code/) Problem ### Range Oven Not Heating 7 causes, cheapest first Where F3 usually leads ## Temperature sensor and thermostat repair. **Oven temperature sensor, thermostat or calibration · low.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://rangerepair.center/services/temperature-sensor-and-thermostat-repair/) ## GE ranges. GE Appliances, owned by Haier, sells a very wide range of freestanding and slide-in ranges on gas, electric and induction. [GE range repair](https://rangerepair.center/brands/ge/) More GE codes [F0](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/ge-f0/) [F2](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/ge-f2/) [F9](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/ge-f9/) [DOOR LOCK](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/ge-door-lock-flashes/) Temperature sensor on other makes [AGA 007](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/aga-007/) [BlueStar F40](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-range-f40/) [Bosch e101](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e101/) [Café FD](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/cafe-fd/) [Dacor C-20](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/dacor-range-c-20/) [Electrolux F30](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-f30/) [Frigidaire F30](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f30/) [GE Profile F4](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-f4/) [All 30 codes of this kind](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/#family-sensor-circuit) GE 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. GE 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. ## In GE's own words > This code usually means that the oven sensor needs to be replaced. [GE Appliances support: Range & Wall Oven error codes](https://products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-support-search-content?contentId=16238) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. GE ranges with electronic oven controls listed on GE's shared code page. ## GE 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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Reset power at the breaker for a minute or two. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Is F3 on my GE range fixable in one visit? GE's wording points straight at the sensor, which makes the diagnosis short. The harness is tested too, so a new sensor is not fitted to a bad connection. ### Why did F3 come back after I reset my GE? A reset clears the display, not a failed sensor. When the control reads the sensor again and dislikes it, the code returns. --- **[Read on the site: GE range showing F3 | RangeRepair.center](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/ge-f3/)** **[Book a visit with RangeRepair.center](https://rangerepair.center/schedule/)**