--- title: "Frigidaire stove shows F12 | StoveRepair.center" description: "What F12 means on Frigidaire stove shows F12s, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f12/" --- # Frigidaire stove shows F12 Frigidaire lists F12 as micro identification. ## What F12 actually means. Frigidaire lists F12 as micro identification. The control checks its own processor when it powers up, and F12 means that check did not pass. Frigidaire stove display What to do when F12 shows on the stove ### Kind of code Control board and power The main board failed its own start-up check, lost contact with the display, or saw the supply voltage sag too low, often after a storm, a power outage or a spill that ran down behind the panel. The breaker, the cord and the outlet are ruled out before a board is replaced. A stove that sparks, smells of hot wiring or keeps heating while this code shows is switched off at the breaker first. ### Usually leads to Control board and display repair Stoves with a blank or flashing display, touch keys that do not answer, codes that keep returning or a stove that will not turn on, traced to the board, the keypad or the power to them. ### Shows up as Stove Display Blank or Flashing The clock and display on the stove have gone dark, or they flash the time, a word or a string of characters and ignore the keys you press. ### Make Frigidaire One of the most familiar stove names in American homes, now part of Electrolux. ### Source Frigidaire: error code F12, micro identification F12 is listed here: Frigidaire's owner support articles, marked for electric ranges (some also electric cooktops); they name no models, and whether gas or induction Frigidaire stoves use the same numbers was not confirmed. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Frigidaire's own guidance for F12 on its stoves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Switch the breaker off or unplug the stove for up to 30 seconds. 02 Restore power and see whether the display starts normally. 03 Book a visit if F12 returns; the control board is the usual suspect. ### Still there? It usually turns into [control board and display repair](https://stoverepair.center/services/control-board-and-display-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do F12 is not about the oven sensor or the keys. It concerns the control board's own electronics. ## What you may notice with it. The stove problems F12 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the stove before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://stoverepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Stove Display Blank or Flashing](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-display-blank-or-flashing/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-display-blank-or-flashing/) It also comes with - [**Stove Won't Turn On**](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-wont-turn-on/) - [**Stove Error Code**](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-error-code/) Problem ### Stove Display Blank or Flashing 6 causes, cheapest first Where F12 usually leads ## Control board and display repair. **Control board, keypad or display · moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://stoverepair.center/services/control-board-and-display-repair/) ## Frigidaire stoves. One of the most familiar stove names in American homes, now part of Electrolux. [Frigidaire stove repair](https://stoverepair.center/brands/frigidaire/) More Frigidaire codes [F1](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f1/) [F3](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f3/) [F10](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f10/) [F13](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f13/) [F30](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f30/) [F31](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f31/) [F40](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f40/) [F90](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f90/) Control board and power on other makes [AGA CE](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/aga-ce/) [BlueStar F20](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-f20/) [Bosch e005](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e005/) [Café F97](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/cafe-f97/) [Dacor C-F0](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-f0/) [Electrolux Err](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-err/) [Fisher & Paykel F](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f/) [Fulgor Milano Fan failure](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-fan-failure/) [All 77 codes of this kind](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/#family-board) Frigidaire builds this ### Gas stove A stove with gas burners on top, whether its oven below runs on gas too or on electricity, fed by one gas line behind it and plugged into a wall outlet for the spark. Frigidaire builds this ### Electric stove A stove that runs entirely on electricity through a heavy cord and a large outlet behind it, with coil burners that lift out or a smooth glass stovetop with elements under it. Frigidaire builds this ### Induction stove A stove with a flat glass top that heats the pan itself through a magnetic field, run by touch keys and power boards, with an electric oven underneath. ## In Frigidaire's own words > Electric Range Error Code F12 - Micro Identification [Frigidaire: error code F12, micro identification](https://owner.frigidaire.com/support-articles/article/1846383-range-error-code-f12-micro-identification) [Frigidaire: error code F12, micro identification](https://owner.frigidaire.com/support-articles/article/1846383-range-error-code-f12-micro-identification) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. F12 is listed here: Frigidaire's owner support articles, marked for electric ranges (some also electric cooktops); they name no models, and whether gas or induction Frigidaire stoves use the same numbers was not confirmed. ## Frigidaire F12 stove 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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Switch the breaker off or unplug the stove for up to 30 seconds. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### What does micro identification mean on my Frigidaire? It is the control's check of its own processor. When it fails, the board cannot confirm it is running correctly. ### Can a power outage cause F12 on a Frigidaire? A brownout or surge can upset the board. If a reset clears it for good, the board may be fine. ### Is F12 on a Frigidaire the keypad or the board? Frigidaire ties it to the control's own chip, so the board is checked first. --- **[Read on the site: Frigidaire stove shows F12 | StoveRepair.center](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f12/)** **[Book a visit with StoveRepair.center](https://stoverepair.center/schedule/)**