GE stove
showing F1
F1 is one of four GE codes that point at the keypanel, the membrane of touch pads you use to set the oven.
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What F1
actually means.
F1 is one of four GE codes that point at the keypanel, the membrane of touch pads you use to set the oven. The control has stopped trusting what the pads report, and GE says the keypanel frequently needs replacing.
GE stove display
What to do when F1 shows on the stoveKind of codeKnobs, keys and display
A key on the panel was held down too long, reported a press nobody made, or stopped answering; or a knob's switch told the stove it was on when it was off. Water, a spill or grease worked in behind a knob is ruled out first, then the switch, the key panel and the cable to the board. If a burner keeps heating while the keys or knobs do nothing, switch the stove off at the breaker.
Usually leads toKnob and switch replacement
Stove knobs that are cracked, loose or spin in place, and the switches behind them that leave a burner stuck on high or dead, replaced at the knob, the stem or the switch.
Shows up asStove 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.
MakeGE
GE Appliances, owned by Haier, makes some of the most common stoves in American kitchens.
SourceGE Appliances support: oven error and function code list
GE ranges and stoves with an electronic oven control. GE says its list covers the most common codes, not every code on every past and present model.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from GE's own guidance for F1 on its stoves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Press Cancel/Off and give the oven a few minutes with nothing set.
Turn the stove off at the breaker for a minute or two, then back on, and see whether the pads answer.
If F1 comes back, leave the breaker off between uses and book a visit; the burners can still be used with the breaker on for short spells.
Still there?
It usually turns into knob and switch replacement. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
F1 does not mean the oven is overheating or that a sensor is bad. On GE's list those problems carry other numbers, so a new sensor will not clear this one.
What you may
notice with it.
The stove problems F1 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the stove before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where F1 usually leads
Knob and switch replacement.
GE
stoves.
GE Appliances, owned by Haier, makes some of the most common stoves in American kitchens.
GE stove repair
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.
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.
In GE's own words
This code usually means that there is a problem with the keypanel. Many times, it means the keypanel needs to be replaced.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. GE ranges and stoves with an electronic oven control. GE says its list covers the most common codes, not every code on every past and present model.
GE F1 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.
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 F1.
Can I clear F1 myself?
Why did my GE stove show F1 right after I wiped the control panel?
Can a GE stove with F1 still cook dinner on the burners?
Does F1 on a GE stove mean the whole control board is bad?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F1?
Book with the code written exactly as the stove shows it, the full model number, and whether you notice any smell of gas or hot wiring — when there is a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.