--- title: "Kenmore stove showing E8 | StoveRepair.center" description: "What E8 means on Kenmore stoves, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e8/" --- # Kenmore stove showing E8 E8 means the display board you press and the main control board behind it have lost communication. ## What E8 actually means. E8 means the display board you press and the main control board behind it have lost communication. Settings made on the panel may not reach the oven. Kenmore stove display What to do when E8 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 Kenmore Kenmore began as the house label of Sears, and every stove sold under it came out of another company's factory. ### Source Kenmore electric stove use & care guide, model 95163 (4.8 cu. ft.) Kenmore 4.8 cu. ft. front-control stoves, electric model 95163 and gas model 75293, which print the same E-code table. Other Kenmore model families use different codes, so check the model number first. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for E8 on its stoves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Press Off/Clear and restart the oven. 02 Disconnect power for at least 30 seconds and reconnect it. 03 If E8 returns, book a visit. ### 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 E8 is not a keypad problem alone. It is the link between two boards. ## What you may notice with it. The stove problems E8 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 E8 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/) ## Kenmore stoves. Kenmore began as the house label of Sears, and every stove sold under it came out of another company's factory. [Kenmore stove repair](https://stoverepair.center/brands/kenmore/) More Kenmore codes [Er-](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-er/) [E0](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e0/) [E1](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e1/) [E2](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e2/) [E3](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e3/) [E5](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e5/) [E10](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e10/) [E16](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e16/) [E17](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e17/) [E02](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e02/) [E03](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e03/) [H](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-h/) [All 14 Kenmore codes](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/#codes-kenmore) 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/) [Frigidaire F3](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f3/) [All 77 codes of this kind](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/#family-board) Kenmore 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. Kenmore 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. Kenmore 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 Kenmore's own words > Communication failure between display board and main control board [Kenmore electric stove use & care guide, model 95163 (4.8 cu. ft.)](https://i.sears.com/s/d/pdf/mp-tc/10672318/prod_27603662012) [Kenmore electric stove use & care guide, model 95163 (4.8 cu. ft.)](https://i.sears.com/s/d/pdf/mp-tc/10672318/prod_27603662012) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore 4.8 cu. ft. front-control stoves, electric model 95163 and gas model 75293, which print the same E-code table. Other Kenmore model families use different codes, so check the model number first. ## Kenmore E8 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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Press Off/Clear and restart the oven. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does my Kenmore ignore buttons and show E8? The display may not be reaching the main board. ### Could moving the stove cause E8 on a Kenmore? A connector loosened in a move can break the link. A technician can check the harness. ### Is E8 the same as E18 on my Kenmore? No. E18 is between the touch chip and the processor on the display board. --- **[Read on the site: Kenmore stove showing E8 | StoveRepair.center](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e8/)** **[Book a visit with StoveRepair.center](https://stoverepair.center/schedule/)**