The back wall inside a stove's oven seen close with the racks removed, the slim metal temperature probe mounted near the upper corner.

KitchenAid stove
showing F3 E3

F3 E3 narrows the problem to the oven temperature sensor and the wiring that connects it.

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  • Temperature sensor
  • Stove oven heating repair
  • Source: KitchenAid

Book a visit

Three short steps, about a minute.

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Before you book,
in this order.

Each step comes from KitchenAid's own guidance for F3 E3 on its stoves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Turn the oven off.

02

Cut power for one minute, then restore it.

03

If F3 E3 returns, book a visit.

Still there?

It usually turns into stove oven heating repair. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

F3 E3 is not a heating element code. The oven may heat, but it cannot tell how hot it is.

What you may
notice with it.

The stove problems F3 E3 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the stove before anyone is booked.

All problems

Where F3 E3 usually leads

Stove oven heating repair.

Oven element, igniter, gas valve or sensor · low to moderate.

In KitchenAid's own words

There may be a problem with the Oven Temperature Sensor, or the associated wiring.
KitchenAid product help: F3 E3 KitchenAid product help: F3 E3

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. KitchenAid freestanding and slide-in stoves with electronic controls; not every model uses every code.

KitchenAid F3 E3 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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Questions
about F3 E3.

Can I clear F3 E3 myself?
Turn the oven off. If it comes back, it needs a visit.
My KitchenAid roast came out overdone before F3 E3 showed. Related?
Possibly. A sensor that reads low can let the oven run hot.
Is F3 E3 on a KitchenAid different from other F3 codes?
This one names only the sensor and its wiring, not the control.
Can I use the stovetop with F3 E3 on my KitchenAid?
The code is about the oven sensor. The burners are usually fine.

Back to your everyday

Still showing F3 E3?

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.

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