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If your Kenmore range displays F033, the problem sits with the meat probe. Freestanding ranges with 790 model numbers word it as a meat probe temperature sensor that is shorted or too hot. On Kenmore Elite electric slide-in ranges (790.4131, 790.4255 and 790.5256) it is listed as a meat probe temperature sensor failure.
What sets the code
The control raises F033 when the probe reports more than 392 F. A probe tip that is only partly pushed into the food can do that, since it ends up sensing hot air in the oven rather than the meat. A second cause is a probe plug that is only half seated: the contacts in the receptacle can short against each other.
Two checks you can make
- Push the probe tip all the way into the meat.
- Seat the plug of the probe fully in its receptacle in the oven wall.
If F033 stays on the display
A technician reads the resistance of the probe, which should be near 50,000 ohms at room temperature (77 F). A reading away from that figure means a new probe. A normal reading, with the two checks above ruled out, points to the relay control board.
Other codes to compare
- f030 concerns the oven temperature sensor probe, a separate sensor from the meat probe.
- f050 is raised when the board loses track of the door lock switches.
- f090 is a door lock error.
Kenmore range service in San Francisco
A Kenmore range in San Francisco or elsewhere around the Bay Area that keeps showing F033 can be booked through Kenmore range repair, or by phone at (415) 825-6393. Have the model number to hand and say whether the probe was re-seated.
Model compatibility: Kenmore reuses codes across series and model years, so F033 may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
