Kenmore Range F30 Error Code

One code, several wordings

F30 always concerns the oven temperature sensor on a Kenmore range, yet the manuals phrase it in three ways depending on the series.

• 790-prefix self-cleaning electric, 2004 and newer: the sensor circuit is open.
• Freestanding electric with a glass touch panel, and Elite slide-in gas or dual-fuel models 790.3263, 790.3264, 790.4260, 790.4261, 790.4275 and 790.4276: the sensor has failed.
• Self-cleaning electric, 2014 models: the sensor probe circuit is open.

Checks the manuals describe

790-prefix electric ranges

With the probe at room temperature, its resistance is compared to the oven temperature sensor resistance chart, and a probe that does not match is replaced. The wiring harness running from the control board to the probe connector is checked too, and replaced if necessary.

Glass touch and Elite slide-in ranges

The range is unplugged and resistance is measured through the sensor circuit. A bad reading means the sensor is replaced; a good one means the electronic oven control board is.

2014 electric ranges

The manual gives the meaning, an open probe circuit, and no further steps.

Resistance work needs a meter and access inside the range, so the owner’s part is limited to unplugging it.

Nearby sensor codes

• F31: the shorted counterpart of this open-circuit code.
• F3E0: an oven temperature sensor failure on 664 slide-in ranges.
• F3/E0: an open sensor circuit on 665 model ranges.

Kenmore range service in the San Francisco Bay Area

For F30 on a Kenmore range in San Francisco or elsewhere around the Bay Area, phone (415) 825-6393 to arrange a technician. Tell us the series, whether it is a 790 model, glass touch or Elite slide-in, along with the model number and what you tried. The Kenmore range repair page has more on what we handle.

Oven temperature sensor circuit open, or sensor failure on some series.