What F1-E means
F1-E means there may be a problem with the oven control or its associated wiring. If the oven keeps heating after it is turned off, or heats without being asked, switch off the breaker at once and leave it off; otherwise try a reset, and have the oven tested if F1-E returns.
Error codes
Reference| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| F1-E | There may be a problem with the Oven Control, or the associated wiring. |
What the oven does alongside F1-E
- An element glowing or a burner lit with the oven off — A switch stuck closed; cut the power now.
- The oven warm when it has not been used — A heater cycling on by itself.
- F1-E with an otherwise normal oven — The control reports a fault but heat behaves; reset and watch.
- A clock or display that resets itself — Control electronics misbehaving alongside the code.
What triggers F1-E, most likely first
- The oven control — First, as the documentation lists it: a failed relay or input on the board.
- A relay welded closed on the control — Part of the first cause, singled out because it is the dangerous version.
- Wiring that powers a heater lead directly — Second: a damaged lead can feed a heater with the relay open.
- Harness plugs at the control — Third: poor contact gives the control faulty signals.
Check order for F1-E, and why
- Check for heat with the oven off — The one check that decides whether this is urgent.
- Cut power if there is heat — Breaker off before anything else.
- Reset if there is no heat — A restart separates a glitch from a lasting fault.
- Have the relays and wiring tested — A technician confirms the stuck switch before replacing the control.
Reset and owner-safe checks
- Feel for heat, door closed — Hold a hand near the door glass and vents with the oven off; warmth means a heater is on.
About 2 min
- Breaker off if it is heating — Switch off the oven breaker and leave it off until repaired.
Tools: breaker panel accessAbout 1 min
- Reset if there is no heat — Breaker off for a minute, then on, and keep an eye on the oven for a while.
Tools: breaker panel accessAbout 10 min
- Never use it unattended for now — Until the cause is confirmed, do not leave it on or leave the house with it energised.
Before any panel comes off
Safety
Heat with the oven switched off is a fire risk: switch off the breaker, keep the door closed, and do not restore power until a technician has seen it. Unplug the range or switch off its breaker before removing any panel; a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. On a gas range, if you smell gas, do not switch anything on or off, leave the building, and call the gas utility or emergency services from outside.
When F1-E needs a technician
Call at once if the oven heats while off or when not asked to, and leave the breaker off until then. Call within days if F1-E returns after a reset without heat symptoms. Either way, the relays and wiring are tested before the control is replaced.
Other Amana oven codes
Which models this reading covers
This reading of F1-E applies to Amana ovens whose control reports a fault in the oven control or its wiring with this code, as the table states. Other Amana controls report control faults in other formats, and a model-specific page, where one exists, is the better guide. None is listed for F1-E yet; begin at the Amana oven code index below.
Amana oven code index
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