F2 Code Due to Harness Swap on GE Double Wall Oven – Model Series JKP , JTP, ZEK

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This is a very specific post regarding an error code that can occur if you have been fiddling around with the connections and all of a sudden you are getting F2 error codes. If you or someone else has not, you can ignore this post.

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The F2 error code for the above GE/Kenmore controllers means that the oven cavity is about 600 to 700 degrees Fahrenheit when the oven is in normal baking mode.  This is a safety mechanism so that the controller shuts off the heating elements before the oven over heats and becomes a fire hazard.  If this code happens after you get a new board or a rebuilt board from ApplianceBoardRepair it is highly unlikely that the problem is real.

What can happen is that wire harness’s to the J3 and J4 connector get swapped during re-installation.  If this happens, when you turn on the upper oven, it will begin to heat the oven cavity, but the controller is trying to regulate the temperature using the sensor from the lower oven and it thinks that the oven is cool when in fact, it has the heating elements on and the upper oven is getting hot!  As the temperature rises above the safety temperature, the controller warns of F2 on the lower oven because the upper oven  thermistor(temp sensor) was plugged into the lower oven connector.  Confusing!! yeah, I know, but the fix is simple.  Swap the harness between the J3 and J4 connectors and the oven will run like a champ.  And as always, if you need help deciphering this blog or any other appliance related question, contact us at ApplianceBoardRepair

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This issue affects General Electric and Kenmore part numbers: WB27K5211, WB27K5047, WB27K5120, WB27K5119, WB27K5154, WB27K5046, WB27K5121, WB27K5210, WB27K5197, WB27K5048, WB27K5172, WB27K5116, WB27K5212, WB27K5203, WB27K5213

 

The model numbers that have this F2 harness swap issue are: ZEK755WP5WG, ZEK755WP4WG, ZEK755WP1, ZEK757WP3WG, JKP17WT2WW, JKP54GP4BG, ZEK755WP3WG, JTP17WT1WW, JKP16GV1BB, JCTP17WV3WW, ZEK756GP3BG, ZEK736GP1BG, ZEK737WP1WG, JKP56AT2AA, ZEK756GP5BG, ZEK736GP3BG, JCTP16GV1BB, JKP45WP2WG, JKP54GP3BG, JKP55WP2WG, JKP17WV1WW, ZEK756GP7BG, ZEK737WP2WG, JTP16GT1BB, ZEK754GP3BG, JCTP16GV3BB, JKP55WV1WW, ZEK757WP5WG, ZEK757WP6WG, JKP45WP3WG, JTP54GV1BB, JKP44GV1BB, JTP55WV1WW, ZEK756GP4BG, JKP44GP3BG, JKP16GT1BB, JKP16GP1BG, JKP17WP2WG, JTP55WV2WW, JKP18AS1AA, JKP18AT2AA, JKP44GP1, JTP45WV1WW, JKP18AT1AA, JTP54GV2BB, ZEK754GP1, ZET756GV1BB, ZET736GV1BB, ZEK737WP5WG, JCTP17WV1WW, ZEK736GP5BG, ZEK754GP5BG, ZEK757WP1WG, JKP54GT2BB, JTP17WV2WW, JKP44GP2BG, ZEK736GP6BG, JTP18AT2AA, JKP17WPI, JKP16GP2BG, JTP18AV1AA, JKP45WP1, JKP16GP4BG, ZEK755WP2WG, JKP18AV1AA, ZEK754GP4BG, JKP54GP2BG, ZET737WV1WW, JKP17WP1WG, JKP45WV1WW, ZET757WV1WW, ZEK737WP6WG, JKP56AS1AA, JTP16GV1BB, JKP55WT2WW, JTP56AV1AA, ZEK757WP2WG, ZEK737WP3WG, ZEK736GP4BG, ZEK754GP2BG, JTP18AT1AA, JKP55WT1WW, 3634842594, JKP55WP1WG, JTP44GV2BB, JKP16GT2BB, JTP44GV1BB, JTP18AV2AA, JKP54GT1BB, JKP16GP3BG, ZEK756GP6BG, JKP45WT2WW, JKP17WP3WG, ZEK755WP6WG, JTP45WV2WW, JKP44GT1BB, JTP56AV2AA, JKP54GP1BG, JKP44GP4BG, ZEK756GP2BG, ZEK754GP7BG, JTP16GV2BB, ZEK737WP4WG, ZEK736GP2BG, ZEK757WP4WG, JKP44GT2BB, JKP16GPI, JKP56AV1AA, JKP55WP3WG, ZEK754GP6BG, JTP17WV1WW, JKP54GV1BB, JKP17WT1WW, JKP45WT1WW, JKP56AT1AA