ADMIRAL oven fault codes

Hello once again Gentlemen.

Wife states that she's getting an F3 code occasionally when using oven.
She clears it, and then it's fine. I looked it up, and it seems to be a replaceable temp sensor, no problem.

When it happened tonite (2nd time), I turned the breaker off for a bit, afterwards it posted the F3 and then an F5 code also. F5=main control board.

If I replace the temp sensor, would it then make the control board happy??

Nice oven, great shape, but 15yrs old- NO control panel available anymore...

Not worthy of a visit from repair man??

TY, Bob

ADMIRAL MODEL CREA650ACW

 

Right.....the control board is no longer available from the manufacturer. However, there is a company that will rebuild it at a reasonable rate.

More than likely it's your temperature sensor causing the issue. It's mounted to the upper rear of oven. It has a short wire set and plug that connects to the harness inside the back of the oven. You would have to pull the oven away from wall to get behind it.

In some cases it's not the actual sensor that has the issue.....it's the connection plug. If you're the gambling type you could unplug that harness and use a little contact cleaner on it.

Me..... I'd change the sensor.

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Thanks- just what I wanted to hear! Thanks for the link also.

 

Well, used CC and Di-grease. Set for 200-OK. Set for 250-OK. So far, so good.

Manufacturer felt the need to kink the wire right at the plug also. If that turns out to be it later on, I'll have to snip both plugs and use wire nuts.

Strange- I watched the vids and it said to set MM to lowest setting, but mine on 200 didn't do Anything. Set at 2000 and got 1088. Well, I guess that makes sense now, just threw me for a moment- I don't do this kind of stuff everyday.

Now, whos going to announce to my wife that shes not getting a new stove .

Bob

 

Darn, F3 again tonite. Going to straight wire it tomorrow hoping it was the kinked wire.

Ohm'd out at 1088 this morning, is it worth putting a new sensor in thinking it's an occasional inside short inside, or are these sensors pretty much GO-NOGO?

 

Those sensors can drift off of temperature calibration and can also go intermittent.

 

Well, ty anyway PJmax, but I installed the new sensor and it still throws the F3 code.

I guess it's time to maybe straight wire it, or send the master unit in for rebuild.
Not sure either are worth the trouble.

Right now, the wife hits the clear button once or twice as it's coming up to temp. and then it's fine.

Gosh these things are expensive nowadays.