Whirlpool / Maytag / KitchenAid / Amana · Range / Oven error code

F7E6Cooling fan fault

Cross-checked High-voltage / caution

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Oven cooling fan keeps running after the oven is off (or never runs)

Electric and many gas ranges and wall ovens have a cooling fan that protects the controls, door and cabinetry; it keeps running after the oven is off until the controls area cools, and cannot be switched off. Running for a while after a long or hot bake is normal; running with the oven cold, starting at power-up or never stopping points to a fan thermostat stuck closed, a welded relay, a bad temperature sensor reading or a control fault. A fan that never runs is a safety issue because the controls overheat.

8 steps ~60 minmoderate

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Oven door stuck locked after self-clean

The lock stays engaged until the cavity cools (most models release below about 550°F). If it stays locked when cold, the lock motor, its position switch or the control is at fault. Dead ovens after self-clean often have an open thermal fuse.

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Induction cooktop buzzing, humming, whining or clicking

Most induction noise is normal: the magnetic field makes the pan vibrate (worse with thin or layered-base pans and at high power), the electronics click as they pulse power at low settings or share power between zones, and a cooling fan runs during and after cooking. A fault is a sound that is new and much louder than before, mechanical (grinding, rattling, whining that tracks the fan), present with no pan, or comes with error codes, a silent fan or a cracked glass top.

8 steps ~40 minmoderate