--- title: "Kenmore 790 wall oven showing F1 | OvenRepair.center" description: "What F1 means on Kenmore 790 wall ovens, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-790-f1/" --- # Kenmore 790 wall oven showing F1 On manual-clean Kenmore wall ovens whose model number starts with 790, F1 covers two possibilities: an oven temperature sensor that has stopped reading correctly or a control board that no longer reads it. ## What F1 actually means. On manual-clean Kenmore wall ovens whose model number starts with 790, F1 covers two possibilities: an oven temperature sensor that has stopped reading correctly or a control board that no longer reads it. Kenmore oven display What to do when F1 shows on the oven ### Kind of code Temperature sensor The reading from the temperature probe fell outside what the control will trust, or climbed far higher than the setting. A loose connector or a probe that has drifted is ruled out before the control itself, and a reading that runs away means the breaker goes off first. ### Usually leads to Temperature sensor and calibration Baking that comes out burnt or pale at the usual setting, traced to the sensor, its wiring or an oven that simply needs calibrating. ### Shows up as Oven Not Heating The oven turns on and the display counts, but the cavity stays cold or only lukewarm after a long preheat. ### Make Kenmore A Sears store brand whose wall ovens were built for it by other appliance makers. ### Source Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 790 model manual-cleaning wall oven error codes (archived) Kenmore 790-prefix manual-cleaning wall ovens; 665 models use a different F1 meaning. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for F1 on its ovens. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Switch power off at the breaker for 30 seconds, then on. 02 If F1 returns, book a visit to test the sensor circuit. ### Still there? It usually turns into [temperature sensor and calibration](https://ovenrepair.center/services/temperature-sensor-and-calibration/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do On 790 models F1 is not a keypad code, unlike some other brands' F1. ## What you may notice with it. The oven problems F1 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the oven before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Oven Not Heating](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/oven-not-heating/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/oven-not-heating/) It also comes with - [**Oven Temperature Not Accurate**](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/oven-temperature-wrong/) - [**Oven Error Code**](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/oven-error-code/) Problem ### Oven Not Heating 6 causes, cheapest first Where F1 usually leads ## Temperature sensor and calibration. **Temperature sensor or calibration · low.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://ovenrepair.center/services/temperature-sensor-and-calibration/) ## Kenmore ovens. A Sears store brand whose wall ovens were built for it by other appliance makers. [Kenmore oven repair](https://ovenrepair.center/brands/kenmore/) More Kenmore codes [F3/E0](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f3-e0/) [F3/E2](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f3-e2/) [F3/E3](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f3-e3/) [F4/E1](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f4-e1/) [F5/E0](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f5-e0/) [F5/E1](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f5-e1/) Temperature sensor on other makes [Dacor C-20](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-20/) [Electrolux F30](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-f30/) [Fisher & Paykel F210](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f210/) [Frigidaire F30](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f30/) [GE Profile F4](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-f4/) [GE F3](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/ge-f3/) [JennAir F3 E0](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/jennair-f3e0/) [KitchenAid 1d11](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-1d11/) [All 28 codes of this kind](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/#family-sensor-circuit) Kenmore builds this ### Single wall oven One oven cavity set into a cabinet at chest height, with its own controls above the door and nothing to cook on above it. Kenmore builds this ### Double wall oven Two full oven cavities stacked in one tall cabinet, sharing one control panel and one power supply but heating on their own. ## In Kenmore's own words > Oven temperature sensor failure or failed electronic oven control board [Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 790 model manual-cleaning wall oven error codes (archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20210926074541/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/wall-oven-repair/1234576/kenmore-790-model-manual-cleaning-wall-oven/0582) [Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 790 model manual-cleaning wall oven error codes (archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20210926074541/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/wall-oven-repair/1234576/kenmore-790-model-manual-cleaning-wall-oven/0582) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore 790-prefix manual-cleaning wall ovens; 665 models use a different F1 meaning. ## Kenmore F1 oven repair, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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Switch power off at the breaker for 30 seconds, then on. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Does F1 mean the same on every Kenmore wall oven? No. On 790 manual-clean models it concerns the temperature sensor or control board, while 665 models list F1 as a control problem. Check your model prefix. ### Why try a 30-second power reset for Kenmore F1? The Sears page suggests it as a first step. If F1 comes back after power returns, the sensor circuit needs testing. --- **[Read on the site: Kenmore 790 wall oven showing F1 | OvenRepair.center](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-790-f1/)** **[Book a visit with OvenRepair.center](https://ovenrepair.center/schedule/)**