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title: "GE microwave error code F2"
description: "GE microwave error code F2: Shorted thermal sensor. The companion to F1: where F1 reports an open circuit, this reports a short, and both point at the same…"
url: "https://gemiami.support/error-codes/microwave-f2/"
date_modified: "2026-08-31"
Appliance type: "Microwaves"
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# GE microwave error code F2

### What F2 means, in the maker’s own words

Shorted thermal sensor. The companion to F1: where F1 reports an open circuit, this reports a short, and both point at the same sensing hardware.

### Where this code actually appears

On the control panel, and usually with a sound. GE describes their refrigerator codes as flashing green on the display and typically accompanied by a beeping, and the range, microwave and dishwasher tables all describe codes you can read from the front of the appliance. That is the opposite of some makes, where the number is written into a hidden log and never shown — here, if something is wrong, the appliance generally tells you. Photograph what it says before cutting the power, because a reset erases it and the code is most of the diagnosis.

### What to do about it

- Clear the code and see whether it returns.
- It is a service call if it does — the sensor and its wiring are measured rather than swapped.

### Where this goes next

The job this usually becomes is [microwave repair](/services/microwave-repair/), and every one of those pages carries a starting figure and the reasons that move it. If it turns out to be nothing — and on this make a real share of these are modes rather than problems — the visit ends there and you pay the diagnostic and nothing else, or call [(305) 306-2503](tel:+13053062503) and describe what the display is doing before booking anything.

What this one means

What F2 means, in the maker’s own words

Shorted thermal sensor. The companion to F1: where F1 reports an open circuit, this reports a short, and both point at the same sensing hardware.

Where this code actually appears

On the control panel, and usually with a sound. GE describes their refrigerator codes as flashing green on the display and typically accompanied by a beeping, and the range, microwave and dishwasher tables all describe codes you can read from the front of the appliance. That is the opposite of some makes, where the number is written into a hidden log and never shown — here, if something is wrong, the appliance generally tells you. Photograph what it says before cutting the power, because a reset erases it and the code is most of the diagnosis.

What to do about it

Clear the code and see whether it returns.

It is a service call if it does — the sensor and its wiring are measured rather than swapped.

Where this goes next

The job this usually becomes is microwave repair, and every one of those pages carries a starting figure and the reasons that move it. If it turns out to be nothing — and on this make a real share of these are modes rather than problems — the visit ends there and you pay the diagnostic and nothing else, or call [(305) 306-2503](tel:+13053062503) and describe what the display is doing before booking anything.

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