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title: "GE microwave error code F6"
description: "GE microwave error code F6: Shorted temperature probe. Like the range's FD, this is the probe circuit rather than the appliance's own sensing, so the…"
url: "https://gemiami.support/error-codes/microwave-f6/"
date_modified: "2026-08-31"
Appliance type: "Microwaves"
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# GE microwave error code F6

### What F6 means, in the maker’s own words

Shorted temperature probe. Like the range’s FD, this is the probe circuit rather than the appliance’s own sensing, so the microwave itself usually still works.

### 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

- Unplug the probe and see whether the code clears.
- Check the receptacle for damage or food residue.
- The appliance is usable without the probe, so this is a planned repair rather than an urgent one.

### 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 F6 means, in the maker’s own words

Shorted temperature probe. Like the range’s FD, this is the probe circuit rather than the appliance’s own sensing, so the microwave itself usually still works.

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

Unplug the probe and see whether the code clears.

Check the receptacle for damage or food residue.

The appliance is usable without the probe, so this is a planned repair rather than an urgent one.

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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