18 January 2012

Hotpoint Oven, Cooker And Range Cooker Error Codes

This set of fault codes for a range of Hotpoint built in ovens and may also cover some Hotpoint cooker and range cooker models. We suspect that these codes relate to US Hotpoint models which may not correlate to UK models.

Sadly we do not have a note of the Hotpoint oven model numbers that these error codes relate to.

These error codes may not relate to ALL Hotpoint branded built in ovens.

Before you start any investigation of the fault or even remove a panel of the range cooker please read and fully understand this article in full and pay particular attention to the safety and information notices at the bottom of this page as they contain extremely important information!

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Hotpoint Oven Fault Codes

These fault codes are written for oven and cooker repairers and not for the general public by Hotpoint and they assume a certain level of competence on the part of the user in diagnostic routines. We have added some notes to try to assist you in determining the nature of the fault you have but, you will still need to investigate each failure on its own merits. For more help and advice on fault finding on a oven or cooker please refer to our basic fault finding guide from this link before you begin.

Hotpoint Oven Spares

We have purposely not listed any Hotpoint spares in this article as there is a vast range of spares used by Hotpoint and, we can't say for sure which models that these codes will relate to.

For spares, if it isn't glaringly obvious which one is required please contact us and ask and have the date code and serial number from the rating plate of the oven or cooker. The serial number is like a VIN number on a car, it tells us exactly what part you need and using any other numbers or sizes can be tantamount to a guess. Using the these codes ensure you get the correct part every time.

Please, don't guess or assume as spares can be altered on a production run with the same model number having several different alternative components used.

F0	Stuck touch pad Usually means that either the touch pad or the oven control (also called clock or ERC) is defective and needs to be replaced If this fault code cannot be cancelled, replace the oven control, touch pad, or both

F1	Stuck touch pad Usually means that either the touch pad or the oven control is defective and needs to be replaced If this fault code cannot be cancelled, replace the oven control, touch pad, or both

Overheating detected during baking

If actual over temperature condition occurred: Look for welded relay contacts on bake or broil relays. If this happens, replace oven control
If no over temperature condition occurred: Look for a high resistance connection or any other cause of high resistance in the oven temperature sensor circuit
Check sensor, sensor harness and sensor harness connection at sensor and oven control. Replace sensor if found defective
Remember: Oven control (ERC) measures resistance of sensor circuit, not actual oven temperature.

Overheating detected during cleaning cycle

If actual over temperature condition occurred: Look for welded relay contacts. If this happens, replace oven control
If no over temperature condition occurred: Look for a high resistance connection or any other cause of high resistance in the oven temperature sensor circuit
Check sensor, sensor harness and sensor harness connection at sensor and oven control. Replace sensor if found defective.
Check door lock switches
Remember: Oven control (ERC) measures resistance of sensor circuit , not actual oven temperature.

F3	Shorted or open circuit oven temperature sensor Check sensor harness and harness connection between oven sensor and oven control Replace oven temperature sensor if wiring is ok

F4	Shorted or open circuit oven temperature sensor Check sensor harness and harness connection between oven sensor and oven control Replace oven temperature sensor if wiring is ok

F7	Stuck touch pad or faulty clock Usually means that either the touch pad or the oven control is defective and needs to be replaced If this fault code cannot be cancelled, replace the oven control, touch pad, or both.

F9	Lock switch fault detected Check wiring to door lock switch; the wire harness may be connected wrong Check for stuck lock switch

More Hotpoint Oven Help, Advice And Guidance

Should you need more help and guidance please use the links from this article as most of them will help you to understand your oven a lot better and probably very much help you in diagnosing the fault you have. Of course there are many other articles on the site that will also help you do this.In addition you can post in our forums after registering but please do pay heed to the information below before doing so and read the guides, they are there to help you.You must understand certain things before you begin or attempt any repairs on your own and we want to make these points very, very clear to anyone that decides to investigate one of these or any other oven or cooker:

We are not responsible for your safety, you are and by using this guide you accept that and accept that any damage that you may cause and work undertaken is entirely at your own risk.
We will advise the common causes of the fault codes but we cannot guarantee that any parts or work recommended will resolve the issue. It is entirely your responsibility to diagnose your particular problem and resolve it.
We are not responsible for you buying spares that do not resolve the problem, this is down to your own diagnosis not ours.
No warranty is inferred, implied or given.

You also have to understand that fault or error codes are not a "magic bullet", they will not tell you what the problem is, they will only offer you an indication of where the problem lies and they are no substitute for good old fashioned diagnostic skills. You can find out more about what fault codes actually tell you in this article. So please be well aware that, even with this new found knowledge you will still have to actually be capable of investigating and diagnosing the problem and this means adhering to basic appliance safety for working on them. As, if you don't and tell the engineers in the forums that you hooked up components to a live feed, worked on a live appliance and so on they will be a whole heap less willing to help you in our cooker and oven forum because they will assume that you are trying to commit suicide and are not safe working on your oven or cooker.

Please do note that manufacturers can and do change fault codes without notice and we cannot guarantee that these error codes will apply to your particular model as all codes apply to a wide range of appliances and not normally any one specific model. To determine if these fault codes do apply to your particular Hotpoint oven model please post a request to confirm this in the forums.

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