On the covered Kenmore 790 and Elite 790 slide-in range 4-digit, F033 means Kenmore's service table lists this code as: meat probe temperature sensor shorted or too hot. Check that the tip is fully in the meat and the probe is not reading hot cavity air.
Differential
Likely causes of “Kenmore 790 and Elite 790 slide-in range 4-digit showing F033”, and how to tell them apart
- 1
The meat probe tip is not fully inserted into the meat
What separates it F033 appears during a probe cook and the probe reads oven cavity heat above 392 degrees F
How to confirm Check that the tip is fully in the meat and the probe is not reading hot cavity air
- 2
The meat probe jack is only partly inserted into the receptacle and shorts the contacts
What separates it The code appears after the probe was plugged in loosely
How to confirm Push the jack fully into the receptacle and try the cook again
- 3
The meat probe has failed
What separates it Insertion is right and the resistance at 77 degrees is far from 50,000 ohms
How to confirm Measure the probe at room temperature with a multimeter
- 4
The relay control board has failed
What separates it The probe measures normal and nothing else explains the code
How to confirm The chart replaces the relay control board last
Before you touch a setting
Record this first — changing settings destroys the evidence
- Whether the probe tip was fully inserted in the meat
- Whether the jack was fully seated in the receptacle
- The probe resistance at about 77 degrees F
Try in this order
0 of 4 completedCorrect only the documented fault domain
ReversibleThe control triggers this code if the meat probe detects temperature above 392 degrees F. Make sure you fully insert the meat probe into the meat. The meat probe will detect oven cavity temperature higher than 392 degrees if you don't fully insert the meat probe tip into the meat. Also, make sure that you insert the meat probe jack into the receptacle. A partially inserted meat probe jack can short the contacts in the receptacle, causing this error code. Check the resistance of the meat probe using a multimeter.
At room temperature (77 degrees), you should measure about 50,000 ohms through the meat probe. Replace the meat probe if resistance is off. Replace the relay control board if meat probe resistance is normal and the other problems mentioned above aren't evident. Parts named: meat probe, relay control board.
Make sure the meat probe is fully inserted into the meat
ReversibleThe control triggers F033 if the probe detects above 392 degrees F. A tip left in the oven air instead of the meat will read the cavity temperature.
Make sure the probe jack is pushed fully into the receptacle
ReversibleA partly inserted jack can short the contacts in the receptacle and cause this code on its own.
Measure the probe, then replace it or the relay control board
ReversibleAt room temperature (77 degrees) you should measure about 50,000 ohms. Replace the probe if resistance is off, and replace the relay control board only if the probe is normal and the other problems are not evident.
Model-specific
What is true of this model and not of its siblings
- Parts named by the chart
- Meat probe and relay control board.
Stop boundary
When this stops being a self-service repair
- !Let the oven cool and unplug the probe with an oven mitt, because the probe and jack get very hot
- !Do not try to cook with a probe that reads a shorted value
Evidence ledger
Sources behind this answer
Where the manufacturer's article stops. The 392 degree trigger and the 50,000 ohm reading are the charts' own.
Exact questions
Common questions
What does F033 mean on a Kenmore 790 and Elite 790 slide-in range 4-digit?+
Kenmore's service table lists this code as: meat probe temperature sensor shorted or too hot.
When does the control trigger it?+
When the meat probe detects a temperature above 392 degrees F.