On the covered KitchenAid range, FEE6, FEE7, FEE8, FBE1, FBE2 means a bake or broil element circuit fault, or a code KitchenAid documents only as a reset First, let the oven cool and reset the power. Then: check the element and its wiring; arrange service if the code returns.
Differential
Likely causes of “KitchenAid range code FEE6, FEE7, FEE8, FBE1, FBE2”, and how to tell them apart
- 1
The control shows FEE6, a code that the maker documents as a reset
What separates it The oven works otherwise but FEE6 appears
How to confirm Cycle the power at the breaker
- 2
A one-off after a power flicker
What separates it FEE6 came after a surge
How to confirm Reset and watch
- 3
A control board hiccup
What separates it FEE6 appears occasionally
How to confirm Run another bake
- 4
A loose connector behind the panel
What separates it The code appeared after the range was moved
How to confirm A technician reseats it
- 5
A failing control
What separates it FEE6 returns after every reset
How to confirm The board is replaced
Before you touch a setting
Record this first — changing settings destroys the evidence
- What the oven was doing when FEE6 appeared, including whether it was idle
- Whether the oven still heats and holds its temperature normally
- Whether the lights flickered or a storm passed just before the code
- The model number from the frame behind the oven door
Try in this order
0 of 9 completedWhat to do first
ReversibleLet the oven cool and reset the power.
Correct only the documented fault domain
ReversibleCheck the element and its wiring; arrange service if the code returns. A power reset is the whole of what KitchenAid publishes for this code: remove power for 1 minute, restore it, and watch whether the code returns.
Note the code exactly
ReversibleWrite down FEE6 and what the oven was doing when it appeared, whether baking, broiling, cleaning or idle, because a technician will ask.
Cycle the power at the breaker
ReversibleKitchenAid documents the FE E series as a reset code. Switch the range off at its breaker for a full minute and then switch it on.
Run a short bake
ReversibleSet a short bake at a moderate temperature and check that the oven heats and holds the temperature without the code returning.
Watch for a return over a few days
ReversibleA one-off after a power flicker may never come back, so note how long it stays away and whether anything seems to bring it on.
Check the display for other messages
ReversibleLook for any further code or message alongside FEE6, since a second code points to the part that needs attention.
Book service if it returns
ReversibleIf FEE6 returns after a reset, a technician checks the control and the connectors, and replaces the board only if the fault persists.
Keep a simple log
ReversibleWrite the date and what you were cooking each time FEE6 appears. A pattern, such as always during a long bake, tells a technician more than the code itself.
Model-specific
What is true of this model and not of its siblings
- The code on this page
- FEE6, a reset-only code.
- Parts involved
- The control.
- Related
- FEE7, FEE8, FBE1 and FBE2 belong to the family.
- What a reset code means
- Most error codes name a part. The FE E series does not, and the maker documents these codes only as a prompt to reset the power. That is because they describe a fault in the control's own logic, a glitch that a restart usually clears, rather than a failed element or sensor.
- How to judge whether it matters
- A code that appears once, after a power flicker, and never returns is nothing to worry about. A code that comes back each week, or that appears with a cold oven, suggests a control board that is starting to fail, and that is the moment to ask for a quote.
Stop boundary
When this stops being a self-service repair
- !FEE6 is documented as a reset code, so call KitchenAid only if it returns after a breaker reset or comes with poor heating
- !Note the date of each appearance, so the technician can see how often it occurs
- !Cut the breaker before any work behind the control panel
Evidence ledger
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Exact questions
Common questions
What does FEE6, FEE7, FEE8, FBE1, FBE2 mean on a KitchenAid range?+
a bake or broil element circuit fault, or a code KitchenAid documents only as a reset
What does FEE6 mean on a KitchenAid range?+
KitchenAid documents the FE E series as a reset code, so it does not name a failed part, and the first step is a power reset.
Is the oven broken?+
Probably not, since the code is documented as a reset and the oven usually works normally afterwards.
Will resetting clear it?+
In most cases yes, and a cool oven with a clean reset is the right test.
When is FEE6 a real fault?+
When it returns after the reset or comes with other symptoms such as poor heating.
Is FEE7 the same?+
FEE7, FEE8, FBE1 and FBE2 are neighbors in the same family and take the same first step.
How long should I wait before I decide that it is fixed?+
A few weeks of normal use without the code returning is a good sign.