Written by
Tessa Brandt Appliance Care EditorPublished October 29, 2026
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Error codeF6E1
ApplianceRange
What F6E1 reports
In the Maytag oven and range tech sheet, F6E1 stands for over temperature during cook. The range is telling you the oven got hotter than it should while a cooking cycle ran.
Handling it safely
The sheet gives no owner steps for this entry.
Stop cooking and turn the oven off.
Let it cool fully before touching anything.
Because the fault concerns heat, the cause is a technician’s job.
Other codes with similar wording
F6E2 is the over temperature during clean version, and F6E3 covers the warming drawer. The spaced form F6 E1 is a different help entry about the appliance manager.
Maytag range service in the Bay Area
Hot-oven faults are handled by our technicians in San Francisco and across the Bay Area. Call (415) 649-2156, quote F6E1 and your model number, and mention what you did before calling. See Maytag range repair.
Model compatibility: Maytag reuses codes across series and model years, so F6E1 may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
Plain language
What this code means
The range reports an over-temperature condition during cooking.
Important safety warning. Do not attempt repairs involving electrical components, gas, water lines, refrigerant or sealed systems. Unplug the appliance if it is safe to reach the outlet, and leave internal diagnostics to a qualified technician.
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