JennAir Cooktop F2 Error Code

Treat F2 on a JennAir electric cooktop as a heat warning. The surface cooking area is too hot, and the display shows F2 until it has cooled.

First step

Take the pans off the surface cooking area. According to JennAir, F2 disappears by itself after the surface cools, so there is no reset key to look for.

If F2 shows up again

When F2 returns after you turn the cooking area back on, JennAir’s message is that the cooktop remains too hot. Turn that area off and let it cool for longer before another try.

For a code that will not go

1. Make sure everything is off and cool, then switch the breaker off.
2. Wait sixty seconds and switch it on.
3. Keep watching the display for sixty seconds more.
4. If the code has not returned, use the cooktop as usual.

What JennAir leaves out

The page does not explain what made the surface so hot, lists no failed part and gives no figure for how long cooling takes. A code that returns on a cooktop that has cooled for plenty of time and holds no pans is a reason to call for service and not to wait.

Compared with nearby codes

• F2: surface too hot, clears once cooled.
• C81 / C83: the cooktop overheated; see C81 / C83 for the 5-minute wait and airflow check.
• F8: a surface area left on too long and shut off automatically; see F8.

Los Angeles cooktop service for F2

For an F2 that keeps coming back, call (310) 622-9465 and arrange JennAir cooktop service in Los Angeles. Say what was cooking and for how long.

Source: JennAir Product Help, Electric Cooktop error codes