Electrolux F09 oven: what it means & what to check

Stop using it for now. Carrying on with this fault risks further damage or a leak. Switch it off at the wall until it has been looked at.

What F09 actually means

The oven's two electronic boards are running software versions that don't match, so the control has shut the oven down rather than run on mismatched instructions.

An Electrolux oven of this generation has a power board doing the switching and a separate user interface (the touch or rotary control panel) that talks to it. F09 is raised when the firmware version in the power board and the firmware in the control panel aren't a compatible pair, so the two refuse to work together and cooking functions are locked out. In practice we nearly always see this after one of the two boards has been replaced with the wrong version, rather than out of the blue on an oven that has never been worked on.

What F09 looks like on a Electrolux oven

Most people find this page having searched for what the machine is doing rather than the code itself. On a Electrolux oven, F09 usually shows up as one or more of these:

No function at all
Dead — nothing lights up
Lights flashing and nothing happening
Programme won't start
Oven tripping the electrics
F09 flashing on the display
Beeping and showing F09

Recognise any of those? That is this fault, and the rest of this page explains what causes it and what you can check yourself.

What usually causes it

A replacement power board or control panel fitted with incompatible software
Wrong part variant supplied for the model \u2014 right physical fit, wrong firmware
A board swapped from a similar but different Electrolux oven
Occasionally a corrupted software read on the control, which a full power-down clears

What you can safely check yourself

Work through these in order. Anything beyond this — panels off, testing parts, anything to do with the wiring — is an engineer's job, and not one to attempt with the machine plugged in.

Turn the oven off at the wall or at its isolating switch, leave it for at least half a minute, then switch back on and see if the code returns
If the oven has recently been repaired, dig out the paperwork \u2014 the part fitted is the first thing an engineer will want to know

Which Electrolux models show F09

F09 means the same thing on all 2 of these models. If yours is not listed, the explanation above still applies — the code is set by the control board, not the model number.

EDEE63CS · RZP2401BCX

Common questions about Electrolux F09

What does F09 mean on a Electrolux oven?

The oven's two electronic boards are running software versions that don't match, so the control has shut the oven down rather than run on mismatched instructions. An Electrolux oven of this generation has a power board doing the switching and a separate user interface (the touch or rotary control panel) that talks to it. F09 is raised when the firmware version in the power board and the firmware in the control panel aren't a compatible pair, so the two refuse to work together and cooking functions are locked out. In practice we nearly always see this after one of the two boards has been replaced with the wrong version, rather than out of the blue on an oven that has never been worked on.

Can I fix Electrolux F09 myself?

There are 2 checks you can safely do yourself first.

Turn the oven off at the wall or at its isolating switch, leave it for at least half a minute, then switch back on and see if the code returns.
If the oven has recently been repaired, dig out the paperwork \u2014 the part fitted is the first thing an engineer will want to know.

This one usually needs an engineer once you have tried them.

How much does it cost to repair Electrolux F09?

£66 including VAT for an engineer to come out and diagnose it, or £84 in total including VAT if it is put right on the visit and no parts are needed. Any parts needed are quoted on site before we fit them — you decide. Every repair carries a 90-day workmanship guarantee.

Tried the checks and it's still showing F09?

This one usually needs an engineer once you have tried the checks above. Then it wants someone who can open it up.

What it costs, before you call: the price is the same whatever the fault turns out to be — £66 including VAT for an engineer to come out and diagnose it, or £84 in total including VAT if it is put right on the visit and no parts are needed. Any parts needed are quoted on site before we fit them — you decide. Every repair carries a 90-day workmanship guarantee.

Our own engineers, not a call centre. We cover Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire — most oven faults are seen same day or next day.

Call 0115 648 0929 Book online — postcode and number is all we need

Outside our area? The explanation above still stands — take it to a local engineer and tell them the code. Knowing it saves them time and you money.

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Written by the engineers at ASAP Repairs, 0115 648 0929. We repair these machines for a living in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

Electrolux F09 error — oven