Electrolux F26 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 F26 actually means

The oven's control board has lost a sensible reading from its own temperature sensor, so it has shut the oven down as a precaution.

There is a small temperature sensor (an NTC) fitted on the oven's power board, which watches how hot the electronics behind the fascia are getting. On this code the reading coming back is outside the range the board expects — not a believable temperature at all — so the controller sends a shutdown command and holds the fault on the display until you switch the oven off. It is a fault with the oven's own electronics and their cooling, not with the food probe or the main oven sensor.

What F26 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, F26 usually shows up as one or more of these:

Oven door won't open
Door won't lock or click shut
Door lock light flashing
Door stuck shut with the load inside
Won't start even with the door closed
Not heating up
Takes ages to get to temperature
Cuts out part way through cooking

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

Tangential cooling fan not running, so the electronics behind the controls overheat
Failed NTC sensor on the power board giving an impossible reading
Loose or damaged connection to the board's temperature sensor
Power board failure
Oven built into a tight housing with blocked ventilation

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 for a good minute or two, then power it back up — if it was a one-off glitch it will clear
Listen for the cooling fan when the oven is heating; if you hear nothing, that is worth telling the engineer
Check nothing is blocking the vent above or below the oven door, and that the gap around a built-in oven is clear

Which Electrolux models show F26

F26 means the same thing on this model. If yours is not listed, the explanation above still applies — the code is set by the control board, not the model number.

EDEE63CS

Common questions about Electrolux F26

What does F26 mean on a Electrolux oven?

The oven's control board has lost a sensible reading from its own temperature sensor, so it has shut the oven down as a precaution. There is a small temperature sensor (an NTC) fitted on the oven's power board, which watches how hot the electronics behind the fascia are getting. On this code the reading coming back is outside the range the board expects — not a believable temperature at all — so the controller sends a shutdown command and holds the fault on the display until you switch the oven off. It is a fault with the oven's own electronics and their cooling, not with the food probe or the main oven sensor.

Can I fix Electrolux F26 myself?

There are 3 checks you can safely do yourself first.

Turn the oven off at the wall for a good minute or two, then power it back up — if it was a one-off glitch it will clear.
Listen for the cooling fan when the oven is heating; if you hear nothing, that is worth telling the engineer.
Check nothing is blocking the vent above or below the oven door, and that the gap around a built-in oven is clear.

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

How much does it cost to repair Electrolux F26?

£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 F26?

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.

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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 F26 error — oven