Maytag dryer
showing F3 E3
F3 E3 points to the inlet thermistor, the sensor that reads the air as it heads into the drum from the heat source.
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- Sensor circuit
- Controls and sensors
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What F3 E3
actually means.
F3 E3 points to the inlet thermistor, the sensor that reads the air as it heads into the drum from the heat source. Without a believable number the control cannot manage the heat safely.
Maytag dryer display · also shown as F3E3
What to do when F3 E3 shows on the dryerKind of codeSensor circuit
A thermistor or the moisture sensor bars reading outside their range, or the wiring to them. The reading is checked with a meter before any part is ordered.
Usually leads toControls and sensors
A blank display, a panel that ignores buttons, codes, or cycles that end too soon or never end, traced to the board, timer or sensors.
Shows up asDryer Takes Too Long to Dry
Loads that used to dry in one cycle now need two, or come out damp at the seams.
MakeMaytag
Full-size dryers in electric and gas versions, from a Whirlpool-owned brand that shares many of its parts.
SourceMaytag product help: F3 E3 inlet thermistor
Maytag electronic-control dryers that display F/E codes.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Maytag's own guidance for F3 E3 on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Cut power at the breaker for one minute, then restore it.
Start a Timed Dry cycle and keep an eye on the display for a minute.
If F3 E3 comes back, book a visit to test the thermistor and its harness.
What not to do
F3 E3 is not the exhaust sensor; Maytag gives that one a different code, so the two are not interchangeable parts.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems F3 E3 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dryer Takes Too Long to Dry
5 causes, cheapest first
Where F3 E3 usually leads
Controls and sensors.
Maytag
dryers.
Full-size dryers in electric and gas versions, from a Whirlpool-owned brand that shares many of its parts.
Maytag dryer repair
Electric dryer
The most common dryer in US homes: a 240-volt heating coil, a belt-driven drum and a vent to the outside.
Gas dryer
Heat from a burner on natural gas or propane, lit by an igniter and watched over by a flame sensor, with the motor on 120 volts.
Stackable dryer
The dryer half of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, where the height and the closet decide how the repair is done.
In Maytag's own words
F3E3 Inlet Thermistor
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Maytag electronic-control dryers that display F/E codes.
Maytag F3 E3 dryer repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about F3 E3.
Can I clear F3 E3 myself?
What does the inlet thermistor do on a Maytag dryer?
If my Maytag clears F3 E3 after the reset, is it fixed?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F3 E3?
Book with the code exactly as displayed, the whole model number, and whether you smell burning or gas — for a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.