F5 on GE microwave ovens reports a shorted humidity sensor.
Model compatibility: GE reuses codes across series and model years, so F5 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
Shorted humidity sensor.
A microwave showing F5 has a humidity sensor that reads as shorted. The code is listed for all GE microwave ovens.
What GE tells owners
Fault codes such as this are meant to help technicians diagnose the oven quickly, and the support article says a trained service technician should be called when one appears.
Look at these too
F4 is the open-circuit humidity code. For a probe fault, see F6, a shorted temperature probe.
Microwave repair in Los Angeles
Phone (310) 620-9683 if you are in Los Angeles. Tell us F5 is on the display and share the model number. Learn more on microwave repair.
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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