GE Profile LOC: the control lock is on
GE Profile microwaves have a control lock meant for cleaning and for keeping children away from the keys.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: GE Profile
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What LOC
actually means.
GE Profile microwaves have a control lock meant for cleaning and for keeping children away from the keys. While it is on, every press brings up LOC (CONTROL LOCKED or CONTROL LOCK IS ON on the hood models) and nothing starts.
GE Profile microwave display · also shown as CONTROL LOCKED, CONTROL LOCK IS ON, LOCKED
What to do when LOC shows on the microwaveKind of codeMode, not a failure
Something was switched on rather than something wearing out: a child or control lock set by a long press on the wrong pad, after which no key answers, a demo or showroom setting that lights the display and turns the plate while nothing warms, a Sabbath setting that dims the panel and mutes the beeps, or a clock left blinking after an outage that holds the keypad until it is set. No part is needed; a key sequence from the manual switches it off again.
Usually leads toNo repair
Hold Cancel/Off for about 3 seconds on the built-in, countertop or drawer models.
Shows up asWhat a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You
A microwave error code may be a letter and a number on the display, a lock or demo word, a row of dashes, or a beep with a blinking clock, and it can show while the microwave still heats or block every key until it is cleared.
MakeGE Profile
GE Profile microwaves repaired where they hang or sit, whether it is the vent fan, the cavity lamp, the keypad or the heat that gave out.
SourceGE Profile PEB7227 built-in and PES7227 countertop microwave owner's manual
LOC on the PEB7227, PES7227 and PEM31; LOCKED on the PWL1126 drawer; CONTROL LOCKED on the PVM9005; CONTROL LOCK IS ON on the PVM9179.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from GE Profile's own guidance for LOC on its microwaves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Hold Cancel/Off for about 3 seconds on the built-in, countertop or drawer models.
On the PVM9005 hold Lock Control, and on the PVM9179 hold Mute On/Off, for about 3 seconds.
If the message will not clear, switch the breaker off for 30 seconds and try again before booking a visit.
Cleared?
The code has gone and a mug of water heats again without a new part. If it comes back this week, or the food starts coming out cold in the middle, mention in the booking that it came back.
What not to do
LOC is not a failed touchpad, even though the keys seem dead. It is also not F3, which is a key stuck on rather than a lock someone set.
What you may
notice with it.
The microwave problems LOC tends to arrive with. Answer these at the microwave before anyone is booked.
All problems
No repair indicated
Nothing to repair.
Something was switched on rather than something wearing out: a child or control lock set by a long press on the wrong pad, after which no key answers, a demo or showroom setting that lights the display and turns the plate while nothing warms, a Sabbath setting that dims the panel and mutes the beeps, or a clock left blinking after an outage that holds the keypad until it is set. No part is needed; a key sequence from the manual switches it off again.
GE Profile
microwaves.
GE Profile microwaves repaired where they hang or sit, whether it is the vent fan, the cavity lamp, the keypad or the heat that gave out.
GE Profile microwave repairMore GE Profile codes
Mode, not a failure on other makes
Microwave hood combination
The microwave that hangs from the wall cabinets above the burners, heating food in its cavity while its own fan, light and filters handle the steam and grease rising from the pans beneath it.
Built-in microwave
A microwave set into a tall cabinet or a wall of cabinetry at eye level, either a countertop body wrapped in a trim kit or a true built-in model, including speed and convection microwaves that brown as well as heat.
Microwave drawer
A microwave built under a counter or into a kitchen island that opens like a drawer at the touch of a key, with a motor and gears sliding its cavity out toward you.
In GE Profile's own words
The control panel has been locked.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. LOC on the PEB7227, PES7227 and PEM31; LOCKED on the PWL1126 drawer; CONTROL LOCKED on the PVM9005; CONTROL LOCK IS ON on the PVM9179.
GE Profile LOC microwave 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 LOC.
Can I clear LOC myself?
Why do all the keys on my GE Profile microwave do nothing?
Which key unlocks a GE Profile PVM9179?
Does the lock stay on after a power outage on a GE Profile microwave?
Back to your everyday
Still showing LOC?
Three details make the booking useful: the characters or beeps just as they appeared, every character of the model number, and whether a cup of water still warms up. With those, the technician arrives already halfway to the answer.