--- title: "KitchenAid PF, Enter Clock or a blinking colon: the microwave lost power" description: "What PF means on KitchenAid PF, Enter Clock or a blinking colon: the microwave lost powers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-pf/" --- # KitchenAid PF, Enter Clock or a blinking colon: the microwave lost power When power returns after an outage, or when the microwave is first powered, the KitchenAid control shows a blinking colon, PF or, on newer hood models, Enter Clock with flashing digits. ## What PF actually means. When power returns after an outage, or when the microwave is first powered, the KitchenAid control shows a blinking colon, PF or, on newer hood models, Enter Clock with flashing digits. Any program that was running was dropped, but nothing inside is reported as broken. KitchenAid microwave display · also shown as :, Enter clock What to do when PF shows on the microwave ### Kind of code Power and supply The microwave has noticed trouble with the power reaching it: an outage or a brownout that interrupted a cycle, a voltage too low for the magnetron to start, or a supply that dipped when something else on the circuit switched on. As often as not the cause is the circuit, the outlet in the cabinet above or the breaker rather than the unit; a main fuse that blows again after a reset points inside, where only a technician goes. ### Usually leads to Microwave diagnostic visit A visit that times a cup of water against the clock, checks the door and its switches, then tests the high-voltage section, the controls and the moving parts one at a time until a single part is named. ### Shows up as What 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. ### Make KitchenAid KitchenAid microwave problems sorted out on site, from a turntable that stands still to a panel that ignores every press. ### Source KitchenAid Product Help, over-the-range microwave: Flashing ":" or PF in display Blinking colon and PF appear on older KitchenAid hood controls; the 2022 User Guide W11603629 words the same event as Enter Clock with flashing digits. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from KitchenAid's own guidance for PF on its microwaves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Press Cancel (or Cancel/Off) to stop the blinking. 02 Set the clock again from the Clock or Setup/Clock key. 03 If the colon or PF keeps coming back with no outage in the house, have an electrician look at the outlet and circuit behind the microwave, then book a visit if the circuit is sound. ### Still there? It usually turns into [microwave diagnostic visit](https://microwaverepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do PF is not the same as a tripped breaker that keeps tripping; that is an urgent sign and the microwave should stay off until checked. It also does not mean the clock battery is weak, because the control has no battery. ## What you may notice with it. The microwave problems PF tends to arrive with. Answer these at the microwave before anyone is booked. 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KitchenAid builds this ### 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. KitchenAid builds this ### Countertop microwave A microwave that stands on the counter or a shelf and plugs into an outlet beside it, from a compact model for a dorm to a large inverter or convection unit in a busy family kitchen. ## In KitchenAid's own words > Flashing ":" or PF in display: There has been a power failure or the clock time has been turned off. [KitchenAid Product Help, over-the-range microwave: Flashing ":" or PF in display](https://producthelp.kitchenaid.com/Cooking/Microwaves/Over-the-Range_Microwave/Error_Code/Other_Error_Codes/Flashing_%22%3A%22_or_PF_in_display_-_Over-the-Range_Microwave) [KitchenAid Microwave Hood Combination User Guide W11603629B (2022)](https://web.archive.org/web/2026id_/https://www.kitchenaid.com/content/dam/global/documents/202211/owners-manual-w11603629-revB.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Blinking colon and PF appear on older KitchenAid hood controls; the 2022 User Guide W11603629 words the same event as Enter Clock with flashing digits. ## KitchenAid PF 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. 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Press Cancel (or Cancel/Off) to stop the blinking. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### My KitchenAid microwave shows PF every morning. Why? The control is seeing short power drops, often overnight. A loose outlet or a shared circuit is more likely than a bad control, so have the circuit checked first. ### Do I lose my settings when a KitchenAid shows PF? The clock has to be set again and a cycle that was running is canceled. Settings such as sound or the fan timer may need a look too. ### Can I cook while the KitchenAid colon is blinking? Press Cancel first to clear it. After that the microwave works as normal; setting the clock is only needed for the time display. --- **[Read on the site: KitchenAid PF, Enter Clock or a blinking colon: the microwave lost power](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-pf/)** **[Book a visit with MicrowaveRepair.center](https://microwaverepair.center/schedule/)**