Flat Top Stove Burner Won T Turn Off

Clean out any loose food debris and reconnect any wires that may have come loose.

Flat top stove burner won t turn off.

Electronic or control pad error. The next thing you want to do is find the name plate on the stove. A failure within the electronics of the control board can create any number of problems including the inability to turn off the oven. Each burner has a high limit thermostat but that s not the problem this thermostat is a normally closed switch and if it opened the burner would not come on at all which is not your problem.

With the burner set to high normally they stay on almost all the time heating the pot on top of it to boil water. So they turn on and off to maintain a goal. You disconnect a burner by pulling it out. If that doesn t solve it you will likely need a new igniter or some work on your gas connection.

With the heat control set to an intermediate value the burner will kick on and off repeatedly to maintain a goal temperature. There is no in between. A glitch in the electronics or control pad may prevent the oven from receiving the message to turn off the burner. The first thing that i would suggest is that you turn off the stove at the circuit breaker.

Lastly if your electric stove burner is overheating or won t turn off the problem is more than likely the temperature setting on the control switch is faulty and the contacts are not opening up like they re supposed to. If there is still no heat in an element after you adjust its temperature call a service technician. If this is the situation the control switch will need to be completely replaced as soon as possible. Turn that off for the burner in question to see if that makes it heat more.

My electric stove burner won t turn off 01 surface element switch the surface element switch sends voltage to the surface element coil. If this works the knob will need to be replaced. If the stove is plugged in to an outlet and not hardwired you can then remove the plug from the wall outlet. Don t work on the stove with the unit plugged in or the circuit breaker on.

Turn the appliance off and unplug it if you can then remove the grate and burner cap. Do not use your stove with the knobs removed as it may allow moisture to damage the electronics.