--- title: "BlueStar induction cooktop showing E8 | CooktopRepair.center" description: "What E8 means on BlueStar induction cooktops, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-e8/" --- # BlueStar induction cooktop showing E8 E8 on a BlueStar TOUCH induction cooktop means the air inlet of the ventilator, the fan that cools the electronics, is obstructed. ## What E8 actually means. E8 on a BlueStar TOUCH induction cooktop means the air inlet of the ventilator, the fan that cools the electronics, is obstructed. BlueStar cooktop display What to do when E8 shows on the cooktop ### Kind of code Cooling fan and downdraft The fan that pulls air through the electronics under an induction top, or the blower behind a downdraft vent, turned slower than the control expected or would not stop. A drawer packed tight against the chassis, a greasy filter and a loose plug come first; a worn motor or its speed sensor comes after. ### Usually leads to Cooling fan and downdraft repair The fan that cools an induction or touch-control cooktop's boards, and the downdraft vent that rises behind the cooking surface or pulls air down between the burners. ### Shows up as Cooktop Fan Runs Constantly The cooling fan under an induction or touch-control cooktop keeps running long after cooking, or a downdraft blower will not shut off or retract. ### Make BlueStar A Pennsylvania maker of open-burner gas cooking, sold in the US as pro rangetops with griddle and charbroiler options. ### Source BlueStar TOUCH induction cooktop use and care manual, Troubleshooting BlueStar TOUCH induction cooktop, model BSP36INDTOUCH. The earlier BlueStar induction cooktop manual (750164) lists the same codes. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from BlueStar's own guidance for E8 on its cooktops. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Switch the cooktop off. 02 Clear anything blocking the fan's air inlet below the cooktop, such as items in a drawer or cabinet. 03 Book a visit if E8 stays with the inlet clear. ### Still there? It usually turns into [cooling fan and downdraft repair](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/cooling-fan-and-downdraft-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do E8 is not the normal fan run-on after cooking, which BlueStar calls expected. It means the ventilator's air inlet is obstructed. ## What you may notice with it. The cooktop problems E8 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the cooktop before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Cooktop Fan Runs Constantly](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/cooktop-fan-runs-constantly/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/cooktop-fan-runs-constantly/) It also comes with - [**Cooktop Error Code**](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/cooktop-error-code/) Problem ### Cooktop Fan Runs Constantly 6 causes, cheapest first Where E8 usually leads ## Cooling fan and downdraft repair. **Cooling fan, downdraft blower or lift motor · low to moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/cooling-fan-and-downdraft-repair/) ## BlueStar cooktops. A Pennsylvania maker of open-burner gas cooking, sold in the US as pro rangetops with griddle and charbroiler options. [BlueStar cooktop repair](https://cooktoprepair.center/brands/bluestar/) More BlueStar codes [E](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-e/) [Er03](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-er03/) [E2](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-e2/) [U400](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-u400/) [Er47](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-er47/) [u](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-u/) [H](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-h/) [II](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-ii/) Cooling fan and downdraft on other makes [Dacor A2](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/dacor-a2/) [Fisher & Paykel G](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-g/) [Miele Err 047](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/miele-err-047/) [Samsung A2](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/samsung-a2/) [Wolf E8](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/wolf-e8/) [ZLINE E6/E9](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/zline-rcind-e6-e9/) [All 8 codes of this kind](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/#family-fan) BlueStar builds this ### Gas cooktop A gas cooking surface dropped into a countertop cutout, with its gas line and power cord running down into the cabinet underneath. BlueStar builds this ### Induction cooktop A glass cooktop in the counter that heats the pan itself through magnetic coils, run by power boards and cooled by a fan underneath. BlueStar builds this ### Rangetop A pro-style gas cooking top with its knobs across the front, set into a notch above a base cabinet, often with a griddle or char-broiler beside the burners. ## In BlueStar's own words > The air inlet of the ventilator is obstructed. [BlueStar TOUCH induction cooktop use and care manual, Troubleshooting](https://www.bluestarcooking.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BlueStar-TOUCH-Induction-Use-Care-Manual-701122-11.20.18-w-warranty.pdf) [BlueStar TOUCH induction cooktop use and care manual, Troubleshooting](https://www.bluestarcooking.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BlueStar-TOUCH-Induction-Use-Care-Manual-701122-11.20.18-w-warranty.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. 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Switch the cooktop off. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Where is the fan inlet on a BlueStar induction cooktop? It draws air from below the cooktop, so a crowded drawer or cabinet under it can block it. ### My BlueStar fan runs after I switch off. Is that E8? No. BlueStar says the run-on protects the electronics and stops by itself. E8 appears only when the inlet is blocked. ### What is the ventilator behind E8 on a BlueStar TOUCH induction cooktop? It is the fan that cools the electronics, and E8 means its air inlet is obstructed. BlueStar's instruction is simply to remove the obstruction. --- **[Read on the site: BlueStar induction cooktop showing E8 | CooktopRepair.center](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-e8/)** **[Book a visit with CooktopRepair.center](https://cooktoprepair.center/schedule/)**