--- title: "BlueStar induction cooktop showing H | CooktopRepair.center" description: "What H 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-h/" --- # BlueStar induction cooktop showing H H on a BlueStar TOUCH induction cooktop is the residual heat signal: the zone is still hot. ## What H actually means. H on a BlueStar TOUCH induction cooktop is the residual heat signal: the zone is still hot. It also explains why the Heat Accelerator will not start on that zone. BlueStar cooktop display What to do when H shows on the cooktop ### Kind of code Mode, not a failure A state the cooktop was put in, or one it picked deliberately — a child lock, a demo mode that lights the keys but heats nothing, a residual-heat letter over a zone that is still warm, a prompt that no pan has been found. Nothing has broken and no part is called for. ### Usually leads to No repair Treat the zone as hot and keep hands off it. ### Shows up as Cooktop Hot Surface Light Stays On The hot surface light or residual heat indicator stays lit long after the glass has cooled, or it never comes on at all. ### 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 H on its cooktops. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Treat the zone as hot and keep hands off it. 02 Wait for H to go out before using the Heat Accelerator on that zone. 03 Book a visit if H stays lit on a cooktop that has been off and cold for a long time. ### Cleared? The cooktop came right without a new part. If the same message returns while a zone or burner is on, or the top shuts itself down again mid-meal, treat it as a fresh problem and book it. ### What not to do H is not an error. It is a warning that the glass is hot. ## What you may notice with it. The cooktop problems H tends to arrive with. Answer these at the cooktop before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Cooktop Hot Surface Light Stays On](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/hot-surface-light-stays-on/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/hot-surface-light-stays-on/) It also comes with - [**Cooktop Error Code**](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/cooktop-error-code/) Problem ### Cooktop Hot Surface Light Stays On 5 causes, cheapest first No repair indicated ## Nothing to repair. A state the cooktop was put in, or one it picked deliberately — a child lock, a demo mode that lights the keys but heats nothing, a residual-heat letter over a zone that is still warm, a prompt that no pan has been found. Nothing has broken and no part is called for. [How to read what your cooktop is telling you](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/cooktop-error-code/) ## 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/) [E8](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-e8/) [U400](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-u400/) [Er47](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-er47/) [u](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-u/) [II](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-ii/) Mode, not a failure on other makes [Bertazzoni L](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-l/) [Bosch dE](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bosch-de/) [Café Power arc / ON indicator blinking](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/cafe-power-arc-blinking/) [Electrolux Hot](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-hot/) [Fisher & Paykel P](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-p/) [Frigidaire HE](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-he/) [Gaggenau F8](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-f8/) [GE Profile Power arc blinking](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-power-arc-blinking/) [All 62 codes of this kind](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode) 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 heat zone is still hot [ H ]. [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. BlueStar TOUCH induction cooktop, model BSP36INDTOUCH. The earlier BlueStar induction cooktop manual (750164) lists the same codes. ## BlueStar H cooktop repair, where we come out. 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Treat the zone as hot and keep hands off it. ### Why will the Heat Accelerator not start on my BlueStar? If the zone shows H, it is still hot and the accelerator waits. It also will not start at the highest level. ### How long does H stay on a BlueStar induction cooktop? Until the glass over that zone cools. If H stays on a long-cold cooktop, book a visit. ### Can I wipe the glass while H shows on a BlueStar TOUCH induction cooktop? Wait until H goes out, because the signal means the zone is still hot. Cleaning is easier and safer once the glass has cooled. --- **[Read on the site: BlueStar induction cooktop showing H | CooktopRepair.center](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-h/)** **[Book a visit with CooktopRepair.center](https://cooktoprepair.center/schedule/)**