Frigidaire induction cooktop
showing H
H is the hot surface indicator on Frigidaire's touch-control induction cooktops.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Frigidaire
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What H
actually means.
H is the hot surface indicator on Frigidaire's touch-control induction cooktops. It comes on after a zone is turned off and stays until the zone has cooled.
Frigidaire cooktop display
What to do when H shows on the cooktopKind of codeMode, 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 toNo repair
Do not touch or wipe that zone until the H disappears.
Shows up asCooktop 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.
MakeFrigidaire
One of the most common US kitchen makes, found in many homes and rentals with a built-in cooktop.
SourceFrigidaire FCCI3027AB induction cooktop use and care manual
From the FCCI3027AB induction cooktop manual; knob-controlled Professional models show HE instead.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Frigidaire's own guidance for H on its cooktops. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Do not touch or wipe that zone until the H disappears.
Keep children away from the cooktop until every H has gone out.
Set nothing plastic or paper on a zone while its H is lit.
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 code. It means the glass over that zone has not yet cooled to a safe temperature.
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
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.
Frigidaire
cooktops.
One of the most common US kitchen makes, found in many homes and rentals with a built-in cooktop.
Frigidaire cooktop repairMore Frigidaire codes
Mode, not a failure on other makes
Gas cooktop
A gas cooking surface dropped into a countertop cutout, with its gas line and power cord running down into the cabinet underneath.
Electric cooktop
A coil or smooth-glass radiant cooking surface built into the countertop and wired to its own circuit in the cabinet or wall behind it.
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.
In Frigidaire's own words
The Hot Surface Indicator (H) will come on and remain visible until the cooking zone cools to a safe temperature.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. From the FCCI3027AB induction cooktop manual; knob-controlled Professional models show HE instead.
Frigidaire H cooktop 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 H.
Can I clear H myself?
Why does H show on a zone I never used?
Is it safe to wipe the glass while H is on?
Why does the Frigidaire FCCI3027AB show H while the knob-controlled Professional shows HE?
Back to your everyday
Still showing H?
Book with the code copied exactly, the full model number, and whether there is any smell of gas or burning — with a code in hand, that is where the diagnosis starts.