Frigidaire Professional induction cooktop
showing Pb
Pb means Power Boost switched on.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Frigidaire
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What Pb
actually means.
Pb means Power Boost switched on. On Frigidaire's knob-controlled induction cooktops, turning a zone from off to Hi starts Boost automatically to heat a large amount quickly.
Frigidaire cooktop display
What to do when Pb 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
Nothing needs fixing; turn the knob down from Hi when the pot reaches a boil.
Shows up asCooktop Error Code
Characters or a blinking symbol appear on the cooktop display, it beeps, and a zone, or the entire cooking surface, stops working.
MakeFrigidaire
One of the most common US kitchen makes, found in many homes and rentals with a built-in cooktop.
SourceFrigidaire Professional induction cooktop (PCCI3080AF) user manual
Knob-controlled Frigidaire Professional induction cooktops (the manual linked from the PCCI3080AF page); each knob has its own small display.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Frigidaire's own guidance for Pb on its cooktops. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Nothing needs fixing; turn the knob down from Hi when the pot reaches a boil.
If you do not want Boost, turn the knob from off to a setting below Hi.
Stay with the pot while Pb shows, since Boost heats quickly and can boil over.
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
Pb is not an error and does not mean the knob is stuck. It is a feature the cooktop starts when a zone goes from off to Hi, not a sign that the zone is overheating.
What you may
notice with it.
The cooktop problem Pb tends to arrive with. Answer these at the cooktop before anyone is booked.
All problems
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
When an induction zone is first set at Hi, the Power Boost feature will turn on.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Knob-controlled Frigidaire Professional induction cooktops (the manual linked from the PCCI3080AF page); each knob has its own small display.
Frigidaire Pb 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 Pb.
Can I clear Pb myself?
Why does Pb appear when I turn my Frigidaire knob to high?
Should I use Pb to preheat an empty pan?
Can I get Pb on my Frigidaire Professional without turning the knob all the way to Hi?
Back to your everyday
Still showing Pb?
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.