--- title: "KitchenAid induction cooktop showing F36 or F37" description: "What F36 means on KitchenAid induction cooktops, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f36/" --- # KitchenAid induction cooktop showing F36 KitchenAid groups F36 and F37 as a possible problem with the temperature sensor on an induction coil. ## What F36 actually means. KitchenAid groups F36 and F37 as a possible problem with the temperature sensor on an induction coil. Each coil carries its own sensor, so the control can no longer judge that coil's heat safely. KitchenAid cooktop display · also shown as F37 What to do when F36 shows on the cooktop ### Kind of code Temperature and overheat sensors A sensor under the glass or on a board reported a reading the control rejected, or heat climbing past the safe limit — often after an empty pan was left on a zone. The zone is allowed to cool and a loose sensor plug is ruled out before the sensor, the coil assembly or the board is blamed. A top that keeps getting hotter is switched off at the breaker first. ### Usually leads to Induction board and coil repair Induction zones that stop sensing pans, cut out, buzz or show codes, traced to the power boards, the coils, their sensors and the links to the controls. ### Shows up as Cooktop Element Not Heating A coil stays black, a radiant ring under the glass never glows, or a zone warms so weakly that a pot of water will not boil. ### Make KitchenAid A Whirlpool brand with cooktops aimed at people who cook often. ### Source KitchenAid Product Help: F36, F37, electric and induction cooktop KitchenAid induction cooktops. KitchenAid's radiant-cooktop page for F36 describes a communication problem instead, so the model decides which applies. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from KitchenAid's own guidance for F36 on its cooktops. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Switch the breaker off for one minute and back on. 02 Monitor the cooktop for a minute to see whether the code returns. 03 If it does, book a visit; the coil sensor and its connection need testing. ### Still there? It usually turns into [induction board and coil repair](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/induction-board-and-coil-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do F36 on an induction model is not a pan problem. It is about a sensor inside the cooktop. ## What you may notice with it. The cooktop problems F36 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the cooktop before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Cooktop Element Not Heating](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/element-not-heating/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/element-not-heating/) It also comes with - [**Induction Cooktop Not Detecting Pan**](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/induction-not-detecting-pan/) - [**Cooktop Error Code**](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/cooktop-error-code/) Problem ### Cooktop Element Not Heating 6 causes, cheapest first Where F36 usually leads ## Induction board and coil repair. **Induction power board, coil or sensor · moderate to highest.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/induction-board-and-coil-repair/) ## KitchenAid cooktops. A Whirlpool brand with cooktops aimed at people who cook often. [KitchenAid cooktop repair](https://cooktoprepair.center/brands/kitchenaid/) More KitchenAid codes [E_9](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-e-9/) [F0EA](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f0ea/) [F4](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f4/) [F21](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f21/) [F40](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f40/) [F42](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f42/) [F56](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f56/) [F61](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f61/) [FC E0](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-fc-e0/) [FC E4](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-fc-e4/) [FC RF](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-fc-rf/) [E_03](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-e-03/) Temperature and overheat sensors on other makes [Bertazzoni ER21](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-er21/) [BlueStar E2](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-e2/) [Bosch F1](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bosch-f1/) [Dacor C0](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c0/) [Fulgor Milano E2](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-s700-e2/) [Gaggenau F1](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-f1/) [JennAir E2](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/jennair-e2/) [Maytag C82](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/maytag-c82/) [All 51 codes of this kind](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/#family-sensor) KitchenAid 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. KitchenAid builds this ### 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. KitchenAid 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. ## In KitchenAid's own words > There may be a problem with a temperature sensor on an induction coil. [KitchenAid Product Help: F36, F37, electric and induction cooktop](https://producthelp.kitchenaid.com/Cooking/Cooktops/Electric_Cooktop/Error_Code_or_Indicator_Light/Begins_with_an_F/F36%2C_F37_-_Electric_and_Induction_Cooktop) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. KitchenAid induction cooktops. 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Switch the breaker off for one minute and back on. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Does F37 mean something different from F36 on a KitchenAid cooktop? KitchenAid treats them on one page with the same explanation: a possible induction coil temperature sensor problem. ### Will a new pan fix F36? No. KitchenAid's page describes a sensor inside the cooktop, so a reset is the only home step before a visit. ### Does F36 mean something else on a KitchenAid radiant cooktop? On radiant models it does, because KitchenAid's radiant page for F36 describes a communication problem, while the induction page points to a coil temperature sensor. Check which kind of cooktop you have before reading either explanation. --- **[Read on the site: KitchenAid induction cooktop showing F36 or F37](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f36/)** **[Book a visit with CooktopRepair.center](https://cooktoprepair.center/schedule/)**