Smeg induction cooktop
showing H
H is Smeg's residual heat warning.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Smeg
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What H
actually means.
H is Smeg's residual heat warning. After a zone is switched off, the display keeps showing H while the glass is still hot, and it disappears once the temperature drops below 140 °F.
Smeg 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
Keep hands and children away from that zone until the H goes out.
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.
MakeSmeg
An Italian maker known for its retro styling, whose US catalog includes built-in cooktops.
SourceSmeg induction cooktop manual (SIMU330D)
Smeg SIMU induction cooktops; read from the SIMU330D manual, which Smeg links from the SIMU330D and SIMU336D product pages.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Smeg's own guidance for H on its cooktops. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Keep hands and children away from that zone until the H goes out.
Do not wipe the zone or set anything heat-sensitive on it until the H goes out.
If the H stays lit on a cooktop that has been off and cold for a long time, book a visit.
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 a warning that something is wrong. It is a safety reminder about hot glass.
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.
Smeg
cooktops.
An Italian maker known for its retro styling, whose US catalog includes built-in cooktops.
Smeg cooktop repairMore Smeg 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 Smeg's own words
symbol will appear on the display. The symbol will disappear when the temperature drops below 140°F (60°C).
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Smeg SIMU induction cooktops; read from the SIMU330D manual, which Smeg links from the SIMU330D and SIMU336D product pages.
Smeg 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.
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How long does the H stay on a Smeg induction cooktop?
Why does H show on a Smeg zone I never used?
Is the H on a Smeg SIMU induction cooktop a sign the zone is still heating?
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.