--- title: "Whirlpool cooktop showing F0 or F00 | CooktopRepair.center" description: "What F0 means on Whirlpool cooktops, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f0/" --- # Whirlpool cooktop showing F0 F0, also shown as F00, tells you the touch control senses pressure it did not expect. ## What F0 actually means. F0, also shown as F00, tells you the touch control senses pressure it did not expect. Whirlpool blames objects, liquid or soil sitting on the control area, which a smooth glass cooktop reads as a finger on a key. Whirlpool cooktop display · also shown as F00 What to do when F0 shows on the cooktop ### Kind of code Touch controls and keys A key on the glass was held down too long, pressed with nothing there, or stopped answering altogether. Water, a spill or a pan resting on the key strip is ruled out first, then the touch board and its ribbon cable. If a zone keeps heating while the keys are dead, switch the cooktop off at the breaker. ### Usually leads to Touch control repair Glass touch keys and sliders that ignore a finger, start zones by themselves or stay locked, traced to the keys, the control board or the lock setting. ### Shows up as Cooktop Controls Unresponsive Touch keys or a slider do nothing, the display lights but ignores every press, or a knob turns without starting its burner or element. ### Make Whirlpool A major US appliance maker whose built-in cooktops are found in a great many homes. ### Source Whirlpool Product Help: F0 or F00, electric cooktop Whirlpool electric and induction cooktops with touch controls; the help center carries the same text for both. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Whirlpool's own guidance for F0 on its cooktops. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Lift anything resting on the control strip and wipe the glass there clean and dry. 02 Cut the breaker for one minute, restore it and watch the display for another minute. 03 If F0 returns on a clean, dry panel, book a visit. ### Still there? It usually turns into [touch control repair](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/touch-control-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do F0 is not an element or wiring problem at the burners. The complaint is at the touch keys, so start with the panel surface. ## What you may notice with it. The cooktop problems F0 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the cooktop before anyone is booked. 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[Whirlpool cooktop repair](https://cooktoprepair.center/brands/whirlpool/) More Whirlpool codes [C81](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-c81/) [F2](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f2/) [F8](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f8/) [F1E0](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f1e0/) [F25](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f25/) [FC LF](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-fc-lf/) [E_A](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-e-a/) [F0E1](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f0e1/) [d E](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-d-e/) [H](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-h/) [U u](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-u-u/) [LOCK](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-lock/) [All 14 Whirlpool codes](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/#codes-whirlpool) Touch controls and keys on other makes [Bertazzoni ER03](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-er03/) [BlueStar Er03](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-er03/) [Bosch F5](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/bosch-f5/) [Dacor F2](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/dacor-f2/) [Frigidaire Er](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-er/) [Fulgor Milano Er22](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-s700-er22/) [Gaggenau F0](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-f0/) [JennAir F0](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/jennair-f0/) [All 37 codes of this kind](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/#family-controls) Whirlpool 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. Whirlpool 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. Whirlpool 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 Whirlpool's own words > An object, liquids, or soils are putting pressure on the control panel. [Whirlpool Product Help: F0 or F00, electric cooktop](https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Cooking/Cooktops/Electric_Cooktop/Error_Code_or_Indicator_Light/Begins_with_an_F/F0_or_F00_-_Electric_Cooktop) [Whirlpool Product Help: F0 or F00, electric cooktop](https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Cooking/Cooktops/Electric_Cooktop/Error_Code_or_Indicator_Light/Begins_with_an_F/F0_or_F00_-_Electric_Cooktop) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Whirlpool electric and induction cooktops with touch controls; the help center carries the same text for both. ## Whirlpool F0 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. 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Lift anything resting on the control strip and wipe the glass there clean and dry. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Can a wet sponge set off F0 on my Whirlpool cooktop? Yes. Whirlpool lists liquids and objects on the control area as the cause, so a sponge, towel or puddle over the keys can do it. ### Is F00 different from F0? Whirlpool files them on the same page with the same steps, so treat them alike: clear the panel, reset the breaker, and book a visit if the code survives a clean, dry panel. ### Why does F0 show on my Whirlpool cooktop right after I wipe the glass? Leftover water or a cloth on the control area can read as a key being pressed, which is exactly what Whirlpool describes for F0. Dry the panel completely, then reset the breaker for a minute and see whether the display stays clear. --- **[Read on the site: Whirlpool cooktop showing F0 or F00 | CooktopRepair.center](https://cooktoprepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f0/)** **[Book a visit with CooktopRepair.center](https://cooktoprepair.center/schedule/)**