Whirlpool cooktop
showing F25
Whirlpool ties F25 to the power supply feeding the cooktop.
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- Touch control repair
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What F25
actually means.
Whirlpool ties F25 to the power supply feeding the cooktop. Because a built-in electric cooktop is hard-wired to its own circuit, a loose supply connection, a failing breaker or low voltage can all show up this way.
Whirlpool cooktop display
What to do when F25 shows on the cooktopKind of codeBoards and communication
The touch board and the power board under the glass lost track of each other, or one failed its own start-up check. A power dip, a ribbon or harness pulled loose when the top was fitted, or moisture from a boil-over is ruled out before a board is replaced, and a cooktop that keeps heating while this code shows is switched off at the breaker.
Usually leads toTouch 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 asCooktop Tripping Breaker
The circuit breaker for the cooktop trips as a burner or zone switches on, at one particular setting, or a few minutes into cooking.
MakeWhirlpool
A major US appliance maker whose built-in cooktops are found in a great many homes.
SourceWhirlpool Product Help: F25, electric cooktop
Whirlpool electric and induction cooktops. A separate Whirlpool page for F21 also mentions power supply frequency, so the two are easy to mix up.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Whirlpool's own guidance for F25 on its cooktops. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Switch the cooktop's breaker off for one minute, then back on.
Watch the display for a minute to see whether F25 returns.
If it keeps coming back, Whirlpool's own advice is to have an electrician look at the supply; book a visit if the circuit checks out.
What not to do
F25 is not a sign of a bad element or keypad. The page points at the incoming power first.
What you may
notice with it.
The cooktop problems F25 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the cooktop before anyone is booked.
All problems
Cooktop Tripping Breaker
6 causes, cheapest first
Where F25 usually leads
Touch control repair.
Whirlpool
cooktops.
A major US appliance maker whose built-in cooktops are found in a great many homes.
Whirlpool cooktop repairMore Whirlpool codes
All 14 Whirlpool codesBoards and communication 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 Whirlpool's own words
There is a problem with power supply to the 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. A separate Whirlpool page for F21 also mentions power supply frequency, so the two are easy to mix up.
Whirlpool F25 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 F25.
Can I clear F25 myself?
Why would Whirlpool send me to an electrician for F25?
Could F25 show up after a power outage?
Could the breaker itself be behind F25 on my Whirlpool cooktop?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F25?
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.