Whirlpool induction cooktop
showing H
H on a Whirlpool induction zone is a residual-heat warning.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Whirlpool
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What H
actually means.
H on a Whirlpool induction zone is a residual-heat warning. The glass does not make heat itself, but it picks up heat from the pan, and Whirlpool notes that a zone can show H even if it was never switched on, because a neighbor or a hot pot warmed it.
Whirlpool 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 off the zone while H is lit.
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.
MakeWhirlpool
A major US appliance maker whose built-in cooktops are found in a great many homes.
SourceWhirlpool Product Help: H, induction cooktop
Whirlpool induction cooktops.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Whirlpool's own guidance for H on its cooktops. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Keep hands off the zone while H is lit.
Let it cool; the H goes out on its own.
If H stays lit on cold glass for a long time, reset the breaker; if it persists, 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 an error in the usual sense. It is a burn warning and needs no repair unless it stays on when the glass is cold.
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.
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 codesMode, 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 Whirlpool's own words
If “H” appears on the display, this means that the cooking zone is hot.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Whirlpool induction cooktops.
Whirlpool 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.
Can I clear H myself?
Why does a zone I never used show H on my Whirlpool cooktop?
How long should H stay on?
Does H on a Whirlpool induction zone mean the zone is still switched on?
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.