Flat Top Stove Burner Won T Turn Off

When a burner won t get hot the first thing to check is the burner itself.

Flat top stove burner won t turn off. A failure within the electronics of the control board can create any number of problems including the inability to turn off the oven. You disconnect a burner by pulling it out. A glitch in the electronics or control pad may prevent the oven from receiving the message to turn off the burner. Do not use your stove with the knobs removed as it may allow moisture to damage the electronics.

Lastly if your electric stove burner is overheating or won t turn off the problem is more than likely the temperature setting on the control switch is faulty and the contacts are not opening up like they re supposed to. Don t work on the stove with the unit plugged in or the circuit breaker on. Turn that off for the burner in question to see if that makes it heat more. Electronic or control pad error.

If there is still no heat in an element after you adjust its temperature call a service technician. Clean out any loose food debris and reconnect any wires that may have come loose. There is no in between. If that doesn t solve it you will likely need a new igniter or some work on your gas connection.

With the burner set to high normally they stay on almost all the time heating the pot on top of it to boil water. So they turn on and off to maintain a goal. Each burner has a high limit thermostat but that s not the problem this thermostat is a normally closed switch and if it opened the burner would not come on at all which is not your problem. If this is the situation the control switch will need to be completely replaced as soon as possible.

With the heat control set to an intermediate value the burner will kick on and off repeatedly to maintain a goal temperature. The first thing that i would suggest is that you turn off the stove at the circuit breaker. If this works the knob will need to be replaced. If the stove is plugged in to an outlet and not hardwired you can then remove the plug from the wall outlet.

The next thing you want to do is find the name plate on the stove. It could have a disconnection somewhere inside it or may simply be burned out.