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.

Flat top stove burner won t turn off.

If the stove is plugged in to an outlet and not hardwired you can then remove the plug from the wall outlet. When a burner won t get hot the first thing to check is the burner itself. There is no in between. The next thing you want to do is find the name plate on the stove.

Don t work on the stove with the unit plugged in or the circuit breaker on. 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. So they turn on and off to maintain a goal. Turn the appliance off and unplug it if you can then remove the grate and burner cap.

If this works the knob will need to be replaced. Turn that off for the burner in question to see if that makes it heat more. With the heat control set to an intermediate value the burner will kick on and off repeatedly to maintain a goal temperature. If that doesn t solve it you will likely need a new igniter or some work on your gas connection.

You disconnect a burner by pulling it out. With the burner set to high normally they stay on almost all the time heating the pot on top of it to boil water. The first thing that i would suggest is that you turn off the stove at the circuit breaker. Do not use your stove with the knobs removed as it may allow moisture to damage the electronics.

If a control board problem is responsible for preventing the shutdown of the oven the most likely cause is a relay within the board that has shorted in the closed position. It could have a disconnection somewhere inside it or may simply be burned out. 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 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. Electronic or control pad error.