The light under the unit won t turn off or go to dim mode.
Whirlpool cooktop light stays on.
You have to replace that burner.
The burners are set under the glass and are low.
I got a new bulb and the issue is the same.
Everything else on the unit works find.
Whirlpool electric range cooktop light stays on.
You have one of the four burner switches that has a stuck contact.
The electric cooktops are designed with circuit boards of course which can lead to the light on issues.
When the stove top cools down the signal is no longer sent and the light goes out.
How old is it.
Do you know the model of your whirlpool microwave.
Whirlpool range cooktop on light stays on forever their diagnosis makes perfect sense and if you re at all able to get inside the range it s easy to confirm.
The thermostats are not replaceable.
This causes the light to come on and stay on as long as the stove top is above a certain temperature.
One of the burner module terminals will show closed continuity.
If there is only one hot surface light for the whole cooktop then the sensor in one of the burners has likely failed and is causing the whole cooktop light to stay on.
But first i d run each of the burner switches on and off a few times to see if the contacts free up or at least maybe the light goes out for an instant when you move one of them and you ll know which one is bad.
By frenchfry 6 22 2013 8 04 58 am i have a whirlpool electric range model rf272lxtd 2 s n ru4420832 the cooktop on red light stays on all the time.
The basic idea is that when the stove top heats up the temperature sensor sends a signal either directly to the light or to a control board.
I have a whirlpool over the range microwave.
To find out which one has failed you will need to open the rear of the console and remove the.
How to troubleshoot an electric flat cooktop.
Do this for each burner module once at a time.
If it is just a cooktop on light then it is one of the switches that has failed.
By woody1 6 22 2013 8 20 28 am thank you for your post on the forum today.
This is the burner that is causing the light to stay on.
You can plug it back in when you need to cook something.