Glass Top Stove Repair - Top Burner Not Working - How to Troubleshoot and How it Works

[@shawnfitzpatrick2954]

Thanks a million, your simple explanation, including the H1 and H2 reference helped me figure out which wires I had reversed. My wife is so happy to have all four burners working again!!!

[@rgruenhaus]

Very nice! I love seeing the actual functions of appliances and being shown why there could be a fault rather than just being a black box tech. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@MS-ks3ve]

Thanks for posting this video, i followed the same procedure and discovered the defected burner, ordered it and my stove back to life again.thanks for sharing

[@robertcook7769]

Thanks, Bill ! The peek inside made all my mental connections. Your video and a $65 part and my Maytag Gemini range is as good as new.

[@ankushkumar]

Thank you so much for making these informative videos. Very nicely made!

[@aofddofa6661]

very informative and straight forward towards the point ... now i can fix my heat element sticks ON prob.. many thanks

[@wmdavid]

A+ A pleasant change from other commercial driven videos. Very informative, visual aides & good detailed explanation of how it works.

[@WalkingInLight]

Thanks a lot, the short video is very helpful to me!

[@glenaeus]

Very nice. You are the first to explain that there is in fact a limit thermostat and a hot switch on glass top elements. I have a bit of a conundrum with an LG front left element. I believe the limit thermostat is keeping my good element ( right resistance) from heating, but there could be a control board or relay problem as the same burner Left front would intermittently come on when left rear was energized.(with no indication of Hot Surface) Would you gamble on fiddling with the limit thermostat or just replace the assembly?

[@danlai4492]

Thank you for showing excellent video how a surface element works !

[@BillNewberry]

+DAN LAI You are very welcome!

[@burrowsandco]

Man great video. Wish you were still around to put out more great content.

[@RRaucina]

Nice to see the internal operation of that switch.

[@megatron3075]

Nice video Bill

[@hondagoal]

Thanks for another great video.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Very good video. Neighbor wants to know hot to remove the glass top.

[@amazonbarnhart9009]

Thank you for posting these videos; very well done. We just moved in to a house that has a Jenn Aire Smooth Top cooking surface. Our previous home had a similar stove. However, my wife has observed that the burners on the Jenn Aire smooth top hard to cook with as the heating element is either fully on or on low. There appears to be no middle heat despite what the switch indicates. Is this possible? Malfunctioning switch? Thoughts?

[@LolaCLewis-dh8qr]

My 3rd element on my glass stop went out today So I 3 not working How expensive is it to replace? Can I buy a used glass top?

[@mirzaahmedullahbaig4078]

Excellent and very helpful video. I changed the 2500W Element, checked the flow of current. All terminals show current coming in, but still the new element does not heat. I switched the new element with the old one and it works on the left side. But the old working one does not work on the right side. Could you please advise what could be the problem?

[@Markpudwill-gm2ym]

I have a Maytag Glass Top it is 18 months old... It only had a One Year Warranty... Over the labor day weekend I was slow cooking Ribs & after cooking them at 325 for 5 hours (they turned out great by the way) after I removed the Ribs I turned the broiler on to toast the Garlic Bread after a while I noticed that the Garlic Bread was not getting toasted ?? Then I noticed that all the burners were lifeless ?? I had absolutely no heating power at all but the light in the oven & the display panel did have power...Could you possibly point me in the right direction... I would really appreciate it & I will give you my world famous Secret Rib Recipe...💃💃💃💃💃

[@ronleatherman3904]

I replaced the control switch for front left dual element on my smooth top stove (Jenn-air made by Whirlpool). There was an arc in the switch (not sure what caused it). Now that I have replaced the switch, the burner heats either single or dual element heat, but there is no control from switch. It heats continuously with no element on and off so the switch is acting as an on off switch. I can not vary the heat output of burner no matter where I set the control switch. Is there a feedback to the switch from the burner or what controls the output of burner. Sorry so many words. Thanks

[@larryg6221]

Yes, but what is that entire ceramic housing called? Mine cracked and Sears parts doesnt recognize the part #...

[@chuckthetech]

informative vid Bill, do you know where I can get specific vid on how to troubleshoot double element burner for a Kenmore glass top? Thanks!!!

[@ettaaddy]

GE ceramic top range. Triple burner element, infinite control switch, selector switch, temperature switch, all show continuity. Still, 6 inch of 6,9,12, not working. Can you advice?

[@donaldwhite9974]

Do you know what would cause both the front and back burner to come on when I turn on only the back burner?

[@Kalkaekie]

Qutstanding ! Thanks !

[@ericc3406]

Thank you for your video. Do you know Is it possible to fix the heating element when it broken spot is found? Thank you

[@anthonyjarry4219]

Can I hookup the wires to a stovetop element and what would happen

[@ANGUEIRAEliot]

Hoping you are well within everything we are facing worldwide. I installed a new burner and it didn't work. I measured the input voltage to verify it was not a stove problem but the voltage is fine. At the input of the limiter the voltage is 230 volts but at the output of the limiter (the element input) it is zero.

[@anthonyjarry4219]

Bill how you tell if you wired my element correct

[@sohnamunda1]

Thanks bill for this wonder full video one thing confusing me infinite switch and thermal limiter serve same purpose but independently by stopping the element over heat or keep the element heat in a set range please explain

[@miguelreal3012]

sohnamunda1 the thermal limiter and infinite switch are connected in line. As long as both are closed electricity will flow. The difference is that the thermal limiter will simply open when an unsafe temperature is met to prevent damage to element, fire hazard or overheating but the infinite switch is an electronic switch capable of fluctuating the flow of the electricity to infinite settings (not just a simple mechanical low-med-high switch)

[@hllywd964]

My hot surface light wont go out, and my heating element looks just like the one you tested...do you think the contact gets stuck and wont break contact and thats causing the light to remain on?

[@enduringpromise]

great video. Do you happen to know why the heating element connections are only laying on the spade connection points. I had one which starting arcing at one of the tension contacts and was not sure why it was designed that way.

[@enduringpromise]

what I am talking about is what you are pointing at 41-46 seconds in.

[@blazeandcyrus]

Semper Fi brother

[@allopez9247]

Question: If large LG 2700 watt radiant burner only works about 10% of time, then shuts off, is burner bad or is it PCB? All other burners work fine. Don't want to spend $140+ for new burner if that's not the problem. Had appliance company come out to "diagnose". Literally did not pull out range or disassemble/ test anything and without testing burner for resistance said the burner was bad. $65 service charge for about a 10 minute consultation. If all other burners work does that rule out the circuit board?

[@vivianward8692]

Sorry Bill. I has a whirlpool washer. I replace the dogs that was broken . the coupe that was broken and checked the clutch. It still don't agitate. Or spin. Feeling helpless.

[@MrMac5150]

Excellent.

[@BillNewberry]

MrMac5150 Thank you Sir!

[@lavixl]

Mine is red hot though the glass. It's like a mini burner. Any help?

[@isaacmaceachen7084]

Great videos, Bill. My Kenmore ceramic-top stove's right back small burner starts to heat up when turned on and quickly cuts out before reaching set temperature. It does not come on again. If I turn it off and then on again, it will do the same again. What might be the problem? Is it something I can fix myself?Thanks, Bill.

[@charleswright4765]

Did you get this fixed? Mine is doing the same thing. I think it's the switch. I'm going to try swap out the switch from another eye and see if the problem follows.

[@charleswright4765]

It was the switch. Swapped the switch to the other eye and the problem followed the switch.

[@megatron3075]

In order to replace a limiter switch do I have to replace the complete element ? Thanks

[@suzhenliu]

unfortunately yes!

[@megatron3075]

Thank you

[@gilbertodiazcastro8871]

Ok, I got how it works, now, how do I determine if the problem is the burner or the switch?

[@amandaputnam9122]

My glass stove top is a ge spectra true temp. Gets hot but doesn't glow red...the oven also gets hot but elements don't glow red...

[@essayousafzai9867]

How do I turn off heat sensor because it takes forever to cook. It starts and stops and starts and stops

[@oksanabezgodov1048]

do they sell replacement surface element limiter switches? I can't seem to find one...

[@michellethi2031]

Oksana Bezgodov did u find the limiter switch?

[@oksanabezgodov1048]

Michelle Thi no we just ended up buying a new surface element.

[@chrisbaggesi72]

I have a similar whirlpool range and randomly the burner will go full hot , and I cant seem to regulate the temp, and almost always the surface temp indicator is on sometimes for days and the burner is cold . I was thinking a bad switch, but now am thinking it might be the surface temp light sensor ? anyone have any incite on my problem or has experienced the same problem

[@morrismunshe9905]

can you show how to connect 3 phase 440 volts rotary switch to low, medium, and high position electrical burner , using three electrical elements[ three elements 3 starting and 3 end terminal of elements] THANKS REPLY

[@RRaucina]

Same question for me except I have 640 volt 3 phase range top with 5] 10,000 watt elements.

[@anthonyjarry4219]

Can I hookup my wires wrong to a glass top element

[@anthonyjarry4219]

Help

[@donnafusaro3588]

hi Bill . my glass top burner goes on then with in a few seconds shuts off , i noticed the hot light stays on all the time . is this the burner or a relay . thank you

[@antonio28360]

saludos amigo esos burner los puedo conctar directo ala corriente de 220 voltios

[@AlexJones-m6r]

And how to troubleshoot? U only showed how it works

[@antonio28360]

osea ese burner lo puedo provar solo con los 240 voltios