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Cooktop Repair in Ottawa
We repair electric cooktops, coil, smooth glass and induction, when a burner will not heat, stays on high or the controls stop responding.
A cooktop rarely fails all at once. One burner stops heating, another will only run on high, or a glass top lights its hot-surface warning and nothing else. On a coil cooktop the cause is often a burnt element, a worn receptacle or an infinite switch that has stopped cycling. Under a smooth glass top, the radiant elements and their limiters do the same jobs and fail in the same ways. Induction cooktops are different again: the coils seldom wear out, but the power boards, cooling fans and touch controls behind them can, and the cooktop usually says so with an error code.
On the visit we test each burner and its control, read any error codes and check the wiring under the top. You get the price before any work starts. Elements, switches and limiters are the parts we aim to carry; induction boards are model specific and often need to be ordered. We work on built-in cooktops and the cooktop of a freestanding or slide-in range, electric only.
If you are down to one working burner, call Smart Appliance Service to book a visit in Ottawa, Nepean, Kanata, Orléans or Barrhaven.
Serving Ottawa, Almonte, Arnprior and surrounding area.
Common cooktop faults and what to check first
Start with the easy checks. Make sure the breaker has not tripped and, on a coil top, that each element is pushed fully into its receptacle. Swap a dead coil with a working one of the same size: if the fault moves with the coil, the element is at fault, and if it stays put, the switch or receptacle is. On an induction cooktop, try a pan that a fridge magnet sticks to firmly, since a pan the cooktop cannot detect looks exactly like a fault. Wipe the touch panel dry, because water on the controls can lock them.
The repairs we do most are coil and radiant elements, infinite switches, receptacles that have burnt at the contacts, and induction power boards and cooling fans.
Repair or replace your cooktop
Elements, switches and receptacles are inexpensive parts, and replacing them is worth doing on almost any cooktop with a sound top.
A cracked glass top is the harder case. The glass is model specific and can cost a large share of a new cooktop, so on an older or entry-level unit we will suggest you price a replacement before you decide. A built-in cooktop is set into its counter cutout, so a like-for-like repair also saves you from finding a new model that fits the same opening.
How long a cooktop repair takes
Most cooktop repairs take 45 minutes to an hour and a half. A coil element or a switch is often done in under an hour. A glass or induction cooktop has to be lifted out of its cutout to reach the parts, which adds a little time.
Glass tops and induction boards may need to be ordered, which means a short wait and a second visit. Where it is safe, we leave the working burners in use while the part is on its way.
Induction cooktops
We repair induction cooktops and the cooktops of induction ranges. When an induction cooktop fails it is usually the electronics: a power board, a cooling fan or the touch control. See our induction cooktop repair page for what to check first.
Where we work
Cooktop Repair across Ottawa and the surrounding area.
Cooktop Repair: common questions
On a coil cooktop, make sure the element is pushed fully into its receptacle, then swap it with a working element of the same size. If the fault moves with the element, the element is at fault; if it stays, the switch or receptacle is. On a glass top, a radiant element or its switch has usually failed.
A burner stuck on high or one that only heats on low usually has a failed infinite switch, the control that cycles the element on and off. On a touch-control cooktop, the control board or a sensor may be at fault. Turn that burner off at its control and do not use it until it is repaired.
We work on electric cooktops only, so a gas cooktop needs a licensed gas technician. Do not keep trying to light the burner, since unburnt gas can build up. If you smell gas, do not use any switches or flames, leave the home and call your gas utility from outside.
Yes. We repair induction cooktops and induction ranges, electric only. See our induction cooktop repair page for what to check first.
Stop using a cracked glass cooktop and switch it off at the breaker. A crack can let spills reach the live elements below and can spread with heat. The glass top is a replaceable part on most models, so book a repair and we will tell you whether it is worth replacing.
Induction only works with magnetic cookware, so test the pan with a fridge magnet: if it does not stick firmly, the cooktop cannot detect it. The pan also needs a flat base that covers enough of the zone. If a suitable pan is not recognized on any zone, the power board or a sensor may have failed.
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