How to repair a Whirlpool flat top stove burner that stays on high 

Thanks for going through this slowly and in detail for beginners like me!

Got this issue this week! I knew it would be an easy fix and I expect to resolve it next week. My only add is WEAR GLOVES when handling sheet metal panels on appliances! A lot of them are unfinished punch outs that can tear you a new finger!

Glad I found you! Very clear and easy directions. Now I need to order part and try this out.🤞

I successfully fixed my stove this week. Thanks for the tutorial!

Thanks for the video, got my whirlpool working normally again!

Thank you for this video!!! Same exact burner/ problem started for me last week. You have save me a lot of money 😅

Thank You SO MUCH! Our repair guy told us that basically if HE put a new switch in it would go bad and maybe not help at all. Your video will help ME fix it simply. I wish I’d watched you video a year ago! 😊 G

my stove started having this issue a few weeks ago. Thanks for posting this.

Thanks for the simple, easy to follow video. I have the same issue and it fixed it fast.

thanks so much for a great detailed video! Well done!

Thank you, this is such an easy repair. I will be ordering this soon

Thanks for posting, good job!

Thanks for sharing. Oftentimes the secret sauce to troubleshooting & repairing the stove yourself and saving some money in the process is simply having a good understanding of how it works. With the exception of induction cooktops, virtually all electric cooktops, whether they be solid disc (far more common in other parts of the world, notably Europe, making their way into American kitchens for a short time on some KitchenAid, Jennaire and maybe a few other high end models from about the mid 1980s - early 1990s) coil top, or radiant elements under glass, use what's known as an infinite switch, sometimes called a simmerstat, and operates on the principle of duty cylcle control. For example, if I have the control set to medium so that the element spends 10 seconds on, 10 seconds off, that equals a 50% duty cycle, and if this is a 6 inch, 1500 watt element, than my overall power level is 1500W * 0.5, or 750 watts. Some older cooktops from before the 1970s, used a push button or rotary selector switch with 5 fixed heat settings usually marked Hi, Med-Hi, Med-Lo, Lo, Sim. With these cooktops, the element is very different than modern ones in that they (usually) have 3 terminals and are two elements in one burner. Power level is controlled by switching different combinations of 240 or 120V to one or both elements, in series or parallel, varied slightly between manufacturers. With these older cooktops if a burner works on some settings but not the others, either the burner or the selector switch is bad

Thank you for mentioning about it being a dual switch for that burner.

Thanks for the video. This helps a lot.

Thank you! This seems easy enough to repair.

Great video! Exactly our issue and easy repair with your video. Just know your switches may be different than what’s seen in video.

Great instructions

Thanks for the help sir!

I just replaced two infinite switches on our Whirlpool electric stove this morning. It took me 20 mins from start to finish and about $80 for parts. Easy job and now both of our dual zone front burners are working correctly. Thanks for your vid. (01/04/24)

Nice, I'll have to get a new switch for mine this week, thanks!

Literally my exact stove, thank you!

Awesome! Thank you! I will do that!

Thanks for video. Mine need to replace both front burner switch. Ihear arcing noise sometimes.

My dual burner stayed on high no matter where I set the dial. I removed the switch to investigate. I took the cover off and turned the knob. I noticed a copper colored bimetalic contact that was staying closed all of the time. I used a tiny screwdriver and bent the contact upward slightly. It sprang back up in the open position. On closer inspection I noticed it was a little warped. I carefully pried it until it was straight. I reassembled the switch and tested it out. Works like new again. I ordered a replacement part just in case this one messes up again. This one worked well for four years so I expect the other one to go as well.

Great video

thanks so much for this video now i know what to do with my stove ,thanks

Nicely done, sir! Being a professor, I would give you a grade of 2A ;-)

Very good video thanks 👍

Thank you sir!

Thanks for this detailed video. This part is out of stock on Amazon and most of the other outlets. Would you know any other vendors who is still selling this part? Any help would be appreciated

This was very easy and well guided! Thank you! The module that you purchased is the same one I need for my whirlpool stove, I have 2 burners with this issue. Would you happens to know if it will resolve both or a separate one will be needed?

thank you

Mine is doing the opposite. It won’t stay on high. I’m going to try this switch replacement. Thanks

Worked like a hot damn. Haha. Thank you very much.

Thanks for video, I believe we have the same stove. I am trying to find the link, to ordering the part. I have the numbers on the switch. Again many thanks.

This is exactly what’s going on with ours, the exact same burner also and model.

Thanks for the video... Gonna fix mine. So sad that appliances are such garbage these days.

I like the tutorial thank you I think you’re going to help me fix my stove. Just why did you need a gun on your hip?

❤❤❤👍👍👍 Thank you

Thanks! Is the metal plate on the oven door with the "warning" info with a number W10406473A the model number? Unit is too heavy for me to move full range off the wall to look. Also how do I know which wire goes with the correct burner? My broken one is the Front Right SINGLE LARGE burner. Not the "Dual Element" Thanks

I have a Kenmore flat top. Right lower burner just turn on on its own all the way to high. Switch seems to be working though. Thoughts??

I have the same issue and have replaced the switch. It seems to still have the same issue. Can it be any other issue? All other videos I found only replace the switch. The part number I got has been replaced with a universal switch. This is for a single zone burner.

Nice

If I have multiple burners having this issue do I need to replace multiple switches or does that switch (blue piece) work for all the burners ?

How did you know which element it was ? Our stove has both cook top hot and hot surface on.

anyone know the name or part number for the SINGLE controller

Hello Sir Do you think all of 4 switches are the same or different?thank you.

how do i know the switch to replace for a single burner that does not go on at all. Please reply, the burner is the front right one

What if only the single element works but nut the dual mode on the same section, what could be defected?

Thanks. Does anyone know if there a temperature sensor in the stove top that could also be a source of failure, or is it always the control switch?

What about if all burners stay on high? Is it still a switch issue? Thanks!

all rour of my burners are high all the time..i need to change all 4 ?

My element is doing the opposite: if I turn it on high it only heats to low… do you think this fix would work for me as well? Thanks 😊

Awesome, thanks! Always carry!

My glass is cracked...it's a GE..can I replace the glass portion with a Whirlpool top or no?

Happy you showed unplugging the stove Glad you clarified dual zone vs single zone I think you should remove the entire back panel for safety Thanks for mentioning that the part number is on the back of the switch

The big burner turns on and off within seconds can i change the switch?

How about when it works on high but if i set it to medium or low the heat turns off what causes that issue?

Where do you typically find the model number of the stove?

Must be these stoves cause I have that exact stove minus the middle back burner and came with the same issue

Where you order part give number part I has same one like yours whirlpool

I have the same stove and a problem with the same burner

One of my burner's turns on then you can hear a low clicking sound then it turns off how can I troubleshoot this please help..

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Where's the link for the switch?

The cook top on light stays on when it's off

My bottom right burner fluctuates from high and low. I changed the infinite switch and the burner itself amd its still happening. Heeelllpppppp

Was cooking on this same burner when it just turned off and stopped heating. I am going to assume the burner is still good and it's the switch that went bad and I'll replace the switch. If anyone thinks different, please feel free to comment. This is the burner and switch that gets used the most.

To call someone to fix this would probably be over $150? I have a home warranty and the deductible is $150. I’m trying to figure out what makes more sense

Top and bottom stay on all the time

Using an impact driver to loosen or tighten the switch screws is a bad idea.

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And the gun for what??

I HATE electric stoves for this exact reason. I’ve never had one that didnt go way overboard on temperature, even when working correctly.

Thank you for saving me a $ervice call.