What F0 or F00 Means
Electric (radiant smoothtop) Cooktop, and the page KitchenAid publishes jointly for Electric and Induction Cooktops: both carry the same sentence - an object, liquids or soils are putting pressure on the control panel. The cooktop is not reporting a broken part. It is reporting that something is sitting on the touch area and holding a key down, and it has stopped accepting input rather than act on a press it cannot attribute to a person. KitchenAid's instruction is to remove any objects left on the control area and wipe debris from the control panel surface, and only then to reset power at the breaker.
Common Causes of F0 or F00
- An object left lying across the touch control area
- Liquid or dried-on soil bridging the touch surface
- A control panel that has begun misreading a clean, clear surface
🔧 One Safe Check You Can Try
Let the glass cool first. A radiant or induction surface stays hot enough to burn well after the heat is off, which is why these cooktops carry a residual-heat indicator at all. With the controls off and the glass cool, take everything off the control area and wipe the panel clean and dry - a wet cloth left on the glass, a lid resting across the front edge or sugar syrup dried onto the surface all do this. If F0 or F00 is still showing with the panel clear and clean, power the cooktop down by switching off its circuit breakers for one minute, power it back up, then watch the panel for one minute to be sure the code does not come back and verify the cooktop operates.
⚠ Why You Shouldn't Go Further Than That
- A panel that thinks a key is held can also refuse the Off key, which is the one press that matters most on an appliance with heat in it.
- Once the glass is clean and the code stands, the fault is in the touch control under the glass, and that assembly is not reached without taking the cooktop out of the counter.
- A cooktop lifted out of a sealed cut-out usually takes the sealant and sometimes a chip of counter edge with it, and that is a kitchen repair rather than an appliance one.
Opening a panel to inspect or repair something yourself doesn't automatically cancel your manufacturer's warranty — but it can risk accidental damage, and some manufacturers do have specific service conditions. Check your product's warranty terms, or ask us, before deciding.