The KECC501G belongs to KitchenAid’s US cooktop catalogue. What KitchenAid published about the KECC501G is that it is a 30″ Ceramic-glass Electric Cooktop with Radiant Elements, and that single line is all the specification there is. The only dated record of it is a capture of KitchenAid’s US product site from March 2000.
KitchenAid’s archived product page for the KECC501G also prints KECC501GAL, which are the same machine in different colours and finishes. A plate reading one of those belongs on this page too. That puts the KECC501G two decades or more into use, which is where the switches, the element or burner connections and the control knobs start to decide how the machine behaves. Being out of production, a KECC501G has its parts position checked at the outset rather than after a diagnosis.
Key Features
- 30" Ceramic-glass Electric Cooktop with Radiant Elements
- Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site in March 2000
- A KitchenAid owner's manual for this model is on record
Most Common Issues on This Model
A thermal limiter cutting a zone early because the glass beneath it is running hot
A cooking zone that no longer heats while its neighbours work normally
An infinite switch failed closed, so the zone runs at full heat regardless of where the knob is set
Cracked or chipped ceramic glass, which takes the cooktop out of service until the glass is dealt with