Kenmore induction stove
showing H
On the Kenmore 982.9685 induction stove, H next to a cooking zone means the glass above it is still too hot to touch.
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What H
actually means.
On the Kenmore 982.9685 induction stove, H next to a cooking zone means the glass above it is still too hot to touch. The pan heats the glass, so it holds heat after cooking.
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What to do when H shows on the stoveKind of codeStovetop elements
A burner on an electric or induction stovetop did not heat the way the knob or key asked, heated with nothing set, or ran hotter than the setting. The pan, a lock left on and the switch behind the knob are checked before the element under the glass, its limiter or an induction board is changed. If a burner keeps heating after it has been switched off, turn the stove's breaker off before anything else.
Usually leads toGlass stovetop repair
Smooth glass stovetops on electric and induction stoves with a cold circle, a cracked or chipped top, or a hot-surface light that stays on, repaired under the glass or with a new top.
Shows up asStove Display Blank or Flashing
The clock and display on the stove have gone dark, or they flash the time, a word or a string of characters and ignore the keys you press.
MakeKenmore
Kenmore began as the house label of Sears, and every stove sold under it came out of another company's factory.
SourceKenmore induction stove use & care guide, model 982.9685
Kenmore induction stove, model 982.9685.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for H on its stoves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Keep hands off the zone.
Let the surface cool; H goes out by itself.
If H stays on a cold stovetop, reset power and book a visit if it continues.
What not to do
H is not an error with the induction coil. It is a burn warning.
What you may
notice with it.
The stove problems H tends to arrive with. Answer these at the stove before anyone is booked.
All problems
Stove Display Blank or Flashing
6 causes, cheapest first
Where H usually leads
Glass stovetop repair.
Kenmore
stoves.
Kenmore began as the house label of Sears, and every stove sold under it came out of another company's factory.
Kenmore stove repairMore Kenmore codes
All 14 Kenmore codesStovetop elements on other makes
Gas stove
A stove with gas burners on top, whether its oven below runs on gas too or on electricity, fed by one gas line behind it and plugged into a wall outlet for the spark.
Electric stove
A stove that runs entirely on electricity through a heavy cord and a large outlet behind it, with coil burners that lift out or a smooth glass stovetop with elements under it.
Induction stove
A stove with a flat glass top that heats the pan itself through a magnetic field, run by touch keys and power boards, with an electric oven underneath.
In Kenmore's own words
“H” is the cooking zone is too hot to touch.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore induction stove, model 982.9685.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing H?
Book with the code written exactly as the stove shows it, the full model number, and whether you notice any smell of gas or hot wiring — when there is a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.