--- title: "Whirlpool stove stuck in DEMO MODE | StoveRepair.center" description: "What DEMO MODE means on Whirlpool stove stuck in DEMO MODEs, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-demo-mode/" --- # Whirlpool stove stuck in DEMO MODE Whirlpool stoves have a demonstration mode for the sales floor that lets the controls work without the oven turning on. ## What DEMO MODE actually means. Whirlpool stoves have a demonstration mode for the sales floor that lets the controls work without the oven turning on. If it is left on, everything looks normal but nothing heats. Whirlpool stove display What to do when DEMO MODE shows on the stove ### Kind of code Mode, not a failure Something the stove was switched into, often by accident, rather than something that broke: a control lock pressed while wiping the panel, a Sabbath setting, a showroom demo mode that lights the display and heats nothing, a reminder that a spot on the stovetop is still hot. No part is worn out, and the stove's own keys put it right. ### Usually leads to No repair Find DEMO MODE in the settings menu, using the steps in your owner's manual. ### Shows up as Oven on My Stove Won't Heat Up The burners on top work, but the oven underneath stays cold, heats only a little, or never reaches the temperature you set. ### Make Whirlpool The Michigan-based appliance maker behind many of the gas and electric stoves in American homes and rentals. ### Source Whirlpool product help: Demo mode Whirlpool stoves with a settings menu; the steps vary by model. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Whirlpool's own guidance for DEMO MODE on its stoves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Find DEMO MODE in the settings menu, using the steps in your owner's manual. 02 Switch it off and confirm the choice. 03 If the stove still does not heat, reset power for one minute and book a visit if needed. ### Cleared? The stove is working again and no part was needed. If the same letters come back while a burner or the oven is on, or the stove switches itself off again in the middle of dinner, book it as a new problem. ### What not to do DEMO MODE is not a broken oven. It is a setting that was left on, often from the store. ## What you may notice with it. The stove problems DEMO MODE tends to arrive with. Answer these at the stove before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://stoverepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Oven on My Stove Won't Heat Up](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-oven-not-heating/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-oven-not-heating/) It also comes with - [**Stove Won't Turn On**](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-wont-turn-on/) - [**Stove Error Code**](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-error-code/) Problem ### Oven on My Stove Won't Heat Up 6 causes, cheapest first No repair indicated ## Nothing to repair. Something the stove was switched into, often by accident, rather than something that broke: a control lock pressed while wiping the panel, a Sabbath setting, a showroom demo mode that lights the display and heats nothing, a reminder that a spot on the stovetop is still hot. No part is worn out, and the stove's own keys put it right. [How to read what your stove is telling you](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-error-code/) ## Whirlpool stoves. The Michigan-based appliance maker behind many of the gas and electric stoves in American homes and rentals. [Whirlpool stove repair](https://stoverepair.center/brands/whirlpool/) More Whirlpool codes [C81](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-c81/) [H](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-h/) [F2 E1](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f2-e1/) [FEE6](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-fee6/) [FEE7](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-fee7/) [F3 E0](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f3-e0/) [F5 E5](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f5-e5/) [F8 E0](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f8-e0/) [F1 E7](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f1-e7/) [F6 E5](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f6-e5/) [PUSH](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-push/) [Lo](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-lo/) [All 14 Whirlpool codes](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/#codes-whirlpool) Mode, not a failure on other makes [AGA S](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/aga-s/) [Bertazzoni H](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-h/) [Bosch ERR/toP](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-err-top/) [Café Probe](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/cafe-probe/) [Electrolux 5d](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-5d/) [Fulgor Milano F13](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-f13/) [GE Profile HOT](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-hot/) [GE LOC](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/ge-loc/) [All 53 codes of this kind](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode) Whirlpool builds this ### 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. Whirlpool builds this ### 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. Whirlpool builds this ### 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 Whirlpool's own words > If this feature is activated, the oven will not work. [Whirlpool product help: Demo mode](https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Cooking/Wall_Ovens_and_Ranges/Ranges/Error_Codes/Control_Messages/Demo_Mode_-_Range) [Whirlpool product help: Demo mode](https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Cooking/Wall_Ovens_and_Ranges/Ranges/Error_Codes/Control_Messages/Demo_Mode_-_Range) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. 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