Whirlpool stove
showing Lo
Lo or Pre on a Whirlpool means the oven has just started and is still cool, under 170 degrees, or is preheating.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Whirlpool
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What Lo
actually means.
Lo or Pre on a Whirlpool means the oven has just started and is still cool, under 170 degrees, or is preheating. On some models the display then counts up as the oven warms and beeps at the set temperature.
Whirlpool stove display · also shown as Pre
What to do when Lo shows on the stoveKind of codeMode, 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 toNo repair
Leave the oven to preheat.
Shows up asOven 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.
MakeWhirlpool
The Michigan-based appliance maker behind many of the gas and electric stoves in American homes and rentals.
SourceWhirlpool product help: Lo or Pre
Whirlpool stoves with an electronic oven display.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Whirlpool's own guidance for Lo on its stoves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Leave the oven to preheat.
Wait for the tone before putting food in.
If Lo or Pre stays for a very long time and the oven does not warm, book a visit.
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
Lo is not a low-voltage or low-gas warning. It is the starting point of preheat.
What you may
notice with it.
The stove problems Lo tends to arrive with. Answer these at the stove before anyone is booked.
All problems
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.
Whirlpool
stoves.
The Michigan-based appliance maker behind many of the gas and electric stoves in American homes and rentals.
Whirlpool stove repairMore Whirlpool codes
All 14 Whirlpool codesMode, not a failure on other makes
All 53 codes of this kind
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 Whirlpool's own words
this is simply showing that the oven temperature is low (below 170° F) or that it is pre-heating.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Whirlpool stoves with an electronic oven display.
Whirlpool Lo stove repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about Lo.
Can I clear Lo myself?
How long should Lo stay on my Whirlpool?
My Whirlpool shows Pre for 30 minutes and the oven is still cold. What now?
Does Lo on my Whirlpool mean the gas pressure is low?
Back to your everyday
Still showing Lo?
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.