Some units also have Burner On indicator lights. When the glass around each burner goes above 150 degrees F, the hot surface light will come on to remind you that the surface is hot. We have flipped the breaker to … First unplug them all from all 4 switches. Same issue with my NE59J3420SS, Hot Surface light will not go out, even after turning off the breaker for 10 minutes. After the unit is turned off, the light will remain on until the area around the burner has cooled to below 150 degrees F. This usually takes about twenty minutes. If the light does go out when you plug the stove back in, then find out which oine it is, by only unplugging one at a time. The "On" indicator light will not go off on the stove (The hot surface light is off). Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 176 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow , the largest, most trusted online community for developers to … I have tried resetting the breaker for the stove in the breaker panel, but that did not work. The surface indicator light is staying on because one of the four burner switches is faulty. My "burner on" indicator light stays on even when the the burners are not hot and when the knob has snappd to the off position. The Hot Surface Indicator Light Stays On. The hot surface indicator illuminates if the cooktop surface temperature is … 1) Circuit Board. In this case, you need to simply take out the power cord, and the light will go off. This morning the HOT light remained on after surface unit use and cooling down. There is a sensor on the burner it has shorted out. The electric cooktops are designed with circuit boards (of course), which can lead to the light on issues. The second question is what parts should I try replacing first to correct this issue. One of these is stuck closed that I circled in red. I'm thinking it's likely a Thermal Switch gone bad and I think it may be located behind the front panel. The oven element may have failed. Made a service call this morning to my M-i-L's to look at her oven. The glass top is completely cool ... Everything else (exhaust fan, timer, stove surface lights, seems to work okay. There is 1 small light for all 4 units. Whirlpool Electric Range Cooktop Light Stays On. So then I did a bit of digging on the Internet, and found this article on The Appliance Clinic about how a problem with the limiter on the element itself could result in the hot surface light to stay on. But it still didn’t work…hot surface light still stayed on and the element still won’t heat up when turned on. So dissapointed with Samsung products right now, first my fridge ice maker, now my stove. As a safety precaution, a hot surface indicator light illuminates on Induction Cooktops as a safety reminder that the cooktop surface is hot. I have seen a post elsewhere about the "hot surface" light being connected with this problem. My Kenmore glasstop range hot burner light stays on all the time, is this dangerous? The burners are all cold as is the oven portion of the unit. Access control panel. Two questions on this the first one is this dangerous in any way? ALL Elments Do Not Heat but Lights and Clock Work Their may be problem in the wiring to the malfunctioning element. If the hot surface light is staying on it is not the control that is the problem it is the burner. Mark Harris for Model Number LFEF3048QFA I added an image below illustrating which contact closes in order to turn the "COOKTOP ON" indicator light on. Their may be problem in the control system. ... Is this dangerous. 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