KitchenAid Cooktop FCLF / FCLR Error Codes

One explanation for two codes

The text KitchenAid shows for FC LF is also used for FC LR. Both blame a possible fault at the left front hotplate, meaning the cooking surface, burner or element there, or the wiring that goes with it.

The LR oddity

Going by letters, LF suggests left front and LR suggests left rear. Still, the FC LR entry in the help pages says “left front” too. No reason is given, and a copy slip is possible, which is why no burner position is claimed here for FC LR. With an LR code on the display, observe which burner is unresponsive or odd and mention that on the phone.

What a hotplate is

“Hotplate” is KitchenAid’s catch-all label for whatever heats at that spot (surface, burner or element). The code relates to that component or to the wires supplying it, and testing either is technician work; an owner cannot do it safely.

Power reset

1. At the cooktop’s circuit breaker, cut power for sixty seconds.
2. Switch the breaker on again.
3. Look at the display for a minute to see whether the code stays gone.
4. Try the cooktop as you normally would.

Codes for the right side

• FC RF: hotplate at the right front.
• FC RR: hotplate at the right rear.

Frequently asked

Are FC LF and FC LR fixed differently? Both entries read the same, so the source offers no way to tell them apart.

Is a hotplate just a burner? Close. Because the brackets list surface, burner and element side by side, the word is clearly used loosely for the heating position.

Cooktop burner repair in Los Angeles

If FC LF or FC LR returns after the reset, ring (310) 363-8964. Give us the letters on the display and the burner you suspect. Our cooktop repair page covers the service.

Source: KitchenAid Product Help, Electric Cooktop Error Code or Indicator Light