--- title: "Cooktops & rangetops" description: "Wolf cooktops & rangetops — three different appliances behind one word. A gas cooktop is burners and igniters; an induction cooktop is a power supply…" url: "https://wolfmiami.support/appliances/cooktop/" date_modified: "2026-08-20" Appliance type: "Cooktops & rangetops" --- # Wolf cooktops & rangetops ### Gas, electric, induction and a rangetop — four things, one word Most of what we are called out for on this equipment is the appliance protecting itself, and it is usually right to. Knowing which of the four you have decides whether the conversation is about igniters, elements or electronics. ### What actually goes wrong - **A zone shutting down part-way through a cook.** The generator under it has overheated. Look at what is running below the counter before anything else. - **A pan the surface cannot find.** Induction reads the base, not the position. Two pans and two zones settle it in a minute. - **Controls that lock or act by themselves.** Water on a capacitive panel, almost always. Dry it completely and cut power for thirty seconds. - **A gas burner that will not light or burns yellow.** Cap seating first, then the igniter, then the burner port itself. - **Cracked glass.** That one is not electronics: the surface is replaced rather than repaired, and the appliance should be off at the breaker until it is. ### The counter modules This brand also builds equipment into the worktop that most kitchens do not have — a built-in fryer, a steamer, burner and multifunction modules. They publish their own error codes and we repair them; if the thing that has stopped is a fryer set into the counter rather than a cooktop, say so when you call and we will bring the right parts. ### What to have ready Whether it is gas, electric or induction, the width, and whether there is an oven under it. A photograph of the surface answers all three at once. Gas · Electric · Induction · Sealed burner rangetop Cooktop repair A zone shutting itself down mid-cook The surface not seeing a pan Controls locked, or answering a wet cloth Gas, electric, induction and a rangetop — four things, one word Most of what we are called out for on this equipment is the appliance protecting itself, and it is usually right to. Knowing which of the four you have decides whether the conversation is about igniters, elements or electronics. What actually goes wrong A zone shutting down part-way through a cook. The generator under it has overheated. Look at what is running below the counter before anything else. A pan the surface cannot find. Induction reads the base, not the position. Two pans and two zones settle it in a minute. Controls that lock or act by themselves. Water on a capacitive panel, almost always. Dry it completely and cut power for thirty seconds. A gas burner that will not light or burns yellow. Cap seating first, then the igniter, then the burner port itself. Cracked glass. That one is not electronics: the surface is replaced rather than repaired, and the appliance should be off at the breaker until it is. The counter modules This brand also builds equipment into the worktop that most kitchens do not have — a built-in fryer, a steamer, burner and multifunction modules. They publish their own error codes and we repair them; if the thing that has stopped is a fryer set into the counter rather than a cooktop, say so when you call and we will bring the right parts. What to have ready Whether it is gas, electric or induction, the width, and whether there is an oven under it. A photograph of the surface answers all three at once. --- **[Read full article: Cooktops & rangetops](https://wolfmiami.support/appliances/cooktop/)**