Maytag Cooktop F61 Code a possible touch control, power control module, wiring or supply problem
Code overview
Content status: Verified
- Error code
- F61
- Appliance
- Cooktop
Meaning of F61 on a Maytag cooktop and the reset steps the manual gives.
Model compatibility: Maytag reuses codes across series and model years, so F61 may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
What this code means
F61
A possible touch control, power control module, wiring or supply problem.
Your Maytag cooktop is displaying F61. With F61, the cause could be the user interface (touch control), the power control module, wiring, or the electrical supply.
Step by step
- Trip the cooktop breaker(s) off, then wait one minute before touching anything else.
- Bring the power back with the breaker(s).
- Look at the cooktop for one minute and note whether the code comes back.
- Make sure everything on the cooktop works as expected.
Once F61 returns despite the reset, hand it to a technician.
Which cooktops? The electric and induction ones, per the F61 help text.
Other codes to compare
F63 is the related touch control and power control module code. Compare F60, a code about the user interface (touchpad) or the wiring. FC E0 is the related supply-or-wiring error.
Maytag cooktop repair in our metro areas
Our cooktop repair team serves the Miami, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Diego metro areas at (844) 415-0954. Before calling, note the code, the model number and anything you tried.
Source: Maytag product help: F61 – Electric and Induction Cooktop; Maytag product help: F61 – Electric Cooktop page
Safety warning
Do not attempt repairs involving electrical components, gas, water lines, refrigerant or sealed systems. Unplug the appliance if it is safe to reach the outlet, and leave internal diagnostics to a qualified technician.
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