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Induction hob emergency

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TheRozzers · 18/10/2025 15:58

Please help! I am about to cook for 10 people who have paid good money for my cooking and I can’t make more than 1 of these rings work on this stupid induction hob.

AIBU to ask WTF do I press?!

The on switch bottom right seems to turn the bottom right ring on. Pressing the top 4 buttons does absolutely nothing. I can change the temperature of bottom right fine with the + and - buttons.

Help.

Induction hob emergency
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TheRozzers · 18/10/2025 16:15

Update!!! I got a second ring working but fuck knows how I did it. Pressing the top buttons doesn’t seem to do anything

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themerchentofvenus · 18/10/2025 16:06

@TheRozzers induction hobs don't usually glow red. Are you 100% sure this is an induction hob????

(you can test by turning one on VERY LOW and put your hand on it - if it starts heating up with your hand on it, then it's not induction!)

You should be able to just press down for a couple of seconds on the one you want then the number below should flash, which you then just increase to whatever temperature you want.

JudgeBread · 18/10/2025 16:06

God I hate hobs like this, it's like the stupid Tesla one we've got in our kitchen, as soon as I can afford to get rid of it I will be.

As others have said give it a wipe, a single drop of water on the panel of mine makes it completely non functional (or all the rings will turn on 9 and you can't turn them off again).

You should be able to touch the button for each ring, it'll display zero then you can turn it up and down with the + and -. In theory.

fost · 18/10/2025 16:04

Pretty sure that's not an induction hob as it's glowing and they don't glow.

Regardless, have you tried the bottom left button, the arrow circle, i'd assume that cycles through which hob the + and - buttons are referring to at any given time.

DeafLeppard · 18/10/2025 16:04

Are you sure that’s induction and not radiant/ceramic?

rwalker · 18/10/2025 16:03

Have a look see if you can see make if hob and google instructions
at a guess press and hold the inductor button at top for which ring u want to use then use plus and minus to turn up and down

sparepantsandtoothbrush · 18/10/2025 16:02

Have you tried holding the key icon down

AutumnTimePolice · 18/10/2025 16:02

Also wipe your fingers, mine doesn’t like greasy fingers 🤣😆

Fleur405 · 18/10/2025 16:01

What make is the hob? You can usually find instruction manuals online

AutumnTimePolice · 18/10/2025 16:00

Mine does this sometimes. Wipe it with a towel and try again.
It’s def the top buttons.

devildeepbluesea · 18/10/2025 15:59

Are you absolutely sure that pressing the top buttons does nothing? Press and hold?