What is actually happening
Where a single zone has failed the fault is nearly always that zone — its element or its energy regulator. Where the whole hob is dead, the fault is upstream in the supply or the control board. Which of those two it is decides whether this is a modest repair or a bigger one, so it is the first thing to establish.
The Sharp fault codes that point at this
A Sharp electric hob will usually tell you what it thinks is wrong before anyone opens it up. These are the codes we hold for this make that relate to not heating:
- E01 — The hob's internal cooling fan has stopped working, so the hob has shut the cooking zones down to protect its own electronics.
- E04 — The hob has decided the mains electricity reaching it isn't running at the frequency it expects, so it has shut the cooking zones down rather than carry on.
- E05 — The hob has got too hot inside its own electronics and has shut the zones down to protect itself.
- E06 — The touch control panel and the heating side of the hob have stopped talking to each other, so the hob shuts the zones down.
- E07 — The hob has lost the reading from the temperature sensor on one of its induction coils, so it has shut that zone down rather than heat without knowing how hot it is getting.
If yours is showing one of those, that is a much shorter conversation than a general fault — tell us the code when you book and the engineer can often carry the part.
The usual causes on a Sharp electric hob
- A failed radiant element in one zone
- A failed energy regulator or touch control for that zone
- A failed control board where the whole hob is dead
- A supply fault or tripped breaker on the cooker circuit
What you can safely check yourself
- Test every zone in turn and note which work — one dead zone and one dead hob are different faults
- Check the cooker breaker or isolator switch
- Check whether the oven on the same circuit still works
Still not heating?
Most of these need an engineer once the checks above are done. £66 including VAT for an engineer to come out and diagnose it, or £84 in total including VAT if it is put right on the visit and no parts are needed. Any parts needed are quoted on site before we fit them — you decide. Every repair carries a 90-day workmanship guarantee.
Our engineers work on Sharp machines week in, week out, so they arrive knowing the machine rather than reading the back of it. Local engineers across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.
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Common questions
Why is my Sharp electric hob not heating?
One or more rings do not heat, or heat only on some settings. Where a single zone has failed the fault is nearly always that zone — its element or its energy regulator. Where the whole hob is dead, the fault is upstream in the supply or the control board. Which of those two it is decides whether this is a modest repair or a bigger one, so it is the first thing to establish.
Can I fix a Sharp electric hob not heating myself?
Test every zone in turn and note which work — one dead zone and one dead hob are different faults. Check the cooker breaker or isolator switch. Check whether the oven on the same circuit still works. Beyond those checks this one normally needs an engineer.
What Sharp error codes mean not heating?
Sharp electric hobs report this through their own fault codes. The ones that point at not heating are E01, E04, E05, E06, E07. If your machine is showing one of those, that narrows it down considerably — each has its own guide on this site.
How much does a Sharp electric hob repair cost?
£66 including VAT for an engineer to come out and diagnose it, or £84 in total including VAT if it is put right on the visit and no parts are needed. Any parts needed are quoted on site before we fit them — you decide. Every repair carries a 90-day workmanship guarantee.