Electrolux E30IC80QSS Owner's Manual

The  electronics  generating  the  induction  fields  are

pretty much noiseless but they do produce heat 

at high power level. A soft-sounding cooling fan 

activates when the unit is running multiple cooking 

zones at once or when a cooking zone is set at very 

high power settings.
The buzzing sound you could hear from your cooktop 

is not coming from the electronics but from the 

cookware you are using. Here are some causes of 

this noise:
•  Most induction-ready cookware are made of several 

layers of materials. An encapsulated steel layer is 

usually  used  to  harness  the  induction  field  and

transform it into heat, which is then transferred to 

the other materials by radiant energy. The induction 

field  will  cause  the  steel  layer  to  vibrate  against

the other materials in which it is encapsulated. 

This is the most common cause of noise from the 

induction process. This buzzing only happens at 

the higher power level settings. Note that high 

quality cookware manufacturers weld this steel 

layer in place which lowers or cancel this noise.

•  Light weight cookware may also vibrate. 

We recommend using heavy weight quality 

cookware.

•  Cookware with warped bottoms can vibrate on the 

ceramic glass surface at high power settings.

•

 The power output of your induction 

cooktop is capable of warping an empty pan. Never 

use the higher power settings on an empty pan. 

Even the highest quality cookware is vulnerable to 

warping.

•  Riveted handles on cookware can also cause 

buzzing sounds from the vibrations.

•  Solid cast iron and enamelware cookware should 

not emit any noise. Top quality cookware made of 

several layers should also be relatively quiet.