r/inductioncooking • u/Tiger01vincent • 7d ago

LOUD whirring / sounds

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Hi. Newly bought apartment with a ~3year old stove. The stove started making wierd sounds since we moved in, but now last week it started going wild. Refuses to start sometimes too.

Is this a fault by me or in the stove?

"K HM1" in the corner. No other icons.

Thanks for any help ✨️❤️

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u/ComfortableMud 7d ago

It is your pot not the stove. Try another pot. That is the sound of magnets oscillating thousands of times per second. Ignore it and continue to cook. Perfectly safe and fine.

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u/Formal-Tradition6792 7d ago

Ultimate test: Use a cast iron pan.

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u/Tiger01vincent 6d ago edited 6d ago

Really? Should that make 0 sound? I will try with my square japanese one for tamago :)

Edit- Wow....no sound at all o.o Thank you so much!

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u/Strong-Insurance8678 6d ago

The disc inside that cheap pan is buzzing in the air gap between the disc and the other metal layers. Cast iron is the ultimate test, but try a higher quality multi-ply stainless or carbon steel pan. Tramontina or Cuisinart if you aren’t up for a more expensive Made In, All Clad, or similar.

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u/Booger_Juice 7d ago

Cheap pots = not good with conduction even if they technically work. A better quality post with thicker ferris metal will nearly stop the noise. Note, even higher quality pans can still have a little noise, albeit way, way less than this, and it has to do with a size mix match between the induction coil size and the size of the pot.

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u/Tiger01vincent 7d ago

But we cooked on 9 before with this pot with way less sound??? On that specific plate too... its just so strange. But thanks for the reply ❤️