Instant Pot Keep Warm temperature regulation fault

Keep Warm function overheats food, causing burning or drying out.

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Safety Warning

This repair may involve working with high voltage components or water connections. Always unplug the appliance before removing any panels.

If you are not confident in your ability to perform this repair safely, we strongly recommend contacting a professional technician.

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Possible Causes

Temperature sensor miscalibration, Firmware issue, Control board output stuck at higher power, Poor thermal contact between pot and sensor

How to Fix / Troubleshooting

Safety: Avoid leaving food unattended on Keep Warm until the issue is resolved.

  • 1. Reduce Keep Warm time: Manually turn off Keep Warm after cooking and store food appropriately.
  • 2. Check pot and sensor contact: Ensure the inner pot bottom is flat and clean, and the heating plate/sensor area is free of debris.
  • 3. Test with water: Run Keep Warm with only water and monitor temperature with a food thermometer. If it climbs excessively high, the control system is faulty.
  • 4. Professional repair: A technician can test the temperature sensor and replace the sensor or PCB if regulation is out of spec.
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Repair Difficulty

Hard 4/5

Required Part

Base Temperature Sensor Assembly
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