[Solved] Amica PI6540M4UD - the induction cooker stinks, the smell of plastic

When cooking for a long time, you can smell an unpleasant smell from the vents, something like hot, practically burning plastic. After about 3 months of use, I called a service technician, he found nothing, told my wife that he was inventing. The oven is about 6 months old and still smells unpleasant from time to time. I checked if it was not something with the varnish protecting the hole in the countertop, but after lifting the stove (it is not permanently installed due to this smell) you can feel that the smell comes from the fan opening. What can I do with it, does anyone have any idea what it is?

The electronics become hot when the hob is in use. In order to cool down, fans are installed (in this model one larger), which suck in cool air and blow out the already heated air. When the installation is inappropriate, there are no proper air inlets, as there is an oven from the bottom, then everything heats up very much and there may be such smells.
Possible smells are also inadequate electrical installation that heats up, poor cable contacts.

Thank you for your answer.
There is no oven under the hob. There is now a drawer, there is 10cm of free space under the induction and, according to the instructions, there is space for the air outlet in the front of the drawer. There is also space behind the cupboards, I know because I made it myself.
In addition, the board was used for a very long time, where it lay on the countertop under which there was only the cabinet body (no drawers), so it had perfect ventilation and the smell was also there.
I do not know exactly how much the service technician checked this disc, because there was a wife at the same time. He was undressing her for sure, but I don't know if he checked the cables. An electrician, he hooked up with me and it looked like he was doing it well, he checked everything with a meter, etc.
Is it possible to somehow check if the connection is the cause without losing the warranty? Do you need to call an electrician. I have a multimeter.

The plastic heats up from the heat sink on which the transistors are cooled by the fan. Unfortunately, the construction is very budgetary, instead of a metal shack - a piece of plastic. You can't do anything about it.

Have you dealt with that stove and this problem somewhere? When I was buying it, nowhere did I see any opinion that anyone would have a problem with it.
I realize that probably the highest flights are not when it comes to quality, but the smell is very bothersome and unpleasant. After a few minutes of inhaling it, a headache hurts.
I also noticed that the problem happens more often with the pan, the wok than with the pot.
Can poor electrical contact or poor installation cause faster heating of the interior of the structure?
Maybe you just request a refund ...

I join the topic.

I had this phenomenon for the first time yesterday - when using a pancake pan.
Until now, the problem was not encountered when cooking in pots
I have been using the Amica PI6509PLU for a month now, there is no wrong connection - a standard 16A plug.
Plug itself and socket installation with no signs of overheating.
The ventilation is maintained, there is a cupboard under the hob.

Honestly, I also have the smell most often with pancakes. Then let's say there is frying. There is no problem with cooking.

Plate PI6540PTK, frying in a pan, as if the stench of burnt melted plastic from the outlets of the plate, you could not smell when cooking. Is there any solution to the problem?

rcj wrote:

hello, plate PI6540PTK, frying in a pan, as if the stench of roasted melted plastic from the outlets of the plate, you could not smell when cooking.

Is there any solution to the problem?

Yes. Plate replacement.

ok, i can give back yet only this is the case of all Amica cookers from the PI6540 series .... in general, all Amica cookers or any hob that is made of plastic on the underside ...?

Is there anything worth buying from a lower price range? Beko, Candy, Ariston, Sharp ....?

rcj wrote:

ok I can give back yet only this is the case of all Amica cookers from the PI6540 series .... in general, all Amica cookers or any hob that is made of plastic on the underside ...?

Is there anything worth buying from a lower price range? Beko, Candy, Ariston, Sharp ....?

And you don't mind pulsating heating? Better to add the PLN 500-600 and have normal equipment. Amica has a small heat sink, so it heats up quickly. Later, this heat sink practically melts the plastic and that's it.

Record handed over: /. I do not mind pulsating heating, it is enough that it will be trouble-free. From what I was looking at, only the bottom is all metal, but the opinions on the internet are weak ...

Anything other than Amica will work. As I wrote - the problem is with a small heat sink and a poorly efficient fan, which is why it overheats and stinks. It is worth adding that other boards have 2 modules (separate heat sinks), so you will not experience this problem. See Samsung in the 1500+ price range

I avoid Szajsung as I can, it also had plastic on the bottom, so you say it's only PI6540xxx? The rest do not have this problem? I mean, has other heat sinks? Overall, if it weren't for the stench, it seemed quiet (for induction) and generally lived up to expectations.

rcj wrote:

I avoid Szajsung as I can, it also had plastic on the bottom, so you say it's only PI6540xxx? The rest do not have this problem? I mean, has other heat sinks? Overall, if it weren't for the stench, it seemed quiet (for induction) and generally lived up to expectations.

The quieter the worse, because the fan is idling and the heat sink is overheating. Good quality plates have adjustable spins. Each Amica model has this problem because they have the same modules (they only differ in the control panel). More expensive Amici have slightly better transistors, which heat up less and the problem may occur less frequently.
Samsung has plastic housings like most new boards (cost cutting), but it has 2 power modules, where amica has 1. Samsung also has much larger fans (usually 2 fans, because it has 2 modules).
I currently own a samsung nz84j9770ek and I am happy, the hob is loud, but when cooking it is not a problem for me. I can confidently recommend Samsung.
From other brands it is definitely the more expensive Whirlpool with 2 fans. Siemens / bosch started making poor equipment based on 1 module and weight of relays (savings).
It's best if you get old discs, used like Mastercook or Teka - they are indestructible, quiet, strong, trouble-free - they used to make somehow better equipment.

@ michalprezes1 , you wrote that it is worth paying PLN 500-600 for better equipment. Yes, you are probably right. But, for example, when I was buying, I had no idea that the album could be "designed" to stink. This album was also not the cheapest available. It came out much later, after assembly. And now what can I do as a customer? Nobody will take it back to me after almost a year, just because it stinks from time to time. When there was a service technician, of course, the problem did not appear and the guest decided that we were making it up.

zwonko wrote:

@ michalprezes1 , you wrote that it is worth paying PLN 500-600 for better equipment. Yes, you are probably right. But, for example, when I was buying, I had no idea that the album could be "designed" to stink. This album was also not the cheapest available. It came out much later, after assembly. And now what can I do as a customer? Nobody will take it back to me after almost a year, just because it stinks from time to time. When there was a service technician, of course, the problem did not appear and the guest decided that we were making it up.

With today's consumer awareness, it's hard to buy a junk. It is worth spending this hour and reading reviews, for example at the price point.

Believe me, I am a conscious customer. I have wasted a lot of time looking for household appliances to choose something that will be relatively cheap and good. I have spent no more than an hour, at least 10 times as much on looking for an induction, and I think about 20. I always think that I waste too much time on it, but I prefer to waste this time than to buy something that has something wrong. There was no such thing that it was a shameless construction at any price. There was also nothing on the home appliance stores' websites. Nothing but positive comments about this cooker. Only two comments on this fragrance, one for the price and one for the euro, I wrote myself and it was already over.
In the guides on how to choose an induction cooker, no one writes to look at whether or not a plastic one and buy expensive because cheap ones stink. For example, in washing machine guides they write to look at whether the glued drum or replaceable bearings, so although this information is difficult to access (manufacturers rarely provide it, sellers do not know), I chose a washing machine, which theoretically (because it depends on the availability of parts) will be cheap at the expense of repair. Now give me a place where you can check how many power modules the cooker has and what quality, what construction it has and how many and how big fans they have installed, or where the cooker volume is given (to follow the lead that louder is better). Because I do not think you fly around the shop "with a screwdriver" and check.
I have looked at various induction cookers and NOWHERE in the reviews was there any mention that any of them stink when cooking. Even after typing in google "induction cooker stinks", "odor induction" "plastic induction cooker" and various other variations of this problem, no one complained about it. It is also vain to look for similar topics on the electrode, I can only see this and one other, but someone has burned down there. Well, unless I can not look, that someone calls it differently than me, that there is a special term, e.g. I do not know "induction oxidation of the housing", but I suppose that since more and more people appear with this problem in the topic I set up, then means that people search similarly.
Also, the text about consumer awareness and buying sundries adds nothing to the topic. Certainly none of the buyers figured out that its induction might stink. Yes, if someone like you knows how it works, how it is structured, it can pay attention to it, but how many people know about it? Probably only a handful, service technicians of such equipment.
I meant whether it is possible to replace this album for some reason, even for an additional fee.

zwonko wrote:

I have looked at various induction cookers and NOWHERE in the reviews was there any mention that any of them stinked when cooking. Even after typing in google "induction cooker stinks", "induction smell", "plastic induction cooker" and various other variations of this problem, no one complained about it. It is also in vain to look for similar topics on the electrode

If he was visiting the warranty service, it was hard to expect a different diagnosis.
I propose to invite another service and establish the cause of the problem clearly, because I conclude that the colleague is based on hypotheses. If there is no defect as such, ventilation is correct, and the reason lies in a defective construction of the equipment, it remains to ask for a written technical opinion of the service technician and for consultation with the Poviat Consumer Ombudsman.
Even if the poor quality of the equipment is conducive to the formation of odors, the problem probably does not occur to all users of this model. There may be other circumstances as well. Perhaps a kumaty service technician will help you.

Hello, this is my first post, I was interested in this topic, because I was going to replace gas with induction. When I was away in a rented apartment, I noticed an unpleasant smell coming out of the induction cooker after opening the cutlery drawer directly under it. In addition, you can hear it acting as a slight hum. The album was from Samsung. I was a bit surprised because I thought induction was indeed such a state-of-the-art wonder ...

I can only suggest that my stove was connected to two phases and the stench only appeared after a long frying in the pan,
, on each of the cooking zones, invite a service technician and start making apple pies if it doesn't start to stink, it's all ok ;)

After contacting the hotline, I preferred to return to the store than to play in calling the service, even though I bought it at a good price: /

@a_ada The hum is natural, the stench is not, the induction is the most modern (it works faster than a ceramic, the plate itself heats up less, so it is much easier to clean. The disadvantages are, of course, louder work - you can survive )

For posterity ... today was the second website. The Lord, as I said, occurs when frying in a pan, immediately wanted to see this pan. I showed that it is a matter of the bottom, which is a combination of duralumin and metal (which is scarce, because the pan is light). As a result, the heating efficiency is lower by about 40%, as a result of which it heats up more and stinks. When I asked why not on the pots, it actually turned out that the pots had a different bottom, without such dots. Today I tested long frying in one pan which has a "full bottom" and it did not actually stink.