Wolf’s IR36550/S/T puts five induction elements on a 36-inch glass induction surface over an electric convection cavity. Induction heats the pan rather than the glass, which is why a cooktop that seems to have stopped working is sometimes a cookware problem rather than an appliance one.
When the IR36550/S/T shows a fault code, note it before cycling power — the induction line’s codes distinguish an element-side problem from a control-side one, and a code that clears on a power cycle and then returns tells us more than one that was never written down.
Broken into its pieces, the number gives IR for Induction Range, 36 for the cabinet width in inches, 5 for the five induction elements, the 50 or 51 before the option letters for the control generation and S/T for a stainless front with Tubular, Transitional-style handles.
Key Features
- 36-inch induction range with five induction elements
- Electric convection oven below the cooktop, with no gas supply to the appliance
- Per-element pan detection, so an unrecognised pan and a failed element look alike from the front but are not
Most Common Issues on This Model
An induction element does not recognise cookware placed on it
Touch controls unresponsive, or responding to the wrong zone
Cooktop or a single element cuts out part-way through cooking
Oven will not reach the set temperature, or bakes unevenly