Instant Pot Error Codes

Pick the code your Instant Pot appliance is showing. Each page explains what the code means, the most likely causes ranked by probability, and which fixes are safe to try before calling a technician.

Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Codes

• C6 C6, C6L or C6H on an Instant Pot can appear after liquid has been spilled onto the cooker base, and the right response depends on whether it was water or oil.
• Burn The Instant Pot Burn message (which Instant Pot calls the food BRN error) means the pot is overheating at the bottom, usually because there is too little thin liquid.