Repair stories from PartSelect's customers - like you. We give all our customers a chance to help out others by sharing the story of their appliance repair. You can find useful tips as well as estimates of the difficulty of the repair and how long it will take, along with any tools you may require to complete your repair.
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Two top burners would not light, defective switch
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Overall Rating:
Helpful
Rated By:
5 Customers
Posted By:
Donald From Middle Village, NY
Posted:
3/9/2008 1:42:24 AM
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Appliance Repaired:
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Tappan
Range/Stove/Oven/Hood
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Age Of Appliance:
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More than 10 years
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Warning- we found a lot of bare wires in this stove, check your wires before replacing the bad switches. I lifted the top, disconnected the power, pulled off the knobs, unscrewed the switch for the back light, removed seven screws to finally get the front panel off. Once you have the front panel off, changing the swich takes less than a minute. The switches just slide off the gas valve stems. Instructions show how to line up the new D-shaped switch mechanism to match the D-shaped shaft. Gently pull the two wires off the old switch and slide onto the new switch. Then put the panel back.
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| Level of difficulty: |
Easy |
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Less than 15 mins |
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