CGS980SEM1SS General Electric Range - Instructions

removed bottom drawer, disconnected screws holding burner in place. unplug igniter. remove bottom tray from inside oven, remove 1 screw holding burner in place near door, remove whole burner assembly. take 2 screws holding element in place. screw new element to burner and reverse procedure. only tool i used was a 1/4 in nut driver.

This job is done from the inside of the oven. Remove the drawer on the bottom. Open the oven and remove the bottom panel in oven which is fastened by two screws at the back. Lift up panel and pull foward to remove. Unscrew deflector plate and small plate that covers wiring hole. Remove ignitor from the burner. Replace ignitor. I found that you should also relpace burner at the same time. Burner usually causes the ignitor to go out. My burner had a hole in it and flames were shooting out directly on the ignitor which shortened the life of the ignitor. When you buy the burner it comes with an ignitor, you can't buy burner seperately but you can buy the ignitor seperately, so I recommend buying the kit.

Basically as described on your web site. I did not remove the door, I could reach in and take inner pannel out without removing door. The plug matched mine so did not need to use the ceramic wire nuts, just plug and go (heated).

I watched the video, and followed the instruction. The only thing I did not do is to turn off the gas. I just unplug the stove.

I did an internet search on the make and model of my gas oven, and found a possible cause of the gas oven not heating. I found an Flat Style Oven Igniter maybe the reason. I did another search on you tube and found how to check the if Oven Igniter still worked. My testing confirmed the Oven Igniter failed the testing so I ordered the part. I also did a you tube search on the removal and installtion of the Flat Style Oven Igniter. I did another internet search and found an online company called PartSelect. I ordered Flat Style Oven Igniter Kit and repaired my oven.

1. Unplug oven. 2. Open oven and remove racks. 3. Remove two screws for bottom panel. 4. Lift panel towards you and remove. 5. Remove two screws on oven igniter and remove (it may stick a little to burner). 6. Install new igniter. 7. unplug old igniter from behind oven and plug in new one. 8. Replace bottom panel and racks, plug in oven and your done. Simple and will save you money. Parts Select had best price and standard shipping was quicker then I excepted. Highly recommend trying this if you have the same issue at worst your out $40.

Overall the repair wasn't all that difficult. . . . . Other than in my situation the new part comes with a "female" modular plug, and my range has a "female" reciever plug. These of course won't connect. I had to cut both mod plugs off, strip both ends of each wire, and wire wrap using the porcelain wire wrap caps that came with my part. This repair would have been much more difficult had the porcelain wire wraps not been included. The "fine print" does tell you that you may have to do this "step" but I didn't read that the first time I tried to do the repair. Fortunately after re-reading the paperwork I read what had to be done in my situation. This simply lenghtened the time involved and added a couple steps. You need to be comfortable stripping wires in order to complete the repair in this manner. Do not use plastic nut wire wraps. . . . . This area, though protected can still heat up. Plastic and higher heat are not a good combination. The plastic wire wrap could melt. Use (if they are included) the porcelean wraps or go buy them if you need to.

Replced the igniter kit works great and easy thank you Allen J

Removed grill grates, gas distributors, etc. (just lift off). Used star screwdriver to remove screws (3 per burner for SML, 2 for power burner). Lift off stainless cover, which also lifts off the white sparkers I was replacing. Pull them off the wires (didn't need pliers, others said they did). Replace (make sure it is all the way on) and reverse your steps. White sparkers electrodes seemed loose when I put them back on, but tightened up when I fully secured the top back on. Make sure the wires aren't pinched underneath when you put the top back on. Recommended: If you've got one that isn't working, go ahead and replace all 3 (power burner is different) because the part is so cheap you may as well just do it now.

Researched problem on internet and via PartsSelect. Ordered new electric gas ignitor as old one must have grown weak over time. Removed oven shelving and covers to expose ignitor. Unplgged old ignitor from wire connector and reinstalled new ignitor. Tricky part was holding the short oven wire in place before removing the old ignitor. Used a short piece of common wire to do so. Oven seems to light normally now. Job was relatively easy and simple. PartSelect step by step video has a big help.

called appliance repairman. He found problem and ordered new part. After 2 months waiting for part to get there, my husband got on internet and calld your number, and ordered what was needed. Now for the great thing. Within 4 working days we received what we thought we needed. but we had ordered the wrong part number. Got back on internet, went right to your web site, found the part that we did need, a flame spreader instead of the Deflector. called your service number, talked to a very nice person, again, told her what we did and ordered the correct part. Another great thing, we got that part the very next day. I returned the wrong part that same day. We then had our son install it and now we have a very nice working oven. Though out this very long ordeal, we talked to the applicance service people and got the same answer. The part has been ordered and it should be here next week. When we found your web site and called for the part, I called the appliance service and told them we had ordered the part ourselves and I would be happy to give her this information. THE VERY NEXT DAY she called us to tell us the part had fially arrived and they could come out the next day. Told them sorry but it as already taken care of. The very next time we need some part for any appliance we will call you first. Thank you for your very nice service people and the fast way that this all took place.

Just push the burner knob in.

I followed the Parts Select video and the fix was easy! Without the video I probably would have spent a few hours figuring it out but with the video I was done in 20 minutes and it works beautifully.

1. take the metal racks out. 2. pull door up and off hinges. 3. pull warming drawer out, depress little plastic pieces on each slide, drawer will pull out. 4. remove 2 screws at back wall of oven that hold the food catch pan on bottom. (pay attention to how the igniter is fastened) 5. reach in where warming drawer was and unplug igniter, has plastic connector, all the way at back of oven. 6. use 1/4" nut driver to remove 2 screws in igniter bracket, BE CAREFUL TO NOT DROP the screws, if you do use a small magnet to retrieve, if it falls into an area you cant reach. 7. install new igniter.8. put all the pieces back in, Thought I was going to need a whole new stove, the thing works great now.

Very easy, removed two (2) hex headed sheet metal screws from oven bottom pan, slipped out, unplugged igniter & removed two (2) sheet metal screws. Removed broken (element) igniter. Reversed steps installing new element. Be careful do not touch element. The "new" style replacement element will have metal guard around the element for added protection& support.