36398 Kenmore - Instructions
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Bake element burned out
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Lavona from JACKSONVILLE, FL
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- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
Flip the circuit breaker going to oven off, then used a 1/4 inch socket on the mounting flange bolts and the bolt head screws attaching the wires. Then used a flat head screwdriver to reattach the wires with the supplied screws and bolted the new element in place. Back to the circuit breaker flipped the switch and turned the oven on to te
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st it, and now works fine. *be sure to remove the sticker before installation, use rubbing alcohol to remove any residue.*
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broken heating element
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Sherry from BLUFFTON, SC
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- Less than 15 mins
remove broken heating element and install the new one
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a plug on the element broke off while cleaning and replacing
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David from WEST WARWICK, RI
- Very Easy
- Less than 15 mins
Absolutely no tools required for this task. Simply align the prongs to the female portion on the stove top. Carefully push in until the element is in place then line up with the drip pan slot. No instructions are necessary!!
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The light inside the oven had burned out
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Catherine from SEATTLE, WA
- Very Easy
- Less than 15 mins
0. As a safety precaution, unplug the range or hit the relevant fuse breaker before you start. You might also want to grab a flashlight. Definitely do not try to do this while the oven is hot.
1. Pinch the wire over the light bulb cap to remove it. This is inside the oven at the back.
2. Pop off the hemispherical glass cap.
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4. Put the cap back.
5. Secure the cap by putting the wire back in its slots on the cap.
No tools needed, the cap is just held in place with pressure from the wire.
1. Pinch the wire over the light bulb cap to remove it. This is inside the oven at the back.
2. Pop off the hemispherical glass cap.
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4. Put the cap back.
5. Secure the cap by putting the wire back in its slots on the cap.
No tools needed, the cap is just held in place with pressure from the wire.
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bake element burnt out
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MIKE from CHATHAM, IL
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
super easy - unpluged stove - unscrewed old element w/nutdriver from back of stove. unwired element - discarded. wired new element (2 wires). secured new element to back of stove. pluged stove back in. works great. Ordered part on Sunday, recieved it on Tuesday- VERY NICE SERVICE
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element went out on oven
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Brian from Deer Park, TX
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers
Made sure oven was turned off. I used nut driver to remove nuts holding old element to back of oven. gently pulled element out of wall, taking care not to yank because of wires attached to back of element. Made sure oven was off again and then used nut driver to carefully remove wire leads from receptors on element. removed old elemen
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t from oven and got the new element. carefully used nut driver to attach wire leads to new element. When snugging the bolts to leads, used pliers to keep leads on the element from bending. carefully replaced wires and rear of element into the space behind oven, and used nut driver to attach the back of element to the back of oven. shut oven and turned on to make sure it worked. it did. I was very pleased with my experience with part select dot com, and will be buying another element soon to replace the one in my other oven! Thank you
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After being invited to my mom's house for supper, the oven lower baking element had shorted out and self destructed.
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Arthur from Dallas, PA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
After supper, without biscuits, I removed the element by simply removing 4 screws with my nut driver. We went home and I immediately went online to your web site, inserted the old element part number, followed the ordering instructions, and in 3 dayd the new element had been delivered to our door. Several days later we were invited to m
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om's for dinner once again. I quickly installed the new element (perfect fit and works great) and enjoyed a great supper........with biscuits this time. Thank you.
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oven wouldn't heat because coil had burned through
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Carolyn from Harvard, MA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
The part was delivered in 24 hours with regular
shipping and was simple to replace. Uncrewed
it, disconnected wires from the old one and connected
the new one. Cost a little more than $30 including shipping and the oven works great!
shipping and was simple to replace. Uncrewed
it, disconnected wires from the old one and connected
the new one. Cost a little more than $30 including shipping and the oven works great!
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Baking element went out
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Shannon from Birmingham, AL
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers
First I removed the two screws that hold the element in place. I then pulled the element out about 3 inches and disconnected the two wires. Removed the old piece and connected the wires to the new piece. I'm a woman and this took me less that 15 minutes to complete. Easy as pie. On top of that, I received my order within 3 days! Very
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impressive, PartSelect. Thanks.
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Heating Element Was No Longer Working.
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Karen from Stuart, FL
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
Removed oven door by holding sides and pulling upward. It's easy to remove and replace. Removed shelves by sliding back and up, then out. Removed two hex nuts with socket wrench. They are on back wall of oven and secure element to that wall. I then pulled element out about 3 inches and disconnected the two leads.
I put new ... Read more element in, reconnected two leads, replace two hex nuts and was done.
Turn off power to stove at circuit breaker before starting.
I put new ... Read more element in, reconnected two leads, replace two hex nuts and was done.
Turn off power to stove at circuit breaker before starting.
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elemant had burnt into
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Tracy from Paris, IL
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
First I removed the two screws that hold the element in place. I then pulled the element out about 3 inches and disconnected the two wires, then i connect the new element and and replaced the screwes that held it in very simple and I must say Part select was very fast at getting me the correct part the first time , they have earned
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Oven wouldn't heat
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Peter from Sacramento, CA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
First I shut off the circuit breaker for the oven then removed the screws that hold the element in place. The element was pulled out about 3 inches and unscrewed the 2 screws to disconnect the two wires. Upon receipt of the new element, I simply reversed the above process and the oven performed like new. Very easy, very quick and very
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grateful to have the oven operating again and it was a very inexpensive fix.
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Something Had Dripped Down On The Baking Element Causing It To Over Heat In One Spot And Short Out.
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JAMES from LEBANON, PA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
This was so easy to do. First I took the two screws out of the holding plate. Then the element comes out and I took the two screws attaching the wires to each end of the element out. To replace it just reverse the above and turn it on let it heat for about 10 mins to burn off any residue and you are ready to start baking again. A
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lthough not really necessary it is reccommended to unplug or turn of the breaker before you start working on the problem.
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The heating element in the oven failed, after at least 16 years of good service.
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Nancy from Golden, CO
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
First, we turned off power to the range. We removed the screws holding the element to the back wall of the oven and pulled out the element a few inches. We disconnected the 2 wires from the old element, and attached the new element with the 2 provided screws. We pushed the element back into the wall and secured it with the screws. Tur
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ned the power back on, turned the stove back on and, voila, the frozen pizza was well on its way to becoming dinner!
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Burner worked intermittently
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Mike from Rowlett, TX
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
Lined up the prongs and slid it right in, took 30 seconds.
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