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The bake element burned out. The gasket was dirty and not working well.
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Mark from WATKINSVILLE, GA
Really Easy
15 - 30 mins
Nutdriver
Replacing the gasket is easy and requires no tools. Pull out the ends that are just inserted in their slots. Then work your way around the door pulling out the little metal clips from their holes. Replace the new gasket the same way.
It's even easier to do if you remove the door first and place it on a table--but it's heavy. To
... Read more remove the door, flip up the hinge clips--you might need a flat screwdriver to do this if they are old and stiff as mine were. Then close the door almost all the way--you'll feel a stopping point-- and pull up. It comes right out--but again, it's heavy.
Replacing the bake element is not much harder. It's easier to do with the door off, but not impossible with the door on. First, pull out the range and unplug it. Then, remove the hex screws holding the bake element against the back wall. The element has two electrical contacts that insert into clips at the ends of wires. Pull out the wires a bit to give yourself some slack, then pull the contacts out of the clips. Insert the clips from the new element into the wires and replace the screws.
If the wires get lost behind the back wall of the oven, it's not a big deal. Just remove the narrow central panel on the back (it has six hex screws) and push the wires back through the wall opening. Then replace the back panel and install the new element.
In this case I had to pull the range out to disconnect the power and also to remove the plate covering the electrical connectors. This was the only way to reconnect the elements terminals since the wires were too short to do it inside the oven. Undo the 2 screws holding the element in place from inside the oven to remove and install the n
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Old coil burned out
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Matthew from Cynthiana, KY
Easy
15 - 30 mins
Nutdriver
After reading all the repair stories I knew that their wasn't any extra wire when the old element is removed. Well, even with that knowlage one of the wires came loose and slipped back in. Fortunately I was able to remove a panel in back and push it back through. I was afraid I would have to take off the whole back but instead there is a
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When inspecting the back of my oven I noticed the cable had been pushed under (my guess from the mouse I found electrocuted where the power lines come in) and was touching one of the element prongs which burned the covering.
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Mary from Bolton, MA
Really Easy
Less than 15 mins
Socket set
Not counting unplugging it and taking off the 3 back panels of the oven (< 5 min.) It took < 2min. to change out. Unclipped cable in back, unscrewed one screw inside of oven at top between the two elements and pulled cable through to front, reversed to attach new sensor. Buttoned up the back, plugged back in and was good to go.
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Oven in accurate temp too low.
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Joseph from LIBERTY HILL, TX
Really Easy
Less than 15 mins
Nutdriver
Open the oven , remove one screw holding the sensor remove the sensor and replace the sensor.
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Broke oven door handle while unloadin new stove.
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Tom from Mt. Pleasant, MI
Easy
Less than 15 mins
Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Wrench set
loosen interior panel of oven with star driver. Removed broken arm. install inner screw and then install final screw to both panels and handle.
The inner screw mount only through the exterior door only making it tricky to line up the final bolt which goes through both panels and the handle.
Other than that it when sm
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Outer ring of burner did not work
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Barry from Bradenton, FL
Really Easy
Less than 15 mins
Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
1- opened oven door 2- unscrewed 2 screws underneath top with a socket wrench 3- unscrewed clips that held burner 4-used needle nose pliers to pull off wire clips off old burner 5- placed wires onto new burner 6- opened clips to make it easier to reinsert burner 7-reattached burner 8-Replaced top
... Read morer />The hardest part was unscrewing the 2 screws that held the top in place due to the position of the screws
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Original terminal block plastic shielding melted, protecting appliance when the wires overheated.
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Brian from DOVER, PA
Really Easy
30 - 60 mins
Nutdriver
Safety first * Unplugged 220 VAC from outlet. Removed shield cover screws with 1/4" hex nut driver (5 screws). Removed all 6 silver screws from terminal block with 1/4" nut driver, freeing all wires. Removed the green ground screw and ground bracket from center terminal. Cut away (using the drill) melted original terminal block plastic to
... Read more access the 2 black 1/4" nuts holding original terminal block onto appliance. Discarded the original damaged terminal block. Attached the new terminal block, aligning the mounting holes and the terminal block the same way the original terminal block was lined up and re-used the black 1/4" nuts (original used because the replacement package did not include new black screws). I bought a new appliance cord, since the original cord overheated. Reattached all wires using the 6 new silver screws. Start with the middle terminal by attaching the appliance wires and the ground bracket. The ground must be attached to the bracket and the bracket bridges between the terminal block and the range body. Reattached shield cover. Plugged in appliance. Note: it doesn't matter which outside wire attaches to the outside terminals (both are hot), but the middle wire (neutral) must attach to the middle terminal. However, the ring terminal should be flush on the terminal block so you don't bend the ring.
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The small burner inside the double burner shortd out.
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david from PORT ORANGE, FL
Easy
30 - 60 mins
Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
The first thing was to watch U-Tube . The replacement burner was being replaced in a GE glass top range. Exter tools were required than depicted in the U-Tube project. The project overall was not dificult for me however I was a general contracter for over 25 years
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GE oven showed "F2" error code and was over-heating
5 of 6 peoplefound this instruction helpful.
Kyle from AURORA, CO
Really Easy
30 - 60 mins
Nutdriver
I am not the handiest person in the world, and this repair was easy even for me. If you suspect that the temperature sensor is the problem, do yourself a favor and buy this inexpensive replacement part and install it yourself prior to calling a professional who will charge a service fee just for checking it out. Pull your oven out from
... Read morethe wall so you can access the back. Unscrew the small nuts on the back to remove the sheet metal cover. Find the wire that goes to the sensor and unplug the plastic coupling. In the oven, unscrew the one nut that secures the sensor to the back wall of the oven. Pull the broken sensor out and replace it with the new sensor. Feed the wire through to the back and plug the new sensor into the same wire that was just disconnected. Reinstall all of the nuts. Do a "test cook" on some frozen food to ensure that the temperature seems correct (i.e., does it cook as expected in the recommended amount of time). The actual repair takes less than five minutes. I put "30-60 minutes" to account for unplugging the oven, pulling it out, removing the screws, replacing the screws, pushing it back in, and testing the temperature.
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Burned out oven element
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Jeremy from Savoy, IL
Really Easy
Less than 15 mins
Socket set
I unscrewed and removed the old element from inside the oven, but unfortunately there wasn't enough extra wire to pull through and attach the new element from the front, so I had to move the oven away from the wall, remove the back panel, and connect the new element from the rear. Very self-explanatory.
The new element had som
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Shorted the control panel changing bulb without shutting off power dumbass
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Stephen from BELLINGHAM, MA
Really Easy
30 - 60 mins
Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Replaced control panel after removing original control panel facing with heat gun and Wala
The repair was very easy to do. Our oven was showing the F2 error code, which is associated with an over-temperature fault. Upon inspection, the oven was warm, but definitely not beyond the temperature threshold. I researched the issue and found this temperature sensor. Swapping the sensor was extremely easy. You take off the back pa
... Read morenel of the oven, unhook a single wiring harness, and undo some bolts inside the oven, which allows you to pull off the old sensor. Simply hook up the new sensor to the harness, pull everything back through, replace the fasteners, and you're good to go.
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F2 fault code kept appearing on oven
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emmett from rocky mount, NC
Easy
15 - 30 mins
Nutdriver
Removed the oven door and shelves. Moved the oven out from wall, so that I could access the rear panel. Unplugged the oven. Removed the five (5) screws holding the rear panel in place and removed the panel. Disconnected the sensor at the connector. Removed the screw holding the sensor in place inside the oven and removed the sensor. Thea
... Read moreded the sensor wire through the rear of the oven wall. Installed the sensor and screw to hold it in place. Snapped the connector from the sensor to the mating connector at the rear of the oven. Installed the rear panel. Installed the five (5) screws to hold the panel. Plugged the oven back in and slide the oven back to the wall. Installed the oven shelves and the oven door.
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One of the drawer supports broke off
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John from Sandy Hook, CT
Really Easy
Less than 15 mins
Nutdriver
I pulled out the drawer and inserted the new support. This one inserts into the back of the drawer as opposed to the sides. I had ordered two of the replacements even though I only needed one and decided to replace both. I think it was a good move as the drawer works better than when we first got it. Just one simple screw made it com
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