JCS564W4 General Electric Range - Instructions
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Bottom Bake Element had burnt into/split
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Miranda from UNION GROVE, NC
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Socket set
Very easy and simple/ After making sure power supply was off, removed socket screws in back plate of element, slid old element out, attached new element and replaced/tightened socket screws on plate and new element. Power on, oven on .. heated quickly and nicely. Used oven several times since ... no problems.
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Replacing the bake element
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Ken from Lexington, KY
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers
I couldn't find the oven model number so I just looked at the shapes from partselect.com. This would have been fine except I didn't know my Kenmore model had 4" leads so the one I ordered were only 2". I had to return the first element but the process to do this was FAST and EASY. With help I found the model number and had the correct par
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t shipped. It took less than 5 minutes to install. It took longer to mop and clean behind the oven that hadn't seen the light of day in 10 years.
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Element burned out
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Wendy from CHESHIRE, CT
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Socket set
My husband first turned the main breaker off to the stove. Pulled the stove away from wall, took off the back plate, unhooked the element and out the new one in!!
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Worn out burner element
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Art from SEATTLE, WA
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
1. Turn off power to range and remove element.
2. Remove clips from ceramic guards.
3. Disconnect wiring.
4. Connect wires to new element.
5. Install ceramic guards and clips
6. Attached element to range.
7. Restore power.
2. Remove clips from ceramic guards.
3. Disconnect wiring.
4. Connect wires to new element.
5. Install ceramic guards and clips
6. Attached element to range.
7. Restore power.
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Bake element burned out in oven
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AL from GENOA, NE
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
First shut off power to the range in the electrical
breaker box (its the 220 breaker) as marked.
Remove the oven door ( open part way and lift up) the
door will come off.
Remove the 2 screws that the element is attached to the
back of the oven wall. Pull element out part way and
disconnect the 2 ... Read more wires. Take out element.
The new element had different connections so I cut off
the clips stripped the wires and attached to the element
connection . The element had connections that this was
possible. Push wires back into oven wall and install the
new element with the 2 screws that were removed. You
could also put on clips to the 2 wires that attach to the
element if so desired. (Eye hole clips.)
breaker box (its the 220 breaker) as marked.
Remove the oven door ( open part way and lift up) the
door will come off.
Remove the 2 screws that the element is attached to the
back of the oven wall. Pull element out part way and
disconnect the 2 ... Read more wires. Take out element.
The new element had different connections so I cut off
the clips stripped the wires and attached to the element
connection . The element had connections that this was
possible. Push wires back into oven wall and install the
new element with the 2 screws that were removed. You
could also put on clips to the 2 wires that attach to the
element if so desired. (Eye hole clips.)
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bake element disintegrated
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Susan from New Lebanon, NY
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
At 76 I no longer do my repairs so I asked my daughter's friend to do it for me.
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Oven lower Bake Element exploded
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Fred from Renton, WA
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Socket set
First observed the situation to determine if I should try and repair. I decided I could and should. Got the element and proceeded. I first turned the power off at the circuit breaker to cut the electrical power to the stove then I removed the two screws that holds the unit in place and then pulled unit out to where I could see the wire co
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nnection; removed the two screws on the wire connection and replaced the old element with the new element. reinserted the unit back into position and replaced the two screws that holds the unit in the stove. Turned power back on and tested the oven for any problems. Stove is working great.
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Element at the bottom of oven cracked
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AMELDA from BRYANS ROAD, MD
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers
First I turned off the circuit breaker leading to the oven. Then I removed the two screws that held the old element in place. I pulled out the element and disconnected the wires. I reconnected the wires to the new element and pushed it back in place. I then secured it with the two screws. I turned the circuit breaker back on and turn
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ed on the oven. Works just great!!!
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Element either shorted or burned out.
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Patrick from Durham, NC
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Socket set
Removed two socket head screws form inside oven rear wall. Pulled element out and disconnected two screws attaching wiring. Replaced with new.
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The oven heating element was broken
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Daniel from Denver, CO
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers
I removed the 2 screws and the 2 wires from the broken heating element. I removed the broken oven heating element. Then I attached the 2 wires to the new heating element and put the 2 screws in to attach the new heating element into the oven. The new oven heating element worked just fine and I was done.
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Bake element burned out due to age
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Douglas Minich from South Windsor, CT
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Shut off the power at the circuit breaker, removed the two nuts holding the element to the oven, unscrewed the two screws connected to the wire leads, removed the bad element and reversed the process to replace with the new one.
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Burner would not heat
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David from Madera, CA
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
First I made sure the electricity was off. Then, I flipped the burner up, and loosened the screwon the hinge. This allowed the burner to extend onto the cook surface. After loosening the clips holding the ceramic insulator together, the wires to the element were exposed. The wires were then transferred to the new burner element from th
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eir corresponding position on the old one. The new ceramic insulator was affixed over the wire with clips, and the hinge reattached. The chrome ring was worked over the burner, and the burner reseated in its proper cook poistion. Testing confirmed the burner to now work as new.
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Really old range. Broken bake element in oven.
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Kathleen from Grand Rapids, MI
- Very Easy
- Less than 15 mins
Turned off power. Removed old broken one installed new one in minutes. Turned power on and tested it out. If this 60 something lady can do it, you can too.
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The small element blew out consequently shorting out the infinite switch.
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Susan from Bend, OR
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
The very first thing we did was turned the circuit breaker off and unplugged the range.
My husband removed the back panel and unplugged the switch. Drew a diaghram of the color coded wires. When we received the new one he broke the extension bar off to fit the knob, plugged it in and we were back in business. It was very easy for m ... Read more y husband as he is a mechanic (millwright). However, if you are mechanically inclined it is an easy fix.
My husband removed the back panel and unplugged the switch. Drew a diaghram of the color coded wires. When we received the new one he broke the extension bar off to fit the knob, plugged it in and we were back in business. It was very easy for m ... Read more y husband as he is a mechanic (millwright). However, if you are mechanically inclined it is an easy fix.
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Bake element developed a hot spot that burned through it.
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Paul from Slatington, PA
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
Easily removed two screws, pulled the wires out of the oven wall, disconnected the old and reconnected the new, pushed it back into the insulation, inserted the screws and tightened them. There was a problem with the model number. It was on a vinyl plate inside the oven drawer wall. The plate was slightly yellowed so I used my fing
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er to wipe the yellow away. When I did, the model number ended up as a black smudge on my finger tip. GE's engineers could have come up with a better method of displaying the model number. GE's customer service operator, however, did an excellent job of helping me to ascertain, at least, some of the number.
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