KFDD500ESS12 Whirlpool Range - Instructions
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Loose terminal caused block to overheat and break
Removed all terminals and block mounting screws. Repaired one burnt terminal and reassembled. Replacement part was an exact fit and reassembly whnet very well.
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Dana from Black Mountain, NC
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Nutdriver, Screw drivers
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burned the rubber feet off of the burner grates
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Richard from MAGALIA, CA
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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light bulb in water ice freezer door went bad
I didn't. Don't know how to get to light bulb to change it for this specific model
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Carl from RIVERSIDE, CA
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Difficulty Level:Very Difficult
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Total Repair Time:More than 2 hours
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Tools:Screw drivers
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Broken levelling leg
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Linda from Oneida, NY
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Chrome on knob had developed sharp edges (cut finger)
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Henry from NANTUCKET, MA
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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oven wouldn't heat and showed a error message of function not available
pull oven, remove back pannel and unplug and remove high limit switch. Repair was the reverse of removal.
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Eugene from Pampa, TX
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:30 - 60 mins
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Tools:Nutdriver
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Head burner had something spilled on it which stained it and left a large dark brown spot
Simply remove two screws take old one off and line up and put new one on and replace the two screws. Couldn't have been easier.
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Donald from Hudsonville, MI
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers
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Part (knob) made of cast metal, but plastic sleeve inside had broken.
Used needle nose pliers to remove flat spring steel piece which holds
knob onto spindle. Pushed replacement knob onto spindle - perfect fit.
knob onto spindle. Pushed replacement knob onto spindle - perfect fit.
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Richard from SUN LAKES, AZ
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Pliers
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Grate Feet fell off early
Used Silicone Rubber to "glue" them. It's heat resistant unlike super glue which is why 8 of them fell off. I only found 6 of them and had to order replacements.
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Richard from Highland Park, IL
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Oven stopped heating
I had a service guy come in and he told me the repair would be $550.00. I asked for a part list and did it myself. You guys saved me hundreds of dollars.
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Christopher from Royal Oak, MI
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:15 - 30 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench set
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Replacing the bulb in the freezer side
Removed the ice brucket,
Removed the light shield by releasing one screw using a nutdriver.
Replacing the bulb and reinstalled the light shield.
Your web site is one of the best and most helpfull service sites I ever used. Just wish that in the future you will ship parts overseas.
Removed the light shield by releasing one screw using a nutdriver.
Replacing the bulb and reinstalled the light shield.
Your web site is one of the best and most helpfull service sites I ever used. Just wish that in the future you will ship parts overseas.
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Yafa (and David) from Bothell, WA
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Difficulty Level:Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Nutdriver
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Changed out red medallions for chrome
Very easy. Take out the screws with the supplied wrenches and install new chrome. 5 minute job.
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Timothy from AUBURN, MA
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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My original back leg broke because the floor is uneven. Had to pull it out several times.
Put the back of stove on blocks of wood to get high enough to screw the new leg in.
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Phyllis from BROWNVILLE, NY
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Wrench (Adjustable)
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screw came off
very expensive to buy the part but just tighten the screw intot eh predefined place.
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Sandeep from EDINA, MN
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers
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wire came loose and shorted out
Ordering the part online was easy. It arrived in a timely manner. I found a terrific video online showing how to install the terminal. It was so easy. Thank you for the great instructional video.
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Elizabeth from HOUSTON, TX
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:30 - 60 mins
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Tools:Pliers, Screw drivers
1 of 2 people
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