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8" element shorted out
First replaced the 8" burner element-still did not work. second: replaced the TERMINAL BLOCK KIT still did not work. third : finally replaced switch: very easly-make sure you do not take off any of the wires on the back of the switch-take new switch and replace each wire on the same location than remove the old switch and replaced wired new on with the two screws.
It is too simple to go into lengthy discourse on repair. Just pull the old one out and put the new one in its place. No adjustment was required as it was a perfect fit.
Removed the burner coil. Unscrewed the terminal block. Pulled out the stove and disconnected the 220 Volt service at the plug. Removed the back panel at the control knobs. Detached the wiring to the control knob and pulled thru the back panel. Wiring mostly visable to the front 8 inch burner. Replaced wiring and mounted new terminal block. Tested the burner for a few seconds. Replaced back panel and set stove in place. Saved $150 dollar service call.
1. Shut off power at breaker. 2. lift and prop up burner panel (top of stove) 3. removed three screws along top edge. 4. remove oven door (lifts off hinges easy) 5. remove 4 screws along upper oven opening 6. remove 2 screws up under front panel and pull out upper panel enough to access back of switches. 7. unplug wires (5) one at a time and plug onto new switch. 8. remove the two screws from front holding switch in place and remove old switch. 9. install the two screws attaching new switcj. 10 replace all screws in reverse order. 11. Re-install door. 12 close breaker easy job any one with any mechanical no-how can do.
removed 2 1/4in. drill screws holding broiler element to oven removed 2 1/4in.drill screws holding broiler element to top of oven removed female spade connectors ffom old element and reversed assembley very easy
After receiving the new swith from part select in less than four days with surface mail as they promised, it took me less than five minutes to replace the new swith with the old one. The only tools that I needed were A) a 5/16 nut driver to remove the back panel in order to get an access to the swith.B) a phillips screw driver to remove the swith assembley from the front panel.
I had an estimate from a technician to do the job for 196.27 dollars!!!!!:(:(. I only paid 29.56 Dollars to part select to get this swith, including the shipping.:):):)
Burner terminal block unstable due to corrosion; potential electrical fire hazard
This appeared to be an easy fix, but turned out to be more involved than I planned. The hard part was pulling the range/microwave oven assembly away from the wall so I could remove the back panel and see how the new terminal block wires connected up to the switch/knob that operates the burner. Extracting the whole range unit required me to use a floor jack to raise the leveling feet of the range above the edge of my floor tile so I could slide the unit out. Once away from the wall, I used a nut driver to remove the back panels. Next surprise was the new terminal block wire connectors were not the same type as the old block's connectors (flat vs. male pin-type). Rather than let the scope of this job creep to include a whole new connector rig, I opted to splice the new terminal block wires onto the existing wires that led up to the control knob. I used professional splices and a crimping tool to secure the wires. After checking the new installation was sound and operational, I slid the whole range back into place. Attaching the new terminal block to the range top was a piece of cake, but getting the damn oven out into open space where I could work on it was bear. But, hey, I learned a few things, one of which is that when a homeowner decides to retile their kitchen, make sure you run the new tiles all the way under the range and not just up to the front edge of the oven. I can see why this was done - to avoid having to remove the oven during the retiling - but it creates an obstacle for whenever the oven needs to be pulled away from its location. The last tool I imagined I would need for this repair was a car jack. The Parts Select part worked fine.
I removed oven door so i could reach easier. Then removed screws from Broiler element at the back of the oven. Pulled off connected wires. Slid wire connectors on new element and screwed bracket in.
Mice had destroyed the top of the insulation leaving dropping and shredding pad
I lifted the top of the range, pulled out old insulation (which was gross!), pulled out two wires (grounding, I think?) replaced with new insulation, reinserted wires and wahla! Done!
