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Step-By-Step Range Repair Manual

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REMOVE THE POWER FROM THE APPLIANCE BY EITHER REMOVING THE POWER CORD  OR KILLING THE POWER TO THE UNIT AT THE POWER BREAKER BOX BEFORE SERVINCING.       

The light lense will break off from the oven light indicator.This will give you a symptom of the element indicator light is not working .Remove the back screws to acces the back area of the oven or range.               

                                                                                                               

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The picture on the left shows the light lense indicator.The picture on the right shows the light lense holder, it also shows part of the light lense broken off inside  the light holder remove it with a small screw driver.

Remove the old light lense by pushing it out of the rear panel.  Reinstall the new light lense by pushing in thrugh the front panel.The picture on the right shows the new light lense.                                                                           

Slide the light holder flushed up against the lense until it clips in to position ,reinstall back panel plug in the unit and test.     

Maytag slide in range oven will not work

Maytag oven range will not function, the display shows SAb.The SAb mode is the SABBATH mode for the oven.This is a function that can be set by mistake and it will not allow you to turn on the oven. To go back to the manufactures specs, hold down the clock pad for 3 seconds this will disable the SABBATH  mode.To activate the SABBATH mode hold down the clock pad for 3 seconds.Hope this helped someone .  

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Kenmore oven /range/appliance repair simmer select button.

Search Amazon.com for sears ovenKenmore oven, front burner does not turn on or only gets warm.Check the simmer select button that it is not turned on.This picture shows the simmer select button pushed in. This will give you a symptom of a bad burner.Turn the element switch to the off position and deselect the simmer select push button. The front burner will now go  back to it's normal working state.             

Appliance/Range/oven replacing door hinge recievers

Oven /range door recievers need to be replaced.This picture shows the recievers that have been worned out on the bottom. The symptoms in knowing when to replace the recievers are: When the door is closed  the oven door light does not go out and the door does not fully close. 

How to replace the oven door recievers

 Remove the door by using a small screwdriver to push down the lock latch till it hits the back of the hinges. Do this to both sides of the door, as the picture shows.This will allow you to remove the door. By holding the door firmly and using an upward and out movement the door will unlatch from the recievers. Also you must remove the bottom drawer to unit.

Oven door recievers are held by two screws. Use a screwgun and remove both top and bottom screws.Do one at a time so you can look at how it must be put back on to frame.The next picture will

show how to put it back on .   

                       

Remove the oven drawer so you can have access to the inside of the frame. Look at the picture you can see how it should go back on. You will have to slide the reciever up and against the frame and align it to the frame screw holes. Using a pair of needle nosepliers grab the reciever from the center as seen on picture . This will aid you in holding the reciever in place so you can screw them  back in there place . Do the same on both sides. Reinstall door to the recievers, do not forget to push back the lock latch to secure the door.   

  

  

Appliance/oven /range/ replacing oven door hinges or springs

How to replace the oven door hinges. Remove the door by using a small screwdriver to push down the lock latch till it hits the back of the hinge, do this to both sides of the door, as the picture shows.This will allow you to remove the door. By holding the door firmly and using an upward and out movement the  door will unlatch from the recievers.   

              

The oven door hinges are secured by two screws on each side of the door, as seen on this picture. Remove both screws from both sides of the oven door, this will allow you to remove the hinges from the door.The next step shows how to remove  hinges .                                                                                                                 

                                       

    Remove all the screws from the bottom frame, this will allow separation between the front glass and the back panel frame. The door hinges can now be removed by separating the two frames. Look at the next steps. 

   

Remove the door springs by separating the inner door glass panel and the front glass. Use a piece of wood or similar to wedge open slightly the two panels so that the springs can be removed easily. Replace both springs of each side of the door. Reinstall the screws on each side that hold the springs on to the frame. Remove the wood-wedge and realign the front panel with the back panel so the screws on the bottom can be put back on.  Reversed the process to reinstall the door. You will need a kit purchased at sears parts or similar distribution center. Model# of the unit is required.The kit will have new screws and also will have new door recievers.There are direction in my blog on how to replace them if necessary. Here is picture of the recievers that have been worned down at the bottom and would have to be replaced. 

    

Oven door recievers are worned down.They would have to be replaced. 

    

Kenmore oven repair self help

Kenmore oven repair large element won't heat,check and see if the Sure simmer switch is not pushed in.Picture shows the switch pushed in and the selector switch on HI this will not allow the element to fully heat.To correct problem turn off the selector switch to off position and press in the sure simmer switch back to off.This will allow the element to work normally again.

Kenmore oven repair surface element wont heat

Kenmore oven repair

surface element wont heat.

If the large surface element won't heat, check the simmer select button make sure it is not pushed in .This picture shows the surface element on HI and the simmer switch selected.The surface element will not heat if it is selected. First turn the element switch

to the off position  then push in the simmer select switch this will enable the element to work normaly again. The picture below shows the simmer select switch deselected.                                               

Oven repair/ how to replace oven door gasket

General Electric WB32K5039 OVEN DOOR GASKET

Looking at the picture this door gasket needs to be replaced. It is not making a good seal and the oven is loosing heat making it harder to maintain proper temperature. Replace door gasket if it is very hard to the touch or if it is ripped.     General Electric WB32K5038 GASKET, OVEN DOOR

Door gasket inner panel view.   Using a flat head screwdriver place  it under the oven door gasket and lift out of the center hole. Picture below shows the outcome.General Electric WB2K5319 OVEN DOOR GASKET

Door gasket inner door view has been pushed out the end of the door gasket.  Look at the picture shows the center point or the end of the gasket pushed out the center hole. 

    

Oven door gasket can now be removed. Feel for the clips with your thumb and index finger and squeeze together the clips, this will allow it to be released from it's hole. Go around the frame and undo each clip. Reverse the process when instaling the new gasket. Whirlpool WHIRLPOOL 3188696 OVEN DOOR HANDLE (WHITE) 

   

 Door gasket ends will have to be pushed into the center holes.Using a flat head screwdriver keep pushing in the gasket until it is all in inside the hole, this will secure the gasket from coming out of its place.     General Electric WB04T10001 OVEN DOOR GASKET

Radiant cooktop surface element checks bad

Radiant cooktop element is checking bad. A visual inspection reveals a burned spot on top center portion of the coil. We can assume that  this element is most likely bad. By using a digital meter we can confirm this . Setting the meter on ohms and placing the red lead one side of the coil and the black lead on the other side of the coil we get a reading of  OL. M ohms Indicating a open coil winding .The element will have to get replaced.

Ge bake /broil gas ignitor reading bad

GE  bake /broil ignitor reading bad.The oven complaint would be will not Heat .To test ignitor use a digital meter and set it to read ohms. Place the red lead of the meter and touch one end of the ignitor wire and the black lead of the meter to the other side ignitor wire. The picture shows OL. m ohms, indicating a reading of a bad ignitor. This ignitor will have to be replaced .

GE bake/broil gas ignitor reading good..

GE bake /broil ignitor. The Ignitor on a gas range is attached by a couple of screws being held on to the bake burner or broil burner.To test a gas ignitor using a digital meter,set to read ohms as shown on picture, place the red lead on one  side of the connector and the black lead on the other side of the connector.This picture shows a good ignitor.

Ge gas range bake/broil Ignitor reading bad

GE gas ignitor is found attached to the bake element, secured by a couple of screws.Usually the symptoms for a bad ignitor, is oven will not heat.  Testing for a bad ignitor using a digital meter, place the red lead on one side of the ignitor connector and black lead on the other side of the connector.The picture  shows OL. M ohms which is indicating a bad ignitor.The ignitor will have to be replaced ..

GE radiant dual element

Ge dual element .To check use a digital meter place it to read omhs as shown on picture, next place the red and black leads on the element as shown, this shows that the inner ring on the element is open O.L  M ohms is indication of a bad element.The element will have to be replaced.

GE Radiant single glasstop element.

GE radiant glasstop element .To check use a digital meter. Place you're leads across the element as shown on picture, this element is reading O.L  M ohms indicating a bad element, you will need to replace the element.

GE radiant single glasstop element

GE glasstop radiant element. To check take a digital meter set it to read ohms place leads as shown on picture a good reading should  be about 36.5 ohms  this picture shows a good radiant element.

GE broil does not heat

GE broil is burned out picture shows an open element. To test broil set each end of you're wire probes to the element and set you're digital meter to ohms. Picture shows were dial should be set to. A good reading is about 16.5 omhs. A bad reading will show O.L M ohms Indicating an open circuit.The element will need to be replaced .