OT: Anybody ever replaced the heat element in their kitchen stove?

[RocketDawg]

I just did, and it's easy - except it sort of challenges your reach. Supposedly the oven door will come off to allow much easier access but I didn't want to go there. Basically, you take the screws out of the sides of the element (1 screw per side), then gently wiggle the old element out, removing the spade clips on the ends of the element. Put the elements in the range, attach the spade clips, put the screws back in and voila, turn it on and the oven works.

Be careful removing the old element. Be sure to slowly wiggle the ends out. If you just cavalierly remove the screws and pull, the wires will snap back into the oven wall. Ask me how I know ....

 

[The Peeper]

My oven door is a piece of cake, no screws or anything. You just open it all the way, lift up on the door and there's some hooks on a bracket that slide out of the other side of the bracket in the oven wall.

 

[RocketDawg]

My oven door is a piece of cake, no screws or anything. You just open it all the way, lift up on the door and there's some hooks on a bracket that slide out of the other side of the bracket in the oven wall.

Sounds simple. ** Putting it back on might be another story.

 

[TheDawg-Pound]

I did it once and was very easy

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

Make sure to turn your breaker off.

 

[Dawg1976]

Make sure to turn your breaker off.

Exactly. You don’t want an easy job shocking the crap out of you.

 

[aTotal360]

Meh. Changed mine with it on broil.

 

[dawgoneyall]

I just did, and it's easy - except it sort of challenges your reach. Supposedly the oven door will come off to allow much easier access but I didn't want to go there. Basically, you take the screws out of the sides of the element (1 screw per side), then gently wiggle the old element out, removing the spade clips on the ends of the element. Put the elements in the range, attach the spade clips, put the screws back in and voila, turn it on and the oven works.

Be careful removing the old element. Be sure to slowly wiggle the ends out. If you just cavalierly remove the screws and pull, the wires will snap back into the oven wall. Ask me how I know ....

Yes

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

Exactly. You don’t want an easy job shocking the crap out of you.

Yes. One would think since the oven is off there would be no juice to the element but one would be wrong. Knocked my d*ck in the dirt. Almost tore the door off it when my knees buckled