3862XRW Magic Chef Range - Instructions
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Oven door hinges broken
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Brian from Lakewood, CO
- A Bit Difficult
- More than 2 hours
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Pliers, Screw drivers
With the back removed, replacing the lamp receptacle is straight-forward. Likewise, the door gasket is very easy. However, in order to replace the hinges, you have to remove the burner glass top (screws underneath the front lip), and inner and outer side panels. Also the supplied hinges mounting holes were not threaded so I had to use my
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own bolts, lock-washers and nuts in order to attach them. Total time, including a bit of cleaning, was 5 hours.
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Wife said stove was on fire - Oven element shorted.
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James from Hoyt Lakes, MN
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- 30 - 60 mins
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Removed the old element by removing 2 screws and disconnecting two solderless connectors. One solderless connector was melted in two. I had to remove the rear panel and cut the old connector off and crimped on a new solderless connector. The time required was lengthened due to trip to the hardware store to get a new connector. While I was
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fixing the oven element my wife replaced the oven light.
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Replace the lower oven element
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Tom from ROCKTON, IL
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- 30 - 60 mins
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Unplug the 220 cord..remove rear metal back ( 7-8 Ph/screws)... disconnect the red & yellow connectors from the back of the lower element. Remove-the-lift-off Oven door. Remove the two Ph/screws (one on either end of the element) At the very rear of the oven. Install the new element and reverse the about to reassemble.
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Drip Pans were stained and burned on.
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Sandra Collignon from SANTA CLAUS, IN
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
Replaced drip pan. Notch did not want to match the burner notch. Was a close fit bit with a little pressure made it work.
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original fixture required bulb - this fixture (all-in-one) was great
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wesley from ODENVILLE, AL
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Pulled range out from cabinet-wall to get to back side, everthing was clearly exposed tlhen. Just a matter of installing new fixture, putting back on, reconnected power source - put range back in proper place.
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Jennair cooktop with coils lost one of its coil guides.
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Bruce from SOUTHBURY, CT
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Socket set
We bought the replacement Ceramic plug and wires, and opened up the jennair cooktop piece and rewired the NEW coil guide into the system. It works great.
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Bake element would no longer heat up
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Joe from Schertz, TX
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
I unplug the stove first. Then took off two screws that held the bake element in place. Pulled off the connectors using the pliers. Had to use pliers because they were really snug. Plug in the wires to the new base element. Crimped down the connectors a little bit to make sure they were snug. Inserted the bake element back into the
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holes at the back of the oven. Put the two screws back in. Plugged the oven back in and turned it on to make sure it worked. Lastly, tossed the old bake element in the trash. Really easy job. Glad I didn't pay anybody to do this.
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Element burned out.
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Wayne from Marietta, GA
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- Less than 15 mins
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Turn off breaker.
Unscrew old element, disconnect wires.
Connect wires to new element, tighten screws.
Breaker back to ON.
Done.
Unscrew old element, disconnect wires.
Connect wires to new element, tighten screws.
Breaker back to ON.
Done.
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Bake Element Melted
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Bert from S. Easton, MA
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Unplugged stove, unscrewed element pulled element out about 3 inces and disconnected element. Took model of stove looked on line for part. PartSelect had the best price and easiest web site to order part. Ordered part about 4pm and received part in 2 days. Took element out of box plug into connections and screwed the element back in.
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Plugged stove in and worked perfect.
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snapped element
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Paul from Yukon, OK
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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switch off the range. undo the two screws & unplug the two tabs. Replace with new element, connect two tabs, screw back in place. done!
recieved my replacement part the next day after ordering
recieved my replacement part the next day after ordering
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element burnt into.
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John from Overton, TX
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- Less than 15 mins
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The part came quick and packed very well. I moved the stove out and un pluged it. opened oven door and took a philips screwdriver and took the screws out at the back of element..Slid it out with the two wires attached and unpluged the conectors. pluged the conectors on to the new element and slid it back in. Had a chocolate cake in 35
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minuts.
Thanks, John in Texas
Thanks, John in Texas
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Bake Element broke
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Joseph from Warwick, RI
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- Less than 15 mins
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****Threw the breaker switch for the oven to the 'off' position****. Opened the oven. Unscrewed the phillips head screws at the back of the old element. Removed the connecting wire, taping them to the stove so that they wouldn't recede into the hole. Securely attached the connecting wires to the new element. Pushed the wires back into th
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e holes in the stove. Removed the tape from the oven. Screwed the element into place. ****Threw the breaker switch back to the 'on' position****. Process took under 10 minutes.
DO NOT FORGET TO UNPLUG OR TURN OFF BREAKER BEFORE DOING ANYTHING WITH THE WIRES. Don't forget to turn it back on again when you are done.
DO NOT FORGET TO UNPLUG OR TURN OFF BREAKER BEFORE DOING ANYTHING WITH THE WIRES. Don't forget to turn it back on again when you are done.
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Our original surface element caught fire!
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Paulo from Cambridge Springs, PA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
Old surface element was removed simply by pulling it out of the electrical contacts. The, the new one was inserted.
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hot spot in center of bake element appeared suggesting failure was imminent
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burton from prides crossing, MA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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pulled breaker,removed oven door,removed 2 screws,pulled bake element out 3 inches,pulled connections off,pushed connectors on new element,pushed new element back and replaced screws,replaced oven door ,pushed breaker back and turned on oven and let it heat up to 350 degrees.
Total time 10 minutes,even a caveman could do it.
Total time 10 minutes,even a caveman could do it.
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BurntBaking Element Element
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Matt from Lewisburg, TN
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- Less than 15 mins
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Turn Off the BREAKER!!!
Unplug the stove/oven
Opened the oven door
Unscrewed the baking element for the oven
Pulled the old element out about 3"
Disconnected the wire clip on both sides
Plugged the element into the clips
Screwed element back into place
Plugged oven in ,turned on breaker
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Unplug the stove/oven
Opened the oven door
Unscrewed the baking element for the oven
Pulled the old element out about 3"
Disconnected the wire clip on both sides
Plugged the element into the clips
Screwed element back into place
Plugged oven in ,turned on breaker
PREST ... Read more O DONE
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