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388W-2CX Magic Chef Range - Instructions

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Stove top element not working due to bad receptacle.
Turned off the power at the breaker box, cut the wires approximately 5 inches from the bad receptacle and removed it after removing one screw. Stripped back the wires about 1/2 inch and attached the new wires with the ceramic wire nuts provided and secured the receptacle back in place with the new screw provided in the kit.
My sister's husband wanted to scrap the whole range but I repaired it with $14.00 worth of parts.
The element is working great now.
Whenever I need appliance parts again I'll use partselect.com.
Parts Used:
Surface Burner Receptacle Kit
  • Richard from Carthage, NC
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
  • Tools:
    Pliers, Screw drivers
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Replaced drip bowls in stove
Took out the old drip bowls and replaced with new bowls.
Parts Used:
Chrome Drip Bowl - 8 inch Drip Bowl - 6 Inch
  • Liza from College Point, NY
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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Rented appartment in which none of the drain pans were the proper size making it very difficult to cook
I removed the element and then the drain pan and replaced with the new correct pans. I replaced the element and all was well.
Parts Used:
Chrome Drip Bowl - 8 inch Drip Bowl - 6 Inch
  • Grace Mary from Canton, OH
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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1 had 2 large burners not working at all, and was cooking everything on the 2 smaller burners
It was so simple to repair - all I had to do was slide the older burners out and slide the new ones in - it took less than 10 min to complete the whole job! No tools used at all.
Parts Used:
Surface Burner - 8 Inch - 2600W Standard Y-Frame Range Surface Burner
  • Mary from Lebanon, CT
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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Element burned out
Unplug Stove removed screws pulled out
element. Lifted off the wires with a pliers they slid
onto the element ends that were pointed up
was very easy.
Parts Used:
Bake Element (15 Inch long x 19 Inch wide)
  • Anita from Hudson, CO
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Pliers, Screw drivers
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Purchased home but stove had no broiler pan.
Purchased 2 piece broiler pan from this site
Parts Used:
2 Piece Broiler Pan
  • Raymond from BLOOMINGTON, MN
  • Difficulty Level:
    Very Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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Original burners were not working correctly.
I received my ordered in less than a week. It was great. The day I got them I remove the old burners and replaced them with the new ones. It took me about 3 minutes total. I was then able to cook my Christmas dinner with out any problems.
Parts Used:
Surface Burner - 8 Inch - 2600W Standard Y-Frame Range Surface Burner
  • Sharon from Phoenix, AZ
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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spring broke on one side of door hinge
Pulled the stove out, removed the sides and attatched the new springs( replaced both while the stove was out). Worked like new and put the stove back.
Parts Used:
Oven Door Spring
  • Travis from Lexington, OK
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Pliers, Screw drivers
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Burner was out but the burner coil worked on onother burner
Replaced receptacle but it was not the problem. After further inspection I believe that the problem is the switch. The switch is on order now from Part Select.
Parts Used:
Surface Burner Receptacle Kit
  • Richard from Orange, CA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Pliers, Screw drivers
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burner receptacle burned out
Worst part of the job was removing the old screws that held the two old rectecles in place for the two burners I repaired. Once the screws were removed cut the wires stripped them and used the porceliean wire nuts provided with the kit. Easy job and good instructions.
Parts Used:
Surface Burner Receptacle Kit
  • Michael from N. Haverhill, NH
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Screw drivers
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Door Spring Broke
Removed 7 screws on sides and one on top of stove. Replaced both springs (only one was broken but did both). Took around 15 to 30 minutes from start to finish.Fastest shipping in history during holidays without paying anything extra.
Parts Used:
Oven Door Spring
  • Thomas from Van Nuys, CA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Pliers, Screw drivers
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electric burner burned out
This is the second time PartSelect came through for me. If it hadn't been for you guys, I'd have had to buy a new Jenn-Air cooktop, because ours is nearly 30 years old. About two years ago, I bought a new two-burner cartridge, which installed without tools in about one minute. But a few weeks ago, we lost the burner in the other cartridge. I emailed PartSelect, and even though I gave them my obsolete model number, a helpful service rep managed to find me the part number of the correct burner, so I was able to place my order. Once the part arrived, there was no problem replacing the burner. This is a simple operation we've performed many times when we need to remove the burner for cleaning.
Parts Used:
Standard Y-Frame Range Surface Burner
  • Paul from Foley, AL
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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The heating element socket had crumbled with age.
Changing the socket with a new one simply required removing one screw and splicing the two existing wires to the pigtails on the new socket. It took longer to unpack the replacement part than actually doing the job.
Parts Used:
Surface Burner Receptacle Kit
  • Edward from Webster, NY
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
  • Tools:
    Pliers, Screw drivers
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Burners were becoming weak. Home Depot and Lowes did not have replacements.
Remove burners using my hands and replace new burners using my hands.
Parts Used:
Surface Burner - 8 Inch - 2600W Standard Y-Frame Range Surface Burner
  • James from EDGEWOOD, MD
  • Difficulty Level:
    Very Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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burner fell apart
Plugged in the new burner, which we received in one day.We were delighted with the quick service
Parts Used:
Standard Y-Frame Range Surface Burner
  • Barbara a from Huntington, NY
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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