KOCE500ESS09 Whirlpool Microwave Oven Combo - Instructions

1. Turn off the breaker.
2. Remove all of the oven racks.
3. Remove the oven door as per users manual.
4. Remove two 1/4" screws on the plate holding the broil element
to the back of the oven.
5.. Remove two 1/4" screws in the front of the element holding
reflective plate and element toward the front of the oven.
6. Carefully pull the element out enough to remove the wire spade
contacts with from the rear of the element with long nosed pliers
being careful not to let the wires go behind the rear oven cavity.
7. Element and top reflective plate assembly can now be removed
from the oven.
8. The old element is removed from the reflective plate by removing
four 1/4" screws.
9. Install the new element on the plate and reverse the procedure to
reinstall the completed assembly into the oven.
10 Reinstall the door and racks, turn on the power and test.

We bought a really nice microwave for about 1/3rd of the MSRP, but it was an open box item and when we got it home we found that it was missing a bracket on the inside of the microwave. We were able to replace the bracket easily thanks to partselect.com.

Set the new one inside the microwave

Part arrived in timely manner and placed it in microwave oven.

removed unit from cabinet tested switch it was OK checked wiring and found shorted out wire leading to switch. cut out bad section and spliced wire back together
problem solved

removed existing racks; slide new rack over both sides to the back.

The part is pushed against the ceiling into an opening and then turned 90 degree. That is is.

Fool proof.

Just put it in

EASILY REMOVED GLASS COVER INSIDE OVEN AND REMOVED SMALL HALOGEN LIGHT BULB.
RECEIVED REPLACED WITHIN TWO DAYS OF ORDER AND REPLACED BULB AND GLASS COVER IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
MOST DIFFICULTY WAS HAVING TO BEND DOWN TO REACH INSIDE OF OVEN TO LOCATE POSITION TO INSERT BULB.

Turn the grill support 90 degrees to the opening in ceiling of micro. Insert then turn back 90 degrees so the support is in-line with the slot. Hang the wire on the support. Hours of worry over what this was gonna cost me to get repaired, then a 45 second fix costing only 29 bucks.

Took about 10 seconds... turn the new ceramic holder sideways, push up in the hole, bring the element up to position and twist the ceramic piece 45 degrees into place to hold element. That's it!!! Very simple....

I put the tray in the microwave???? Pretty easy.

Very easy, fit perfectly.No tools required.

We ordered element support 3 times and all three times it came broken. The part is made of porcelain and is fragile , representative asked warehouse to pack it in the box and part still came in envelope.
Requested refund and ordered directly from factory.