The left front burner had a burning smell. When I picked up the top, one of the wires had pulled out of the black box attached to the element. The wire looked like whatever solder was on it had melted. How do I go about replacing the element - does the wire have to be replaced also?

Hello;
My name is Peter. I am a retired field service appliance technician.

I assume you have an electric oven.

You have a defective individual burner control.

1.) Pull your oven out so you can get behind it.
2.) Unplug your oven.
3.) Remove the upper back metal cover.
4.) At the top in the center is your main oven control board. On the left are two burner controls and on the right are two burner controls.
5.) Inspect the burner controls for burn marks or melted wires.
6.) Finding the bad control unit, pull the control nob off the front.
7.) Unscrew the burner control in the front.
8.) Remove the connectors on the burner control.
9.) With the burner control in hand. re-attach the upper metal back panel on your stove.
10.) Pug in the stove and push back in place.
11.) On the burner control that you just removed note the part number. Search on the internet for best price.
12.) Continue to use your oven without the burner control.
13.) Install the new burner control when received. Remember to un-plug.

First unplug your range (or turn power off at your circuit-breaker box). Usually there are 2 screws that hold the bake element in place - remove them. Now carefully, pull the bake element out; you may need to lift the front end of the element to help it come out. You want to pull it out far enough to be able to grab and disconnect the wires to the element. Sometimes, the wires aren't long enough to pull the element out far enough. Sometimes, the wires pull loose from the element. In either case, you would then have to pull your range out from the wall, and remove the back so you can get to the wires. Then put the new element in place and re-attach the wires. Replace the back (if you had to remove it), and replace the screws that hold the element in place. Plug the range back in (or turn on power at the circuit breaker box), and you're ready to bake!

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First, you should always turn the power off to replace the element. One side of the element always has 120 VAC applied and it turns the oven on by applying 120VAC to the other side giving 240 across the element. Most ovens have L1 branching out to both the bake, and broil elements, and it also branches out to the control board and all of the switches that run your top elements. If you don't have an element in the bottom, its likely that L1 is grounded out and is tripping the breaker as soon as it's turned on. So if you install the new element it should fix your problem, however if it doesn't you might have burned up the L1 wire somewhere and will just have to trace it back.

Hello,

You should first check the wiring on your knob to be very sure that it is not malfunctioning or having partial contact by touching the back burner mapping or control. if everything is okay there, then you van check the below as well but if not, please fix the partial contact on the knob.

Secondly,Inspect the element to determine whether it plugs into a receptacle, as most do, or is wired directly.

Remove the plug-in element and inspect the prongs: Lift up the front of the element, then pull the element straight out.Check to see if the prongs are burned, pitted or otherwise damaged. If they are, you'll need to replace the element and the receptacle.

Take care.

check fuses and pull out burner elements see if they are damaged if fuse blows when turned on make sure wiring to elements is not exposed I would also check the switches for elements, turn on one at a time

Look at following areas for the model number

• Under Right Front Burner
• Under Left Top Burner Front Or Rear
• Under Main Top Left, Rear Or Center Front
• Under Left Rear Or Right Front Element
• On Nameplate Inside Burner Box
• On Front On Burner Box Bottom
• On Nameplate On Oven Door Liner
• On Main Front Behind Oven Or Compartment Door
• On Front, Center Bottom Of Burner Box
• On Thermostat Cover Under Main Top
• Get me the model ,number for your oven and I will be able to help you better, Thanks, Sea Breeze

Having trouble locating the correct model number. Look at following areas for the model number

• Under Right Front Burner
• Under Left Top Burner Front Or Rear
• Under Main Top Left, Rear Or Center Front
• Under Left Rear Or Right Front Element
• On Nameplate Inside Burner Box
• On Front On Burner Box Bottom
• On Nameplate On Oven Door Liner
• On Main Front Behind Oven Or Compartment Door
• On Front, Center Bottom Of Burner Box
• On Thermostat Cover Under Main Top
• Let me know, Sea Breeze

Could you find the completer mode number because the number listed above your post is for a gas oven.
Look at following areas for the model number

• Under Right Front Burner
• Under Left Top Burner Front Or Rear
• Under Main Top Left, Rear Or Center Front
• Under Left Rear Or Right Front Element
• On Nameplate Inside Burner Box
• On Front On Burner Box Bottom
• On Nameplate On Oven Door Liner
• On Main Front Behind Oven Or Compartment Door
• On Front, Center Bottom Of Burner Box
• On Thermostat Cover Under Main Top
• Thank You, Sea Breeze

thats an eazy one by a new element from one off our links at fixya and install it with the power off and no theres no reason why this happened it just wore out God bless,tom

If you have the glass cooktop slide-in model, the problem is most likely the burner "ribbon' under the glass top for the small burner has come loose. I fixed mine with only a phillips-head screwdriver, needle-nosed pliers, and a 1/4" wrench (1/4" socket on the end of a nutdriver works better). Here are the steps I took to fix it: 1) Slide the oven out from the counter so the sides of the oven are clear of the counter top. 2) Remove the phillips head screws-1 on each side of the oven near the top/rear. These will be the only phillips-head screws you will need to remove. 3) Open the oven door and remove the 4 hex-head screws at the top/front/inside the oven- there are 2 on each side which follow the opening of the door. Then close the door. 4) Pull off the burner knobs by gripping them and pulling straight up. Don't worry, you will not break them but you will need to give them a good tug. 5) Remove the burner retaining nuts that are under the knobs-you may need a wrench to loosen them but only tighten them by hand when reinstalling. 6) Pull the face of the control panel away from the oven slowly until you see a ribbon connector on the right side and then disconnect the ribbon and remove the face plate from the oven. 7) Remove the 4 hex-head screws from the face plate bracket (the plastic part that was holding the face plate) and pull the bracket toward the front of the oven until it flops over and rests on the oven door handle. 8) remove the 2 black screws holding down the glass top-one on each side of the oven-the screw heads face the front of the oven. 9) Disconnect the two wiring harnesses attached to the cook top. Don't worry, they only fit one way so you don't need to label them. 10) Lift the cook top until the wiring harnesses are clear of the holes and place it upside down on a flat surrface. 11) Remove the two retaining bracket screws and brackets from each side of the non-working burner. 12) Slowly lift the burner and flip it upwards until you see the ribbon coils. It should not be necessary to disconnect any wires. 13) Look at the ribbon coils very carefully to see if any of them are disconnected from their main connection points. If so, feed the ribbon back inside the pinch point (you may need a small screwdriver to open the pinch point first) and then use a pair of needle-nosed pliers to pinch the ribbon to hold it in place. I had to use a voltage meter set in the OHM position to find where mine were disconnected. Once you pinch the ribbon end back into place, put everything back together in reverse order. If your burner still does not work, your burner knob switch may be bad. I hope this helps. Good Luck!