Electric Range Stove Repair: How To Repair Burner Elements
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- How To Troubleshoot and Repair Electric Range Burner Elements! How to Fix Electric Stove Burner Elements That Won't Turn On Or Won't Turn Off. This ApplianceAssist... Video Will Show How To Fix Electric Range Elements That Stick On Or Won't Cycle Off. How Electric Range Burner Elements Work. How Stove Burner Switches Work. How To Test Stove Burner Element Switches. How To Test Range Burner Elements. How To Check Voltage Supply For An Electric Range. More Range and Stove Troubleshooting, Repair Help, And Appliance Parts Available At applianceassist...
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I have great difficulty paying attention to videos, especially instructional. I usually have to watch it a few times to figure them out, but you sir; Need a handshake. Thank you so much! Pofessional and simple. Keep up the great work!
Just started a new job training in appliance repair and this really cleared up a lot of the parts that have been confusing me. You make it very easy to understand. Thanks so much!
Glad it helped! It took me a while to understand these concepts also. If you are looking for appliance service management software... I have built a web application system that I'm pretty proud of. It's servicenode.work If you check it out and have any questions let me know!
FINALLY!!! I've been searching everywhere for someone to explain in detail about what could be the problem with my stove, and how to set that Multimeter thing-a-majig and actually show what setting. Not only was I tremendously puzzled ( Imma Hairdresser NOT an electrician) and frustrated because I couldn't find a video that went threw and explained it all, I also heard some things I hadn't heard but It made my day because SIR you had me ROFLMGAO. Thank you so much!!!
Glad I could help! Are you in Louisville? Because I am in serious need of a haircut ; )
Thanks for the comment!
Earlier this afternoon, one of the blocks on my stove burned out and the heat on light remained after after all the switches were turned off, thoroughly freaking me out. After watching this video, I was able to troubleshoot the problem and avoided a potentially hefty repair bill. A couple of new parts and I should be good to go! The video was extremely helpful so keep it up!
i never wrote a comment on you tube.. but this is by far an excellent tutorial. keep them coming
Thanks so much! Fixed my problem @5:18 The replacement switch I ordered was the issue, the infinite switch was rubbing against the plastic housing causing it to bind and get stuck, not allowing current to flow through. Used a razor blade to remove some plastic and allow the infinite switch to move freely, good as new!
Now that's what I'm talking about! Good observation skills! thanks for taking the time to comment!
Thank you ever so much, you just fixed my stove element!! I am far from knowing anything electrical, but luckily my problem was a very simple one. Just had to sand down the wires and all of a sudden, my two coils that did not work (on a new stove!) started working! Now, I just have to fix the rubber that detached from the oven door... 🙄 Brand new! Have to get some silicone glue and do the best I can to seal that oven. I am a woman and I live by myself, so.. long live youtube and the wonderful and kind knowledgeable people who share their talents. Saved me a lot of money and frustration. Thanks again!! 🧡
Contemplating what to do, recently learned our stove top isn't working. Great video, and agree with others the clarity & technical explanation is very helpful. Like the humble humor too❤. Gives me another hopeful option vs going straight down the tunnel of buying a whole new stove! Thanks
Great video!! Fixed the stove top just before Christmas. I am now my wife's hero. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Excellent instructional video. Good clear voice and diction. Clear graphics. Pacing and level of detail bang on. Thanks.
I will do some continuity tests tonight. Thank you 12 years old instruction video.
Thank you for your information. It is very helpful. It's true that I never appreciate the heat until it is gone. It is time for me to dig in and go to work.
Probably the best video I've seen on this ever
I've been repairing my own appliances for a while now.
This was a great video that gave me information that was useful.
Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much. You shined my day. I've just reset the range circuit breaker and it worked. Awesome video. Thanks and thanks.
Wonderful! Thanks for the comment!
It is a 9 years ago video. However, it explained well with the mechanism. Very helpful. Thanks!
Thanks a lot 😊
I once thought that the entire cooktop had to be replaced when one burner failed. Thanks to this video, I've fixed/replaced burner switches and/or burner elements on mine and some of my neighbors glass-top stoves easily and quickly, saving them and me plenty of money in service calls in the process. Thanks.
That's what its all about! Thanks for the comment!
I found this video and others that you've made very helpful in fixing appliances on my own. The style is very appropriate to get the message across in a light-hearted way and I definitely prefer something humorous than other videos which are poorly lit and boring as hell.
one of the best vids i have seen on this type of repair, exceptionally good. I liked how you showed close up of how the element terminals slide into the copper receptacles
Thank you for taking the time to comment! Glad you liked it!
Excellent job. Very understandable. Lol "it takes 2 to make a thing go right" 😅
I have my grandpa's multimeter and was trained as an electrician Apprentice, so i understand alot of your tutorial. Appliances are pretty interesting.
excellent, succinct and fun video. My frigidaire electric oven goes to 375F, but no higher. Is it likely to be the control block, or could it be the heating element?
I am struggling with my heating element, and will probably have to get someone to repair it. But I will continue watching this video, rewatching it. Maybe write down the instructions. Very good video, I just need to study this video carefully.
Just fixed my stovetop thanks to this video. It was simply an unplugged wire going to the burner, but I would not have had the confidence or know-how to troubleshoot without the video. Thanks. I also thought it had the perfect balance of humor and info. Thanks again.
The Citizen Kane of electric range repair videos! Magnifique! Four Stars!
Thank you. I could not find a how to for removal of a top forever. I changed my element in about 20 minutes after watching this.
Man, thank you, yes there does seem to be alot of info in that video, however it answers all my questions lol, im new to troubleshooting appliances, but you sure remove the intimidation of it, subscribed/ liked/ loved 😊
The oven does work. The stove and over arent together the stove top is on a cabinet sort of way and the stove is in the wall type if that makes any sense lol thanks for replying your videos are more helpful than you know and saves alot of money for people.
THIS IS REALLY AN EXCELLENT VIDEO. I actually understand it. I have to do this on a Kenmore glass cook top. Either I fix it r it goes 2 the curb. It came with the house. Would never buy one of these, cheap, junk. I would spend more $ and get a better quality appliance, than buy junk. Tired of fixing/having it fixed.
That was perfect for a me who does not know anything about appliances.
Either the thing that gets red is broken. Or the switch. Or the wires. Or the connection between all that.
Thanks for your video. What should I do with broken filament? Is there a way to reuse it or solder join?
There isn’t anything official that I’ve heard of or tried, but if you can figure something out that works I would love to hear about it.
Solder wouldn’t work because of the heat involved.
I was impressed with this clear tutorial, I learned a lot. Many thanks.
What an awsome and generous tutorial you all put together. Simply, Thank you for all the videos you produce.
Thanks for that! Glad you enjoy them!
Thank you for the video! I think I will need to watch this several times before I can fully understand... I might end up hiring someone, but still wouldn't hurt to understand how everything works.
I thought you are very talented. Not just at fixing, but making an entertaining & informative video clip with an ad slipped in for your website! ;)
Thank you for the information. I had replaced the entire cook top wiring with a wire set from another brand of range. My brother sent me the replacement from a scavenged unit as mine only had two working burners. Replacement went flawlessly without help but the large element I usually use to boil water now took forever and never fully boiled.
Your identifying the amperage range of the switches was the solution I needed. I simply swapped the infinite switches for the left two elements and solved the problem. The right two were already connected correctly. I can only guess that the original stove had both large burners on the front.
Finally, I found a some help I hope. Yes, great explanation to burner switches . My issue is on my jen-aire counter-top stove the two temp. controls melt down and now no parts are available. Please tell me that any correctly purchase temp. control that matches original parts would work. I do not see why substitute parts are not available/ Might not have a gourmet look but will work fine. what do you think..
there’s very few certainties in this world. But if all the statistics for wattage, amperage, and voltage are correct and it fits, it should work. Good luck!
very good information in such a short video
A lot of info is better than not enough, so I don't understand the down votes on videos such as this, were those people so stupid that they googled cat videos and watched this and decided to down vote it because there were no cats in it? I didn't google cat videos, i google how to remove the range top and this was on the side, so I might as well educate myself some prior to needing it. Thanks for a great video
Excellent video! Saved me the cost of a professional technician servicing my faulty burner.
...damn this is an 11 year old video, it looks like it was made last week. That's some good production you got there. ✌🏽
And some very good info. They never covered any of this stuff in Electronics Tech school🤔
Glad to help : ) if it is just a cook top then it should have a separate power supply from the oven, so I would still guess that there is some kind of a problem with the electricity getting to the stove top... maybe a loose connection so be careful. Good luck!
Great video Thanks, like to ask you a question I am not getting the 240 volts when touching both hot wires. I do get the 120 volts off each side. where could I start looking for the problem
just worked out the problem with my old stove thanks to this video. timeless for those who like a bit of hands-on
Now I got somewhere to start....if I turn on most if not all my heating elements like to mid heat 4-6, the burner bearly heats up. So I got to turn it on high, let it heat up, then back down to mid....then you walk away...come back and no heat again...
I was ready to throw the range out the back door but maybe its simple fix! Good video!!!
This was a great video, I didn't understand all of it, but I'm sure if I go to the site I will learn, gave a scribe for all the useful info, 👍
What a great video...!! any thoughts with 1 out of the 3 burners not working? I get a power reading on the 3 operational burners, but no reading at all on the bad one. Any suggestions?
Probably a bad switch that is controlling that element. check voltage at the switch L1 and L2 is input so you should have 240 VAC there all the time… Then if the switch is on high you should get 240 VAC at H1 and H2 which are the output connections. Good luck!
hard to say for sure but it definitely is a shot to the cabinet somewhere... Do you have a model number? I don't know if I will be able to find any diagrams for a range from the 50's but its worth a shot. I would probably just start looking for a short somewhere between the buttons and the heating element.
Fantastic video: Concise, accurate AND entertaining.
Man this video is so old but should still be good
Thanks! This video helped me figure out the problem with my stove! The element control switches were switched (pun intended), so that the small and large burners were mismatched. It caused the large burner to not really heat at all unless you turned it on high. It must have been that way from the factory. I just switched the switches and everything seems fine.
Congratulations! Switching switched switches...Perfect! Thanks for the comment!
that's a great video. im gonna subscribe.
my friend just told me they got a shock and I thought id try and help her out.
I asked if she removed the elements to clean and or saw any defect in the element herself.
im waiting to hear back. any advice?
I know its an apartment stove and gotta be 3 wire cause that house is old.
Great content and information in a nice and tight package. Well done!
Ty 🙏👍
What about the touch button type stoves with radiant heater elements? How do you repair/replace those type switches ? Lg glass cooktop with double oven.
I learned a lot after 7 minute video. Thank you
THUMBS UP!!!! I think your video is great. Very informative and Entertaining. I'm definitely more confident in trouble shooting my burner issue. Thank you for taking the time to educate others!
This is an awesome video. Thanks for your efforts. Concise and well explained. Helped me alot. I was working on a range that had 2 dual elements and they are both operating erratically. I was thinking it might be due to the temp probe on the element and told "no that probe is simply for the pilot lights so it is most likely the control switch/knob that is the problem. Your video seems to confirm that all the heat cycling is done at the control switch/knob. Is that correct?
Thats the direction I would try first. Good luck!
Thx for the video. My left front burner was not working - and it is the one controlled by the simmer select control board. After testing the infinite switch for continuity L1/H1 and L2/H2 to be okay - I ordered a replacement simmer select control board and now its back to working order. Save hundreds on a repair man visit.
Excellent presentation.
Great great video!! I have a Frigidaire Galleria and the two front burners on each side won't heat up to red level although they still get warm. What do think the issue is? Thoughts?
Liked, subscribed and I want to say this video is helpful
Its was a very well explained video
Excellent video. Clear, concise, and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing this information.
Thanks for the comment!
Michael Knight I found it annoying. Like it was made for an audience of 12 year olds
Wonderful video very informative. I have a question so my stove has a small burner and a larger burner being controlled by one dial or switch. So when I want to use the larger burner the entire eye is suppose to heat up. Sobthe coils that heat the outer portion of the eye work and heats up while the coils that heat the inner part (the small burner) of the eye does not heat up. In turn when I want to use the smaller eye portion only it still doesn't heat up. How should I tackle this problem?
Even though the element is one item it is made up of two separate heating coils. Sounds like the small coil is probably broken. Visual inspection or checking each part of the coil for continuity with a meter would verify the problem. Best case would be a power supply issue inside the control switch for the smaller coil. Hope that helps! Good luck!
Hi, I'm so happy to found your explanations. I bought a Maytag in 2007 but the triple surface burner element never work. By the time, I realized it, the guarantee was finish. I checked everywhere with multimeter and the problem seams to be a broken coil. I want to know if it's reparable ? Can I do welding on it ? or need to replace ? It's very expensive, about 150$
Can you help me please ?
My original burner only has one connecting tab on the left side. All the replacement burners I see have two like the one in your video at 3:58. I see that you're only testing the bottom connector with your multimeter. Is there a way for me to get a newer burner to work somehow even though I only have one connecting tab? Maybe by splitting the one wire into two? I have no idea.
Interesting, what is the model number?
@@applianceassistant The cooktop cartridge is the JDXR50. The 8" heating element is WB30X5116.
Wow! Very well done! Got it. Great summary of what my problems could be. I like your safety moments as well.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
The idea is basically the same the main difference is the need for a pan or pot with a fairly flat bottom for better heat transfer. the only other issue is when your tasty culinary concoction is complete, it is a good idea to move it to a cool surface element because cool down time is fairly slow with electric surface elements. Also if you have a glass top be careful not to use pots and pans that may scratch the surface. Good luck! Thanks for the question!
i have the original ge electric oven/stove top. very basic. it was in the house when i bought it and i hope to use it until i redo the house and buy new in a year or so. but the only thing that works is the light inside the oven. looking forward to following your troubleshooting techniques tomorrow. thanks.
saludos amigo muy buen video exelente una preguntica esos bornes trabajam con 220 voltios y si los puedo poner directas sin la placa
Awesome video! I have a LG LRE3091SW and the left front burner sometimes gets super hot...even when set on 3 or 4. When this happens I turn it off and on and then it seems to be ok but today it went red hot again even though it was only on 3. Any thoughts?
It's normal for the element to cycle red hot and then off and back on again. However, if it is sticking on and not cycling or it is running much hotter that what it used to do then probably the L2 to H2 connection in the control switch sticking closed and not cycling properly. Hope that helps!
It's normal for the element to cycle red hot and then off and back on again. However, if it is sticking on and not cycling or it is running much hotter that what it used to do then probably the L2 to H2 connection in the control switch sticking closed and not cycling properly. Hope that helps!
Good clear well made video, Thanks!
Old but gold 👍👍👍
Thank you!
Excellent info... Thank you
My dual radiant element has a second probe across from the shown probe and it that failed and caused the burner to not heat. Check the continuity on that probe too.
Sorry for the slow response. on the Frigidaire style there are a few Phillips head screws on the under side of the top that you can see when you open the oven door. at that point the top hinges up on two tabs under the back of the top. Be super careful!! you may want to have someone else there to help. If the top breaks it's very expensive to replace! Good luck!
i actually wish it was longer than 7 minutes, a good watch indeed. tks
Thank you sir
Great video. Gave me some direction that will hopefully lead to the issue Im having.
Thank you 🙂
Oh yeah, also wanted to mention, do the glass-top coils heat up and cool down that fast, or was that just fast motion?
This tutorial helped me avoid a tech visit. My breaker was the problem!
This video is very informative. I have a LG electric glass stove top. The main (largest) burner is only partially heating up. The outer ring is heating up but not the inner rings. Do you know what could be the cause of this?
If it has an inner and outer ring that can be controlled by the switch (Small, Large) then that part of the switch is bad or the inner part of the element is broken. It can be checked in the same way as on the video... just think of it as another burner set inside the main element. You should have a reading through the element itself, and a connection from the L1 to H1 and L2 to H2 contacts on the switch that feed the smaller inner coil. Hope that helps! Good luck!
Excellent info, I have a question My electric range, burner when turn on very little red come on and off quickly then little red again so on n off to soon do I need replace the burner I did install infinity switch no to long ago thank you.
Hi applicantassistant. I have a whirlpool gold and my electric burner stopped working but the bridge burner work that is located right beside it. Do i need to change the element since the bridge works or could it be the infinite switch?
Not sure why I missed you post... I hope you have it figured out, but if not, it could be ether the element or the switch. Just treat the second part of the burner like a separate element... the switch will have two sets of out puts for each coil in the element, so you can check it in the way I show on the video. You can also check the wires from the element in question for resistance with a meter, if it shows as open then the element is bad. Hope that helps... you or someone... Thanks for your question!
It's hard to make appliance repair entertaining : ) Thank you!
It is very much helpful, thank you.
Do you have a web page?
Thank you! Yes it’s applianceassistant.com!
Excellent instructional video. Thank you very much!!
Question. My issue with my JBS55DM2WW : 8" heating element won't heat. Opened up the glass top and saw that a blue wire appears burnt and has disconnected from the crimp spade. Can I simply buy a new crimp spade connector at big box store and fix? Do I need a special stove/oven rated spade connector?
Most online appliance store don't have the wiring harness for sale, and I don't believe I need an entire new harness; just the one bad wire that came off, right?
That should work just fine! Just use good materials and make sure you have a good crimp and you should be fine. I look at it this way... the factory crimp failed, so you can’t do any worse... ; )
awesome video and website! I have an electric glass top stove. one of the elements on the stovetop when turned on, will make a big spark coming from the element, blow the fuse in the electric panel and create some smoke. could it be the switch itself is faulty and pulling too much amps?
your name here i love it 1 of the best vids on here
Thanks!
I was able to successfully replace the switch for a large burner. I also replaced a small burner switch that “sticks on” but it’s not acting any different. Burner itself was replaced too. What am I missing?
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Your home is valueble for me. Thanks!
Elena Newman thank you! I'm glad you liked it!
great vid!! i have a jenn aire that i just dumped water on and shorted something out how do i get the top off? thewater popped and flashed under thetop the oven shut and locked cloesed but the top burners showed power when i turned them on , its unplugged and drying out
priceless video. many thanks
Just out of curiosity on the glasstop range what is the grey or brownish material under the elements.
MrTXWolfie I'm not sure... Good question! I know it's not asbestos : ) I wish it was made out aerogel! ua-cam.com/video/5sw1tNeJ0Rw/v-deo.html
I thought the video's were very well done, easy to follow.
Hi I have a Electric Range Kitchen Aid Model # KESH307HBL0, everything work fine with no errors on the screen. I did notice the left front dual element only energizes on the dual setting (med & high), nothing happens on the low setting. I believe the center of the element is supposed to illuminate but doesn't. I removed the glass and visually inspected the element and didn't notice any breaks to it. Also control knob switch,wires, and connections to this switch all look good. I'm assuming the voltage to the range is good since the other dual burner all work fine. I'm pretty good at tinkering with this stuff. Can you help me? Was wondering if I should dismantle the duel control switch to inspect the internal contacts? Your thoughts are appreciated.
I would advise checking the inner coil of the element for a break with a meter. It could really be the switch or the element. The only way to be sure is checking for continuity with a meter. Don’t open the switch or it will become a problem if not the main one at this point. Hope that helps! Good luck!
I would advise checking the inner coil of the element for a break with a meter. It could really be the switch or the element. The only way to be sure is checking for continuity with a meter. Don’t open the switch or it will become a problem if not the main one at this point. Hope that helps! Good luck!
applianceassistant ok I will check for continuity, just curious about the control switch (where the knob is), is it fair to say that it has the capability to allow the outer coil/element to function properly and not allow the inner coil/element to not work at all? Just asking is case the two elements both come up to be good.
Yes that is possible, that switch has twice the connections, an H1 and H2 for each part of the coil.
applianceassistant thank you I will keep you posted
Great video, fun & informative, thank you for taking the time to make it.
Great video, keep up the great work, Thanks for taking your time to help others.
Thank you!
Thanks for the great video. I have a newer Maytag glass top rage and the high output element will only work on medium to high. Nothing below works at all. I have already replaced the switch and that doesn't seem to be the issue. Any suggestions? Thanks.
What is the model number? I will try to find the wire diagram and take a look.