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Customer:
Stephen from GOFFSTOWN, NH
Parts Used:
WB30X341
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
Old large 8" stove burner had burnt out, needed replace
Simply took the replacement part ( PS244040, GE WB30X341) and did the quick direct swap using all the new pieces in the burner kit. UNPLUG the stove. Undo the titl arm screw, remove the plastic wire isolation block (2 spring clips), unscrew the 3 wires to the elements, screw the 3 wires to the new element, put in new bakelite wire isolation block with spring clips to keep the wires seperated, mount and titghten the tilt arm screw. Make sure the burner sits even and flat in the stove top. Plug the stove back in and test.
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Customer:
Doris from Redwood City, CA
Parts Used:
WB3X459
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
timer knobs missing
Just pushed the new timer knobs onto the stem. They fit and now I can set the oven timer without having to use a pair of pliers to grip the stem and turn it.

Two of the knobs fit perfectly.

The stem for the the clock was broken off and there was not enough of the stem left for the new knob to fit.
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Customer:
vanessa from DARBY, PA
Parts Used:
WB44X196
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Socket set
heating element went out
replace with new one
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Customer:
Marcia from SALEM, OR
Parts Used:
WB44X196
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Replaced the bake element (lower element) in the small oven
Disconnected range from power. Removed small / lower shield that protects element connectors from rear of range. Disconnected the power lines from the element using screwdriver. Removed racks and liner from oven. Removed screws at rear of oven box that hold old element. Removed the old element. Reversed steps to install replacement heating element. Tested oven heating using oven thermometer.
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Customer:
Carol from STONY BROOK, NY
Parts Used:
WB44X196
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers, Socket set
Oven element burned out.
Turn off electricity to the oven. A socket set was needed for the small screws in my old oven. Once the screws were removed the element came off easily from two wires in the oven. You have to be careful when handling the wires that they don’t fall back into the oven. The new part was attached to the two wires, screws were tightened on the new element and that was it. When the oven was turned on the new element smoked a little but I saw on the video that is normal.
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Customer:
David from Madera, CA
Parts Used:
WB31X5013, WB30X342
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers
Burner would not heat
First I made sure the electricity was off. Then, I flipped the burner up, and loosened the screwon the hinge. This allowed the burner to extend onto the cook surface. After loosening the clips holding the ceramic insulator together, the wires to the element were exposed. The wires were then transferred to the new burner element from their corresponding position on the old one. The new ceramic insulator was affixed over the wire with clips, and the hinge reattached. The chrome ring was worked over the burner, and the burner reseated in its proper cook poistion. Testing confirmed the burner to now work as new.
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Customer:
Stephen from Bridgton, ME
Parts Used:
WB31X5014, WB31X5013
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Old trim rings were rusted and soiled
Too easy to describe. Just lifted out the old rings and popped in the new ones. PartSelect is my go-to source for appliance parts both for my home and my job as maintenance man for residential group homes in my area. Website is easy to use, prices are good, shipping is always surprisingly fast. Thank you.
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Customer:
Donald from McConnells, SC
Parts Used:
WB31X5014, WB31X5013
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Old and corrosive due to age
After receiving parts, was getting rims unpackaged and removing the old rims, then and installing the new ones. Extremely easy to do. No tools needed
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Customer:
KoLynn from Tempe, AZ
Parts Used:
WB31X5014, WB31X5013
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
I needed new trim rings around the stove burners
I logged into GE's website, put in my stovetop's requirements for size and type of trim rings, and was taken to partselect's site where I found what I needed. I ordered it and it came in less than a week!
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Customer:
Sarah from San Andreas, CA
Parts Used:
WB31X5013
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Original trim ring did not fit
I had an appliance guy replace a burner(Calrod unit)on my 47 year-old GE range, but he didn't tell me that the original trim ring wouldn't fit. I decided to look up on PartSelect to see if I could get one to fit the new burner, and I did! Fits perfectly......no tools needed.
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Customer:
Marvin from Warren, NJ
Parts Used:
WB44X196
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver
Oven bake element burned out.
Replaced old bake element by removing two screws holding it to back of oven. Disconnected old bake element from lead wires by removing two other screws. Installed new bake element by reversing the process. Only issue is that the tabs on the element that connect to the leads are easily bent and you need to use vise-grips to keep from bending them. Otherwise, very easy. Thank you PartSelect.com for stocking this item that I used to repair my 45-year old GE range!
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Customer:
Joseph from Bremond, TX
Parts Used:
WB30X342
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
heating element burned out.
Replaced 30 year old stovetop cooking element with no problems. Stovetop works great now.
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Customer:
Katherine from Berkeley, CA
Parts Used:
WB30X342, WB30X341
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers, Wrench set
The instructions on striping the wires was slightly confusing.
I stripped one wire on the first burner. Then I realized that the terminals were the ones that could be left. Finding a replacement terminal has proved to be difficult. Once I realized my mistake I could change the other three burners very easily.
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Customer:
KENNEDY from OCEAN GROVE, NJ
Parts Used:
WB30X342
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers, Socket set
only half of burner working
Replaced the old with the new following directions (mostly).
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Customer:
Grady` from Titus, AL
Parts Used:
WB30X342
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
1- 2 hours
Tools:
Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Bad Burner
There was no burner listed like 40 yr old burner that failed. Got one the same size and connections. Cut old burner out of the stainless steel ring and new burner fit right in. New burner works great
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