38DA-4CXW Magic Chef Range - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Ronald E. from Marissa, IL
- Parts Used:
- 12001676
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
burners would not come on without moving them around
took old screw out of stove top that held them in and cut the two wires off close to the burner stripped the wires and used the screw caps to put each line together it doesn't matter which line goes where and screwed it back on with the old screw and tried the two burners and they both worked job done ps it took longer for me to type this but i am slow at typing
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- Customer:
- Robert from San Francisco, CA
- Parts Used:
- 12001676
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
Cartridge wire burned out
I was unable to remove the screw which held the electrical element.. so I took the new surface burner receptacle and removed the metal part, and used the old one and put in the new one in the old metal part and rewired, and it is like new.. now I need to do another one.
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- Customer:
- Jennifer from Albion, NE
- Parts Used:
- WPW10196405
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
Drip bowls tarnished.
Remove heating element coils. & old drip pans. Install the new drip pans and reinsert the heating elements and insure all elements were level. For aesthetic reasons I replaced all the drip pans - 2 x 8" & 2 x 6".
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- Customer:
- John J from Coatesville, PA
- Parts Used:
- 12001676
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Porcelan Electric Burner Plug broke
The video on your website showed me how to take out 1 screw, cut the existing wires and strip the ends. The kit came with 2 porcelan wire nuts to re-connect the wires and it was done. Less than 10 minutes. It saved me $100.00 to get it repaired.I bought 2 in case I need another one in the future.They only cost $11.00 each. Awesome website.
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- Customer:
- Paul from Carnegie, PA
- Parts Used:
- WPW10196405
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Dirty drip bowl
Remove old drip bowl from the range and put a new one back.
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- Customer:
- Richard from Germantown, MD
- Parts Used:
- WPW10196405
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
old drip bowl was worn out
new drip bowl fit perfectly and was a snap to install.
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- Customer:
- Dallas from Arlington, TX
- Parts Used:
- WPW10196405
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
I needed to replace to two 8* drip bowls on the kitchen range
(a) I took out (and threw away) two stained 8* chrome drip bowls on my kitchen range; (b) ti put in two new 8" chrome drip bowls on my kitchen range. I'm pleased that I was equal to the task.
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- Customer:
- gizella from mays landing, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WPW10196405
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Old dirty drip pans
Removed heating element, installed new drip pan, replaced heating element. Was amazed at fast delivery - ordered in afternoon, arrived fed ex next morning!
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- Customer:
- Ann from Schertz, TX
- Parts Used:
- WPY04000048
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
The broiler element made a loud noise.I immediately turned the overn off. It kinda acared me.
My son-in-law installed the new element. First turn off the electricity and remove oven door. Then unscrew all connections to the element.The back electrical wires come out from the top back oven. The bracket screw faces the oven and the electrical wires are so short there is very little room for a screw driver (get the shortest one you can find..abt as big as your thumb if possible).Once that was out the element came out with no problems.Then it's just reversing the step. Again, that back electical bracket is difficult to get to for install. Also, the new screws in our kit were Philips, but the old ones were flat so check those out before turning off the oven light.
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- Customer:
- Elroy from Atwater, MN
- Parts Used:
- 12001676
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
burner not operating or intermittently
Shut off power at breaker box. Removed top burner unit. Removed old receptacle (Mounting screw was rusty so I drilld out the old one.) Cut wires from old unit. Stripped wires back on old unit. Attached old and new wire with ceramic wire nut. Attached new unit. Reinserted top unit. Reconnected power and "voila". Wife was smiling again.
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- Customer:
- Dennis from Oak Lawn, IL
- Parts Used:
- W11122006
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Burner was always in high temperature.
Pulled the range away from the wall and took out all the screws of the back panel. I had two different screws. Removed the dial and took two screws out behind the dial. Carefully removed the wires and placed them on the new switch. Screwed switch to panel, replaced dial and put the back panel back on range. Pushed range back into place.
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- Customer:
- Deborah from Hodgen, OK
- Parts Used:
- W11122006
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Burner stayed on "high", could not adjust heat
I UNPLUGGED STOVE, removed panel covering the controls, removed the knob on front and the two screws there that hold the control in, inserted new control and replaced the two screws on the front that hold it onto the stove, used needle nosed pliers to unplug one connection at a time from the old control and onto the new control in the back. When I had all connections plugged onto the new control I re-installed the panel cover with a screwdriver, plugged the stove back in, and the burner is now working good as new!
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- Customer:
- Darwin from wisconsin rapids, WI
- Parts Used:
- 12001676
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Not heating
Was easy cut the wires of as told to do wire nut the ends together and put back together and tested and worked great. Done
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- Customer:
- Robert from Lodi, CA
- Parts Used:
- 12001676
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Burner element stopped working
The repair itself is really quite easy. Cut the wires, strip the ends and attach the new receptacle with wire nuts. The hard part was getting to it. My cooktop is about 30 years old, so I had to wade through piles of nasty built up grease. Some of the sheet metal screws were unworkable, so I had to cut them off with a Dremel tool. Not a pretty picture, but that's how repair work is on old stuff.
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- Customer:
- Philip from Hull, MA
- Parts Used:
- W11122006
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Burner did not heat, but element is ok.
The Burner Control Switch - 250V Part Number: PS2089409 that this site recommended was the right part for this older range. Had to remove screws to pull out the front panel with knobs, but it only pulls out a couple inches due to wires so it is tight to remove old switch. The five tabs are not in same spot so go by the labels and the wire lugs fit just fine, and the knob snapped right on and works great. Thank You!
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