38EA-2CX Magic Chef Range - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Aurelio from Lebanon, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WPY04000048
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- More than 2 hours
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Bad broil grill
Once oven was removed from wall not to bad
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- Customer:
- gerald from Hillsboro, TN
- Parts Used:
- 12001676
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
Electrical receptacle for burner was defective.
After buying a 'universal' part at Lowe's and it not fitting correctly and shorting out the burner, I went online and found this source for an exact replacement part. Beside having to disassemble the drop in stove burner two or three times it went well when I had the correct part. I lost one screw somewhere and that delayed me a short time to find a replacement. Thus the 1 to 2 hours. It would have been about a 30 minute job if I had been smarter.
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- Customer:
- Royce from Rio Rancho, NM
- Parts Used:
- WPY04000035
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Old surface element burned out.
I ordered and received the replacement element, then unplugged the old one and plugged in the new one.
Job done.
Job done.
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- Customer:
- NORMAN W from Waleska, GA
- Parts Used:
- 7201P036-60
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
gasket was leaking heat from oven
removed old and installed new
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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:
- 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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- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- Ted from Horseshoe Bend, AR
- Parts Used:
- WP7803P058-60
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Right-side oven door spring broken
Range is a 1967 model Maytag. First I removed drawer under oven, unplugged the range and pulled it out from the wall. Removed oven door by positioning it in the partly-open detent position, then pulled up to remove the door. Next I removed 7 screws per side panel: 3 in front and 3 in back, and one on top under cooktop, which retains the cooktop hold-down clip. With side panels removed, I noted the oven door spring position on the intact left side, then replaced the right-side spring first using the same spring adjustment positions. As I replaced the spring, I applied lithium grease to the spring hook pivot points as well as the spring coils where they rub against the interior wall. I repeated the process on the left side. I reassembled the side panels, oiled the door hinges and reinstalled the oven door. Reinstalled range and bottom drawer. The oven door operates like new, and the new springs are totally quiet — good for another 47 years!
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- Customer:
- Emmett from Rayville, LA
- Parts Used:
- 12001676
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
unable to remove screw with screwdriver
used drill to remove old screw
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- Customer:
- Elsie from Garner, NC
- Parts Used:
- WPW10196405
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
needed a new drip bowl and couldn't find ons that fit exactly but you had it
I removed the old one and put in the new one. Works great!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- Customer:
- Kerry from Silverado, CA
- Parts Used:
- 12001676
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Burner receptacle had malfunctioned and been removed
10 Minutes for a stove my landlord thought was not fixable (repairman had already cut the wires to the element and capped them)! The delivery person handed me the package, I got out the single tool needed, installed the part, put away the tool, cleaned my hands, and put a pot of water on the stove to boil for pasta. 10 minutes!
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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:
- martien from williamstown, MA
- Parts Used:
- 12001676
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
one pole of the socket corroded to nothing
Starting by me making a substitute prong to keep the stove working while the part this coming by mail. was a piece of cake.
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