388W-2CX Magic Chef Range - Instructions
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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:
- Vittorio from Wakefield, MA
- Parts Used:
- 12001676
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Electric surface burner would only turn very hot
Well, I had to search a bit deeper in the internet to find out that the problem was not with the surface burner (which did look a bit burned out anyway) but rather with the surface burner switch (Part Number: PS336885) which must have ben damaged by the heat of the closest burner. If this problem would have been better documented (or if I would have searched more carefully) I would have saved over $40 with parts (Surface Burner Receptacle Kit) that I didn't quite need. Repairing the switch was very easy, thanks also to the available video , even though the stove used on this video (front panel) didn't quite match mine (top-back panel).
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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:
- Rosibel from Houston, TX
- Parts Used:
- WPW10196405, W10196406RW
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
the old bowls were burned.
really easy.
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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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- 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:
- 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:
- Barbara from Pacific Palisades, CA
- Parts Used:
- WP660532
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Burner no longer connected with electric power source
I had determined that the the burner itself was no longer capable of connecting because when I removed another burner and inserted it, it worked just fine. Also, the defective burner had not worked when inserted into another outlet. I was delighted to be able to purchase a replacement so quickly and easily on my own, without having to call a repair person or seek a retail outlet.
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- Customer:
- Geraldine from Falls Village, CT
- Parts Used:
- WP660533
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The burner stopped heating
Unplugged the old one and plugged in the new, which you sent promptly. No tools. Easiest fix ever.
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- Customer:
- Cameron from Lakehills, TX
- Parts Used:
- W10196406RW, WPW10196405
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Worn out bowls
Bowls needed to be replaced.
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- Customer:
- Craig from Bangor, PA
- Parts Used:
- WP660533
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Burner would not heat
Took the old burner out and inserted the new one. The burner was received two days after ordering. I was very satisfied with the service.
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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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