RDE6300Y2 Whirlpool Range - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Zachary from BATON ROUGE, LA
- Parts Used:
- 326793
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Bake Element Stopped Working
Before performing any service on an oven, find the breaker switch and turn off power to the appliance. Test to be sure.
The bake element is held in place by a single screw at each end (two total). This being a very old oven, I removed these with an impact to avoid rounding out the heads, but a regular Phillips screwdriver would suffice so long as one is careful (do NOT use an impact to put the screws back in).
With the screws removed, gently pull the ends of the old bake element out of the oven wall. The ends where the wires connect are bent 90 degrees, perpendicular to the sides of the bake element, so take care not to hook the connectors on the edge of the wall opening as you pull them out. Don't pull the connectors off of the old element until you have secured the wires to prevent them slipping back inside the wall of the oven, or you may never fish them back out. I used a couple clothes pins.
Inspect your wires and connectors for damage and corrosion. If the insulation on the wires is at all brittle, discolored, missing, or if the spade connectors are discolored or loose, replace these with the parts included with the bake element. A dirty, poor connection will cause resistance, which causes heat, which will fry your new element same as the old one if your wiring is in bad shape. I had to trim about three inches off of each wire and splice in the new wire sections that came with the new element. For this you'll need wire strippers that can handle 10 gauge wire. Trim away any damaged wire, then strip the insulation from about a quarter inch, and splice in the new sections using the provided wire nuts. I followed with electrical tape to ensure these connections weren't stressed when tucked back into the inside of the oven wall.
Once the connectors are ready, simply place them over the connector blades on each end of the new element. Gently tuck the wires back into the oven wall, followed by the ends of the bake element. Push the ends back into the oven wall until the screw holes align, and replace both screws.
With everything reassembled and tools accounted for, turn the power back on and test the new element. It will give off a new appliance smell the first time as it burns off oils from manufacturing and/or storage. This should subside within 15-30 minutes.
The whole process takes 15-30 minutes, probably less if your wiring and connectors are in good condition. Take your time. The main things that can go wrong are mistakes such as losing the wires inside the oven wall, or failing to make sure the wiring and connections are clean and properly insulated. The bake element itself is largely plug-and-play.
The bake element is held in place by a single screw at each end (two total). This being a very old oven, I removed these with an impact to avoid rounding out the heads, but a regular Phillips screwdriver would suffice so long as one is careful (do NOT use an impact to put the screws back in).
With the screws removed, gently pull the ends of the old bake element out of the oven wall. The ends where the wires connect are bent 90 degrees, perpendicular to the sides of the bake element, so take care not to hook the connectors on the edge of the wall opening as you pull them out. Don't pull the connectors off of the old element until you have secured the wires to prevent them slipping back inside the wall of the oven, or you may never fish them back out. I used a couple clothes pins.
Inspect your wires and connectors for damage and corrosion. If the insulation on the wires is at all brittle, discolored, missing, or if the spade connectors are discolored or loose, replace these with the parts included with the bake element. A dirty, poor connection will cause resistance, which causes heat, which will fry your new element same as the old one if your wiring is in bad shape. I had to trim about three inches off of each wire and splice in the new wire sections that came with the new element. For this you'll need wire strippers that can handle 10 gauge wire. Trim away any damaged wire, then strip the insulation from about a quarter inch, and splice in the new sections using the provided wire nuts. I followed with electrical tape to ensure these connections weren't stressed when tucked back into the inside of the oven wall.
Once the connectors are ready, simply place them over the connector blades on each end of the new element. Gently tuck the wires back into the oven wall, followed by the ends of the bake element. Push the ends back into the oven wall until the screw holes align, and replace both screws.
With everything reassembled and tools accounted for, turn the power back on and test the new element. It will give off a new appliance smell the first time as it burns off oils from manufacturing and/or storage. This should subside within 15-30 minutes.
The whole process takes 15-30 minutes, probably less if your wiring and connectors are in good condition. Take your time. The main things that can go wrong are mistakes such as losing the wires inside the oven wall, or failing to make sure the wiring and connections are clean and properly insulated. The bake element itself is largely plug-and-play.
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- Customer:
- George from New Bloomfield, PA
- Parts Used:
- 330031
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Stove-top Burner intermittently shut off and on-wouldn't heat properly
removed old Plug-in block by removing 1 screw and cutting 2 wires. (Screw was so tight and rusty that I had to use vise grips to remove it). Installed new Plug-in block with wire nuts and heat shrink wraps. YOU just have to make sure the wires are seated in the block properly. This job was much easier than I anticipated. The burner works great now!
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- Customer:
- Marjorie from Swanton, MD
- Parts Used:
- WP660533
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
burner would not stay heated had to wiggle the burner to make heat
Replaced with the new burner works like new. Thanks a bunch!
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- Customer:
- james from killingworth, CT
- Parts Used:
- WP660533
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Burners weren't heating
Unplugged old burner elements. Popped in new burners. Turned on the burners to test.
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- Customer:
- Kathy from Arvada, CO
- Parts Used:
- 326793
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
the bottom element on our 32 yrs old oven went out.
We thought we'd try to fix it before we went out and brought a new (special order) stove/oven. The element came right out and the new one fit prefect. We were very happy that you had a part for this old thing and it was very easy to order from your web site. When the top element goes out, we'll be back!
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- Customer:
- Jacqueline from Austin, TX
- Parts Used:
- WP660533
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Electric Stove Burner was working unreliably
pulled out the old burner, plugged in the new burner. Turned on the power and it heated up very quickly.
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- Customer:
- Mark from Enterprise, AL
- Parts Used:
- 326793
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Oven temperature was not as selected
Removal of two phillips head screws, pull 2 wire connectors apart, reversed the procedure and now the temperature I select on the oven controls is within 20 degrees of what the oven actually heats up to!!!
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- Customer:
- Lisa from PORT JEFF STA, NY
- Parts Used:
- WP660533
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The larger burners would stop working while in use.
The removal of the old burner and installation of the new burners was easy. Just lift the opposite side that rests on the rim and pull burner out. New burner then gets inserted and the opposite side goes right into rim. It took all of 30 seconds to replace both burners. I wish I had replaced these when they first started to go!!
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- Customer:
- Nancy from Baldwinsville, NY
- Parts Used:
- 330031
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Burner would not heat up.
Removed 2 screws, cut the wires, pulled the part out that the element plugs into. Replaced the old part with the new one and put the screws back in to hold it, reconnected the wires and plugged in the element. Turned stove on and Valaaaa! It was fixed in 10 minutes! Thanks for the great repair parts!
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- Customer:
- GAIL from ORCHARD PARK, NY
- Parts Used:
- 330031
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Front Burner Would Not Heat
I cut the power to the circuit. Removed the burner and then unscrewed the old aluminum plate attached to the range top cover. Opened the topcover to access the wires. I cut the two wires being sure that I left enough length. I then slipped the two new wires with the brass contacts into the new black plastic holder until it locked. Reattached the new metal plate to the range cover, fed the wires through and snapped the new plastic holder into the aluminum plate. Secured wire ends with the ceramic wire nuts. Total time about 30 minutes.
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- Customer:
- Helaine from San Francisco, CA
- Parts Used:
- 326793
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Ihe oven is over 35 years old. Modle number worn off. Burned out element! Screwed holes in element and put in element I found on your site!
Pulled out old element after unscreding it. I went on your site and found anelement that looked similar. Drilled in holes on end and put it in. Then screwed it in place.
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- Customer:
- Patricia from Peaks Island, ME
- Parts Used:
- 326793
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
bake element burned out
I had only to remove two screws to remove old element.
I then pulled element out approximately 3 inches to disconnect the two wires.
I put clothespins on the two wires to prevent them from sliding back into unit while preparing new element for installation.
Plugged in wires into the element and fed them back into holes at back of oven.
Put aluminum foil under new bake unit for drips while I was there anyway.
Tested element to make sure it worked okay.
Thats was it.
I then pulled element out approximately 3 inches to disconnect the two wires.
I put clothespins on the two wires to prevent them from sliding back into unit while preparing new element for installation.
Plugged in wires into the element and fed them back into holes at back of oven.
Put aluminum foil under new bake unit for drips while I was there anyway.
Tested element to make sure it worked okay.
Thats was it.
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- Customer:
- Gary from Erving, MA
- Parts Used:
- 326793
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
oven would not heat, burned out heating element
Turned off circuit breaker
unscrewed two screws holding element in place
carefully pulled element from back of oven about 3 inches.
disconnected wires from element
installed element in reverse order
unscrewed two screws holding element in place
carefully pulled element from back of oven about 3 inches.
disconnected wires from element
installed element in reverse order
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- Customer:
- Lawrence from BROOKSVILLE, FL
- Parts Used:
- 330031
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Screw hard to get off
Drilled a pilot hole with a 1/16 th drill bit and tapped off screw head.
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- Customer:
- James from Fort Collins, CO
- Parts Used:
- WP8189867
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers, Wrench set
light wont come on
Well, when you put the back cover on and screw it down make sure you have nothing touching the white wire leading to the oven light. I did and it blew the push switch when I threw the 220 breaker. Actually, the light was on when I came in the room, but when I pushed the switch on the front panel it sparked in the rear and popped the breaker. Then I saw the short and when I tested the switch it would not click. The install was fine.
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