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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairGE Cooktop Element Receptacle & Wire Kit, Rear #WB08X10070
GE Cooktop Element Receptacle & Wire Kit, Rear #WB08X10070
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$106.76Estimated Savings
$112.5004:43
- Description
This video provides step-by-step instructions for installing an element receptacle and wire kit (replacing an element receptacle) on GE and Kenmore electric cooktops. The most common reason for replacing an element receptacle is if the element doesn’t work and replacing the element doesn’t fix the problem.
All of the information in this element receptacle replacement video is applicable to the following brands: GE, Kenmore
Tools used: multi-screwdriver, Phillips head bit, needle-nose pliers, wire cutters
All of the information in this element receptacle replacement video is applicable to the following brands: GE, Kenmore
Tools used: multi-screwdriver, Phillips head bit, needle-nose pliers, wire cutters
Step By Step Instructions
1
Before you replace a rear receptacle in your cooktop you should shut off the power supply to the appliance.
2
Next, remove the surface element and the drip pan from the receptacle you’re replacing.
3
Use a phillips-head screwdriver or a quarter inch socket to remove the screw securing the receptacle.
4
Next, remove all four surface element knobs.
5
Now lift up the main top and support it at a high angle.
6
Remove the mounting screws securing the element switch housing and flip the switch housing over.
7
Disconnect the receptacle wires from the switch and cut the zip tie, if applicable.
8
Remove the screws securing the wire harness bracket and the screws securing the conduit connecter cover.
9
Unthread the conduit from the housing connecter.
10
You can now pull the receptacle wires free of the switch housing, conduit and bracket to fully remove the old receptacle.
11
Install the new rear receptacle by threading the wires through the bracket, conduit and switch housing.
12
Connect the wires to the terminals on the switch.
13
Secure the wires with a zip tie if applicable.
14
Rethread the conduit onto the housing connecter.
15
Replace the connecter cover and secure it with the screws.
16
Realign the wire harness bracket and replace the screws to secure.
17
Reposition the switch housing and secure it with the mounting screws.
18
Remove the support, lower the main top and replace the surface element knobs.
19
Align the new receptacle on the main top and secure it with the screw.
20
Replace the drip pan.
21
Now insert the element into the new receptacle at a 40 degree angle and align the metal support with the notch in the drip pan.
22
With the repair completed, turn the power supply back on and your cooktop should be ready for use.
Description
This video provides step-by-step instructions for installing an element receptacle and wire kit (replacing an element receptacle) on GE and Kenmore electric cooktops. The most common reason for replacing an element receptacle is if the element doesn’t work and replacing the element doesn’t fix the problem.
All of the information in this element receptacle replacement video is applicable to the following brands: GE, Kenmore
Tools used: multi-screwdriver, Phillips head bit, needle-nose pliers, wire cutters
All of the information in this element receptacle replacement video is applicable to the following brands: GE, Kenmore
Tools used: multi-screwdriver, Phillips head bit, needle-nose pliers, wire cutters
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
Before you replace a rear receptacle in your cooktop you should shut off the power supply to the appliance.
2
Next, remove the surface element and the drip pan from the receptacle you’re replacing.
3
Use a phillips-head screwdriver or a quarter inch socket to remove the screw securing the receptacle.
4
Next, remove all four surface element knobs.
5
Now lift up the main top and support it at a high angle.
6
Remove the mounting screws securing the element switch housing and flip the switch housing over.
7
Disconnect the receptacle wires from the switch and cut the zip tie, if applicable.
8
Remove the screws securing the wire harness bracket and the screws securing the conduit connecter cover.
9
Unthread the conduit from the housing connecter.
10
You can now pull the receptacle wires free of the switch housing, conduit and bracket to fully remove the old receptacle.
11
Install the new rear receptacle by threading the wires through the bracket, conduit and switch housing.
12
Connect the wires to the terminals on the switch.
13
Secure the wires with a zip tie if applicable.
14
Rethread the conduit onto the housing connecter.
15
Replace the connecter cover and secure it with the screws.
16
Realign the wire harness bracket and replace the screws to secure.
17
Reposition the switch housing and secure it with the mounting screws.
18
Remove the support, lower the main top and replace the surface element knobs.
19
Align the new receptacle on the main top and secure it with the screw.
20
Replace the drip pan.
21
Now insert the element into the new receptacle at a 40 degree angle and align the metal support with the notch in the drip pan.
22
With the repair completed, turn the power supply back on and your cooktop should be ready for use.
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