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Whirlpool Range Oven Door Switch Replacement #9757262

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This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the door switch on a Whirlpool electric range. The most common reasons for replacing the door switch are the light in the oven not turning on or off, or the self-cleaning cycle not activating.

All of the information for this door switch replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Whirlpool

Tools needed: flat head screwdriver, phillips head screwdriver, pliers

Step By Step Instructions

1
Before you replace the door switch in your range be sure to unplug the power cord.
2
Use a phillips-head screwdriver to unthread the screws securing the upper rear access panel.
3
Pull the panel down to detach.
4
Open the oven door.
5
Now disconnect the door switch wire connecter and use a small flat-head screwdriver to depress the locking tabs securing the switch.
6
Push the door switch in then remove the switch assembly through the access hole.
7
Unhook the old switch from the actuator rod.
8
Install the new door switch by hooking it onto the actuator rod.
9
Insert the assembly through the rear panel access hole making sure the rod extends through the hole in the front.
10
Snap the switch into place in the rear panel and connect the wire connecter.
11
Reinstall the upper rear access panel by inserting the upper tabs under the control panel then align the bottom tab with the lower access panel.
12
Replace the screws to secure.
13
With the repair completed plug the power cord back in and your range should be ready for use.
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the door switch on a Whirlpool electric range. The most common reasons for replacing the door switch are the light in the oven not turning on or off, or the self-cleaning cycle not activating.

All of the information for this door switch replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Whirlpool

Tools needed: flat head screwdriver, phillips head screwdriver, pliers
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
Before you replace the door switch in your range be sure to unplug the power cord.
2
Use a phillips-head screwdriver to unthread the screws securing the upper rear access panel.
3
Pull the panel down to detach.
4
Open the oven door.
5
Now disconnect the door switch wire connecter and use a small flat-head screwdriver to depress the locking tabs securing the switch.
6
Push the door switch in then remove the switch assembly through the access hole.
7
Unhook the old switch from the actuator rod.
8
Install the new door switch by hooking it onto the actuator rod.
9
Insert the assembly through the rear panel access hole making sure the rod extends through the hole in the front.
10
Snap the switch into place in the rear panel and connect the wire connecter.
11
Reinstall the upper rear access panel by inserting the upper tabs under the control panel then align the bottom tab with the lower access panel.
12
Replace the screws to secure.
13
With the repair completed plug the power cord back in and your range should be ready for use.

Applicable Product Model

Range/Stove/Oven
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Electric
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