Brief Summary
This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to diagnose and replace a faulty oven heating element. The presenter demonstrates how to identify a malfunctioning element, test it with a multimeter, find the correct replacement part using the oven's model number, and install the new element. Key steps include safely accessing the element, testing for continuity, and ensuring proper reconnection.
- Diagnosing a faulty oven heating element.
- Testing the element with a multimeter for continuity.
- Finding the correct replacement part using the oven's model number.
- Step-by-step instructions for safely replacing the element.
The video starts by addressing the issue of an oven that takes an extended time to preheat or cook. The presenter demonstrates that the lower heating element, which should glow bright red during preheating, does not activate when the oven is turned on to 350 degrees. This indicates a potential problem with the element.
To access the heating element, the oven racks are first removed. The presenter explains that ovens typically have two elements: an upper element used mainly for broiling and a lower element used for baking and preheating. The lower element is suspected to be the cause of the problem. The presenter removes two screws holding the element in place and carefully pulls the element out, exposing the spade connectors on the backside.
The presenter emphasizes the importance of noting the position of the connectors (white on the right, yellow on the left in this case) before disconnecting them. With the element removed, a multimeter set to the continuity setting is used to test the element. The multimeter should produce a chime if the element has continuity, indicating a complete circuit. The absence of a chime confirms that the element is faulty and needs replacement.
To find the correct replacement element, the oven's model number, typically found inside the oven behind the door panel, is needed. The presenter uses the model number to search online for the part number, using resources like Repair Clinic to find OEM parts and instructions. They also check Amazon for potentially cheaper and faster shipping options. The presenter mentions that links to help find the correct element will be provided in the description and pinned comment.
Before installation, the new element is tested with the multimeter to ensure it has continuity. The spade connectors are then reattached to the new element, ensuring they are in the correct positions (white on the right, yellow on the left). The element is carefully pushed back into the oven, making sure the feet of the element sit properly. The two screws are reinserted to secure the element in place.
After reinstalling the new element, the oven is turned on to the bake setting to test if the element glows orange or red, indicating it is working correctly. The presenter confirms that the element is now glowing, signifying that the issue has been resolved. Further testing will be done to ensure the oven preheats and cooks properly.
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0:00 welcome back as it's the tightline and today we are working on my oven it is not preheating or cooking like it normally should typically takes two to five minutes to preheat the oven and then whenever we're cooking of course we follow the directions and the recipe and lately it's been taken longer to cook and it's been taken 20 or 30 minutes just to get up to temperature so I'm going to show you a simple thing you can check today to see if your element is bad and talked to you about all the things you need to do to test it and replace it to get your oven back up and running the first thing we're going to do today is put our oven on 350 and the preheat mode comes on and now we know that the lower element in our oven should now start to glow bright red and as you can see nothing is changing with
0:46 our element I'll give it about 30 seconds and check back in and make sure that it's still not working the other that's been on for about a minute and a half now and you see we still have nothing glowing so now I'm going to show you how to start taking things apart and I'll tell you what the different parts inside the oven are inside the oven there are two things called elements there's an upper element and the lower element sometimes this lower element is below another piece that covers the bottom of your oven but ours is exposed so it's really easy to get to the first thing to do to make it easier to work on your oven is to remove the racks from the oven with the two racks out I have really easy access to my element on the bottom and my element on the top the top element is mostly used for broiling
1:33 functions which is right here and that's when you want to brown the top but it does kick on and off throughout most cooks it just doesn't come alone full strength during that and since our issue today is with it taking a long time to preheat and also taking a long time to cook I'm thinking it's this main Oland down here on the bottom to remove this element there are just two screws back here in the back that need to be removed and then the element just slides right out typically elements are held in by two screws and they're almost always Phillips head so I'm just going to use my Phillips head screwdriver here and remove these two I'm just gonna set them on the glass of the door and now with those screws removed I can simply pull straight out here and it
2:25 reveals the connections on the backside of this element these connections are just two Spade connectors so I should be able to pull them off with my hands but if not I'll go grab a pair of pliers and you do want to make sure you pay attention to which side each of those connectors is on so the white is on the right and the yellow is on the left on mine and this is actually the part of your oven that controls the heat so it comes on what needs to come on turns off when it needs to go off and it regulates the heat with the element removed you'll see that there are two leads on the end and I should have continuity because this is a complete circuit if you follow
3:11 your finger down and around it comes all the way back to the other spot without any breakage if there's a break in it that is what could be causing your oven to not work properly so today I've got my multimeter and I've turned it to the continuity setting and I'll mine it has a little chime on it so I'm not looking at the numbers on it I'm simply trying to see if I get a chime indicating there's continuity so now I'm going to touch the leads to my element here and I should get the same time and you'll hear that I get nothing telling if they're touching nothing if they're on my element so that's lets me know that my element is bad to order a new element for my oven I need to know the model number and that's typically
3:56 inside the oven just behind the door panel and here's the model number for the oven I'll be working on today once I have my model number I go into my Google search bar and type it in to find the actual part number for the element and sometimes I use a site called repair clinic to get that part number repair clinic is nice because it not only has om parts a lot of times but it also has instructions on how to test different components and how to tell exactly what part you may need for your repair and you can see on the screen that my part was sixty nine seventy six and sometimes there's a shipping cost incurred so I like to switch over to Amazon and put in that same part number and see what comes up there and see if I can get the part cheaper and faster through amazon.com
4:43 I'm going to leave some links in the description and in the pin comment on this post if you want to use those links to help you get started finding the element for your oven now that I have my new element I will test it with my multimeter I know it should be good but I'm going to touch one lead to each one and you'll see I get ton on there no matter which way I do it and that lets me know that my new element is good and I can reinstall it into my oven now to reinstall it I'm going to attach the spades white on the right yellow on the left on my particular model back together here and then I'll shove it back inside the insulation be very careful when handling your element because any small break will cause your
5:31 oven to stop working again so my Spade connectors are back on really good and I'm going to carefully push them inside the insulation and then slide them all the way back and your element has feet on it like this so it should set off the edge and now I have my two screws which I need to reinsert just lining up the holes my oven should now be good to go I'm going to go ahead and close it and press bake and start it and we will see if the element glows orange as you can
6:18 see in my element is now glowing bright orange or red so we know that we have fixed our issue we will test to make sure that our oven continues to preheat properly and that it cooks back in normal cooking times I hope you guys found this video helpful if you did give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel after you subscribe bring that notifications bill so that you'll be notified every time I post a new DIY repair video click any of the links shown on the screen now and you'll see some of the other things I've repaired around my home I hope you guys have a great day
