How to replace a range coil surface element
This repair guide shows how to remove and replace a coil surface element on an electric cooktop or range. Replace the coil surface element using a manufacturer-approved replacement part if it’s damaged or not heating properly. Follow the step-by-step instructions below and visit our repair help pages for even more repair help and troubleshooting tips.
These easy-to-follow steps work to replace the coil surface element in Kenmore, GE, Frigidaire, Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag and Amana ranges and cooktops.
Instructions
- 01.
Shut off electrical power
Electric ranges typically have 2 house fuses or a double breaker, one for each 120-volt leg of the 240-volt power. To prevent electrical shock and damage to the control board, remove both fuses or shut off both breakers (if a clip connects the double breakers, shutting off one should shut off both).
Tip: You can unplug a freestanding range at the wall instead. - 02.
Remove the existing coil element
The prongs of the coil element are pushed into the terminal block receptacle that's under the cooktop.
Tilt the coil element up slightly and then pull it straight out of the receptacle.
- 03.
Push the new coil element into place
Position the new coil surface element in front of the receptacle and push it in until it properly seats in the receptacle. Press the new element down on top of the drip pan.
- 04.
Restore power to the range
Turn on the electric power to the range.
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