A handy tip to prevent the connecting wires from slipping back out of the accessible area of the oven and into the wall is, after unscrewing the bracket and before disconnecting the wires, attach some good strong spring-release clips or clothespins to the wire that comes out of the wall (behind the clip end, so you can still access the clip to reattach the new element). They won't slip back into the insulation and out of your reach that way.

Dude! This was fast and informative. No overly long intro and very professional. Well done.

Wife broke element cleaning out the oven, your video mad me look like a pro to the wife and kids. lol Thanks

Thank you so much. My husband and I are new home owners and we didn't have a clue what and element was, nor did we know how to remove one. Your video saved us time and money just in time for SUPER BOWL SUNDAY.

Short and straight to the point! I love it! If a video is over 4 or 5 minutes, I don't even bother clicking on it! Thank you!

This video altho nearly 10 yo was a great help in giving my husband confidence to replace the worn out oven element in our high end GE Cafe duel fuel range. Many thanks! We have had our range since 2012, the year this video went live! Unfortunately a replacement element could not be found on your site so we had to purchase direct from GE. Still saved a load of money that an installer would have charged. Our old element gave out after a recent automatic oven cleaning, which I'd set at 4 hrs because the oven was pretty grody. A couple of things for others doing this procedure might like to be aware of. First, we could not get the oven door off no matter how hard/long my husband tried. The right side came out fine, but not the left side. This made his 64 yo overweight body suffer greatly trying to access the element connection in the back. I can see why installers charge so much for their service. Second, it took him forever to get one side of the connectors on the old element detached from the wires in the back. Lots of curse words, lunch and a short sit down later he finally got it disconnected. The new one went in just fine and seems to be working properly. After over 40 yrs of home ownership and numerous homes, we have learned that rarely are these DIY home improvement jobs as easily done as you hope/think they will be.

I was going to hire a repair service to replace the bake element until I came across this video. I purchased the replacement part from the website. I had to use a different screwdriver and I grabbed some needle-nose pliers to hold the connectors from the oven. I completed the replacement and my oven is working well. Thank you so much for these instructions, I was able to save money doing it myself!

Great video, Matt. Very direct and to the point without any unnecessary verbiage to fast forward through. I wish all 'how to' videos were like this.

Easiest appliance fixing instructions ever! Not only was I super relieved to find it won't be expensive to fix my oven, but now it's super easy, too!? Score! Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I was worried it wouldn't be possible to fix in time. Thank you for this video!!

THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO! My bottom element wasn't working on my Jenn Air. I googled and found your video. It was so instructional and professional. After watching it, I ordered the element from your company. I did 2 Day Air since I have a wedding cake to do next week. It arrived in one day! I just replaced it, just like the video showed me how to do, and I'm sooooo thrilled my oven is back in business! I appreciate all the work you put into your video...I did this on my own...one for the ladies :)

Watched the video, ordered the bake element (make sure you get one for your oven's manufacture) from AppliancePartsPros, replaced the bake element (super easy) ...and saved myself more than $900! Thanks AppliancePartsPros!!

I'm a girl and this video helped me to replace our broken element. Thanks! 😘

The wb44x200 is used on a lot of older stoves and has screw on wire connections. The wb44k5012 is a newer element with push on wire terminals. The elements are different sizes also, you should go to our site and look up the bake element with your model number, to make sure you are installing the correct one.

Thanks so much for this video. Very simple and straight to the point.

Very helpful! Thanks for posting this. It made things go smoothly. I appreciate the warning about not letting the wires fall back -- I used a couple of wood clothespins to keep the wires in place until I was done.

Super clear and to the point. The pro tip regarding wires was clutch. Thanks!

Locking pliers made this simple for replacing awkward element without wires falling back in oven wall or removing oven door. Thank for you sharing a good, fast, informative video.

It's 2023 and this video is still useful. Thanks.

I always come here for appliance repair! Thank you for saving the day again! Short and to the point!

My kind of tutorial, short and to the point... Thanks man. Well done

This video was very helpful. I watched it while replacing the element in my oven, which is a Thermador CMT-23. It's all fixed and working great. Thanks Matt and Appliance Parts Pros!

I'm glad this video is still up. It was spot on. You guys are the best! Second time you have helped me stave off replacing my range.

Great video, never had to replace a heating unit before, after watching your video i gathered the tools and went to work. just like the video i remove the wires from the element and bam one of the wires retracted and I had to take the back panel off. the one wire was looped around a bunch of other wires and had to reloop it under the other wires. I refeed it back and had plenty of extra wire to attach the element. after that the rest is history... works great. Thanks for the video and the heads up on taking the back panel off and putting the wire back to reattach element.

Great video! It was precise and made it look easy. I didn't have to call a repair man!

Thanks for this video, it’s still helping people!

I didn’t realize these were replaceable. Save me from buying a new stove. Thanks!!!!

Happy to report my oven is back in working order thanks to this video.

Thanks. Watching the video saved me (unnecessarily) taking the back off first ! Keep 'em coming...

I'm going to replace my element tomorrow :) thanks for the advice!

Thank you Matt and APP. You just made our Christmas much less stressful. Owe you one!

Thank you very kindly, just fixed my Maytag where the bottom heating element shorted itself out. Be aware different companies use different fasteners, hex head bolts, hex end bolts, Phillips and sometimes even flat heads. Make sure to get a few pictures of the damaged heating element before the removal and after for ordering the relative replacement part(s). I ended up using smaller vice grips to keep the two wires from slipping back into the insulation back of the oven.

Great information! You saved us alot of money by doing it ourselves.

Thanks, this was just what I needed. Job was much easier than I anticipated. The tip to hang onto wires after disconnecting was key!

Great video very helpful. But my wires slipped back into the oven wall. How do I retrieve them?

This video came in super handy, THANKS! I was thinking I was gunna have to replace my entire oven BUT not now! Thanks for saving me a grip of money! You definitely get a "like" from me!!! 😉👍🏾👍🏾👌🏾✌🏾️

Dude in the video is an absolute bro- check the haircut, stache, and the khaki shorts Give this man a raise

Thanks. I figured it was pretty easy. This gave me the confidence that I didn't need to spend money for someone to come out.

Perfect, fast and simple. thanks man!

thank you...very easy to see and follow. Saw it after install, but sure made me feel better.

Perfect video, all the info needed. In a short amount of time.

Depending on model your wire holes may be even smaller but big enough for wire clips to go back into back of oven. I use bread ties to attach to wires so they don't fall back into stove and take them off after I re attach new element.

Helped me install the new element for our whirlpool oven! Thanks so much!

Really simple and cost saving.

This helped out greatly. Thank you

Bless you guys for uploading this video. Don’t know what I would have done without it.

Great video, thank you so much! I was able to replace my oven element, and it seems to be working well 🎉

Great video. I ordered the element and power block both from APP. Will get her in two days and Granma can bake a cake on the weeked

Thank you for this video! Easy and helpful for do it yourselfers!

Thanks for this video! This was so easy to do & now my oven works great again! :)

I have replaced the oven element on my Frigidaire by using this video - Thanks! However, the oven will now not engage when I try to preheat it. I replaced the element because the previous one had the protective covering burn off on one side. I ordered the replacement on Amazon, and installed it. When I try to preheat the oven, there is no typical sound of the oven engaging, and it does not heat up. Did I do something possibly when I replaced the element that could cause this?

I'm glad I found this video. My oven isn't throwing the breaker but the oven will just stop heating shortly after turning it on or it may not start heating at all. Would you say it would be the element?

Thanks so much! This is my actual make/model of oven so a perfect example. Time to get the parts.

Omg😂 I really thought this was going to be a "pull the whole back off and cry" situation 😂😂 thank you for clarifying. Hahaha

I replaced the burned out heating element and measured the resistance of 19 ohms at the terminals when I connected it, but both heating elements do not work and do not heat up. Apparently, when the heating element was shorted on itself, some element inside the firebox was damaged too, although inside the oven the light works and backlight of the mode switching buttons also functional. I have to figure out now how to remove the oven from the cabinet.

thanks so much. just changed my element and it's working great!

The best part of this video was your hair.

Wahoo! Thanks for this video. WE DID IT! God Bless you!

This was awesome. Thanks for the video. Once I figured out which bit to use on my skil driver it was easy to take out the screws. Mine was not your typical phillips screw head. I am back up and cooking.

Matt, we did exactly what you did but as soon as we plugged it in, the right connection blew up. We unplugged it and we opened the back and saw the burn black marks. We did everything you did and was so gentle. We bought the element off of Amazon and I don’t know if the connection on the right side was at fault. Now I guess we’ll have to get someone in here to help with stripping the wire and connect it to a new piece that connects to the element. We’ll have to buy another element, something we can’t afford to do. My hubby passed away 2yrs ago and had no life insurance and -$500 in his account. We barely live pay cheque to pay cheque. I’m going on disability and that will help out, but we need a stove/oven now. Would it be hard for us to strip the wire attach the connector and then attach it like before? I think what happened is the element was touching the insulation (?) and that’s why it blew. 🤷‍♀️ I’d sure appreciate any advice please. Thank you.

Nice job easy and simple way.Thanks and God bless you.

I had to connect it from the back because I couldn't do it from inside the oven but its easier to get at the wires in the back for people that can pull their oven out

You would probably want to go with a old style thermostat with a sensing bulb, to go in the cavity. The newer ones have a control board and would be more expensive to set up. Here is a two wire one that will go from warm to 500. It even comes with a matching knob. However you mount it make sure you do not kink the bulb or tube. You can go to our site and look at part number AP4013521.

Are elements universal to any stove. I have an old GE stove 20 yrs old. Great presentation by the way

thanks Mat!!! Happy holidays! Ours went on turkey day after all but the green bean casserole was 🔥. Thank goodness.✌ repairing now.😂

It may have had left over manufacturing residue. I would let it heat up and burn it all off before cooking.

Here is a tip. To keep the wires from slipping back into the oven wall, clamp bobby pins or hair clips to them.

A money saving tutorial video ,thanks

Just replaced mine thanks to you 🙌🏾

Excellent and clear instructions. Thank you!

It usually plugs in behind the stove, so you would have to pull it out, but I just flip off the breaker to the stove, while working on it.

Thanks, short and easy instructions.

Way easier than I thought it would be

Just did it, with your instructions!! Thank you so much!

Great video thanks--especially for the warning about the wires. Mine popped back luckily I was able to get with needle nosed pliars.

Thanks a lot , very easy to replace and save me money !!!

WooHoo my repair following your awesome description got me a 5+ star review from the fam,

Hello! Awesome video... question so when I’m using my oven pushed bake and the broil turns on. Does this mean I have a bad bake element?

Worked for me - saved money - thanks

thanks, the element wire ended up getting stuck in the insulation, thank goodness the back panel was easy to remove

Thanks for the video!!

As long as it did not trip the breaker, you should not have to do anything, if it did reset the breaker. Most times if the element burns out, that is all that needs to be replaced.

thanks man. my top element went out today. freaked me out. lol. glad its easy to fix.

Aww you're awesome! My top Element blew out on Friday when my youngest son was making croutons (it was horrifying!) I've never changed an oven element but assumed they would be like the stove top elements. I got the screws out but the wires are saudered on to the element with screws they'd have to be cut off. This is scaring me but after watching this video I'm not as scared :) I still not sure how I am going to fix it but I am going to unplug it before I go any further aw thank you aww I like you :) aw

Heading to my tenant house and your video is going to make me look like a EXPERT😂😂😂😂😂

DAMN IT THE RED WIRE GOT LOST IN THE BACK... but I fished it out with chopsticks. Thank you Main Moon & thank you Appliance Parts Pros

Great video, thanks! Just used it to replace my bake element!

Thanks for the repair video, and I did click the link to your site to get a replacement, but your prices are crazy higher than anywhere else I’ve priced elements. Just fyi...

Thank you so much!! Quick and easy fix!

Yo! Big Homies got the SNAZZ!!!

I have old Kenmore electric range. The broken element had about 4" from the mounting bracket to the terminal end. The terminal end connections to wires were behind the back wall of the range. The replacement bake element I got has 3" from the mounting bracket to the terminal end. In this case connections will stay inside (not behind back wall, but inside the insulation). Is this safe?

Hi there, I tried this repair on my Hotpoint oven model no. Rb526dp1ww. I got the bake element installed no problem thanks to your video, but now a fuse blows when I try to turn the oven back on. In my replacement part the prongs in the back are straight, instead of bent like they were on the old part, but other than that I don’t really see any differences. Is this a common problem?

I can't get the wires to come off of the element I am pulling it with all my strength and it is not coming off I don't want to break it but it's not coming off

Hi..what if the terminals on the new element is different..so lugs on the wire cannot be correctly fitted

Question, can you use the range with the old element removed? Like if I take out my old element, and not have a replacement in yet, can I still use the range top?

Make sure to wear gloves to protect your hands from the dirty oven thats never been used to cook anything, ever...

Thank you didn't know what I was getting myself into, super easy tho

Great video. I have a similar element that's flaking. Should I replace it?

Omg wow that is simple. cool thank you

My old element was 2700 watts but I only could get a 3000 watts element. In the description of the element it said it replaces 3000 watts, and 2750-3000 watts. Also, on the new element, the plate of the element is not flush with the back of the oven, leaving a large gap open for fire to go up the back of my stove. Can I leave it that way or should I drill new holes to make it flush. I am afraid that the plastic wire sheathing on the connectors will melt and short out. My stove is a 1977 Admiral. Can you please get back to me with your feedback? Thelma

Does it matter if the slip connector flat side is up or down. I replaced the element, it was easy but there was some smoke coming up from the back of the oven. Is it because the element is new or maybe because I got the connector on upside down?