How to Troubleshoot & Replace Ge AP2031031 / WB44X200 Oven Bake Element

Replaced the heating element. Used vice grips to secure wires leading to heating element. Also, be careful not to lean too heavily on the open oven door, you might want to remove the oven door to get better access. 

Ordered the bake element, received in a few days. The oven was repaired with minimal effort - time and money saver! 

Ordered a new baking element and installed it. 

With a new element from AppliancePartsPros.com 

My son removed the burned through element (the only challenge of the operation because of old screws). It was not difficult to install the replacement bake element due to improved screws with the new element. It has worked perfectly ever since. I really appreciate that the element was shipped so quickly and arrived before I expected. 

New bake element. 

Replaced the lower bake element. 

Replacement 

Oven over 40 years old, but still in great shape other than the bottom, bake element, replaced element only four screws needed to be removed that are in plain view. 

The bake heating element cracked creating a small gap. This increase in resistance caused arcing across the gap resulting in flames. After the fire put itself out, I determined the cause and replaced the damaged lower heating element. Couldn't find the replacement part using the GE Monogram model number or using the part number listed on the old element. However, based on the physical dimensions and voltage/wattage stamped on the old part, I was confidently able to find an equivalent replacement part. Installation was straightforward. I removed two sheet metal screws to pull the element out a few inches from the back of the oven wall, then removed two screws separating the element from the wires (after securing the wires so they didn't disappear into the back wall. The reversed process to install the replacement.