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Customer Questions and Answers for Cooktop Surface Heating Element by Whirlpool

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Part Number: OEM18072402
Manufacturer Part Number: WPY04100166

If your cooktop burner won't heat or heats unevenly, the surface element may be faulty. Simple plug-in replacement takes under 10 minutes to install.

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Joanie, check and make sure the element is properly seated and secured to the receptacle for proper transfer of heat/power. The 8" elements are rated at 2150 watts and 1,000 ft altitude shouldn't affect the heat or operation of the element(s). "Some consumers have also reported longer high-heat cooking times, such as the time to boil large volumes of water. This is normal operation for current coil heating elements and is not an indication of problems with the coils." You may want to try this, as a test. place 2.5 qt of water in a sauce pan. water temperature needs to be 70 dgrs.F. Cover the pot, select the hi heat setting. It should take 8.5 to 9.5 minutes to bring the water to a slow or medium boil. Thanks,

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Hello Marianne, the manufacturer has discontinued those elements, no substitutes are showing as available. The only recourse is to use the elements you have now.

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Hello Mike. The model number will have to be verified on the units I.D. tag since the one listed came up invalid. This will be necessary to look up and specific parts such as the one you requested. Thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter. We will need your model number to help you with this. Please call 1-877-477-7278 or post your model number with a new question on the parts page. Here is a link to help you locate it. http://www.appliancepartspros.com/modelnumber_locator.aspx

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Carol, the 6" burner listed for your model is part number Y707727 and the 8" element is part number 708097. Unfortunately, these parts have been discontinued with no further replacements or cross references available and our company is unaware of any other available sources. Sorry about that!

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Kathy, model A301 is a JennAir griddle. We will need the cartridge or cooktop model number to verify the correct surface element used on your unit. Thank you.

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