Whirlpool W10779716 Bake Element OEM Part

I ordered the part I was sure I needed through the Appliance Pro website. I was surprised the part arrived in just two days. FIRST UNPLUG THE OVEN.. I removed the baking racks then two screws holding the plate over the element. I then removed three screws holding the old element in place, then gently wiggle/pull the element free from the electrical connections in the back of the oven. (Note: You cannot see the connections at this point. You'll need to remove the terminal block cover on the back of the oven.) To do this, remove two screws from the cover then gently press the sides together and lift the cover from it's slots. You can now see the two electrical connections for the element. Return to the front of the oven and gently wiggle and push the new element into place through the back of the oven (Do not install any screws yet) Go to the back of the oven, connect the two wires to the two prongs of the element. Reinstall the cover then go back to the front of the oven. Now wiggle the element till it rests in place. Install two screws holding the element in place, re-attach the element cover with the two screws you took out. Plug in the oven and test the temperature using a oven temperature thermometer. Note that the new element was just a little different than the new one in that the old one had small supports on it. You don't need to transfer them to the new element. All this took about thirty minutes ( very easy to do,) and then my wife baked a cake. I was so happy. I'm 63 years old and was scared I'd mess it up. This is the second time time I've used Appliance Pro and I highly recommend them..

Ordered a new heating element. Watched video on how to replace the element. The steps are to set the door locks, remove the door (not required, but it makes all the rest of the steps easier), removed the oven drip pan by unscrewing the two screws at the rear of oven, disconnnect the element electrical leads at the rear of the oven, remove the screws that restrain the element to the bottom of the oven (in my case there were three), remove the element, and reassemble in reverse. Here's a mistake I made: pay attention to the angle of the door for reinstalling it on the front of the oven. I didn't pay enough attention to this detail, and I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to get the door reattached because I was holding it at the wrong angle. On my oven that angle is about 60 degrees. Also make sure the oven stops are set so that the part that goes into the oven stays at the right angle. I spent more time cleaning up under the oven, and on the sides of the oven, then I actually spent repairing the oven. I had not accounted for time to clean up as I was focused on repairing the oven. Therefore the entire job took longer than I expected. After replacement the oven would preheat to 400 degrees in less than 13 minutes. The old element had deterioration on one side. This is a shame since this is a KitchenAid oven and it is only four years old. The previous oven we had went for about ten years before I had to replace the oven element. The only tool I need was a #2 phillips screwdriver.

Searching for why the oven will not get above 325 degrees, the cause could be heating element, temperature sensor, or inadequate ventilation. When I got the square element, it did not look like the broiler element. So, I called APP and spoke to Sylvia who graciously explained the heating element is below the bottom cover in the oven and two screws at the back corners hold it in place. She also mentioned the temperature sensor is at the top left (looking into the oven) and it is held in place behind the back panel. With this knowledge, I decided to test the temperature sensor first. Philips screw driver, remove panel. I have a multi-meter, but the sensor plug is two small for my multi-meter probes. I cut an piece of spare wire, stripped about 1/2 inch of each end, put that in the sensor plug, and the test prove sensor OK. The broiler element got hot so it was OK. Unplug the two connector from the back of the heating element, no continuity, and no Ohms. After removing the heating element, the back left corner was "burned through" so the fault could be easily seen. Replaced with the new heating element that did have 1080 Ohms at room temperature. Back together and working oven. It takes 15 minutes to preheat the oven to 450 degrees which is within the 12-15 minutes standard. A repair video would have helped, (found one on another site). Replacement was easy. Testing was not difficult. DO NOT FORGET TO UNPLUG THE OVEN FIRST. Also, do not use a MULTI-METER with the Stove plugged in - that is from the Multi-meter manual.

I googled possible reasons and found that it could be the bake element on the bottom of the oven. When I tried the oven again, I felt no heat coming from the bottom, so I determined that was my problem. First, I placed a thermometer in the oven after setting it to Broil at 500, to make sure it wasn't a problem with the thermostat. Then I found a video on YouTube showing how to replace the element in my exact model of oven. It looked very easy, so I decided to do the repair myself, especially after a local repairman told me he charges $110.00 just to come to my house! I did use a multi-meter as advised to test the bake element to make sure it was definitely burned out(no current was going through). I found the correct part at AppliancePartsPros.com. I purchased the part for about $44.00 and then paid to have it overnighted to me, for a total of $69.00! It worked immediately, and I am so happy I was able to find the necessary help on YouTube, purchase the part I needed, and save probably hundreds of dollars overall!

Removed two screws to take out the panel covering the element, two screws to detach the element, and two screws to remove the back panel and expose the element/oven connectors. Pulled the connectors loose, put the new element in place and plugged in the connectors, screwed everything back in, and done. 15 minutes once you know what you're doing, and probably saved $50-100 in labor.