Replacing Range/Stove Burner Element Sockets - GE - Hotpoint - Whirlpool - Admiral - More

DISCLAIMER/WARNING - WORKING ON OR REPAIRING ELECTRIC APPLIANCES CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS OR EVEN DEADLY!!!
SEVERE ELECTROCUTION HAZARD!!!
Many electric appliances work on 220 or 240 Volt circuits, with VERY large Amperage (Power) draws. This type of current is extremely dangerous. ALWAYS observe proper safety precautions when working on equipment of this type!

**NEVER TOUCH ANY ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS INSIDE AN APPLIANCE WHEN THE APPLIANCE IS PLUGGED IN!!!**
BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THE APPLIANCE IS FULLY UNPLUGGED FROM THE SOCKET BEFORE TOUCHING ANY ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS INSIDE!

THIS VIDEO IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY!!!
If you decide to repair or service your own electrical equipment you will DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. I will NOT be held responsible for any injuries that might happen to you.
If you are at all unsure about doing this repair yourself, call a professional repair technician. They are paid to take the risks & know all the proper safety procedures.

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Replacing Range or Stove Burner Element Sockets.
If you sometimes turn on a burner on an electric stove and it doesn't get hot at all, it could be that the old sockets that the burner goes into isn't making good electrical contact, due to age, damage or wear. If you have to move the burner around a bit then it heats up, or it heats up but you hear arcing or "sparking" noises, this is a typical sign of this problem.

In this video I replace all 4 burner sockets on this electric stove, which was manufactured in 1981(!) & the repair works perfectly. Many electric stoves/ranges made today (especially the lower priced open burner types) still use the same design & parts as the range in this video.
Some of the brands that are similar are GE (General Electric), Whirlpool, Hotpoint, Admiral, Roper, Caloric, HiSense & some others. I used Whirlpool factory certified parts**, but they will also work on many other brands & models.

If in doubt, just search online for your brand & model number of the stove and you should find parts available for it.

** A note on parts quality. While looking around for a good parts deal for this repair, I came across many lower priced parts that looked very similar to genuine OEM Factory parts. It's your choice what you want to buy & use, but I do not recommend using any of those lower priced parts. In my personal experience, the quality of them is not very good, they tend to fail quickly (meaning you'll have to do the job all over again a short time later), and sometimes they are not safe to use, due to poor design, materials & workmanship.

IMO these parts are just not worth the possible threat to your personal safety & possible material loss. Poor quality electrical parts are no joke.
Take some time & shop the web. I got genuine factory OEM parts for half the "normal" price. Details in video.

I am not sponsored by PartsSelect or any other company. I spend my own money on the parts I use for my repair videos. Opinions stated are my own and should not be considered to be any kind of endorsement for any particular parts or product.