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Thread Number: 69483
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
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Post# 923687 , Reply# 1 2/25/2017 at 00:59 (2,607 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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 Seems like a fair price for such a clean stove. Is the bake element missing? It would probably help if you had the old one to match up.
New elements should be available from any nearby appliance parts house. If you have a smaller independent parts dealer, the knowledge level will likely be better than a large operation where the staff relies on computer screens and can't do anything without a part number.
Not that long ago I was able to get a replacement bake element for a '49 Westinghouse from an appliance parts place near me. It had to be manufactured, but only took a day, and it wasn't expensive. | ||
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Post# 923744 , Reply# 3 2/25/2017 at 10:58 (2,606 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 923749 , Reply# 4 2/25/2017 at 11:55 (2,606 days old) by k5carrillo (McMinnville, OR) | ||
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Sorry Old dishwasher in that picture. Long gone. | ||
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Post# 923750 , Reply# 5 2/25/2017 at 11:56 (2,606 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 923754 , Reply# 6 2/25/2017 at 12:40 (2,606 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
 Is it just me or does anyone else think that General Electric range looks so very nice and comfortable with those laminate metal-trimmed counter tops and those light cabinets? I especially like the sliding cupboard above. Then again it could be that I imagine it will probably be replaced with something in god-awful stainless steel. | ||
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Post# 923787 , Reply# 7 2/25/2017 at 17:20 (2,606 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 923806 , Reply# 9 2/25/2017 at 21:33 (2,606 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 924095 , Reply# 10 2/27/2017 at 19:01 (2,604 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
Post the Serial #
I believe your range is from 1954. The 1954 had control knobs with that open style grooved pointer in the center. I have one exactly like yours. When I bought it I received the original operating manual with it which had a date of January 1954 written in it. The 1955 Liberator gained the meat probe in the large oven with the temperature readout located between the two lower knobs in the backsplash. 1956 gained the Automatic Griddle. 1955 & 1956 had a solid black pointer in the center of the knobs.
Have you tested the Automatic Calrod (left front burner) to see if it works correctly? It uses the earlier hydraulic style components/thermostat for heat regulation as opposed to the later Sensi-Temp automatic burner which was electrically controlled. The earlier style was more reliable and its not uncommon to find them still working. The Automatic Calrod on the 1958 GE I got last November still works correctly. This post was last edited 02/27/2017 at 19:24 | ||
| Post# 924123 , Reply# 11 2/27/2017 at 23:01 (2,604 days old) by Stan (Napa CA) | ||
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| Post# 924149 , Reply# 12 2/28/2017 at 08:31 (2,603 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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Stan | ||
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Post# 924259 , Reply# 14 2/28/2017 at 23:09 (2,603 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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A leveling leg for a refrigerator might have the same diameter and thread.
I don't know if you can buy bake elements "off the shelf" for your oven, but if not, the made-to-order option is a common alternative and similar in cost. Sometimes there's no other way to get an element replaced, but the good thing is that a made-to-order type will perform just like the the old one, and won't be some kind of universal one-size-fits-all compromise.
You may not even need the old element to ensure proper dimensions for the new one. When I had the element replaced on the '49 Westinghouse, the old one (a previous replacement) was a little smaller than the original. The made-to-order one was slightly larger, which was correct, but the parts house guy sent it back and asked for the same size as the one I left with him. So, it seems the manufacturing facility knows the correct dimensions for the various makes. | ||
| Post# 924334 , Reply# 15 3/1/2017 at 08:48 (2,602 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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The number you posted is the model number. The serial number would start with two letters. They designate the month and year of manufacture. It could be a 55 with the 54 style knobs. GE could have been using up stock of older parts. Here's a link to GE date codes:
products.geappliances.com/applian... I also have a 1953 GE two oven range. It was in need of a new bake element in the small oven when I got it. I found one on ebay. Have you looked there? I didn't know oven elements could be custom made. That's good to know. Thanks for the info Ralph. This post was last edited 03/01/2017 at 09:43 | ||
| Post# 924351 , Reply# 16 3/1/2017 at 10:52 (2,602 days old) by k5carrillo (McMinnville, OR) | ||
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Sorry...my mistake Teh serial number is UM15450A. | ||
| Post# 924352 , Reply# 17 3/1/2017 at 11:02 (2,602 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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I don't find U in GE's date codes but M is code for year 1955. Its strange to me its not equipped with the meat probe. I thought all 55 Liberators had that as a new feature that year. Could be that its not a Liberator. Maybe someone else can decipher the model # as to what model it is. GE did offer many models any given year. This may have been a less expensive two oven model with less features than the TOL two oven Liberator. Maybe the less expensive models used the older style knobs?
This post was last edited 03/01/2017 at 12:08 | ||
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