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Thread Number: 46893
40 Inch GE P7 Range - Dubuque, IA |
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Post# 682739 6/6/2013 at 11:04 (3,976 days old) by swestoyz  (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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 Clean looking range! If I had a spot for 40 inches, this would be in my kitchen.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO swestoyz's LINK on Dubuque Craigslist 
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| Post# 682745 , Reply# 1 6/6/2013 at 11:26 (3,976 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Post# 682774 , Reply# 2 6/6/2013 at 15:31 (3,976 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Post# 727283 , Reply# 4 1/12/2014 at 19:09 (3,756 days old) by robinsondm (Upstate NY) |
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 judyhicks,
I don't know about the heating element, but you should be able to determine your range's year of manufacture from the serial number. See this link:
www.geappliances.com/search/googl...
On my range (which is a '66, older than this one) the serial number plaque is on the vertical divider between the two storage drawers. | ||
| Post# 727304 , Reply# 5 1/12/2014 at 20:12 (3,756 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Dean: | ||
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Post# 727307 , Reply# 6 1/12/2014 at 20:34 (3,756 days old) by robinsondm (Upstate NY) |
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| Post# 727309 , Reply# 7 1/12/2014 at 20:42 (3,756 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Dean:
John combo52 might know for sure; the question is complicated by a couple of factors.
One, GE stopped cataloging its 40-inchers somewhere along the line, even though it did continue to offer them. Two, GE subcontracted at least some 40-inch range production out to White Consolidated Industries, makers of some very iffy appliances under the White-Westinghouse and Frigidaire brands. These WCI units rebadged as "GEs" do not begin to approach the quality of ranges GE made itself. They also do not have much, if any, parts commonality with GE-made GEs. I don't think even John is sure when this nefarious practice began and (mercifully) ended. Here is a photo of a WCI-built 40-incher badged as a GE; you can see its basic architecture is different from genuine GEs: 
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Post# 727376 , Reply# 8 1/13/2014 at 08:08 (3,755 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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 I can second this.
My parents were manipulated into scrapping their beautiful 1956 Liberator stove (one burner was out and several generations of mice had turned it into Mousie retirement Condo) for his very model by the local GE dealer. This stove is an outsourced model and a very ordinary performer. The worst thing about this stove is that the 2nd smaller oven is so narrow that it's practically useless. Dear Mother was shocked and appalled when she realized that the Turkey that fit into the smaller oven of the Liberator couldn't fit in the new side-car. They didn't have much choice at the time. There were very few 40" stoves available and most of them came from the same factory. I wouldn't pay more than 25 dollars for one of these in mint condition. | ||
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Post# 727548 , Reply# 9 1/13/2014 at 19:52 (3,755 days old) by robinsondm (Upstate NY) |
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Sandy, thanks for that brief history of late-model GE-badged 40-inch ranges. A Google search reveals that GE was offering 40-inch ranges into the early 2000s. Below is a picture of the latest model I found -- sorry, it's not pretty. For GE's sake, I hope another company designed and built it.
Here's the link where I found information on this range: products.geappliances.com/ApplPro...
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| Post# 727550 , Reply# 10 1/13/2014 at 20:00 (3,755 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Dean: | ||
| Post# 727556 , Reply# 11 1/13/2014 at 20:18 (3,755 days old) by xraytech (Rural southwest Pennsylvania ) | ||
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Post# 727568 , Reply# 12 1/13/2014 at 21:02 (3,755 days old) by robinsondm (Upstate NY) |
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Sam, I don't know if you saw my recent thread "Keeping my 1966 GE Range..." but I have a 1966 GE 40-incher. I came very close to replacing it with a new Frigidaire Professional 40-inch stainless range. But, I happened to run across this site, and realized I had a range worth keeping!
Below are pics of my range and the Frigidaire I almost bought to replace it. This Frigidaire is not bad-looking, but it doesn't match the '66 GE in style or features, IMHO.
BTW, the 1966 GE side oven is still pretty small, though we find it useful. If you really want a large 2nd oven, you may have to go back to the older GE models with equal-width double ovens. 
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| Post# 727569 , Reply# 13 1/13/2014 at 21:09 (3,755 days old) by xraytech (Rural southwest Pennsylvania ) | ||
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| Post# 727603 , Reply# 14 1/14/2014 at 02:00 (3,755 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore) | ||
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Not to bring up a sore subject but unfortunately the stove that started this thread isn't on CL anymore. :( "Page cannot be found." | ||
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Post# 727616 , Reply# 15 1/14/2014 at 03:05 (3,755 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oh Dean | ||
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Post# 727623 , Reply# 16 1/14/2014 at 03:48 (3,755 days old) by robinsondm (Upstate NY) |
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Hi Jon,
Check out the following thread. I think it answers all your questions.
www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T...
Dean | ||
| Post# 727632 , Reply# 17 1/14/2014 at 05:49 (3,754 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Rick (washdaddy):
"Not to bring up a sore subject but unfortunately the stove that started this thread isn't on CL anymore."
This is going to happen once in a while now that Robert has made it possible to revive an older thread. Fortunately, Ben posted the photo when he began the thread, so we have a visual reference in our Archives. | ||
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Post# 727645 , Reply# 18 1/14/2014 at 07:53 (3,754 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Well...
There is one for sale up near Eau Clare, WI. The ad is old but it may be available. Again, if I had 40 inches available in my kitchen, I would have picked this one up last Sunday when I was near the area. Ben CLICK HERE TO GO TO swestoyz's LINK on Eauclaire Craigslist 
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Post# 727712 , Reply# 19 1/14/2014 at 16:35 (3,754 days old) by robinsondm (Upstate NY) |
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Back to the question that resurrected this thread judyhicks,
Can you tell us the model number of your range? It may be on a metal plaque located on the vertical divider between the two storage drawers -- at least that's where it is on my '66 range.
If you can tell us the model number, we can check to make sure you got the right heating element. Thanks,
Dean | ||
| Post# 727721 , Reply# 20 1/14/2014 at 17:39 (3,754 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Ben:
Do you have any idea what year the range in Eau Claire is?
The reason I ask is that it's so similar to the 1966, yet it has a window in the large oven, which the '66 doesn't have. The handle escutcheons are different, as well. I'm thinking this could be the '67 TOL 40-incher. If I'm not mistaken, '67 was the year that wall ovens got windows; the '66 P*7s didn't have them, I believe. This post was last edited 01/14/2014 at 18:40 | ||
| Post# 727849 , Reply# 21 1/15/2014 at 13:13 (3,753 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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P.S. for Dean:
You mentioned older 40-inchers as having two ovens of equal width.
That's true, but they were usually not of equal capacity - the left oven (underneath the burners) was usually not as tall as the right one, owing to the need for a drip box beneath the burners. Some brands also put the fuses in this location. | ||
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Post# 727895 , Reply# 22 1/15/2014 at 17:55 (3,753 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Since the older 39"-40" ranges usually had a deep-well cooker, the oven beneath had to be shorter to accomodate it. GE discontinued the deep-well when they came out with the unequal width ovens in '53. Hotpoint kept them for several more years. | ||
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Post# 727985 , Reply# 23 1/16/2014 at 02:32 (3,753 days old) by DaveAmKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Pretty much GE was the best-made range in the 40"-model design... (Up until they were no longer "True GE-made"...)
The other brands kind'a became a laughing stock, before wide ranges were no longer common and today the idea of this sort of range is really on the wane... But some exist & no surprise the trend has gone from open coils to the smooth top & the sealed-burner gas models only differ in how they cook your food... -- Dave | ||
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