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Thread Number: 93106
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
Ranges (GE) pushbutton vs infinite control repair |
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| Post# 1177422 4/7/2023 at 11:59 (382 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Post# 1177423 , Reply# 1 4/7/2023 at 12:11 (382 days old) by ea56  (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Sarah,
I know nothing about repairing stoves with the pushbutton controls, but I would imagine that the replacement parts may be more difficult to find, I have replaced the infinite controls on a couple of stoves and its was easy-peasy! Just order the right control, pull the range out from the wall, either turn off the circuit breaker for the stove or unplug it from the wall, remove the back of the control panel and unscrew the old control from the panel. Then just remove one wire at a time and connect it to the same tab on the new control and repeat with each wire,(or take a picture of the connected old control with your phone or iPad so you’ll know the correct way to connect the new one) screw the new control onto the panel, replace the back of the panel, plug the stove back in or turn the circuit breaker back on and move the stove back into place. It takes 10-15 mins start to finish. Eddie | ||
| Post# 1177556 , Reply# 3 4/8/2023 at 13:24 (381 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Post# 1177576 , Reply# 4 4/8/2023 at 16:08 (381 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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JFYI
The push button controllers were eliminated from appliances because of safety concerns. There are several incidents where buttons were bumped and suddenly the stove top was heating up and there was a fire.
I would think one could adapt or replace a push button controller with a typical push-and-turn controller but I'm not sure about how it would look. | ||
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Post# 1177598 , Reply# 5 4/8/2023 at 17:52 (381 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Re: Reply#2
I agree with James about the certainty of knowing exactly what temperature you’re gonna get by adjusting the control by the numbers. Even though my GE electric stove has infinite controls for the burners I almost always set the control based upon the number on the dial that I know from experience will give me exactly the heat that I want and need for whatever I happen to be cooking at the time.
I don’t see that the pushbutton controls are limiting as far as control of the heat at all. A good cook pays attention to whatever stove they have for day to day use and learns to use their stove to its best advantage. Infinite controls aren’t any better than the old fashioned pushbutton or other controls that have set indents for each temperature. The advantage of infinite controls is that replacement parts for a failed control are more readily available. I imagine one can still find a replacement pushbutton control, but it may take some time and probably cost more too. Eddie | ||
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Post# 1178178 , Reply# 6 4/15/2023 at 07:53 (375 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Electric elements with push buttons or infinite control
While the GE five pushbutton heat selection burners were actually pretty easy to cook on. They’re very limiting because you can’t get the in between heats so it’s not surprising they disappeared.
GE did not want to re-designed them to meet the safety standards that require two separate motions to turn the heating element on so they disappeared in the early 70s, Infinite controls are actually less durable than the push buttons that’s for sure they are more universal and you have an easier chance finding something that’ll fit if the exact parts no longer available. We’ve been cooking on our 1965GE cooktop for the last 40 years in the mountain house, it’s easy enough to cook on, but I much prefer the infinite controls on my electric ranges here at the primary house, my induction cooktop only has 10 different heats but that’s more than enough. John | ||
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