GE P7 wall oven, clean control panel, replace screws

[sarahperdue]

Hi Y'all,

 

I'm giving my P7 wall oven a deep cleaning. 

 

How do I remove the glass from the control panel? And what about the windows? I need to take them apart to clean in between. Can this be done? And can I seal them with RTV or another type of sealant to keep them from getting dirt in between them in the future?

 

Also, it's missing many of the screws pictured. I tried to take this one out for a better picture and measurements, but it appears to be reluctant to come out. Maybe it's holding the weight of the oven... Does anyone know what these screws are called and where I can get them?

 

Thanks,

Sarah

 

[potatochips]

Hey Sarah, 

 

I'd place a bet the control panel glass is held in by that chrome bezel/trim that surrounds the control panel, which to me once the knobs are gone, means its probably a total stove disassembly lol, I fear the stove has to come out of the cabinetry to get to what fastens all of that together. I would be gentle cleaning that glass because the lettering may be ginger in its advanced age. 

 

The doors may be removable, and in that case it means it should be pretty easy to take those apart. There may be a spring in there to help ease opening and closing the door so be careful not to take your eye out. I would just disassemble, clean, and put back together. I personally would not RTV or seal anything since gaps and spaces between the door glass and other components may be intentional as heat insulation. 

 

As for the screws, McMaster-Carr, https://www.mcmaster.com/ , offers next day shipping and good prices on fasteners. Fastenal is another company, and has great customer service, you can bring the actual screw to and they should be able to match it. Slot screws, thankfully, arent as possible anymore because theyre a pain in the ass to deal with. God speed!

 

 

[circlew]

Sarah, I have a GE range service manual from the mid 70's, but it's at storage. Might be bringing some things back from there in the next couple weeks, so will look at it to see what it says concerning those issues.

You might also want to download the 1964 GE range technical guide, and the supplement for P*7 ovens, from "Automatic Ephemera" in the manuals & literature section on here.

 

[sarahperdue]

Thanks, all

I've taken the door apart before but if I recall correctly, two of the windows are sandwiched together in one unit. I might need to replace that. I'm not sure. And, of course, the manual is always a good idea
Sarah

 

[philcobendixduo]

I used to have a Hotpoint.....

.....double oven (electric) from 1967 that had a control panel similar to your GE.
As I recall, I just removed all the knobs from the control panel (they just pull off).
Then, there were 4-6 screws on the chrome trim around the glass control panel which I removed.
That allowed the chrome trim and glass to be removed from the oven.
Be careful to hold onto the glass so it doesn't fall out of the chrome frame.
This part HAD to be removable on the Hotpoint as there were 5 C7 light bulbs for illumination of the control panel.
Removing the panel was the only way to replace the bulbs (and clean the back side of the glass).
Hope yours is similar to the 1967 Hotpoint.

 

[sarahperdue]

Cool.

I like the control panel lights. I've never seen them on a P7, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. I do hope I can remove the chrome trim without pulling the whole oven out.
Sarah

 

[combo52]

Cleaning control panel glass

Hi Sarah, you do not have to remove the oven from the wall.

There are two little Phillips screws at the top edge of the control panel that need to be removed there are three small screws at the bottom edge that you can see you in the oven door is open remove those screws.

You’ve turned off the power of course, then you can tilt the whole control panel forward it’s quite involved to remove the glass but you can remove the clock assembly by removing four or 5/4 inch head screws and you can clean the area in front of the clock and behind the glass.

The glass is very durable markings on it you won’t clean the writing off of the glass .

When the panel is tilted down be careful to support it and not pull wires off any of the thermostats are other switches.

John

 

[sarahperdue]

Thanks, John.