Looking for Kelvinator Stove Parts in Cincinnati or online leads!

[kelvinatorgal]

Hi!
The small front burner of my Kelvinator Model ER-467 Serial Number 105340 stove is not working and I need a replacement. Am also looking for insulators for the oven that have broken. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I love this old stove!
Thank you,
Kim

 

[kelvinatorgal]

Anyone out there?

Chocolate pie gets a ton of responses but no help with appliance parts from folks who "love" appliances! Is a Kelvinator a dirty word on this site? Still would like some leads for a small front replacement burner. Thanks to anyone that responds. I will list recipes next!

 

[combo52]

Old Kelvinator Electric Stove Parts

A picture of the bad top element would help, even people like me who actually repair appliances may not know actually which element fits a ER-467, also on the oven insulators what size are they, the picture is helpful but there are several different size insulators that look about the same in a picture, also how many of these would you need?

 

[norgeway]

Pics would help...

Of the stove and elements, I believe the top units would be two wire Chromalox units, like Norge and several others used, Kelvinator made some very good stuff!

 

[norgeway]

Correction..

Two COIL three wire Chromalox top units!

 

[kelvinatorgal]

Pictures of Burner

Thank you for your help! Here is a photo of the underside. I still do not know where to purchase one.

 

[combo52]

6" Cromolox Surface Element

These were fairly popular elements at one time, I would have good used ones for sure and maybe even a new one, Larry at Modern Parts in Ohio also would probably have new ones.  Are you sure this one is bad, you could also have a bad switch.

 

Modern Parts # 216-661-6966

 

[kelvinatorgal]

Photo of oven coils

This might help in knowing the size. I still need to actually measure them. Two are broken but I would purchase a couple of extras if available!!

 

[norgeway]

That first

Unit is just as I thought, the old three wire Chromalox, the extra wire is a ground, these have seven heat switches and change heat settings by sending different voltages..120 or 240 thru all or different coils , the bake unit should also be fairly easy to re string, you buy the nichrome heating element wire and pull it thru the insulators, also, you can replace the old style bake unit with a modern rod type used in newer ranges, this would probably be your best bet, start going to old appliance/furniture stores, and thake those elements with you, seeing is always better than giving model numbers to someone who may have never seen a range that old.

 

[rp2813]

It looks to me like the broken nichrome heating element for the bake unit has broken before.  There's an insulator missing on the left end (you can see where it was), which suggests that the wire has been shortened as a result of a previous break near the fastening screw.   Also, the tightness of the coil creates temperature differences in the wire itself.  Another tell tale sign of a band-aid repair is the stretching of the coil in the third row up.  I think this would cause uneven heating even though the assembly has an integrated diffuser panel typical of open coil designs.

 

If insulators are available and you want to re-wire the element, be sure to buy an extra insulator to replace the missing one, and enough wire to account for the additional length you'll need to thread it through the replaced insulator. 

 

I can relate to the process of re-wiring the element to keep the stove original, but as Hans has indicated, a new style calrod bake element can be made to order if you so choose.  Just a few years ago I was able to get one at my local independent appliance parts retailer for a 1949 Westinghouse bake element that went bad, and the price was reasonable.  There was a one-day turn-around.  If you go this route, which is a lot less work, be sure they include spacers with the coil to keep it from contacting the oven bottom.  Take the old element in with you so they'll know the type of connector the new one will need.