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Can anyone help ID this particular person's slide-in range? I'm trying to give them some long-distance assistance.

Person says there is no identifying manufacturer tags on the unit. Pictures show an odd logo on the bottom drawer / warming tray. I thought that logo would be easy to locate via online reverse image searches - but no such luck.

I've found a few online photos of a Kenmore Elite model that somewhat matches the front control panel in question, but the cooktop burners' layout don't match.

The layout of the cooktop burners seems fairly unique as well, but no online image search engines can come up with a match.

You shouldn't need a reddit login just to go view the discussion thread at the shared link. But in case you're leery of reddit, I'm attaching relevant pics from the reddit discussion thread.



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Hi! Thanks for responding.

In the reddit discussion thread, I asked them to look in both the oven cavity and in the lower storage (or warming) drawer. They answered that there was nothing. I too find that highly improbable.

What really puzzles me is that weird logo (the 3rd of 3 pics in my original post here). It doesn't match anything I've ever seen in many years of dealing with kitchen appliance repairs. Of course I'm in USA, and the unit in question is somewhere in Canada.

Unfortunately, without a mfg/model number, it doesn't appear that this unit can be properly ID'ed. The Sears PartsDirect site is useless for doing visual searches. Without a model number, it's next to impossible to navigate it.
 
The burner layout is essentially identical to our GE. And, ours has a GE logo in the same location as that "C1" logo.
The style of the handles is different, as is the layout of the control panel. But, could it be something made by GE for the Canadian market?

Barry
 
Barry,

Any chance you could post a pic of your GE cooktop burner layout (as well as the model number of your GE)? What I don't understand is that the person in the reddit thread says that they *did* find some sort of warning label that said 'Sears' on it. What does 'Sears' have to do with 'GE'?

Thanks much to you and all who have responded so far.

I could respond faster, but I keep getting a message on this site that as a new poster, I can't submit faster than once every 30 minutes or so.
 
Here you go, Don.
Sorry it's not a better picture. The markings on our stovetop don't seem to be as pronounced as on the other one. And, I kept getting a lot of reflections and stuff.
Please ignore the fact that it needs cleaning!

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Model tags on ranges are often affixed to the frame of the oven cavity or the lower/storage drawer cavity, visible when the door or drawer is open.  The tag should reasonably be visible to a servicer without requiring moving or disassembling the appliance, although that isn't always the case.

Perhaps on the underside of the front edge of the cooktop?

Sears doesn't manufacture anything.  All Kenmore appliaces are sourced from the various major manufacturers, thus the conjecture that GE manufactured the range of question for Sears.  The leading digits of Kenmore model numbers, before the period (syntax of xxx.xxxxxxxxx), is a code for the source manufacturer.

I believe the 30-min delay in repeat postings applies to non-upgraded board users (your user profile says you registered a bit more than 2 years ago, so not so much a new user).

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I believe that most GE electric stove model numbers begin with JS, so I believe that this is a GE stove. Also the way the frame of the lower drawer kind of flares out on the sides is just like the way my GE stove’s lower drawer is and the glass cooktop looks like a GE smooth-top stove too.

Eddie
 
Looks like the glass top of my GE inducton stove. The stickers are probably right as I mentioned across the top frame of the drawer area which you can't really see standing up, you have to crouch down or get on your knees.. Canada eh. well I don't recall seeing that logo before. Maybe Paul or someone else has.
 
I've requested the person in Canada who was requesting an ID of their range (on a reddit forum) to double-check the bottom storage drawer for a mfg/model number tag.

This is per a comment by petek ...

"The stickers are probably right as I mentioned across the top frame of the drawer area which you can't really see standing up, you have to crouch down or get on your knees."

Awaiting an update from Canada regarding success or failure.
 
I've never seen that brand logo in Canada before. However I do have a theory for your mystery.

Before Sears closed up shop in Canada about 5 years ago, they used to sell some of their damaged/returned Kenmore appliances by the truckload to third parties I believe. Before they would sell them however, they would remove all Kenmore brand labels. So you would see these appliances at auctions all the time that either had no brand label anymore or it was physically scratched out. I presume they did this so people who bought them couldn't go back and try and get warranty service from Sears maybe?

My guess is this stove was one of those, maybe purchased by a used appliance dealer who fixed them up and stuck their own custom label on it.

I took a look at some Kenmore Elite slide in ranges online and you are right, the control panel is identical. Yes the burners look different but it could have been a model year change or perhaps it was sold with a broken glass top and so the used appliance dealer stuck on a glass top from a different stove. As such, my guess is this was originally a Kenmore Elite range.

Would also explain why (if in fact) there is no model plate anymore.

No idea who made Kenmore Elite ranges for Sears. I know some ranges were made by Electrolux so that might be a guess?

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James, that is an excellent explanation for what (likely) happened here. It sure explains away most of the identification oddities we've run into. Thank you so much for providing this information.

I feel bad for the guy who inherited this "incognito" range from the previous owner. Anything to save a buck always ends up costing somebody else more time or money later on down the line.

I've yet to hear back from him regarding our request to double-check for a mfg/model tag. Based on your description of these back-alley sales, I fully expect there won't be any useful ID forthcoming.
 
Here is a link to GE parts listing for model number JS750SF3SS. This is the model number on the left hand edge of the bottom drawer frame. The range looks just like the OP photo, save the C1 badge instead of the GE badge and the handles on the oven door and bottom drawer also the control panel on the OP lacks knobs, but this is basically the same range otherwise. This a convection range so perhaps the CI is for “convection”?

I believe this range was manufactured by GE.

Eddie

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