4

We have an older Whirlpool electric stove. (Model # RS6750XVN) One of the burners isn't working and when I lifted the top off I found a different type of receptacle. Three of the receptacles look like this:

enter image description here

The 4th broken receptacle looks like this:

enter image description here

What is the name and/or function of the part that the arrow is pointing to? It looks like the yellow wires used to attach to it...will there be a problem is I buy a normal receptacle replacement kit, run the two wires to it, and skip that end part? Thanks for the help!

Here are some more photos with the part detached:

enter image description here

enter image description here

enter image description here

rartorata
  • 542
  • 1
  • 12
user26686
  • 41
  • 2

2 Answers2

2

The broken part is a thermal fuse. Here is a link to the part

You should be able to pull the broken parts out of the end of the wires. They are just simple spade terminals.

Tester101
  • 133,087
  • 80
  • 327
  • 617
longneck
  • 21,448
  • 4
  • 52
  • 80
-2

It is hard to say, but it looks like it is bolted to the metal frame, so I think it may be the ground for the frame. Okay now that you have more pictures Longneck is correct. It was hard to tell from the first angle.

WarLoki
  • 996
  • 5
  • 12