My electric range is a 40-yr-old Sears Kenmore, drop-in model; the original from when the house was built. The coating on the four burners was starting to wear thin, creating an occasional spark when I'd set a pan on them. Scary. :-/ I was concerned about being able to find new burners for a stove that old. These that I ordered from Sears Parts Direct seem to work fine. The prongs are different from the original in that they curl around, whereas the original burners had flat rectangular prongs. Was hoping that wouldn't be a problem; plugged them into place today and have been cooking. Seems to be fine; big relief. The instructions say to turn off the power at the circuit and unplug the stove before installing, as a precaution. I turned off the circuit, but wasn't able to unplug the stove because it's a drop-in and I think it plugs in behind the stove; not reachable. But power off at the circuit was good advice. All went well. If I hadn't been able to find these burners, I would have needed a new stove. That would be another problem. A couple years ago, I looked into getting a new drop-in range, but Sears no longer makes that model, and another brand I looked at wouldn't have fit into the space. Nothing would have fit without some remodeling of that area, not something I care to do right now. So finding these burners solves a big problem for me. Thank you Sears Parts! Thanks for supporting those of us who still like our old appliances.
Karin, California East Bay Area
