GE XL44 Oven Igniter replacement
The other day my daughter was trying to bake a flan - her very first attempt in our oven and the oven would not heat up and thus started this DIY repair. Scrolled through a few videos on youtube and learnt that the most common problem is a burnt igniter. Did not do much of a diagnbosis if that was the case here but on hunch started to take the oven apart to see if I can get to the igniter. First step is to remove the door. Just open it a little and then slide up or pull up towards you in order to remove it. It just slides up from the two brackets on either side. There are no screws or anything securing the door. The door is heavy so make sure to grab is firmly on both sides. Then remove the metal drawers or shelves and also slide out the bottom compartment. There are tow screws at the back, remove those with a flat head screw driver. Once off remove the bottom cover. Pull up the cover from the back of the oven a little, pivoting it on the front edge and then slowly dis...