

You will likely need to open the oven door completely to reach them. Just under that lip, you will find two screws securing the cooktop to the oven firmly. This will reveal a lip made by the stove. The next step is to get that glass cooktop lifted so you can work underneath.

If you can’t reach it, flip the breaker that powers your stove, instead. Pull your stove’s power cable, if you can reach it. The first step in any electrical repair is to stop the flow of electricity to the appliance so there’s no risk of electrocution or shock injury, and no risk of causing electrical damage to the appliance.

Replacing a burner on an electric stove is, by definition, an electrical repair. This guide will walk you step-by-step through the process of replacing a radiant surface element (burner) on the typical glass top stove design. You’ll need to get underneath the glass and remove the attached element in order to troubleshoot or replace it. That’s why it’s called a radiant surface element instead of just a burner in repair guides. This is because the burner, or heating element, is below the glass instead of on top of the stove surface. But with a glass top stove, replacing a broken burner is much more challenging. A broken burner can easily be swapped out with plug-and-play simplicity. With a traditional electric stove, all you have to do is swap out burners in sockets to troubleshoot or even repair a faulty burner. You have the whole stove to work with and far less iron to soak or scrub. Cooking with a glass top stove is not like any other electric (or gas) stove experience.
