"msrobins" > wrote:
> We moved into our "new" old house. The cooktop is a 1967 GE electric
> coil. It looks like it was made yesterday! Anyway- I can't seem to
> pull and remove the coils to get to the pan & ring to remove them for
> cleaning. Any tips? Thanks!

Don't try to hard to remove them... in general, GE ranges of that era had
non-removable surface elements. They are hard wired into place. I don't
believe GE started using plug-in elements until around the early 1970s. The
elements may tilt or pull up enough to get the trim ring and drip pan out
for cleaning, but that's about it. The elements can be removed, but only by
disconnecting the wires from the element by removing attachment screws.

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