Kitchen Gas Appliances - gas wall oven-glass not in place

The outside glass of the window of my wall oven is "unglued"-I think that the seal is broken. I was told that the seals break after a period of time (my oven is at least 22 years old). The inside glass is still intact. I am not using my oven because I don't think it's safe. I believe I should take the door to an appliance repair shop (it's a Kenmore), but I can't figure out how to remove the door. Than you, Karen

Hello Karen. Welcome to the Gas Appliances topic.

Take off the oven door(s) by opening the door partially. There will be a position, about 3-4 inches from the closed position, where the door will remain partially opened.

Grasp the door on the sides. Do not use the handle. Then lift the door straight up wards. Doing so will remove the door from the lever arms. Some easy and careful rocking left to right may help.

Some oven doors have levers on the door which must be raised first, before the door can be raised up and lifted off.

Do not close the lever arms once the door is removed. Leave them in the partially opened position. Reinstall the door by allowing the door to slide down onto the levers.

Hope this helps...:)

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Because I could not remove the door, I called a handyman, Peter, who is on call today at the local newspaper he writes a column for and he told me that removing the door should be easy, but it is not. He said it may be rusty because of the age. Because of the age, most parts are not available, including the manual. Therefore, if any parts break while trying to remove the door, the oven may become useless. I did not think I could use the oven for safety reasons even though the inside glass is intact, but Peter told me he believes it is safe and I will lose only a small amount of heat. If I find the right person who can remove the door, if the six retaining clips are not in the door, is there a creative way of using something similar to these clips (these are not available)? I have two choices: use the oven the way it is although when I sell the house I will have to replace the oven or see if the door can be removed and hope the retainers are in the door. What is the likelihood that the retainer clips are in the door and did not rust and disintegrate? I appreciate your input. Thank you

Hello: Karen

If the clips and/or seals are not available at any local retail appliance parts stores in your area, but the glass is still intact, you can continue to use the oven as it is.

Some oven doors do have levers on the brackets which must be lifted up to release the lock on the door brackets before the door will lift up wards and off. That oven may be of this type.

If you do not want to risk any further damage to the door, brackets and/or glass, leave it as it is. No harm done.

If you're planning to move in the near future and will have to replace the appliance anyway before the home sells, might consider buying a new appliance soon. Use the new appliance yourself until then...:thumbup:

:mad: I have GE double wall oven (model # JKS2600J1BG). Its one of the glass (Part # WB36X55) is broken. It is not available with GE or any other comany.

Can anyone suggest me what to do?