I have a 50s model [could be late 40s] push-button General Electric, electric stove. For each of the four burners, not all of the temperature-controlling buttons work. Where can I find the manual for repair of these older model electric stoves? I would like to be able to diagnose the problem myself, take the stove apart myself, then go about finding the needed replacement parts.

Cottonfields - You can gontact the GE ELECTRIC RANGE FACTORY and give them the information that you have on the range, and tell them what you need, Im sure that they can come up with what you need , Contact a stor that sells GE APPLIANCES and they will pribly be able to give you the information you need to cintact the GE FACTORY :: Good luck on your project. I have done a few of them like you have got ;; GOD BLESS F.B.E.

I've used these guys Thermostats rebuilt, Thermostats restored  (http://www.antiquestoves.com/toac/thermostats.htm) to rebuild an antique gas oven thermostat for me.

KeepItSimple,

Appreciate your reply ~ the Old Appliance Club site you gave is GReaT, I'm very glad to know about it... eXCePt that it only seems to apply to gas stoves... and mine is Electric! So, I'm still looking for a site that gives help for older model Electric Stoves. Thanks again.

CF:

School tends to teach what to think, now how to think and people expect things to be handed down on a silver plattter.

I'd like you to look at the link again and look for the words: "OVEN Thermostats Rebuilt (antique Gas or Electric)"

Pay particular attention to the word "Electric"

If you explore the links, you will find a lot more than meets the eye.

Think of it as a portal for information. I would have not given you the link if I didn't think it was appropriate.

KISS

Cottonfields- i do believe that you are so very wrong, you do not believe the answer i i gave you and the reply was out of oprder, now i could give you a way that you could get stuff and ionformsation from ( ge ) and for your information ( i have redone a buncjh of the old ge electric ranges and i got parts from ge< to give you a little side info< the push buttons that were up on the top council ,they controlled the cook eyes and also the oven< they were small white push in buttons < if you know anything about elevctric you don't even need a diagram< as to the ge repairmen ,the older group that have over time worked on the older type ge ranges <if you could find one .yes they could help ( someone that has a long time ago redone the old ge ranges and {did} get parts from ge factory f.b.e.

After perusing the website link given by KSS and not finding anything on the site relative to the issue I posted about, I contacted this website directly, to which I received the following reply: "We are sorry, but we do not deal in antique electric stoves, except to rebuild a very few thermostats."

Since the problem I posted about is with the push-buttons that control the temperature of the burners [& not the oven thermostat], I am still hoping to find a manual for repairing the older model electric stoves, and/or a site that repairs the components of the burners' push-buttons.