Bake Element Wiring-Newbie ? and Mistake

[chiltech500]

Made a typical dumb mistake and didn't take a picture of the wiring on the old bake element to be replaced.  I only observed a yellow and a black wire going into each of the the male connectors.  After unscrewing the wires coming from the range to the male connectors there were actually 3 wires, 1 yellow and 2 black. I believe one black wire was hiding under the yellow wire based on the shape of the bends.

My guess was I coupled a yellow and black wire on one male connector and the 3rd black wire to the other side male connector.  The element heats up.  I called GE and they were of no help and info video's I have watched show only 2 wires to connectors.

 

Can anyone help ,e?

 

 

 

[chiltech500]

Made a typical dumb mistake and didn't take a picture of the wiring on the old bake element to be replaced.  I only observed a yellow and a black wire going into each of the the male connectors.  After unscrewing the wires coming from the range to the male connectors there were actually 3 wires, 1 yellow and 2 black. I believe one black wire was hiding under the yellow wire based on the shape of the bends.

My guess was I coupled a yellow and black wire on one male connector and the 3rd black wire to the other side male connector.  The element heats up.  I called GE and they were of no help and info video's I have watched show only 2 wires to connectors.

 

Can anyone help ,e?

 

 

 

[Budget Appliance Repair]

Can't give a for sure answer with no model number but most likely the two black wires went to one terminal and the yellow to the other.

With the way you have it wired now you may find that the broil element doesn't work - the second black wire may go up to one of the broil element terminals, (on older ranges one leg of the bake and broil element is always hot - that would be the black wire).

Thinking about if it is wired this way the broil element may still work as it would be getting the one always hot leg thru the bake element but the bake element maybe heating when the broil element is on.