If the Stove Oven Knob is NOT cracked but the shaft on the timer or temp control has broken or will not turn, you will need to buy a new Stove Oven temp or setting assembly. If your Stove Oven temp or setting assembly is the issue, see below. You can then begin using your oven/stove immediately. The new one you purchase will slide onto the shaft with ease and your oven/stove should be as good as new. Replacing the Stove Oven Knob should take merely seconds. Click here to see the page where all of the Stove Oven Knobs are listed and available for your oven/stove. The prices are relatively cheap ranging from $5 to $12 dollars depending on your brand of oven or stove. The knobs available are inexpensive and usually aftermarket but look the same and function the same as the original. Probably the easiest and cheapest way to buy a new dryer knob for your GE, Kenmore, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Electrolux, Hotpoint, or Maytag oven or stove is through Amazon. Whether this has worked or not, it is best to purchase a new one for your stove or oven as the repair you just made will not usually hold for long. Once the glue is dry, slide the Stove Oven Knob back onto the shaft. Hold the plastic together for the amount of time the epoxy instructions advise you. Apply the epoxy to the cracked area of the knob and hold it together while drying with a pair of needle nose pliers. To attempt to fix the cracked or broken plastic knob yourself, you can use epoxy glue. This should make it possible to cook in the meantime. Get a firm grip and turn the pliers in the direction (HIGH or LOW temp) to set the temperature to the appropriate heat.

But first, to get the stove or oven to work for now to cook, get a pair of pliers, remove the knob, and grab the temperature knob shaft. We will tell you how to go about ordering a new one below. Replacing your Stove Oven Knob is super easy. How do i go about with a replacement? Do I need the knob or the part that controls the actual temperature? I have to cook food for many people ASAP. I pulled the plastic knob off and the piece that the timer shaft goes through is broken. I just turned the knob on my GE stove/oven and the temp knob is just spinning and not turning.

Hotpoint stove knob replacement