GE Appliances JT5000SFSS how to replace the oven light bulb
When the oven light does not work and the bulb is loose or has failed.
Steps
SHOCK OR BURN HAZARD: Before replacing oven light bulb, disconnect the electrical power to the oven at the main fuse or circuit breaker panel. Failure to do so may result in electric shock or burn.
Marked WARNING by the manufacturer Source: Care and Cleaning: Maintenance, p. 13
- Disconnect power at the main fuse or circuit breaker panel.
- Remove the oven racks.
BURN HAZARD: The glass cover and bulb should be removed when cool. Touching hot glass with bare hands or a damp cloth can cause burns.
Marked CAUTION by the manufacturer Source: Care and Cleaning: Maintenance, p. 13
- Slide a flat blade screwdriver between the housing and the glass light cover.
- Support the glass light cover with two fingers so it does not fall to the bottom of the oven.
- Gently twist the screwdriver blade to loosen the cover without chipping the oven coating, then remove the cover.
- Grasp the bulb firmly and slide it straight out until the two prongs clear the ceramic holder.
- Hold the new bulb with a clean towel or facial tissue, prongs down. Align the two prongs in the ceramic holder and press gently until the bulb is seated.
- Slide the protective lens into the holder and push until the clips snap into the housing.
- Reconnect power.
Touching the new bulb glass with your fingers makes the bulb fail when it lights.
Source: Care and Cleaning: Maintenance Source: Care and Cleaning: Maintenance, p. 13
Used for
Other JT5000SFSS procedures
- How to set the clockTo set or reset the time of day, for example after a power outage.
- How to lock or unlock the oven controlsTo keep the touch pads from starting anything.
- How to run Steam CleanTo clean small spills at a lower temperature than Self Clean.
- How to run Self CleanWhen the oven needs the very high temperatures of Self Clean. Steam Clean handles small spills.
- How to adjust the oven temperatureWhen the oven bakes too hot or too cold after the first few uses.
- How to turn Auto Recipe Conversion on or offTo control whether the oven converts a standard recipe temperature for convection baking.
- How to set Sabbath modeBefore cooking on the Sabbath or a holiday.
- How to remove and replace an oven rackTo take a flat rack out for washing or to change its position.
- How to remove and replace the oven doorTo reach the oven interior for cleaning or to straighten a door that sits crooked.
Sources
- Owner's Manual, Convection Built-In Electric Wall Ovens JK5000, JT5000, JK5500 and JT5500. GE Appliances. Document 49-80722, revision Printed 03-14, 2014-03, 32 pages, en-US. images.salsify.com (PDF). Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.