[header] How to replace an oven element [title] Turn off the power to the oven. [step] Before you change out the defective element, you'll need to temporarily disable the electricity flowing to it. Head to your home's main circuit breaker and find the switch corresponding to the oven. 
Flip it to the " off " position to disable the power. You may find 2 individual breakers , 1 for each of the 120-volt fuses that powers the oven.