Mr. B is going to come to my house tomorrow to go over the appliances with me online. I am relieved. He and his wife just 10 months ago replaced all of the appliances in his house. He said the quality these days is crap, and not to expect the new stuff to last as long as what we currently have. Our house is 14 yo and the only appliance we have replaced is the dishwasher, and the only one we have had serviced is the refrigerator, to replace the waterline in the icemaker i think once or twice. No problems with the oven or the cooktop. i called a few places to get quotes on cooktops and in the process learned that a 5 burner would necessitate some pop up vent situation that was going to cost the same as the dang cooktop itself! ain’t doing that! that guy told me that jennaire is the only one who makes a 5 burner with a built in vent, and gave me a quote on that, so i will check with Mr. B about that.
the other issue we have been having, and Mr. B is on the way to the house now to check it out with his electrician, is that we have recessed lighting in the kitchen and the lights burn out CONSTANTLY. we wonder if it’s something with the wiring. Same problem in the master bath. No other rooms appear to have that problem. It’s maddening, bc xshub has been buying those bulbs by the case and needs to switch out 1-2 at least every other week. can’t be right.
Great that he is going to help you with appliances - and I agree that appliances are not what they used to be. My Mother went through several refrigerators while still in warranty - finally got one that worked!
I have an electric Jennaire 5 burner cooktop ,and a regular overhead vent hood-5 burners are nice when there is lots of cooking on holidays here, but it is NOT worth the extra $$$ for the extra burner-I won’t buy one of those for the next house, unless I plan to open a catering service-I’ll settle for a 4 burner plain vanilla brand cooktop for less, and be twice as happy...
I’ve got to go deliver-and hopefully collect-on these invoices-back later...
You need 5 burners to make cereal for your guests? ;-)
We just completed the appliance cycle with the new fridge. Got it in 1997 when we got married. Replaced the washer/dryer and stove in the previous 2 years. About 15 years for each.
I don’t expect as much from the new ones.
Dont thnk ive replaced more rhan 3 lights in 3 years, minus the bathrooms.
Did have to replace a lightswitch..