Posted on 12/04/2018 6:10:00 PM PST by chrisser
Let me preface this by saying we live in a very rural area. Most of the year, our road and sometimes our driveway are impassable without 4wd and high traction tires. We also have no cell service. So getting a repair service out here or warranty work is basically not practical.
We bought this Maytag gas oven. We run it on propane. Bought it less than a year ago from Lowes and it's been nothing but problems. I've spent more in parts for it to get it working than what we originally paid for the oven (something like $350-400) and finally got it to work a few months ago after replacing the second ignitor. I've replaced the ignitor (twice), the gas control valve, and the touchpad/control board. Basically everything but the burners and the chassis. Tonight, my wife got an F1 error, which is either the touchpad, or the control board. Before it would just refuse to maintain a temperature.
I found some literature online that helped me troubleshoot it, and I'm getting pretty good at it.
But I'm frankly sick of dealing with it.
Is there anyone who makes a basic gas range that just works? Maybe one without all the electronic gizmos that are so unreliable? We don't need something fancy, but I'd like to get something new that I don't have to keep pulling out and taking apart.
Or maybe next time I should just buy two ranges and stick one in the garage to cannibalize for parts...
Speed Queen washers and dryers. No frills but a little rough on clothes.
As for ranges, avoid gadgets but finding one without such is impossible. We bought a new Frigidare and fired it up about two months ago Hope it lasts but the electronics in these things are just not up to the heat.
For small appliances, go to eBay. After getting tired of replacing coffeemakers every one to two years I went to eBay and bought a vintage, made in the USA, all stainless steel coffeemaker. Fifty years old and will probably last another fifty.
Whatever you do, don’t buy a Samsung refrigerator. We bought one and had problems with the ice maker right from the start. Towards the end of the one year warranty period, I filed a claim demanding a full refund. Samsung refused and tried three times to repair it.
The very nice salesperson at Sears said she never heard of Samsung taking an appliance back. After making a couple of calls to Samsung and moving a couple of steps up the food chain, I convinced them that I’d file a lawsuit for consumer fraud. Told them I would not need to hire an attorney and would demand a jury trial; and that they’d lose and likely have to pay punitive damages.
Also, told them they’s have to pay at least double the amount just to get an attorney to show up and defend them; that was before discovery, and that could get very expensive real fast.
They over-nighted a check in the full amount, including taxes and said to just keep the old unit which we donated to a charity.
If I was single, all I’d need for cooking is a combination countertop oven/toaster/air fryer, 2 induction burners, a wok and a two small pots. Could do everything I need.
My washer is 15 years old and I needed a repair.
The guy fixed it,cost about $120.00——and I said “I guess it’s time for a new one”
He told me to keep the current one because the new ones are VERY difficult to repair.
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Yep. Our Kenmore from the 60’s beats any flimsy piece of junk. You have to pay a couple thousand dollars to get anything new of any halfway decent quality.
Speed Queen washers and dryers are like that. Ours will last for many years after we’ll probably be gone.
Windy, speaking of Maytag washers, and purely mechanical ones, my aunt and uncle bought a Maytag washer after he came home from WW II. It was the old fashioned type with the rollers that squeezed the water out of the clothes so they could be hung up to dry.
Well, that washer lasted about 40 years until about 1986 and it was just worn out and not worth looking for parts. She insisted on another one and my uncle found one. It outlasted her. No bells and whistles on that thing. Lol
My Speed Queen is a front loader. Those types aren’t hard on clothes.
Wow, very nice! A restored vintage unit like that would be awesome in the right kitchen.
A solid set of reviews
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/appliances/gas-range-reviews/g4835/best-gas-ranges/
Viking is great but it’ll cost you
https://www.lehmans.com/category/stoves
What you seem to be in the market for:
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IDK but I am going to follow this...have the same issues myself. When I tried to buy a stove without all the electronics I was told I would have to buy a commercial stove. I have not looked at that yet. My sister in law is giving me an old cookstove but it sure didn’t work out when I got my last one. Washing machines are getting bizarre too, takes them forever to wash clothes and they have so many things to go wrong.
#20. I believe that Maytag is no longer a Made n America machine. They used to be indestructible. We had them in the 50’s and 60’s.
Stay away from anything with electronic bells and whistles. The electronics don't last long and when they fail, you will be told your model has been discontinued and parts are no longer available.
We just bought a new Fridgidare dishwasher from Menards on Black Friday. So far we have used it twice and both times the dishes came out dirty. Someone told us you have to wash the dishes before you put them in the new dishwashers because all they do is sterilize. What’s the point?
What is your power source? Grid? Inverter? Generator? Try putting a high quality line filter in the circuit.
I’m sure you’re aware, but I’ll tell you anyway. If you’re buying any gas appliance, they are likely set up for natural gas. If your using propane, you need a different size orifice. A tech might not be aware of that either. I’ve seen this many times in thermal electric generators that aren’t running well.
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