busterbill wrote:Unfortunately for you, if your stove is in the 25-30 year old range it just might last forever.
I expect as much. I figure it'll be replaced when the oven door falls off, and that doesn't appear to be on the horizon, either.
busterbill wrote:About 15 years ago, give or take, "high tech" electronics and computerized gizmos designed on the cutting edge have taken 2 of my stoves down. Two of my oven's computerized touch screen thermostat controls died and were deemed too expensive to fix. While one burner on the 3rd range just refused to turn off. It was one of those safety featured, push in then turn electronic ignition knobs.
And that's why, even with my kvetching, I'm fine with what I've got. I'm no Luddite, but I can't see how computerizing a stove is an improvement; it's just a
stove, fercryinoutloud, not a bloody spaceship. Trading simple knobs for an obscure learning curve and fragility is not the way forward.
busterbill wrote:So I guess the current life expectancy of a stove is 5 years.
Which only reinforces my argument against over-engineering these things. People call planned obsolescence "just business", but I believe unnaturally forcing the market is a bad road in the bigger economic picture; it clearly holds customer loyalty and confidence to be of little value, which is short-sighted; and it only contributes to waste, which is irresponsible.
busterbill wrote:My latest trick when purchasing an appliance it to ask a repair person at a busy repair service, "What's the brand name you service the least?" Which here in the past two years led me to LG. Fingers crossed
That's a good tactic. I agree that LG tends to be a good, reliable brand; on recommendation I too got myself a couple of LG appliances, and so far they've been holding up quite well.
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