The Cellar - View Single Post - Why you should not buy all your appliances at once

Lamplighter · 10-09-2012, 08:59 PM

I just had a repairman to come out to see what was wrong with a Kenmore oven.

He asked me to kill the power to it while he started taking it apart.
Then he suddenly said to turn it back ON, and he reversed,
putting parts and wires back together, as before.
Total elapsed time... 90 seconds.

He then called me in to show me how to set the oven timer,
and showed me that when the "start clock" button was pushed IN, the "manual" oven control was disabled.
Total elapsed time... 3 minutes.

He then smiled and wrote up my VISA card tab for $65.
Total elapsed time... 11 minutes.

(Actually, I am

, because anything more might have meant replacing
the entire stove and built-in hood which has been in use since 1988.)

10-09-2012, 08:59 PM	#18
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I just had a repairman to come out to see what was wrong with a Kenmore oven. He asked me to kill the power to it while he started taking it apart. Then he suddenly said to turn it back ON, and he reversed, putting parts and wires back together, as before. Total elapsed time... 90 seconds. He then called me in to show me how to set the oven timer, and showed me that when the "start clock" button was pushed IN, the "manual" oven control was disabled. Total elapsed time... 3 minutes. He then smiled and wrote up my VISA card tab for $65. Total elapsed time... 11 minutes. (Actually, I am , because anything more might have meant replacing the entire stove and built-in hood which has been in use since 1988.)