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01-03-2018, 03:25 PM | #1 |
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Look at this BS. This is the $1K GE gas range that is otherwise pretty good.
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01-04-2018, 12:48 AM | #2 | |
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Every time I see a news story about how someone's natural gas stove, heater, fireplace, etc., has blown the ever-lovin' shit out of their house - or an entire neighborhood block! - I'm extremely thankful I have an all-electric house. |
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01-04-2018, 06:28 AM | #3 |
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Og like cook in fire pit or eat raw. Actually I have an all electric house as well. With a tight house suffocation is a thing as well as blowing shit up.
Right there with you on controls glatt. So far I like everything about my Subaru except the music interface, give me knobs and buttons. I would hope that hipsters would start demanding these things, of course they pay a premium.
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01-03-2018, 04:03 PM | #4 |
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That is an abomination. UI is simply not considered for products like this. Now I'm angry too.
The only thing that would be worse is if, to reach this control panel, you have to reach directly across a set of gas burners that may be lit. Don't tell me, I already know. |
01-03-2018, 04:18 PM | #5 |
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Have you checked for those places that refurbish the old stoves?
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01-03-2018, 05:28 PM | #6 |
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01-03-2018, 09:57 PM | #7 |
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I googled it and there are quite a few of them, but the Prices I saw would give you apoplexy.
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01-03-2018, 09:13 PM | #8 |
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Habitat for Humanity Store ReStore Joe's Used Appliance and Ottoman Emporium Come on man, I plumbed and installed my own gas range, installed a backsplash from a different range and didn't even make the news. You gave birth to a flippin bandsaw. You can do this.
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01-04-2018, 10:51 AM | #9 |
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Well, duh. Feature, not bug. Who wants to eat live turkey?
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01-04-2018, 10:57 AM | #10 |
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Canary in the coalmine ??
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01-04-2018, 05:55 PM | #11 |
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Move the bird out the gas...
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05-04-2018, 02:03 PM | #12 |
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My wife woke up first this morning, went downstairs, and wondered why it was so hot. Then she walked into the kitchen and the oven was turned on and hot.
My iPhone was also turned on when I woke up. I know that happens when the power flickers. If the phone is turned off and plugged in to the charging cord, the phone powers back on. Same thing happens if it's turned off while plugged in, and the power comes back on. So now I'm wondering if our old oven also turned on in the middle of the night (3:30am because I remember something woke me up then, and a vibrating phone on the bedside bookcase would do that.) The plastic membrane cover over the touch pad has a crack in it. All this is to say that we should really buy a new range shortly. |
05-04-2018, 05:33 PM | #13 |
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Or you can wait for the insurance company to buy you one after the fire. A stove turning itself on in the middle of the night of when you're not home is absolutely unacceptable. That should never be possible.
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05-04-2018, 09:22 PM | #14 | |
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This could be a major design fault. For example, electronics must have a seperate circuit (often called a watchdog timer) that forces everything off if an electronics failure is detected. I can personally cite some industrial equipment I redesigned because such required functions were missing. In one case, all valves opened simultaneously - that should and must never happen. (In this case, fortunately only birds were killed.) So, you may not have to pay for anything. If any electronics could open valves (and ignite gas), then GE may pay for everything (to keep you quiet). Critically important is to know up front what exists. Then define what would have failed to let that stove power on. Know that stuff before legal powers take over. |
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05-04-2018, 06:44 PM | #15 |
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