10.19.2008

How Long Does a Stove Oven Last?

The lower oven died on me the other day. Just as I was finishing up on mixing the Blueberry muffin batter, I noticed that the oven temperature was fluctuating. Uh-oh, bad timing! Good thing I have the upper oven. But then it was smaller so I had to adjust the temperature so the muffins will not burn. So how long are stove ovens supposed to last? Well, given that I probably use my oven more than average, maybe it was time. I guess I should consider myself lucky. Can you imagine it happening during Thanksgiving week? Now I will have to troubleshoot and find out what part needs to be replaced. I'll do the easy part and if needed, dh will help out. Hey, if I can assemble a computer from scratch and troubleshoot a machine as big as a room, what's an easy oven troubleshooting, right?

9 comments:

  1. Wow!alam mong magrepair ng mga appliances Barb and mag assemble ng comp from scratch,ang galing mo talaga.Hope na maok na ang oven mo para makapagluto ka ng masasarap na pagkain on thanksgiving day dyan sa inyo.Have a nice Sunday!

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  2. LOL Amor, I don't know how to repair appliances but I can usually figure out what's wrong if it's easy. Everything is expensive nowadays and I don't want to spend $ unless I have to.

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  3. It all depends on how old your oven is as to whether or not you should have it repaired. Is it gas or electric? If it's really old, it would probably be better to buy a new one then fix it.

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  4. we have more than 20 years old over mareng barb, but still working good, but need to replace the handle.

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  5. yeah you are right lucky na hindi pa thanksgiving.

    my EC got deleted. most of my blogs sad2x wink*

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  6. pagkaganitong troubleshoot nagpapanic talaga ako kaya I end up stopping what I'm doing. You know, not really familiar in the kitchen. I'm just starting to explore hehehe.

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  7. Wonder Mom ka talaga. Anything goes lalo na sa troubleshooting. Sa tingin ko anything will last pag ikaw ang nag-alaga. Hehehe

    Cheer-up! wink*

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  8. They used to last longer, my mother's oven is almost 25 yrs. old and she just had to replace it. Mine needed a part after only 5 years. Grrr!

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  9. i'm not sure how long an oven lasts... always been living in apartments. i once burnt chocolate chip cookies, caused so much smoke :) i dont know how to cook... you're amazing though, knowing how to troubleshoot!

    good thing it didnt happen right at thanksgiving too!

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