27 Dec
2006
27 Dec
'06
10:17 a.m.
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
On Christmas day, the lower element on our 26-year old
built-in
kitchen oven went out. Fortunately, we could finish cooking dinner
by using the upper broiler element, although it took much longer.
So I was faced with the issue of (a) replacing an older oven or (b)
repairing it. New ovens have electronic controls and can be as
complex to operate as a VCR. Our old oven has a mechanical clock and
simple controls.
I opted to order a new element. When thinking about what a hostile
environment oven controls live in (heat, moistore, grease, smoke), I
had nightmares of repairing a new all-electronic unit years down the
road.
I have the same feeling about automatic dishwashers and electronic
controls.
Cheers,
Chuck
We had a washing machine with an electronic controller. It was such a pain
that the replacement had to have a mechanical timer - vital if you live
somewhere with unreliable mains, the electronic ones reset on power off, a
mechanical one just picks up where it left off.
Jim.