Stove is starting to go. as well as everything else
By suspenseful
@suspenseful (40193)
Canada
February 22, 2013 10:46am CST
I am in a pickle. My front room Tv went first, need a new projector lamp and the last time I bought one, it did not last that long and now it is the same price as a small black and white Tv (designed for people with myopia.) Now the led light on my oven has gone and the convection part no longer works. Waiting until the stove top gives out and the oven. So far no good. I have money saved up but that is for something else and I also have the basement to do, and have almost enough.
So was wondering, how long does a stove last? I consider that part of the kitchen equipment and it is the oldest in the house besides the front room tv.
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10 responses
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
22 Feb 13
Sorry to hear that.. Seems your having problems like people do with cars. When something goes bad, everything slowly goes bad. Hope things get better for you there. Take care..
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
24 Feb 13
That's for sure. One thing goes wrong in my house and everything fails. I am waiting for the third thing. Oops it already has a, my Tv. I sure hope the stove lasts long enough to pay for the new one.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
25 Feb 13
Maybe the toaster. I also have a bread maker, but for me it would be the stove top.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Feb 13
Same here, was the blender here, then a few days later the microwave. Whats next?
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
23 Feb 13
I could try, but it would probably be the same age as the one I got now. I do not want to buy a cheap stove and am not into getting a gas stove, because even though I like adjusting the flame, I hate the yellow stain it leaves on the ceiling. So I will have to see about getting a new one in about four or more years.
@blackrusty (3519)
• Mexico
23 Feb 13
ok good luck i hope that it last you that long
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
23 Feb 13
That is how much it would take for me to save enough money, depending on if nothing else happens in the meantime except what I expected already. (Am already saving for the basement, the new TV, and the new Ipad and the new battery for the computer). The trouble is with me, something goes wrong.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
22 Feb 13
It could last quite awhile yet. I wouldn't worry about it until it does give out, if I were you. If you can, you might see about having it repaired, since it still heats up. Convection fan and a light could mean just a wire that needs to be replaced.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
27 Feb 13
I have friends who could do that. Trouble is then I would want it done right away. I think I will wait a little while later until I get enough money to pay for it. Then again, it might not be worth it. It is already fifteen years old and if the repairs cost over one hundred dollars that would be one tenth of the price and it would not last another five years.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
23 Feb 13
I am hoping it does. The trouble is that the warranty ran out. The stove is the oldest appliance in the house besides the freezer and all I have to do with the later is to defrost it once the year. I will have see whether replacing the fan and the led would work. I used to have a convection/microwave but gave it away, but that was years ago. Maybe I should have kept it. And I do not want to get one of those ones that sit on the counter, no room. I can figure out how long it heats without needing the led light. I do not know how much it would cost, i have to figure the labor, moving the stove, getting under it, etc.
@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
23 Feb 13
My first range came with the house. It was 14 years old then, and had problems, but it worked.
I replaced it in 1999 with the remodel. I have since replaced those TWICE.
Granted, the CATS killed them, they took out the electronics, all this stuff is just too computerized!
I got this one from freecycle, while it has electronic ignition, it doesn't have everything electronic and the stuff isn't in the back panel where the cats can kill it easier.
So, my first one, with problems lasted 30ish years, the rest... about 6. Of course, you don't have stove killing cats either.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
24 Feb 13
Am I relieved! My stove is fifteen years old according to my sons. I never keep track of time. I think it will lsst a little while longer, maybe another four years. So that will give me time to save for a new one. It is a ceramic top, one of the first ones made. My husband was like that. He would buy electronics like stoves, etc. when they were just coming into the market and I am inclined to be that way myself because I want it to last a very long time.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
26 Feb 13
The thing is I do not want it to be obselete in a couple of years. And I have bought things when a year or so later, it was no good and you could not get parts for it, because we waited too long.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
27 Feb 13
That's what I'm doing. At least it will help with my basic do not touch fund, the money I have in the bank that I am sure that will keep me from panicking. And of course, it will pay for the small things. I want a new tv for the front room and my friends suggested that I get a small one, but does that also mean I have to move to a small house? I am sort of into proportions. Yes need new furniture and want the living room carpet removed and put in a hardwood floor. Yes need lots of money for that.
@LoKoMoMe (511)
• Belize
23 Feb 13
you can junk if its old, or if not broken and functioning properly you can give it to your neighbors, so at least you save up your things in no worry..
its up to you what you have to do with it.. as long as you have a money to buy a new one, then replace.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
26 Feb 13
It will take me a while to buy a new one. The light has started to work, but it is fading, but I will have to have the back of the stove taken apart to remove it. It could also have been because of the new meter outside (hope it is not a smart meter), that it did not register yet. Our neighbors already have stoves. It is not that I live in the country where the people are desperate.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
22 Feb 13
Your stovetop could last a good while.
My dad and stepmom didn't use their oven very often after they got a really good toaster oven. They made casseroles in it, rolls and bread, pizza (had to cut it up) and even baked a chicken in it. She bought would put a roast in a bread pan and bake it in the toaster oven. It saved them a lot of money and if you really want an oven you might try one rather than buy a whole new stove. It has to be a good one, probably $150 or more, though. Still, it's less than a new oven/stove.
Do you need a special television? If not, they are relatively inexpensive these days.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
24 Feb 13
I was looking at the toaster ovens and they seem rather good. With me being one person, it would work. The thing is if I am baking for company or a social, it does pose a problem. I want a 3D Tv and I suspect in a few years that will be the normal, so I would want to get it ahead of time. I am about 1/6 to 1/3 away there unless something else happens.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
22 Feb 13
I don't know, but my last 3 stoves lasted at least 11 years, 9 years and 7 years respectively (which is as long as I lived in those houses). I think it depends on the stove and how many electrical parts it has. Newer ones tend not to last as long because there are more electrical components.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
24 Feb 13
This one is fifteen years old and the LED light was already going. So I expect it to last a little while longer, well long enough for me to save for a new one without sacrificing the other things I have to get in the meantime.
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• Kingston, New York
22 Feb 13
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
24 Feb 13
Don;t want to get one that is as old as the one I have because it would also break down unless you are suggesting I get an older model pre ceramic top, gas, the ones with the old style burners. Thing is that we bought the ceramic top with the convection oven because we wanted to cook faster and have even heat on the bottom. I think this will last another four or five years at which I will be able to save for a new one without sacrificing the other things I am saving for.
@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
22 Feb 13
I hate having to make do but don't have a lot of choice. Hope the stove hangs on long enough for you to find a way to replace or repair the items not working right.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
24 Feb 13
It will be hard to get to the red led light. Might have to pull out the stove and unscrew the back panel. For me, it would be easier to save up for a new stove. Mind you that would take at least four years unless I get a good income tax refund, and that has already been spoken for. It is fifteen years old so it could last at least another four years.
