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| Thread ID: 96864 | 2009-01-26 21:13:00 | Gas cookers | rny (6943) | PC World Chat |
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| 742241 | 2009-01-27 21:49:00 | Tthere are several places here in Invers that offer service and parts, I don't mean parts in general. I mean specifically. FOr the model you want. Ask them - if they have to import them for you then forget it. It will cost too much. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 742242 | 2009-01-28 02:03:00 | We are considering replacing our somewhat tired electric oven with a combination electric/gas cooker. The likely contender is an "Ariston". According to the retailer, they are a very popular Italian brand. (They would say that). Does anyone have any experience with this brand, or with the use of these dual fuel cookers, including any installation issues, that would be of help to us in deciding? There does not seem to be a lot of info on the net that we could find. Any help would be appreciated. We have had a Smeg cooker for about 5 years or so - gas top, electric oven. We chose it because it was the only model available that would fit in the space, with a wok ring on the right side. I wouldn't recommend the brand - we have had to replace the wok ring twice, at a +$200 cost per hit, along with the delay whilst the ChCh agent got the spares in. All the lettering on the front of the stove (specifically the oven temps) has flaked off, and the oven light on the front that shows when the oven is up to temp has broken off. Secondly, it is possible to inadvertently turn on a gas ring by brushing against it. I have come into the kitchen twice to find a burner issuing gas without a flame and the kitchen stinking of gas. Not a good enough safety mechanism. Of course later models may have fixed these things. Finally, we originally had a gas bottle in a nearby cupboard, and it used to give me the screaming habdabs - I have seen a lot of pix of yachts and launches blown up by internal gas tanks. When we got gas hotwater heating, we got the stove plumbed into the outside gas tanks. Much safer, and we always know we have plenty of gas - it is really hard to know how much gas is left in a bottle in a cupboard. |
John H (8) | ||
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