• Samsung gas stove unreliable

    From root@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 24 15:48:52 2021
    I bought a Samsung gas stove last December. The stove
    had a one year warranty. After 7 months one of the
    burners would not spark (light). As the stove was
    under warranty the spark unit was replaced. I asked
    the service man how much the sparker unit would cost.
    He said $65. I then asked how much it would have cost to
    replace it out of warranty: he said $320. The stove
    cost $750, so replacing the single sparking unit
    would cost almost half the cost of the stove.

    My previous stove (with pilot light) lasted over
    60 years.

    Replacing the sparking unit requires removing dozens
    of sheet metal screws holding the top panel around
    the burners, two side panels, and the panel in
    front around the knobs.

    I would never buy another Samsung appliance and
    I bought a battery operated hand sparking unit
    to replace matches in case another sparking
    unit fails after this December.

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  • From The Real Bev@21:1/5 to root on Wed Aug 25 10:09:02 2021
    On 08/24/2021 08:48 AM, root wrote:
    I bought a Samsung gas stove last December. The stove
    had a one year warranty. After 7 months one of the
    burners would not spark (light). As the stove was
    under warranty the spark unit was replaced. I asked
    the service man how much the sparker unit would cost.
    He said $65. I then asked how much it would have cost to
    replace it out of warranty: he said $320. The stove
    cost $750, so replacing the single sparking unit
    would cost almost half the cost of the stove.

    My previous stove (with pilot light) lasted over
    60 years.

    Replacing the sparking unit requires removing dozens
    of sheet metal screws holding the top panel around
    the burners, two side panels, and the panel in
    front around the knobs.

    I would never buy another Samsung appliance and
    I bought a battery operated hand sparking unit
    to replace matches in case another sparking
    unit fails after this December.

    The oven is completely controlled by a touch-panel. If that fails there doesn't seem to be a workaround :-(

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  • From Dennis@21:1/5 to bashley101@gmail.com on Wed Aug 25 11:15:17 2021
    On Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:09:02 -0700, The Real Bev
    <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 08/24/2021 08:48 AM, root wrote:
    I bought a Samsung gas stove last December. The stove
    had a one year warranty. After 7 months one of the
    burners would not spark (light). As the stove was
    under warranty the spark unit was replaced. I asked
    the service man how much the sparker unit would cost.
    He said $65. I then asked how much it would have cost to
    replace it out of warranty: he said $320. The stove
    cost $750, so replacing the single sparking unit
    would cost almost half the cost of the stove.

    My previous stove (with pilot light) lasted over
    60 years.

    Replacing the sparking unit requires removing dozens
    of sheet metal screws holding the top panel around
    the burners, two side panels, and the panel in
    front around the knobs.

    I would never buy another Samsung appliance and
    I bought a battery operated hand sparking unit
    to replace matches in case another sparking
    unit fails after this December.

    The oven is completely controlled by a touch-panel. If that fails there >doesn't seem to be a workaround :-(

    We have a Jenn-air electric double wall oven. It is odd, in that the
    top oven has touch controls and a digital display, but the bottom oven
    has mechanical dial-type controls. Guess which one failed? And I can't
    even get replacement parts for the digital controls from the
    manufacturer. The top oven still turns on and can be set for 350F or
    lower, but no higher temperature (the default temp is 350F, the
    up-temp button failed but the down-temp button still kind-of works).
    Still, I guess after over 20 years, something was due to break.

    I replaced the spark module on our Jenn-air gas cooktop myself a few
    years ago. Part was $27 from repairclinic.com.

    Dennis (evil)
    --
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    my revenue stream has its own cash flow. -George Carlin

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  • From Bob F@21:1/5 to Bob F on Wed Aug 25 14:44:00 2021
    On 8/25/2021 2:41 PM, Bob F wrote:
    On 8/25/2021 11:15 AM, Dennis wrote:
    On Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:09:02 -0700, The Real Bev
    <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 08/24/2021 08:48 AM, root wrote:
    I bought a Samsung gas stove last December. The stove
    had a one year warranty. After 7 months one of the
    burners would not spark (light). As the stove was
    under warranty the spark unit was replaced. I asked
    the service man how much the sparker unit would cost.
    He said $65. I then asked how much it would have cost to
    replace it out of warranty: he said $320. The stove
    cost $750, so replacing the single sparking unit
    would cost almost half the cost of the stove.

    My previous stove (with pilot light) lasted over
    60 years.

    Replacing the sparking unit requires removing dozens
    of sheet metal screws holding the top panel around
    the burners, two side panels, and the panel in
    front around the knobs.

    I would never buy another Samsung appliance and
    I bought a battery operated hand sparking unit
    to replace matches in case another sparking
    unit fails after this December.

    The oven is completely controlled by a touch-panel.  If that fails there >>> doesn't seem to be a workaround :-(

    We have a Jenn-air electric double wall oven. It is odd, in that the
    top oven has touch controls and a digital display, but the bottom oven
    has mechanical dial-type controls. Guess which one failed? And I can't
    even get replacement parts for the digital controls from the
    manufacturer. The top oven still turns on and can be set for 350F or
    lower, but no higher temperature (the default temp is 350F, the
    up-temp button failed but the down-temp button still kind-of works).
    Still, I guess after over 20 years, something was due to break.

    I replaced the spark module on our Jenn-air gas cooktop myself a few
    years ago. Part was $27 from repairclinic.com.

    Dennis (evil)


    I have in the past repaired stove problems related to the "touch" panel, related to broken plastic parts under the plastic control panel that
    breaks, so that presses no longer apply pressure to the switch that the plastic part is supposed to push. A little flexible could work to
    re-attach the plastic pusher part to its frame to hold it in place with enough flexibility to work properly.

    This usually seemed to be related to the flat plastic panel that has the
    temp up function being used so much that it cracks, allowing too much
    motion to be applied to the flexible plastic part underneath, that then breaks.

    Oops. Forgot to mention that I used a piece of aluminum duct tape on the
    back of the flat panel to reinforce the cracked plastic panel.

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  • From Bob F@21:1/5 to Dennis on Wed Aug 25 14:41:51 2021
    On 8/25/2021 11:15 AM, Dennis wrote:
    On Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:09:02 -0700, The Real Bev
    <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 08/24/2021 08:48 AM, root wrote:
    I bought a Samsung gas stove last December. The stove
    had a one year warranty. After 7 months one of the
    burners would not spark (light). As the stove was
    under warranty the spark unit was replaced. I asked
    the service man how much the sparker unit would cost.
    He said $65. I then asked how much it would have cost to
    replace it out of warranty: he said $320. The stove
    cost $750, so replacing the single sparking unit
    would cost almost half the cost of the stove.

    My previous stove (with pilot light) lasted over
    60 years.

    Replacing the sparking unit requires removing dozens
    of sheet metal screws holding the top panel around
    the burners, two side panels, and the panel in
    front around the knobs.

    I would never buy another Samsung appliance and
    I bought a battery operated hand sparking unit
    to replace matches in case another sparking
    unit fails after this December.

    The oven is completely controlled by a touch-panel. If that fails there
    doesn't seem to be a workaround :-(

    We have a Jenn-air electric double wall oven. It is odd, in that the
    top oven has touch controls and a digital display, but the bottom oven
    has mechanical dial-type controls. Guess which one failed? And I can't
    even get replacement parts for the digital controls from the
    manufacturer. The top oven still turns on and can be set for 350F or
    lower, but no higher temperature (the default temp is 350F, the
    up-temp button failed but the down-temp button still kind-of works).
    Still, I guess after over 20 years, something was due to break.

    I replaced the spark module on our Jenn-air gas cooktop myself a few
    years ago. Part was $27 from repairclinic.com.

    Dennis (evil)


    I have in the past repaired stove problems related to the "touch" panel, related to broken plastic parts under the plastic control panel that
    breaks, so that presses no longer apply pressure to the switch that the
    plastic part is supposed to push. A little flexible could work to
    re-attach the plastic pusher part to its frame to hold it in place with
    enough flexibility to work properly.

    This usually seemed to be related to the flat plastic panel that has the
    temp up function being used so much that it cracks, allowing too much
    motion to be applied to the flexible plastic part underneath, that then
    breaks.

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  • From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to root on Thu Aug 26 18:02:24 2021
    On Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 8:48:55 AM UTC-7, root wrote:
    I bought a Samsung gas stove last December. The stove
    had a one year warranty. After 7 months one of the
    burners would not spark (light). As the stove was
    under warranty the spark unit was replaced. I asked
    the service man how much the sparker unit would cost.
    He said $65. I then asked how much it would have cost to
    replace it out of warranty: he said $320. The stove
    cost $750, so replacing the single sparking unit
    would cost almost half the cost of the stove.

    My previous stove (with pilot light) lasted over
    60 years.

    Replacing the sparking unit requires removing dozens
    of sheet metal screws holding the top panel around
    the burners, two side panels, and the panel in
    front around the knobs.

    I would never buy another Samsung appliance and
    I bought a battery operated hand sparking unit
    to replace matches in case another sparking
    unit fails after this December.

    https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/appliances/g36884953/best-gas-cooktop/

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  • From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to root on Thu Aug 26 18:00:03 2021
    On Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 8:48:55 AM UTC-7, root wrote:
    I bought a Samsung gas stove last December. The stove
    had a one year warranty. After 7 months one of the
    burners would not spark (light). As the stove was
    under warranty the spark unit was replaced. I asked
    the service man how much the sparker unit would cost.
    He said $65. I then asked how much it would have cost to
    replace it out of warranty: he said $320. The stove
    cost $750, so replacing the single sparking unit
    would cost almost half the cost of the stove.

    My previous stove (with pilot light) lasted over
    60 years.

    Replacing the sparking unit requires removing dozens
    of sheet metal screws holding the top panel around
    the burners, two side panels, and the panel in
    front around the knobs.

    I would never buy another Samsung appliance and
    I bought a battery operated hand sparking unit
    to replace matches in case another sparking
    unit fails after this December.

    https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/planning-to-buy-gas-stove-herere-5-best-options-that-ensure-durability-2507088

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