"Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!" (theduckduck)
03/04/2019 at 09:08 • Filed to: Houselopnik
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"Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!" (theduckduck)
03/04/2019 at 09:08 • Filed to: Houselopnik | 1
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My 1.5 year old expensive as fuck stove tried to burn my house down last night. Heard a horrible noise which now thinking about it sounded like a welder inside a box because that’s what happened.
So glad I bought a super extended warranty. Will be calling today to get this fixed ASAP.
shop-teacher
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03/04/2019 at 09:14 |
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Yipes!
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
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03/04/2019 at 09:16 |
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“But gas is so scary!” - people who don’t electricity and can’t even.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
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03/04/2019 at 09:18 |
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Scary - glad you were home and caught it!
facw
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03/04/2019 at 09:20 |
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Had that happen to a toaster oven once. It was a pretty impressive sight. Definitely not what you want to see with a new appliance though.
WilliamsSW
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03/04/2019 at 09:25 |
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Glad it was noisy as hell and got your attention fast. Scary.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> facw
03/04/2019 at 09:26 |
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farscythe - makin da cawfee!
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03/04/2019 at 09:29 |
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oh shiiiiit!
glad that ended well
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
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03/04/2019 at 09:43 |
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Moral of the story: Electric stoves suck. Get gas. Gas is better.
ranwhenparked
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03/04/2019 at 09:44 |
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Is it just me, or does it seem like the build quality on modern appliances is getting kind of junky? I know my parents have gone through 2 refrigerators in the past 10 years, when the one before that lasted over 30 (and was still repairable at the end, they just wanted something bigger). My uncle just sold his house that had a 1950s electric stove in the kitchen that still worked like a champ.
Kiltedpadre
> ranwhenparked
03/04/2019 at 09:56 |
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My in-laws are on the third fridge in the 9 years I’ve been in the picture. Meanwhile the circa 1962, I believe, fridge and chest freezer in their basement just keep chugging along.
I shudder to think of the electrical usage of two 50+ year old appliances though.
Cash Rewards
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03/04/2019 at 09:57 |
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Its great when extended warranties pay off. I had an appliance randomly break, and went through the files to figure out where we got it. Turns out best buy, with extended geek squad! Why did I buy that for a dishwasher? Don't know, don't care!
LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com
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03/04/2019 at 10:04 |
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I had that happen in my oven about a year ago with the bottom element . Fortunately I happened to be standing right there, saw it flare up, and shut it down without any real fire. Mine was about 12 years old. Got a new element, replaced it. This des pite my wife being really scared at first and wanting a new oven completely. Then I showed her the element was $25 and I could handle it.
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ranwhenparked
> Kiltedpadre
03/04/2019 at 10:05 |
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True, but if the new ones don’t last long enough to pay back the upgrade cost with energy savings, you might as well keep the old ones.
I had a contractor try to sell me on replacing my 35 year old 85% efficient furnace with a new 98% efficient one, and told him absolutely not. A tank of oil lasts me the whole heating season, and my combined electric/water/sewer/trash bill is only about $100 a month. Spending thousands of dollars to save a few bucks a year doesn’t make much sense, especially when the expected service life on the new unit would only be 20-30 years.
OPPOsaurus WRX
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03/04/2019 at 10:26 |
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Fixed? I'd go with replaced
TorqueToYield
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03/04/2019 at 11:21 |
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Everything is a fuse if you’re brave enough.
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Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
> ranwhenparked
03/04/2019 at 11:42 |
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Oh yeah, I know. When I was researching induction stoves all of the ones in our price range had failures listed in the reviews. We bought ours from a family owned appliance store that offers a hell of an extended warranty. I think I have it warranted for almost 10 years now.
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Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
03/04/2019 at 11:43 |
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LMAO
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Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
> WilliamsSW
03/04/2019 at 11:44 |
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Yeah it was a loud light show
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Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
> OPPOsaurus WRX
03/04/2019 at 11:44 |
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Whichever, it's super warrantied.
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> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
03/04/2019 at 11:53 |
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I don’t know why we didn’t consider gas. Our old stove was failing us and my wife wanted induction and I said OK.