Are whirlpool gas ranges any good?

[agiflow2]

Thanks Panthera. I always liked Whirlpool as a company. I still have a portable quiet wash dishwasher that will be 27 years old this coming October and no rust anywhere, but then it doesn't get daily use either...never has.

Even though I am a fan of the company I am not blind to their faults either. They are basically becoming the WCI of the modern appliance world and that is troubling because they built very good quality products at one time and they are not even putting porcelain in the slide out drawers under the oven. It's just bare medal now. CHEAP !

Even the LG and Samsung stoves feel sturdier and heavier. That is sad,..very sad. Yet Whirlpool's double oven ranges seem to be better built as far as sturdiness goes .It seems to be hit or miss.

Whirlpool does very good refrigeration, dishwashers and dryers, and at one time great washers.

They should be like GM and scale down their offerings and cut off any dead weight.

 

[panthera]

Patrick,

I think you've hit the nail on the head - and, yes - Whirlpool's quality is all over the place right now.

But - they're products have been good to you, their gas range design is indisputably good - maybe you should just buy a replacement for the main board and put it away (in dry, static-electricity protected wrapping) and accept that there'll be more maintenance on this than might be ideal - sort of like owning a British car from the 1990s. Great to drive, wonderful to ride in - but the next breakdown is not a question of 'if', just 'when'.