Canadian Built WP-KA Ranges
KA sold a lot of these nicely featured ranges ranges for about 10 years, there were both all gas versions and smooth-top electric models. WP closed the plant in Canada over 10 years ago and moved all their better range production back to the US.
We have a lot of experience with these ranges, there are some good points about these ranges and a lot of problems.
Weak points were the capacitance touch controls could be problematic and difficult and expensive to fix.
More minor problems, door hinges, lots of broken inner door glass, failure of the epoxy coating on the edges of the cook-top trim, door lock problems, uneven baking, weak broiling [ gas models ]
Overall the Roper-GE range might be a little better but personally I would not have any of these three gas ranges as my main stove in my home but for your purposes any might work, I would keep the electric Frigidaire compact 30 we had one of these in our house in West Virginia when we bought it from 1965 and it baked wonderfully and the cook-top was better than any gas range I ever used, but I am much more of an electric range type guy as I cook every day.
John L.
KA sold a lot of these nicely featured ranges ranges for about 10 years, there were both all gas versions and smooth-top electric models. WP closed the plant in Canada over 10 years ago and moved all their better range production back to the US.
We have a lot of experience with these ranges, there are some good points about these ranges and a lot of problems.
Weak points were the capacitance touch controls could be problematic and difficult and expensive to fix.
More minor problems, door hinges, lots of broken inner door glass, failure of the epoxy coating on the edges of the cook-top trim, door lock problems, uneven baking, weak broiling [ gas models ]
Overall the Roper-GE range might be a little better but personally I would not have any of these three gas ranges as my main stove in my home but for your purposes any might work, I would keep the electric Frigidaire compact 30 we had one of these in our house in West Virginia when we bought it from 1965 and it baked wonderfully and the cook-top was better than any gas range I ever used, but I am much more of an electric range type guy as I cook every day.
John L.