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My mother has a Hotpoint self cleaning 30" range from 1985. It's in pretty good condition, but two of the burners need new controls. I think the timer works, but all of the knobs for the clock and timers are missing. Other than that it's fine.
Anyway, lately she's been insistent on replacing it because she's "still using this old stove that was in the house she bought 25 years ago".
Personally, I'd just get it fixed and keep it, as it will outlast anything on the market. She insists she wants a stove with coils burners, which is even less of a reason to replace it IMO.
I've looked at the new stoves. They all look and feel cheap, even the coils are thinner and chinsier feeling than the genuine Calrods.
If she does get a new stove I'd at least get a GE coil top rather than a Frigidaire or Whirlpool, because to me those are slightly better.
But anyway, my dilemma is what to do with her old range. I know she will want to throw it away or have it hauled off, but it's just too nice to throw it. It has the original broiler pan (possibly unused) manual, and we replaced the burner trims with porcelain ones a number of years ago.
I just don't know what to do with it, because nobody will probably want it because it's almond and black and not fully working.
If I owned a house now, I'd just take it and fix it to use there, but I don't.
Anyway, lately she's been insistent on replacing it because she's "still using this old stove that was in the house she bought 25 years ago".
Personally, I'd just get it fixed and keep it, as it will outlast anything on the market. She insists she wants a stove with coils burners, which is even less of a reason to replace it IMO.
I've looked at the new stoves. They all look and feel cheap, even the coils are thinner and chinsier feeling than the genuine Calrods.
If she does get a new stove I'd at least get a GE coil top rather than a Frigidaire or Whirlpool, because to me those are slightly better.
But anyway, my dilemma is what to do with her old range. I know she will want to throw it away or have it hauled off, but it's just too nice to throw it. It has the original broiler pan (possibly unused) manual, and we replaced the burner trims with porcelain ones a number of years ago.
I just don't know what to do with it, because nobody will probably want it because it's almond and black and not fully working.
If I owned a house now, I'd just take it and fix it to use there, but I don't.