When we bought our new Matag stove a few years ago. We were so excited to be able to for a Matag appliance. We thought it'd be the last stove we'd ever have to buy...
We were so wrong.
I was baking a batch of orange craisin cookies in the oven, when the oven burner caught on fire. I finished baking them on the residual heat (which took awhile) and then put the rest of the dough in the freezer, to bake later.
George went to work calling around town, to get the parts for our stove. After running all over Thurston County and paying over $100 on parts to fix the infinity switch on the right front burner and the lower oven element, George installed the parts. We thought our stove would be as good as new again.
George offered to buy me a new oven handle, but it would be over $60.00 - once we added shipping and handling and the darn thing was plastic. I couldn't see it lasting long, so I insisted he make me a wood handle, which he reluctantly did.
We thawed the cookie dough and I got back to baking cookies. So far, so good! I had about 4 dozen cookies on the baking racks. We were happy campers.
Then I turned on the right front burner. FLASH! Poof! Sparks flew until the breaker switch snapped off. Everything in the kitchen went dead. George flipped the circuit breaker back on. The clock and light no longer worked on our range. They were blown out, too. So, I decided I wasn't' going to tempt fate and try another burner. I got out my Nuwave PIC 2 burner and got George's tea brewing for his Arnold Palmer ice tea.
The next morning, George decided to try the other 2 burners on the stove. One at a time they flashed and blew a breaker. He said "That does it! We're done with this stove."
When we were at the parts stores in Lacey and Olympia - as I recall the refurbished, used stoves were running $299. So, I looked online. I found DB Cooper appliances in Chehalis. Their stoves started at $125 with a 90 day warranty and 1 year for parts.
I told them about the stove we had. The owner offered us a $25.00 trade in. George asked him if the stove came with a bag of money in the oven. He said "No. We put a bag of money into the store." He has a good sense of humor, so George packed up our stove and we drove down to their shop.
I told the customer service man that I wanted an older stove that is completely mechanical. Nothing digital on the stove. They had one that wasn't apartment size. It looked like new. I opened the oven and said "I'll take it." When all was said and done, we paid just over $150.00 after taxes.
When we got home we realized we bought an RCA stove. The parts are still made by GE. Everything works great. Not only that, but there are several things I really like about this stove.
We were so wrong.
I was baking a batch of orange craisin cookies in the oven, when the oven burner caught on fire. I finished baking them on the residual heat (which took awhile) and then put the rest of the dough in the freezer, to bake later.
George went to work calling around town, to get the parts for our stove. After running all over Thurston County and paying over $100 on parts to fix the infinity switch on the right front burner and the lower oven element, George installed the parts. We thought our stove would be as good as new again.
George offered to buy me a new oven handle, but it would be over $60.00 - once we added shipping and handling and the darn thing was plastic. I couldn't see it lasting long, so I insisted he make me a wood handle, which he reluctantly did.
We thawed the cookie dough and I got back to baking cookies. So far, so good! I had about 4 dozen cookies on the baking racks. We were happy campers.
Then I turned on the right front burner. FLASH! Poof! Sparks flew until the breaker switch snapped off. Everything in the kitchen went dead. George flipped the circuit breaker back on. The clock and light no longer worked on our range. They were blown out, too. So, I decided I wasn't' going to tempt fate and try another burner. I got out my Nuwave PIC 2 burner and got George's tea brewing for his Arnold Palmer ice tea.
The next morning, George decided to try the other 2 burners on the stove. One at a time they flashed and blew a breaker. He said "That does it! We're done with this stove."
When we were at the parts stores in Lacey and Olympia - as I recall the refurbished, used stoves were running $299. So, I looked online. I found DB Cooper appliances in Chehalis. Their stoves started at $125 with a 90 day warranty and 1 year for parts.
I told them about the stove we had. The owner offered us a $25.00 trade in. George asked him if the stove came with a bag of money in the oven. He said "No. We put a bag of money into the store." He has a good sense of humor, so George packed up our stove and we drove down to their shop.
I told the customer service man that I wanted an older stove that is completely mechanical. Nothing digital on the stove. They had one that wasn't apartment size. It looked like new. I opened the oven and said "I'll take it." When all was said and done, we paid just over $150.00 after taxes.
When we got home we realized we bought an RCA stove. The parts are still made by GE. Everything works great. Not only that, but there are several things I really like about this stove.
- drawer under the oven holds twice as many pots and pans. Also, the top of the stove top lifts up, so I can clean under the burners.
- The area beneath the burners has an enamel finish. Beautiful.
- There is no glass in the oven door. One less complicated cleaning process I can avoid!
Thank you to the staff at DB Coopers!!! We are thrilled with the customer service at DB Coopers! If you need an appliance, it's worth a trip to Chehalis to do business with them!!!
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