Gas Appliances Help

[HPPGuy]

I got a call yesterday from the store manager at Lowes. He tried to be very conciliatory and contrite and offered to send someone out to do the conversion at their expense. He made WAY to many excuses ("hard to find good people", "its a training issue", "he wasn't aware"..blah blah blah) After dealing with so many rude and stupid people at Lowes we decided to just send the appliances back, they are supposed to pick them up today. He did confirm that putting in the LP conversion ourselves would void their warranty though. We ended up buying from Sears, they were very upfront about everything and the conversion will be done by their tech before the items are delivered and installed.

[missydog1]

Edit: your last post was not up when I started this post, so I didn't know you had resolved your issue and gone to Sears.
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I can hardly believe Lowe's did not explain this to you. Maybe they thing everyone already knows, but that is no excuse.

I would go to Sears. Sears has had the appliance niche down for a long time. You probably want to buy the Sears warranty that covers everything. Manufacturer's warranties tend to be almost worthless. It is so rare that they haven't figured out when to end coverage on parts before they will wear.

Basically the manufacturer's warranty is only useful if you have the bad luck to buy a lemon.

However, you can't return a converted appliance as new, so I can sort of see how they might say the warranty is voided.

I was always a staunch gas appliance person on the mainland, and tried to be one here, but I soon threw in the towel and went all electric. I even paid to have my Maytag dryer converted that I brought with me, and no one could do it properly. Had I known, I would have sold it before I moved over. I loved my Maytag though.

I have an LG dryer now, over 7 years old and going strong, awesome appliance.
As for ranges, I had one gas range here, and had issues with that too. Never thought I would want an electric stove, but the new ones are so fast and so precise, that I actually much prefer one. I inherited a high end gas stove at one house I bought. It was a $1500 stove at least that the prior owners had installed. Had several problems with it. I am just not a fan of propane run appliances, other than gas BBQ grills.

[oink]

Been using propane stove, dryer and water heater for 24 years. I wouldn't consider electric. Of course here I have a 250 Gal buried tank and get it delivered. In Fl it's cheaper delivered in bulk than having to take in small cans to be refilled. I'm not sure why it's different in Hawaii.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.

[Bullwinkle]

arent the new appliances pilot less? spark ignition or heating element at the oven? - ie electronic ignition - pilot jets would not be needed

maybe just an adjustment where the gas is mixed with the air. The owners manual should cover it - if not call the manufacturer - propane pretty common . would not make sense for them to have a completely system / product for such a simple difference ....

This is also where buying from a mom and pop would pay off - they would know their product a whole lot better - as they service em as well

Im electric - dont cook much - ez to keep the glass top clean vs burners....been out of the gas loop for a while - did covert a 1940's Okeefe a while back - oven safety was the pain if I remember right

[missydog1]

Hotinhawaii,
Sears is unlike Lowe's and HD in that it does do repairs. They sell that no mater what happens warranty, and they have a separate repair shop and a parts center away from the main store, as well as the separate warehouse facility for pickup of large items.

I did buy a gas dryer from Sears after no one could successfully convert my Maytag. It was a not very expensive Kenmore, and Sears converted. I had a laundry area where it would have been expensive to install a 220/240 circuit for the dryer, but propane was easy, is why I was set on gas.

Electric stoves used to be a pain for cooking until the glass tops came in. My son was a pro chef for 15 years cooking on restaurant kitchen equipment, but he has no complaints about the new incarnation of electric.

The ovens are much better and more precise, and can be programmed to bake An amount of time and then shut off. The burners are two part so that you can cook under a small pan or large and have the heating diameter match the implement. The warming tray is a nice feature. Food is rarely burned. You have to work at it.

The worst part of electric, that it is was slow to heat up, also is history. The ceramic top burners heat plenty quickly. I don't need instant.

I guess I like the precision of the electric, using a number. I know exactly what it will do on a given setting. I don't miss the flame.

The new gas stoves do have electronic ignition. You only need to light them when the power goes out.

We have a gas grill on the deck if we really need flame.