And it is not even difficult child related. Our Christmas actually has been quite peaceful. So why am I posting?
Let me back up a couple of weeks first. I was getting ready for a Christmas cookie party exchange and was reaching up to a tall top shelf for a large bowl. I didn't realize that there was a heavy corningware lid on the top of the bowl and as I tipped the bowl to get it down . . . you guessed it . . . it came crashing down and smashed in the corner of my built in ceramic cooktop. Now I have a large hole in the front corner. husband researched replacing the top and that will cost around $300 if we order it and he puts it on himself. The unit is almost ten years old, though, so we were debating if we should do that or just replace the whole thing.
Then . . . this morning husband was preparing our traditional blueberry coffee cake that we only have once a year. He checked on it and decided it needed 5 more minutes. He went back five minutes later to find it burnt. Then two codes appeared on the electronic control board and the oven door locked. I googled the codes and found out that it needs a new control board and that is around $500 (not counting labor). Again, we have had this wall oven for around ten years so it seems ridiculous to put that kind of money into it.
So, long story short, it looks like we will replacing both the built in cooktop and built in microwave/oven combo. Arghh!
~Kathy
Let me back up a couple of weeks first. I was getting ready for a Christmas cookie party exchange and was reaching up to a tall top shelf for a large bowl. I didn't realize that there was a heavy corningware lid on the top of the bowl and as I tipped the bowl to get it down . . . you guessed it . . . it came crashing down and smashed in the corner of my built in ceramic cooktop. Now I have a large hole in the front corner. husband researched replacing the top and that will cost around $300 if we order it and he puts it on himself. The unit is almost ten years old, though, so we were debating if we should do that or just replace the whole thing.
Then . . . this morning husband was preparing our traditional blueberry coffee cake that we only have once a year. He checked on it and decided it needed 5 more minutes. He went back five minutes later to find it burnt. Then two codes appeared on the electronic control board and the oven door locked. I googled the codes and found out that it needs a new control board and that is around $500 (not counting labor). Again, we have had this wall oven for around ten years so it seems ridiculous to put that kind of money into it.
So, long story short, it looks like we will replacing both the built in cooktop and built in microwave/oven combo. Arghh!
~Kathy