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Posted by Susan Hartman on June 1, 2009, 6:12 pm
lucretiaborgia@fl.it wrote:
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> On Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:27:37 GMT, "Margaret St. John"
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>> Hi all,
>> I've been researching over the range microwaves and none of them have good
>> reviews for how long they last. Our current microwave is 12 years old and
>> running fine, but we are putting in cabinets to go from one row to an L shape
>> As part of the L we want to move the microwave to the wall to get back counter
>> space. If every microwave is as bad as the reviews say then they only last
>> three or less years now. So I was wondering does anyone have an over the
range
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>> microwave has lasted longer than that?
>> Has the quality really gone down hill that badly for all manufacturers?
>> -Margaret in MA
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> Yes mine had a small problem at just under five years. The man fixed
> it and I watched very closely, does it again, I can fix it lol I do
> like it, very convenient over the range.
We got an over-the-range GE microwave that died within the warranty
period (first year). Microwave was replaced; warranty was replaced
(maintained), and the second one has had no problems (three years on).
sue
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Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
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>> I've been researching over the range microwaves and none of them have
>> good
>> reviews for how long they last. Our current microwave is 12 years old and
>> running fine, but we are putting in cabinets to go from one row to an L
>> shape
>> As part of the L we want to move the microwave to the wall to get back
>> counter
>> space. If every microwave is as bad as the reviews say then they only
>> last
>> three or less years now. So I was wondering does anyone have an over the
>> range
>> microwave has lasted longer than that?
>> Has the quality really gone down hill that badly for all manufacturers?
>> -Margaret in MA
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>> Margaret St. John mstjohn@silverthorn.org
>> Let it snow!! http://www.silverthorn.org/mstjohn
> I had my Whirlpool for 11 years when a rubber bumper was put in there by
> accident, caught fire and burned a hole in the bottom. It was still
> working perfectly.
> I replaced it with another Whirlpool and that's fine after 4 years of
> heavy use.
> Lucille
>I should add that mine is an over the range model.