Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Right ! Can't imagine why this would not have happened here ? Lived in several states, have always used gas stoves, including convection ovens, and have never seen one NOT vented ? ? Something seems wrong here. Are you the original owner of the home ? If not, do you have the history of who the builder was, for instance West was one of the major contractors 16-20 years ago, you should be able to get this fixed without a law suit to Samsung, I suspect someone slipped up on the construction inspections for the occupancy certification. I'd contact TECO, they did our inspection, and also did the inspection after the recent installation of our new gas furnace.
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If you care for a genuine report, rather than all of our speculation (much of it wise, but maybe not as exact as you need), contact Frank D'Angelo. His business is home warranty inspections and he certainly knows what to expect, and the construction practices of the various builders. I'm sure he will be able to diagnose the problem.
As an aside... my quandary is the opposite of yours. We've always had gas ranges, but our village, Chitty Chatty has no gas service for any of the homes. So, we have electric and I'm still getting used to scorching things. Our frequent "emissions" are from burnt offerings. Best luck with finding your answer.
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I replaced our piece of junk new gas range with the top of the line Samsung gas range. You are supposed to cook a sheet of rolls the 1st time you use it so the rolls will suck up the fumes. After this, stove doesn’t smell. You know it’s under warranty for a year or 2. Call them as many times as it takes to fix it
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You guys rock ...
As I suspected, I am getting a lot of great perspective and advice.
To answer some of the questions: . We have a vent in our microwave above the range and it vents outside - I use it, and create a cross breeze in the house whenever the range is on; when in convection mode, even that isn't enough and the fumes are still strong and effect me . We've had 2 Samsung tech visit the house and assess the situation. Both agreed they smell the fumes and it's well past the burn-off stage. They said there is no fix nor adjustment they can make. It's working ... wait for it ... you've heard this before ... "as designed". They are walking a line here, and implied the design is poor but of course could not say it directly. . This disaster of a range replaced a single oven gas range that didn't have this problem so I know there are gas ranges that work properly out there. Samsung just didn't make one. . We are junking it (instead of donating it) because I wouldn't wish the range on my worst enemy. Thanks Bob for the recommendation and name of the home warranty professional. That's exactly what I was hoping to get as a result of this post. And I wish we could switch ranges with you, but I like you and never would do that to you. And thanks to everyone for your perspectives. TOTV comes through again. Good questions and sound advice. |
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I've had my new gas range going on 2 years. When the news came out last year about these possibly stirring up asthma I was a little concerned since I have very mild asthma that rarely comes around and it never made it worse. I've done the overhead fan thing at times but recently don't even use that. I'm used to the light smell when standing near it. I don't smell it when I'm over 5 feet away. The stinkier gas smell when I turn the knob and it clicks, misses, then lights after a few tries eventually goes away. I have a gas detector in the house that never went off yet. I've been comfortable cooking with gas for a while now so not particularly worried. Gas bill is around $20 a month.
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The microwave vent vented outside, just like a regular vent above a stove should. It wasn't to vent the actual microwave, it's had a built in vent because when it;s above the stove it's replacing the stove vent.
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If you put the purchase on a credit card, contact them. Most of the time you have product protection through the credit card company. I ran into the same problem with a GE refrigerator that didn't work properly. When I contacted Lowe's about it is when I found out they (and Home Depot and Best Buy) have a 48 hour return policy. I contacted my credit card company who reimbursed me fully.
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