GE Induction Range Problem
Joe Brooks
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Comments (150)First of all, many thanks to 1cubed, writersblock, JWVideo, zacman44 for such quick responses! I've Google searched my way into this forum many times, but never needed to comment or ask questions until now. I do have to say though that the content has always been top notch, and everyone is very helpful! Hopefully I can give back some time! The general feedback here though definitely calms the nerves! In reponse to JWVideo; I actually came across a few reviews specifically for the GE Slide-In Induction Range PHS925STSS, but didn't see any video demos of the issue which is why I asked here, given that there were actual owners who had been living with it commenting on it. Zacman44 comments that flat bottom pans made a difference. Thinking about it, that makes total sense. We'll be getting a new cookset, so I'll make sure to keep an eye out for that. We're in Seattle, and the appliance company (Albert Lee Appliance) has been helpful in the past, so I'll see if they can get it set up to test before we drop the cash for it. I've seen a few other live demos of induction ranges and they look amazing, which is why we are excited to try it out. Again, many thanks for all the helpful comments and seriously quick replies!! I'll post any updates I have when we make the purchase and install one. Thanks!...See MoreGE Induction Range Problem
Comments (5)Joe, here's a link to the Appliances forum, if you decide to try over there too: Gardenweb Appliances forum and a link to the page that shows all of the Gardenweb forums: Page showing all the Gardenweb forums Easiest way to get to the above page is to click on the Advice tab in the upper right corner, then look under Gardenweb Topics in the drop down box, and choose Home Forums. I hope you're able to get your problem resolved!...See MoreGE or Electrolux induction range?
Comments (3)I see that nobody has responded on the reliability question. I'll give this a shot and hopefully that will bump this thread and maybe get you some responses from owners. Here's about all I can offer in response since do not have either of the ranges. First, there have been long threads here on the GE slide-in and free standing induction ranges, both the current PHS920 and PHB920 and the very similar predecessor models, PHS925 and PHB925 with very few problems reported. Best I can recall, some of the early GE slide-ins (the old PHS925) had a problem with the front right (largest) burner controls and GE fixed all of them under warranty. The current freestanding Elux has been on the market for not much more than a year, so there just is not much info on it yet. Frigidaire is an Electrolux sub-brand and Electrolux also makes the induction ranges for Kenmore, but, again, the current models have not been on the market for long enough to know much about long term durability/reliability. The latest Consumer Reports membership survey data does not yet collect data on induction separate from a maker's other electric ranges. The latest survey data shows that GE electric ranges in general (apparently including the Hotpoint, Profile, Cafe and Monogram brands) have about a 7% problem rate in the first five years of ownership. Up until now, it was more like 5%. The rates for Kenmore electric ranges were higher, but only some are made by Electrolux (others are made by Whirlpool and LG), so that figure is probably not helpful to you. Electrolux's Frigidiare's branded electric ranges reportedly had slighly higher rates than GE but CR says the particular difference was not statistically significant. Interestingly, Electrolux's own high-end branded electric ranges have more than double the problem rates at 16%. Curiously, the rate for Whirlpool's eponymous brand is 7%, but it's mid-range Maytag brand is significantly higher at 11% and its high-end Kitchenaid and Jenn Air brands of electric ranges are higher still at 15% and 17%. The reliability concern with most up-market electric ranges (radiant as well as induction) is the proliferation of microprocessor-driven circuit-board controllers. Experience with the controller boards in our cars tells us that these devices can be built to be very robust. Still, as with laptop computers, tablets and cell phones, we know some percentage (generally a small one) will fail early from manufacturing defects and/or "environmental stress" (say power supply problems and excess heat from oven self-cleaning.) The concerns with induction stoves is that they have multiple boards, that a failure of one can cascade to another, and each replacement board is very expensive. So far, most of the reports here about board failures have been about the previous generation of Electrolux induction products. The reports have been few so far, and that makes it hard to draw much more of a conclusion about overall longevity and reliability. This may or may not help you but hopefully it will get the conversation going on your question....See Morebad induction ranges anyone?
Comments (5)>>>"so if anyone's had a bad experience with their brand/model"<<< Experience with a range can be "bad" in a several different ways --- badly designed which affects usability;" badly built which makes the model (or brand) unreliable and/or prone to failure; and badly supported which is a problem because some defective units of any stove will get past production quality control and/or have parts that wear out. So, for an example of "prone to failure" bad you've already seen the long running and still active thread "GE Induction Range Problem" for bad experiences with breakdowns with that brand, haven't you? GE has sold a lot of induction ranges, so it may be hard to judge how prevalent the problems are just from the duration and number of posters in that thread, but there does seem to be some cause for concern. For an example of bad design, you've been around here long enough that you probably know of the very long and long-running threads on Whirlpool 's much maligned the "Aqualift" oven cleaning (including WP's Maytag, Kitchen Aid and Jenn Air brands and affecting all kinds of ranges, not just induction). For readers not aware of them, the still active threads are: "Do No Buy Whirlpool AquaLift" and "AquaLift Technology on Maytag Ranges/Oven Cleaning". For an example of badly designed , built and/or badly supported, the thread that comes to mind is this "Bertazzoni Induction Ranges." If you have not looked into the above threads before, there will be plenty of reading while waiting for indiividual user responses....See MoreC Lane
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