The joys of owning your own home
I love owning my own home. It IS one hundred percent better than having to rent and rely on a “landlord” to keep things up and running but it is also a double edge sword when things break between paydays.
Today I am thinking it sucks to be a homeowner.
Last night while I was cooking dinner my electric range developed a rather serious malfunction. The back left element would not turn off by using the switch even after I reset it several times. This is rather a HUGE fire hazard of left alone and I ended up having to pull my range away from the wall and unplug it from the wall socket. Holy CRAP it took a lot of strength to pull out the huge ass plug this thing has. Let me just say I had to use a lot of momentum to get the thing unplugged. I will not even discuss what I found under the range after I moved it. Funny though it was a freaking pharmacy under there with all the pills that were dropped and rolled under it.
Anyway I really digress due to my frustrations.
Well I had to do the research and figure out how to get this thing fixed. We are between paydays which means we have no money to schedule a repair. Next payday is Dec 24 because since normal payday of the 25 is Christmas the check will be deposited a day early..Oh joy. Well as it stands I will have to wait until after Christmas to get this sucker fixed and now do not have a working stove/oven because I can’t plug it in. I suppose I could risk it and plug it in, use it, unplug it every time I need it until I can get it fixed. But how safe is plugging it in only to keep unplugging it? Not to mention I will get really strong moving the range back and forth every time I have to mess its power needs.
Meanwhile how I am to make my famous meatballs for the Christmas dinner with NO FUCKING OVEN? Oh the holidays are so fun this year. Also I am going to have to cook by microwave until I can get my range fixed. I just want to feel sorry for myself and cry but I refuse to give into that helpless feeling. I actually have the urge to take apart the stove and look at its innards. I wanna see the guts and check out the switch. I need to start buying lottery tickets.
BBL I am gonna go tear apart my range. OH WHAT FUN IT IS! (OMG I feel a sudden rush of joy at the thought of taking apart my range. Is that sick or what?)
LG Electronics Recalls Electric Ranges Due to Burn and Fire Hazards
cpsc.govThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: LG Electric Ranges
Units: About 161,000
Manufacturer: LG Electronics Inc., of South Korea
Hazard: Burners on the electric ranges can fail to turn off after being switched off and the temperature setting can increase unexpectedly during use, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: LG has received 80 reports of incidents involving burners failing to turn off or the temperature setting increasing unexpectedly during use. No fires or injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled ranges involve models LRE30451, LRE30453, LRE30755, LRE30757, and LRE30955ST. They were sold in black, white and stainless steel and with a smooth black ceramic glass top cooking surface. The recalled ranges have serial numbers starting with 512, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, and 906. The model and serial numbers can be found on a label that can be seen by opening the storage drawer at the base of the unit. The electric ranges are about 47½ inches tall to the top of the backguard, 29 inches wide and 28 inches deep.
Sold at: Best Buy, Home Depot, Sears, and regional appliance retailers nationwide from January 2006 to June 2010 for between $800 and $1999.
Manufactured in: South Korea and Mexico
Remedy: Consumers should immediately contact LG to schedule a free in-home repair. Consumers whose burner heat setting cannot be regulated by using the controls or who experience problems with a cooktop burner remaining on, should immediately stop using the recalled electric range until it is repaired.
Consumer Contact: LG; toll-free at (855) 400-4638, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, or www.LG.com/us and click on Public Notices in the Customer Services section for more information.
