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(More customer reviews)These stoves are known to have limited insulation and heat shielding causing the outside of the range to get hot to the touch and I can attest to this. Also these models make tons of noise (expansion and contraction) when heating up and cooling down. The single worst thing though is the computer control jobby! It must have been designed by lab monkeys or something. I have had 3 service calls and have a 4th scheduled right now all for the same issue in less than two months. Apparently moisture and/or condensation gets inside the control module and causes it to throw an error code. This turns out to be nice business for the local Factory Repair company since they get to bill Whirlppol every time they come out here; but it is an unbelieveable nightmare for me. After the warmup countdown the stove almost always throws an F2 (stuck key) error code. Meaning that I then have to unplug and power down the unit for at least 2 minutes. Anything less and it locks you out of the control panel entirely. While it is powered down this unit is useless as the electronic ignition wont work. Keeping the clock set is pointless as well seeing as how you are going to have to shut it down nearly every time you use the oven. The last time the repair guy was here he mentioned the moisture issue. This seems to be a situation that Whirlpool knows about and has done nothing to fix.
Update! Finally got a repairman who had dealt with this issue before and knew how to fix. Apparently the way the exhuast goes therre is an inherent risk of overheating the control panel. He manually bent the exhaust pipe or whatever it is called. Now when you run the oven the stovetop gets hot enough to melt anything plastic left on the range.....However, it know works like it should have from the factory. It appears that the design has a correctable flaw and that Whirlpool would rather spend money and waste the time of customers by making you deal with repeat repair calls for an issue they can and should fix before sale or at the very least on the first visit.
This stove is also a beauty to look at. Keeping it clean is difficult with the super gloss finish. After a scrub down with your cleanser and sponge of choice use a solution made from any common degreaser spray and dawn....A little goes a long way and then polish the range with a dishcloth. This is the only way I have found to keep it gleaming.
UPDATE 03/19/2011
This thing started throwing the SAME F2 code again! This things is a lemon! I have owned it less than 4 months and It still does the same thing after 5 0r 6 repair visits!!! I am filing BBB, Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission complaints! The Whirlpool company has now paid out more in repair costs than I paid for the range and I still don't have a properly functioning stove!
STAY away from Whirlpool Appliances! Look at other consumer sites and you will see that they are apparently slapping the Whirlpool nameplate on a lot of poorly designed and manufactured garbage!
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