Customer Reviews for Whirlpool - 30 in. Wide 4 elements 4.8 cu. ft. Electric Range - White
Customer Rating
3
Good stove/oven
on March 5, 2024
Posted by: Not so hot
from Northern Virginia
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We enjoy this stove/oven except one of the large coil burners had to be replaced, after about 18 mo moderate use - intermittently cut on/off when boiling water for pasta. Took forever. We initially swapped it with the one in the back that did the job fine so we ended up calling Whirlpool and they sent us a replacement coil. All is good now. The metal used on the center disk of the burner is poor quality and turns a burnt color with little use. Makes the stove look old. Not sure why they did that.
The controls are now up front which is the right place to have them.
The top black surface is shiny and collects water spots even with constant cleaning. The top surface should have been painted a matte finish so that water marks would be less visible. Not sure what the reasoning was behind this shiny surface. Bad idea.
There is a digital readout that says, Countertop is Hot but does not tell you which burner was used or is "hot". It would have been really simple to put a small light next to each burner (and controller) to identify which burner is in use. There is a tiny painted-on graphic of which burner corresponds to which controller. Again, this is not very helpful once the burner is turned off and the stove top is hot. Lazy designers? We've been designing stoves for how many decades now and little has changed since the first electric stoves were made. You'd think that by now indicator lights would be common but not yet - this would add little to the cost too. Come on folks, design a functional alert system and show that you put some thought into this. Otherwise, the stove functions as expected.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Perfect basic range. Knobs are well placed and control the heat well. Smooth white enamel cleans easily. Rather easy to install.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Am having to learn how to cook on it. Had a small dent on side. It doesn't show but would expect a new stove to not be dented.