Tappan coppertone stove; Toronto $400 cdn.

How oven doors open reminds me of another reason I get mad at US Appliance manufacturers whenever I watch "The Great British Baking Show". Their tent kitchen has ovens where the doors not only open down, but can be pushed back into the unit to get out of the way completely. In fact most of the appliances on that show look sturdier and more user-friendly than ours.

When I ran a bakery it became clear that the only equipment up to the jobs needed came from Europe and Asia. One example was our oven that, speaking of doors, used heavy heat-tempered glass doors that swung up and out of the way or down and under the level of the hearth to give complete access to the loader and the bakers.

Weren't we once a country of innovation and products designed for the consumer and not just for the greedy CEO's and stockholders???

Every time I watch Robert's video of the AW-6 I get angry when I see that GE could and did design a washing machine that could:

Wash clothes well

Feature a Self-cleaning lint filter that purged during a suds killing that doubled as a detergent dispenser

Employ a dynamic and effective fill system around the circumference of the tub (which I don't think showed up again until Frigidaire put them in their 1-18's)

Spin at 1100+ rpm

Feature a white porcelain tub with washboard ridges that must have augmented the wash

... and then they just stopped producing such a superior product.

And now our country gives us Marjorie Taylor Gruesome


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Post# 1171711 2/9/2023 at 17:49 (444 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )
Checkrate/Likes Not sure what almost new means. Might be missing the top cover panel over the fuses. CLICK HERE TO GO TO petek's LINK View Full Size

Post# 1171737 , Reply# 1 2/9/2023 at 22:28 (443 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )
Checkrate/Likes *More photos* what is the third photo showing? Photos... < > Photo 1 of 4 View Full Size

Post# 1171739 , Reply# 2 2/9/2023 at 22:35 (443 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )
Checkrate/Likes 1 That's the fuse panel for the stove along the top, where I think there's a cover missing. All stoves in Canada had to have a fuse for each element. Not sure if they still do, I don't think so. It was considered a safety thing I guess. In fact if you had bought a stove in the US (without them) and for some reason something went wrong and the stove caused a house fire. Your house insurance would be voided.

Post# 1171740 , Reply# 3 2/9/2023 at 22:40 (443 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Phil, those are the fuses. The Canadian Electric Code requires them, and they're not usually found on US models. I don't know how they are connected internally, but since there's a total of seven, perhaps two fuses each for two surface units, two for the oven elements, and one for the clock, receptacle and lights. One of the people from there please correct me if I'm mistaken.

Post# 1171741 , Reply# 4 2/9/2023 at 22:41 (443 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )
Checkrate/Likes That's kind of what I thought they were, but not sure. I would guess they removed the panel to show fuses are in place or left them uncovered, if there was a cover, to access them if fuses popped.

Post# 1171763 , Reply# 5 2/10/2023 at 07:36 (443 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)
Checkrate/Likes 2 *Canadian electric ranges* Having the fuses for each element was a very good idea. Made the range a lot safer if something went wrong, you didn�t have to try to blow a 50 amp fuse, etc. I�ve seen a lot of damage and Ranges what an element or something short sale, here in the US electricians often put ranges on too strong the circuit 50 A is usually not required. Sometimes I see ranges on 60 amp circuits. It�s ridiculous Over in the warehouse/museum. We have 25 ranges installed roughly and they�re all on 30 amp circuits which is enough for cooking and demonstration purposes. John.

Post# 1171782 , Reply# 6 2/10/2023 at 11:24 (443 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes 2 I have never seen a drop-in range with a side swing oven door. WH offered wall ovens with that style door, but it seems largely a sign of cheapness since they did not have to build it with expensive door springs required for a drop down oven door. If you were broiling, the door had to stay open which was not a good or safe idea with a side swing door. Maybe the cheaper construction was why Tappan used it in this range.

Post# 1171810 , Reply# 7 2/10/2023 at 16:30 (443 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)
Checkrate/Likes 4 *And speaking of oven door designs* How oven doors open reminds me of another reason I get mad at US Appliance manufacturers whenever I watch "The Great British Baking Show". Their tent kitchen has ovens where the doors not only open down, but can be pushed back into the unit to get out of the way completely. In fact most of the appliances on that show look sturdier and more user-friendly than ours. When I ran a bakery it became clear that the only equipment up to the jobs needed came from Europe and Asia. One example was our oven that, speaking of doors, used heavy heat-tempered glass doors that swung up and out of the way or down and under the level of the hearth to give complete access to the loader and the bakers. Weren't we once a country of innovation and products designed for the consumer and not just for the greedy CEO's and stockholders??? Every time I watch Robert's video of the AW-6 I get angry when I see that GE could and did design a washing machine that could: Wash clothes well Feature a Self-cleaning lint filter that purged during a suds killing that doubled as a detergent dispenser Employ a dynamic and effective fill system around the circumference of the tub (which I don't think showed up again until Frigidaire put them in their 1-18's) Spin at 1100+ rpm Feature a white porcelain tub with washboard ridges that must have augmented the wash ... and then they just stopped producing such a superior product. And now our country gives us Marjorie Taylor Gruesome