On Sat 18 Feb 2006 09:05:23p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sf?

> On 19 Feb 2006 04:35:00 +0100, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> On Sat 18 Feb 2006 08:25:01p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it ?
>>
>> > Thanks for that... I agree that replacing the bulb should happen
>> > infrequently enough that it probably wouldn't be a consideration for
>> > me. BUT, I have seen some ovens with a similar light placement, and
>> > it makes no sense from a lighting point of view. You end up looking
>> > at a darkened shape of roast as these blinding lights blare at you
>> > from the back of the oven. Definitely not user-friendly!
>> >
>> > -dan
>>
>> Yes, Dan, but from the description, this bulb is located on the _top_
>> of the oven at the back, not on the back wall itself.
>
> Have you EVER tried to replace one of them? I finally called the oven
> repair guy and spent $60 changing the danged bulb because I/we
> couldn't get the flange in correctly afterward. This was after years
> taking the bulb out to clean the oven after the scare stories I got
> here about the metal of the bulb melting during the clean cycle, so I
> thought it was worth it. I haven't had many ovens in my lifetime and
> all of them worked well, so I think I can pick at the details. I
> still think that light placement was gawdawful because I live with it
> and I highly recommend that everyone look at where the oven light is
> placed. If it's on the oven roof at the back, don't buy that oven
> unless you plan to move soon.

LOL! I guess I have to bow to your experience, since I haven't had one in
that exact location. I did have one with a roof light, but it was in the
middle of the oven, not at the back. It was very easy to change.

>> The light should be shining
>> down, not out. I have one of those lights on the back wall, and I
>> agree that it can be a blinding light that obscures many things on the
>> racks.
>
> I'll take mine on the back wall. At least I can change it easily.

Okay, so you know what to buy the next time. <veg>

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Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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