On Sep 9, 4:51 pm, Ben Willcox > wrote:
> Peter Brooks wrote:
> > I meant to ask another question. All the single ovens I've seen so far
> > have top opening doors. The eye-level ovens have doors that open on
> > the right. I'd like an oven with a door that has a hinge on the right
> > and opens on the left - it fits the space better, there isn't a spring
> > to go wrong and it works better for me as a left-hander. Has anybody
> > seen any that do this?
>
> The Zanussi ZBF569SX has a reversible side opening door and I see that
> Baumatic also do one now as well. Side opening doors on this type of
> oven seem to be quite rare!
>
Thank you - it is a peculiar development. Top opening seems a design
flaw to me, relying as it does, on springs lasting for ever and good
seals. A side opening door doesn't have to fight gravity, so must be
more reliable.