How to judge the refurbished stoves
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Hunting in the second-hand market is like looking for treasure in a pile of treasures. Second-hand stoves attract many people by virtue of their price advantage. But there are pitfalls in refurbished stoves that can damage your finances or even endanger your safety if you’re not careful. Here’s a super-practical tip to help you avoid the pitfalls of buying a used stove with 5 key details.
1.Look closely at the appearance
The normal second-hand stove, is a collection of traces of time, scratches, oil stains are proof of its use. A refurbished stove is like a facelift, with a new look but a twist.
See spray paint: close observation of the stove surface spray paint, if the color difference is obvious, some areas bright, some areas dark, or there are bubbles, paint flow phenomenon, is likely to be re-painted. Air bubbles like pimples, paint flecks like snaking lines, these are all signs of renewal.
Check the corner: Focus on checking the edge of the stove gap, bottom and countertop contact hidden corner. If remains the old paint mottled trace, or accumulates has the thick dirt which is difficult to remove, forms the contrast with the overall bright surface, that this stove big probability is renovates.
2.Cover and burner
View material technology: high-quality stove lid and burner material solid, smooth surface without defects, like well-polished works of art. Shaking with your hands, if it feels loose, or installation position is not accurate, may be late replacement of non-original parts.
See Fire Hole: carefully look at the fire cover fire hole, if the size is different, arranged in disorder, or the existence of blocking, deformation, will affect the flame uniformity and stability. The blocked outlet hole will lead to uneven flame, affecting the cooking effect.
3.Ignition and adjustment function
Test ignition: press the ignition button on the spot, the flame should be ignited quickly under normal circumstances. If the ignition time is long, or many times to press to ignite, may be ignition pin aging, damage, or circuit failure. Like aging batteries, the performance of the ignition pin degrades, making it difficult to ignite.
Try to adjust: turn the knob to adjust the fire, observe whether the size of the flame changes evenly, sensitive. If the flame adjustment is not smooth, sometimes jump, sometimes extinguished, or can not be adjusted to the appropriate size, indicating that the adjustment device failure, will make cooking difficult.
4.Leakage and sealing of gas
Smell: smell carefully around the stove, if there is a pungent gas smell, may be gas leakage. The smell of gas is like a sign of danger. Once you smell it, be on your guard.
Apply soapy water: use soapy water to daub gas conduit, joint, valve etc. place. If there are bubbles, indicating the existence of gas leakage, such stoves must not be bought. Bubbles warn you of danger.
Check the sealing strip: check whether the oven sealing strip aging, damage. If so, it should be replaced in time to ensure good sealing and safe use. Sealing strip can effectively prevent gas leakage.
5.Transaction vouchers and warranties
To vouchers: before the transaction to provide complete business vouchers, such as invoices, receipts, which should be clearly marked stove brand, model, purchase date, Price and other information. Transaction vouchers are like the“ID card” of a transaction, which can prove the legality of the transaction.
Read the warranty terms: read the warranty terms carefully, understand the warranty period, scope and maintenance methods. If the merchant can not provide proof, or warranty terms are vague, more restrictions, such as a short warranty period, only some parts of the warranty, to be careful to buy, so as to avoid the follow-up can not protect rights.
Conclusion
In the second-hand stove trade, consumers should remain vigilant, according to these five key details carefully examined. I hope this guide will help you find cheap, safe and reliable stoves, so that kitchen life more peace of mind, more convenient.
