Our oven went out again.
Last time, Shelly fixed it by replacing the igniter. This time she's using it as an excuse to upgrade to a better oven. (ANY oven is better, in her considered opinion.) And, since she cooks most of the meals, who am I to complain?!
But the folks bringing in the new one want $30 to haul our old one away (joke's on them, by the way, we didn't tell them the kitchen is on the 2nd floor, the driveway requires 4 wd, etc.) On the way home, Shelly suggests we need to strip off anything useful, like the grates, oven light, and so forth. I immediately think of the timer, which still works fine.
Of course, the thought leads to how much would be left if we take out everything useful? Maybe we can take it apart ourselves and dispose of it appropriately. (I mean, take it to a legal dump--not the West Mesa "gift exchange".)
So:
1. Anyone know how the timer/controller works on these things (Whirlpool circa 2007)? Can I make the timer work stand alone? Probably too much to hope for, but it would really be something if they converted to 12 VDC and I could build the timer into the teardrop.
B. Any other ideas for re-purposing this thing, or the parts? (If you don't have good ideas, funny or sarcastic ideas will do just fine)
If I knew more about gas fixtures, I might consider building a camp stove out of the parts. Oh what the heck, trial and error, what can go wrong?
Tom