We have a Platinum Blue Star 48 inch range. We have had it for about 6 months now and don't have any of those problems. We had a Wolf range in our previous house(2003-2017) and prefer the Blue Star. You can hear the convection fan but it is no where near as loud as a lawn mower. It is no louder than the convection fan on the Wolf range we had.

That video was made four years ago, so the stove was older than that. The Bluestar electric wall oven that we have has been just fine for almost two years now.

I've had my 36RNB for a little over five years...not one problem, the thing is a workhorse built like an old locomotive. Cooks like a dream!

I have a 30RNB since spring 2015. We had to replace the oven igniter after 18 months (not warrantied, naturally) and it cost us a bit over $200 for the tech visit and part. And guess what? - it just failed again after 14 months. Does this seem reasonable to anyone out there? This time my husband is going to replace it for $99. I used to rave about this range...now I'm reconsidering.

Igniters need replaced on anything that gets used. Even your BBQ grill. It’s a simple DIY maintenance issue with Bluestar. Maybe a $20 part. Go to Johnstone Supply. There is zero reason to ever pay anyone to do that. That’s part of the appeal. Anyone with basic skills can do just about anything it will ever need as far as work. Not so anything with a bunch of electronic controls.

An oven glow igniter is $100 - every 1.5 years over the life of the range and that's gonna add up.

We use our oven quite a lot. The first glow igniter died after about 5 years. I bought a replacement from Amazon for about $30, and it's been going strong for a few years now. It's super easy to replace. I think all you need is a Philips head screwdriver and 5min time.

And yes, these parts are disposable. They are highly inefficient from an energy usage point of view (they need on the order of 500W). And they are designed to eventually burn out. But the upside is that they are insanely safe and very simple designs. Other than a complete failure to ignite, there really isn't much that can go wrong. This is great for a gas appliance that you plan on leaving unattended for extended amounts of time. So, everybody is using glow igniters these days. Can't get much safer than that.

It's frustrating, if it fails after just over one year, but that's well within the normal distribution. Did I mention these are stupid and simple devices. Some will last longer, and some will last less. Natural quality differences between manufacturing batches. And no, Bluestar doesn't make these. They buy them from the exact same place that everybody else buys from. That also means, you can buy from a cheaper source than going through Bluestar.

I recommend sticking with the Bluestar. It's really hard to find a better stove these days. The one thing that you could do -- and you'll absolutely thank me for that later -- is upgrade to an RNB with open burners. Once you have tried that particular model, you'll never want to go back.

We are doing a gutted-to-the-studs remodel right now. The Bluestar 30" RNB and the Miele dishwasher are the only items we are keeping from the old kitchen.

I loved my BlueStar. I know you working the budget. I answered you in another thread. This is the one item that I would splurge on. BlueStar has addressed the old issues. A new unit won't have most of these issues. Mine was great out of the box and didn't even need adjusting. My ignitors are going strong, too. They send you a few extra and they are easy to change.