Wolf Dual Fuel or All Gas range?!??

7 years ago

I have to make an appliance decision in the next few days but can’t decide between the Wolf DF or AG range! We are planning to get the Miele steam oven too. So that should take care of anything that requires more precise temperature controls. The DF is $2800 more than the AG so that’s a big consideration too. Our sales rep. is a big fan of the Miele range but I see the potential for so much to go wrong in all that digital technology. Any thoughts on this?

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wekick

7 years ago

Google and search on this forum about the chipping blue enamel on the DF.

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Diane
7 years ago
We went with dual fuel. We are aware of the reported problem of the oven chipping fortunately we had not experienced it.
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wekick
7 years ago
Wolf DF has electronics too. You have to have them to control the heating elements and fans.

If you get the DF, some dealers offer a 10 year extended warranty, but read it carefully to make sure the liner is not excluded. Some have considered the enamel loss cosmetic but it is not. It is essentially glass shards coming off with the potential for them to be airborn, especially with the convection fan. Don't run the self clean. Some have failed without running self clean but many failed after running it.

My damage did not appear until 4.5 years which is the case for many ranges. This was after the warranty was up. Even though this is a known issue, Wolf not only would not stand behind their product, they would not tell me how much to fix it, only that it would start at $800. I've read reports of repairs costing. $2500. I have not had it fixed because they would not guarantee the new one wouldn't fail.

It is unknown what the rate of failure is but some posters here have had as many as three fail. There are some lawsuits where there were more failures For just one owner.
girlwithponytail
7 years ago
I just had a technician out to fix my range and I told him we were building a new home and could he make recommendations on which brand was most reliable, since he’s out in the field fixing these things. The first thing he said was stay away from the duel fuel ranges.
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Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you for the input! I think I’ll stick to my original plan of getting the Wolf All Gas Range.
thekeller4
4 years ago
@I, Are you happy with your decision with the Wolf all gas range? I too am planning to purchase the Miele extra extra large CSO and wondering with that, if I would be better off with the gas range versus the dual fuel. My thought is that the Miele CSO is similar to gas, so then wondering if dual fuel is best??