Hi, I am hoping someone may be able to help me. We recently purchased a Maytag electric range (MER8674AS) and have only used it a couple times. The stovetop is functioning fine and the oven itself seems to be working fine. However, I am concerned that the outside of the oven is getting hotter than normal. After about an hour of operation last night (at 425 degrees), the front of the oven door, sides of the oven, and surrounding cabinets/granite got very hot. Our old oven did not do this, so I was a little surprised. I expect the door and sides to get warm, but these were so hot that we couldn't touch them for more than a second or two without feeling like we were going to get burned (similar or maybe even hotter than our steam radiators when in operation). Other than the obvious safety factor, I am afraid that it may ruin the painted finish on my cabinets. I have searched some message boards and have heard of some other brands having similar problems, but haven't come across any reviews identifying this problem with Maytag or this particular model. I called Maytag and the person I spoke to said that it seemed normal, but I find that hard to believe. It seems like it'd be a big liability problem for it to be normal for an oven to be this way. I was told to simply not touch any parts of the oven except the handle...great help/advice... I'm worried that this could easily burn children or pets as well (especially during self cleaning when it will be much hotter). Maytag said they could send someone out to take a look, but it will be $130 if they deem it is functioning normally. Even if this is considered normal, I will probably replace the range since we're just not comfortable with how this is functioning. Any advice that people can offer is very much appreciated!

Hi all, I live in Italy, and of course, I have an Italian washing machine, which I am having a problem with. The machine is Candy Smart CTDF 1007 Washing Machine. This machine was purchased about 2 months ago by my landlord. Unfortunately it did NOT come with an instruction manual. When I first had the machine, I found it difficult to start it properly, but after some messing around, I finally had the machine going. Since then, I've gone away on vacation, and have completely forgotten how to start the machine again. I've tried every combination to get a load to start, but nothing seems to be happening. Now it seems that any setting I use, the machine won't start. It times out, and I get an "E02" error message. Throw that in with the fact that all the forums and help pages I've found seem to be in Italian, Slovenian or Hungarian, and I'm in a pickle. So my question to anyone out there is this...What steps do I need to follow in order to be able to start a full load of laundry? Step by step details would be great, as I can then cut, paste and print them out and leave them where I can see them for next time! Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks all! Paul (PBEnglish)