Those of you who know me know that I love retro kitchen stuff. I even have an old stove in my own kitchen. I love it but it wasn’t working quite right so I called Carlita Belgrove of Belgrove Appliance in Westchester Co. NY. www.belgroveappliance.com Carlita was able to calibrate the ovens and repair several other issues.

Carlita is an expert in restoring and repairing older stoves and there are very few people who know how to handle these ranges. If you have an old one she says that they can last a lifetime, as opposed to newer appliances which are planned to be obsolete within 7-10 year. If you are looking to make a restored stove the centerpiece of your kitchen, Belgrove can help you find one. Not only do antique stoves bring a warmth to your home, they can be good for the planet if you hold on to them.

Allison Ziefert, top realtor with Keller Williams Mid-Town Direct in Maplewood, NJ (and antique appliance lover) http://www.azhomesnj.com

Belgrove Appliance found the parts for my 1950s vintage Tappan oven that I couldn’t locate myself locally or on the internet. Local vendors I checked with suggested I replace the oven. Since the stove / oven was built-into a brick wall, I didn’t relish the prospect of replacing it and hiring a mason to boot. Belgrove Appliance located and shipped the parts promptly. I couldn’t be more pleased to be able to continue using this well-built appliance with the help I received from Belgrove.

I engaged her services to repair my precious “antique” and through skill, patience, perseverance and the “inside track” with warehouses who hoard scarce older stove parts, she brought my “baby” back to life! All of this was accomplished efficiently, with good humor and at a reasonable cost. I highly recommend Ms. Carlita Belgrove for any kind of stove/appliance repair, she’s a miracle worker!

The Stove Lady believes in giving… My client’s wife was gravely ill. The only time he could do laundry was over the weekend.  Because of our schedules, I had to start the repair on Saturday & finish it on Sunday.  Most people/service companies don’t see dryer repair/doing laundry as an emergency, but I saw a man who was caring for his wife and the weekend was the only time to do his laundry.  What I did was not allow one other small thing to get in the way of him caring for his wife.  I love my customers and it was the least I could do to say “If I could help you in any way, please let me.”  Taking money didn’t seem like the right thing to do.  Apparently they felt differently.  I received the letter below from them about a week later and it brought tears to my eyes.  I have removed their names for privacy purposes.

Dear Carlita:
I am just back from my daily hospital visit to M.  She is stable, but still needs morphine to keep her pain under control.  Her blood levels continue to fluctuate wildly day to day despite her medical team giving her constant bags of blood products. You are an angel to have offered to donate your hard earned service fee to my fundraising cause.  M was really touched by your generosity and insists that you be paid especially as you went out of your way to fix the dryer.  I totally agree with her so here is a check for your work and I have also donated $XXX to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in your name.  A receipt is attached. Again thank you so much for your generosity.

That burner hadn’t worked for three years. The last technician who came to repair it told me the parts are no longer available. I am amazed that you had the parts and were able to fix it.

It has been 15 years since my stove worked. You don’t know how much money I spent paying three different men to repair my stove. They told me it couldn’t be repaired and you, a woman, fixed it.