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re: Replacing my glasstop with gas range...suggestions?
Posted on 1/19/12 at 7:49 am to CAD703X
Posted on 1/19/12 at 7:49 am to CAD703X
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gas range
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$700ish range
What? A range for $700? Is that a 24" wide one or something? When I took out my 36" cooktop it was something like $4000 to put in a free standing range, and I didn't get duel fuel oven or self cleaning or one of the fancy brands. You really talking about a $700 range?
I'd love to replace mine, that I rebuilt after it went under water in Katrina, since we have to hand light the burners and the oven is close to worthless. We're using a Breville counter top oven for most everything, and just keep a lighter on the backsplash. If I could replace this thing for $700 I'd do it in a heartbeat. Even the cheap ones I looked at replacing it with, I think the company is Blue Star, were $4000+.
The dual fuel Wolfs made my eyes pop out of my head.
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Posted on 1/19/12 at 8:24 am to Gaston
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If I could replace this thing for $700 I'd do it
this is just the drop in cook top, not oven combo
Posted on 1/19/12 at 8:29 am to Kajungee
awesome thanks for the great responses! so i'm looking at a couple hundred bucks for the gas line install..i assume if i already have the range they can hook it up at the same time the gas line is run.
final question; i have a microwave (with little vents on bottom) above my stove now. will i need to get a real vent for this or will i be ok with the existing setup?
apologize for all the questions..i'm new to the whole gas stove thing.
i'm probably going to end up with a GE based on the comments in this thread and what i can afford right now.
final question; i have a microwave (with little vents on bottom) above my stove now. will i need to get a real vent for this or will i be ok with the existing setup?
apologize for all the questions..i'm new to the whole gas stove thing.
i'm probably going to end up with a GE based on the comments in this thread and what i can afford right now.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 8:33 am to Gaston
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What? A range for $700? Is that a 24" wide one or something? When I took out my 36" cooktop it was something like $4000 to put in a free standing range, and I didn't get duel fuel oven or self cleaning or one of the fancy brands. You really talking about a $700 range?
well yes..i was looking at quite a few stainless steel ranges in this range with gas burners that had good reviews..this was at a big box retailer..not a specialty gas shop with the super high-end stuff..i'm not ready to drop that kind of money on a gas range.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 8:34 am to CAD703X
I think you will be fine. When we replaced ours I took out the vent entirely. It was disgusting and I likethe way it looked without it. I'm going to do something decorative with that area. It's against some kind of builder rules, so I left the hole there, just gotta drill thru bottom of cabinet and pull it down. I do switch on the ceiling fan every now and then, but I'm still glad we got rid of the vent hood.
But yeah, you should be fine.
Mine is a cooktop, have had for 2 years, no problems.
But yeah, you should be fine.
Mine is a cooktop, have had for 2 years, no problems.
This post was edited on 1/19/12 at 8:38 am
Posted on 1/19/12 at 8:36 am to CAD703X
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inal question; i have a microwave (with little vents on bottom) above my stove now. will i need to get a real vent for this or will i be ok with the existing setup?
You should be fine. That's how mine is.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 8:46 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Not to steal the thread or anything, but this got me thinking.... anyone of you guys have experience with a conduction top? They seem to have good reviews, but i personally don't know anyone with one.
wait, induciton.
wait, induciton.
This post was edited on 1/19/12 at 8:48 am
Posted on 1/19/12 at 8:51 am to HebertFest08
I don't see how anything can be better than fire.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 9:00 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
well, thats what i thought too. but, you don't waste heat/energy with it supposedly. It works with magnets and the only thing that gets hot is the area that the pot is touching. That being said you can only use stainless steel or cast iron pots. Unless you buy this disc that you can put on the burner that will transfer the heat to your other types of pots. Seems pretty cool
Posted on 1/19/12 at 9:17 am to potent357
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I HATE the glasstop I inherited in this new house. Any change you make should be a positive.
Same. I'd rather be cooking on the old school electric coils than on our stupid fricking glass top. A bitch to clean, takes forever to heat up. Why do people buy these?
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:03 am to FinleyStreet
ok i upped my budget slightly to include a 5th burner (based on your recommendations) and i'm still under $1k..thoughts on this one?
LINK
notably it adds a 5th burner and goes up to 17,000 BTU vs 15,000 on the others.
other than that and the look, its basically the same otherwise as the $700 units.
LINK
notably it adds a 5th burner and goes up to 17,000 BTU vs 15,000 on the others.
other than that and the look, its basically the same otherwise as the $700 units.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:15 am to CAD703X
That sure is purty.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:29 am to OTIS2
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OTIS2
hey it beats that coleman 2-burner stove you and geauxt use in your double-wides!
Posted on 1/19/12 at 11:08 am to CAD703X
That looks sweet.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 11:21 am to CAD703X
quote:And it's much cleaner too.
it beats that coleman 2-burner stove you and geauxt use in your double-wides!
Posted on 1/19/12 at 12:05 pm to CAD703X
also much better than the sterno stove and hibachi i used in Pentagon dorm back in the day.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 12:28 pm to Benchwarmer
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also much better than the sterno stove and hibachi i used in Pentagon dorm back in the day
hey i just had that little coiled thingie i would stick in a glass of soup and plug into the wall.
on more than one occassion it fell out and caught on fire. :eek:
so piedmont is estimating around $400 to run a line 5 feet to my gas range.
considering this runs under the house in my crawlspace and you can get to it super easily..pisses me off. i already have lines running back and forth since my HVAC, water heater and fireplace are gas now.
any suggestions on a cheaper way to get the install done? can any plumber handle this?
This post was edited on 1/19/12 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 1/19/12 at 12:38 pm to CAD703X
Yes. Any plumber. I think ours was 200. Didn't take long.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 12:42 pm to potent357
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I HATE the glasstop I inherited in this new house. Any change you make should be a positive.
I had gas ranges for 30 years. Hated them. Got a glass top that is now 14 years old. If I ever replace it will be with another glass top.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 1:16 pm to CAD703X
Whatever brand you go with, if you buy from Sears check it before you take it home. My parents just got screwed. Sears sent the wrong size but wouldn't replace it by the time they opened it up because the model was discontinued about a month after my parents got it.
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