On 20 Dec, 2004, at 14:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was wondering if anybody out there uses an electric cooktop stove, and if
so, how did they install it and how much did it cost to install. I have to
replace my old one - came with the new house - with a newer version of the
same model.
Nominally, they are "drop-ins" -- that is to say, the countertop has a "cutout"
the size and shape of the "inards" of the cooktop.
The installation is not particularly different than that of a double-sink.
Assuming that the appropriate wiring is intact and doesn't need replacement,
usually they are plugins, but could also be "hard-wired," the installation
is trivial.
Assuming that the required cutout matches, you simply unplug the old one,
pick it "up" and replace it with the new one, and plug in the new one.
If you have to modify the cutout, that's another issue.
If it's hardwired, you either need to do the wiring yourself or get an electrician
to do it for you. But unless you need to actually replace the feed, that's not
a big deal.
As for costs -- who knows. It mostly depends on who you bought it from and how
it was "bundled." Many vendors include installation, especially for "simple"
replacements. A "simple" replacement shouldn't take more than 20 or 30 minutes,
even if it has to be "hard-wired."
T.T.F.N. William H. Magill [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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