Service Requirements Adding to and confirming what kevinande said, I did find the Installation Manual and it says at the top of page 9 that: "A range cord rated at 40 amps with 125/250 minimum volt range is required. A 50 amp range cord is not recommended but if used, it should be marked for use with nominal 1 3⁄8" diameter connection openings." It took some gyrations to get that manual to display from the Samsung support page. IIRC, there was a screen on which I had to uncheck the "English" button so it would download the pdf of the multi-language version rather than directing me to a "page not found" when the English button was checked. Also, some vendor sites, like Home Depot, spec this range as requiring a 40 Amp circuit. (See this link and scroll down to the "specs" section.) FWIW, we've also had a thread or two in the last couple of years complaining about how hard Samsung makes it to find the circuit requirements. Users reported calling Samsung tech support and being told that all of the Samsung induction ranges required a 40 Amp minimum. >>>"Only Samsung and LG have knobs "<<< Well, there are other induction ranges with knob controls. They do cost way more than the LG & Samsung models. For example, there are the GE Cafe induction ranges (some of which are twice as expensive as that Samsung) and the Miele induction range (which is twice as expensive as the GE models.) And for anybody who remembers that Frigidaire had a pretty decent, less expensive, knob controlled, slide-in model --- that would be "had." It was discontinued last year. >>>"so I went with the Samsung. Sure hope it was an ok choice."<<< Hopefully, we'll get some recent owners' responses to this. As a long time gardenwebber, you doubtless know that we've had only a few discussions here of the LG induction ranges and not much of anything about the current Samsung induction models. Were I shopping now, something that might tip me towards the LGs is being able to get them through Costco. That would make it easy to return for a full refund if I didn't like it. FWIW, if you have not already seen it, the Yale Appliance Blog reports that they have a very low rate of warranty service calls on the Samsung induction range models they sell. But, YA also notes that Samsung contracts out its warranty service and has terrible post-sale customer support in too many instances. A further FWIW, if you have not already seen it, is the recent Consumer Reports summary chart of its long-term appliance reliability survey data (available free at this link ). The members are rather less sanguine than YA. CR members have reported that Samsung electric ranges have had only so-so reliability. BTW, what happened with the Kenmore induction stove that you had for so long?

Thank you. So I guess I've read conflicting advice: 1) Makeup air should not be too close to the hood, and should be diffused into the room. 2) Makeup air should be close to the exhaust point to minimize the effect on indoor air. Is #1 only relevant if I'm ducting the makeup air through the HVAC ducts? I see a video like this where the intake air is directly in front of the hood aperature, and what I see is the hood pulling up all of the cooktop effluent AND all of the intake air, with none of the intake air mixing into the room ... This looks pretty ideal! (I'm not going to build anything like that, but my hood will be close to the center of the house, with an 8' ceiling, directly below a large, open attic. I could easily place a dedicated MUAS above the hood, with a Wolf remote blower and a FanTech MUAS supply hood mounted at the proper distance to either side of the roof. Is this as ideal as I think it is?) I'm already going overboard with ventilation so if I can avoid complicated engineering, duct heaters, and dedicated dehumidifiers, that would be great.

DO NOT BUY CALI LVP FLOORING! Cali LVP is the worst GARBAGE I have ever purchased. I had Cali installed 2 times by highly competent installers who are professionals in flooring. BOTH floors pop up at the end to end joint. One of the flooring wouldn't even stay connected along the long side. Cali IS HORRIBLE TO DEAL WITH. After spending DOUBLE the expected cost to have my floor installed I can no longer afford to have it redone AGAIN. CALI DOESN'T CARE THEY JUST TAKE YOUR MONEY AND THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.

That reminded me of this: With A Little Bit Of Luck/ Stanley Holloway No Expectations/ The Rolling Stones Once I was a rich man, now I am so poor...