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for those with Bluestar ranges.. Casters?

14 years ago

How the heck do you move these things? I can't find anywhere in the manual that mentions casters of any sort. Are there any? I don't want to totally ruin my wood floor if I need to get in back for some reason.

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buffalotina

14 years ago

On the basis of advice received here I stapled these slick strips to the floor which allowed the range to be pushed back more easily...I also used magic slider style things to move it back to its recessed nook. It is a beast, no doubt about it. I have had to pull mine in and out several times, however, the good news is that once it is FINALLY set you hopefully will not have to move it for a good long while. It sure would be nice if it had some rear casters. But still, after the initial effort you are all set. Oh yes,Trevor at Eurostoves gave me the best advice ever... before attempting to move the thing take everything removable OFF! So, remove all the burner grates and bowls, remove the shelves and remove the oven floor. That makes a huge difference to the ability to move it. I am now an expert at disassembling and reassembling that range :) Good luck!

Here is a link that might be useful: Slick Strips

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dredpir8
14 years ago
We put heavy duty plastic slider things on the back. Lift the front, grunt and slide.
chrisdrew
Original Author
14 years ago
Got a linky to what you used? "plastic slider things" doesn't come up at lowes.com. ;)
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dredpir8
14 years ago
We used something similar to these.

Here is a link that might be useful: Plastic slider things
parrym
14 years ago
Casters are available. I have two in the back. It makes moving it much easier. I also used the 'plastic slidey thingy' on the front when initially moving it into place, but don't need them for the occasional move now.
thull
14 years ago
Who moves their range once it's in place? Not me.

Mine has Magic Sliders on the legs, though.
p10rs
14 years ago
Well i also can't quite imagine why you would want to move such a big heavy stove, but i installed mine by purchasing a low hydraulic jack(auto parts store). i then put a 2x2 ft 3/4 inch plywood board(app. size) under the stove(frame to frame), a thin 1/8th inch board on the floor, jacked it off the floor an inch and rolled the stove and jack back into place. it worked great. very stable, easy to steer the stove with the jack handle. i saved everything in case i need to move it again, but that seems unlikely. since the jack is rated for 2,000 pounds a bluestar is not much of a load for it, plus the jack has big, wide wheels so no marks on the floor.
mrblandings
14 years ago
I have had to pull my 30" RNB out from the wall at least three or four times in the past five years, so I would say this is definitely something to plan for. I used the 2 inch self-adhesive magic sliders, which worked great at first but last time I went to pull out the range the sliders came unstuck from the legs. I glued the sliders back on with super glue but only time will tell whether they will stay on. Magic sliders also makes a screw-in model designed to completely replace the appliance leveler legs, but I don't know if the bolt size is the same as that of the BlueStar legs.

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