I do not see why you will stop giving advice about the range. I would hope that anyone coming here for advice on "serious" issues would know that they are talking with strangers who for the most part are only offering their best guess or their personal experiences. Two topics along these lines that I took interest in at one point or another were wiring DDP induction and swapping BS burners:

There were home-made wiring diagrams floating around for how to hook up a DDP. Would I show that to an electrician? Yes. Would I think that now I know how to hook it up and skip calling the electrician? Hell no, if only because I am not real familiar with electricity beyond your basic single switch 115v line.

There are semi-detailed instructions on how to move around the different burners on Bluestar. Would I take them as gospel and try to save a couple bucks by ordering standard configuration and moving them myself? Not before discussing the process with others who have done it or who I have good reason to believe really know what they are talking about.

As long as you qualify your statements, I see no reason not to offer your advice.

velodoug: I think you've been consistently one of the most informative and useful posters here. I would hate to see you silenced by some irrational notion that you are acting as an "expert" or "factory authorized repairman." This is a community of users, not professionals, and I would hope anyone who uses it would realize the obvious.

But, in these days of trial lawyers and frivolous lawsuits replacing any notion of common sense or personal responsibility, I understand where you are coming from. Sad.

I prefer the chatter that derives from the novice not the pro

I really admire your sense of responsibility and I can understand where you're coming from...that said, if you say "my experience is from 2005 and the burner construction has changed since then..." it should be clear to the reader what's usable and what isn't.

And congrats on that amazing deal, which I'm sure was due partly to the Cormatin; now please start giving feedback on the BlueStar :)

The problem was that I didn't know that the burner design had changed. The experience of offering some really bad advice (that the other party was smart enough to question) was a real eye opener.

I am not going away. I am just going to stop answering technical questions about Lacanche ranges based on my experience with my range, and I am going to be careful about other appliances too. For example, I believe that our F&P DishDrawer was superseded by a newer model and I don't know what the differences are. If somebody asks if a single DD is sufficient for a family of four I will answer that I don't think so. If they ask where the little control panel can be mounted I'll keep my mouth shut.

More to follow on the BlueStar.

Velodoug, maybe I'm missing something here, for coming late to the AF. . . but, are you an acknowledged authority on Lacanche ranges? Or, are you being threatened with a lawsuit? If not, then some pieces are clearly not adding up for me. From all that I'm reading on this thread, I'm in total sync with what everyone else has said, especially Ya_Think. Anyone who takes critical, technical advice on these forums -- even from the acknowledged pros -- with confirming same with their own research, second opinions,etc., is setting themselves up for big problems somewhere down the line. And, if that were to happen, I would hardly think that would be your fault!

Velodoug-
I understand your position.

I just wanted to let you know, that as a Lacanche owner myself, I appreciate having had benefit your "techno-answers." You've given me perspective and/or raised points for me...even when I wasn't asking the questions. Your answers, both experiential and technical, have helped me decide whether I needed to have something tweaked or not. I took your comments as food for thought.

Technical aspects aside, your qualitative responses have been delightful to read! It's clear you enjoy cooking and enjoyed your Cormatin.

Enjoy your Blue Star and all of its glory! Bon appétit!

Velodoug - More of the same from me, but a show of support too. You have always been so giving with your feedback and it was always so appreciated.

I guess we could all learn from this and start with "my experience with my "whatever range" is this..." - gosh, seems like folks would know to question the technical issues with the appropriate professionals.

Looking forward to Blue Star stories too. Sounds like DW if having fun!

marthavila -- No, I am not an acknowledged authority on anything remotely related to appliances, and there is no lawsuit or threat of a lawsuit. I am just a retired engineer who received, and continues to receive, a lot of help from the folks here and tries to give back a bit by trying things and reporting the results. My mistake, and it wasn't on this forum, was in taking that one step further and recommending that the other party do the same thing I did. It would be sort of like an American saying that he always keeps to the right on the road, and then recommending to someone else that they should do the same, without considering that they might live in Japan or the United Kingdom or somewhere else where they drive on the left. Fortunately, no harm was done.

One observation about the BlueStar vis à vis the Lacanche is that being able to specify the burner arrangement on the BS can be a two-edged sword. I agreed with DW that we didn't need two 22K burners, and that substituting a second 15K burner for one of them would be a good idea, and that our most-used burner location in the left front would be the better place to do that. So that's what we specified: LF=15K, LR=simmer, RF=22K, RR=15K. One side effect of that choice that I didn't consider is that it doesn't give us a matched pair of burners, either front-to-back or side-to-side, for a two-burner griddle. And I've had a difficult time juggling the knob settings on mismatched burners to get a griddle to heat evenly. Our Cormatin had/has matched 11K burners front-to-back on the left side and they worked very well in that application.

Hi Velodoug, you might consider moving the 22K to the L.F. That's how I have mine, with the two 15K's on the Right front and Right back.

Velodoug,

I have to join the chorus of posters on this thread who have commended you for all your sound advice in the past. I understand where you are coming from about technical advice, but your opinions on all matters Lacanche has been of great value to me. Because I live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, I had no opportunity to see a Lacanche in person before I ordered my Cluny. Your posts were some of the ones that gave me the confidence to do it -- and I'm very glad of it, I love my stove. So thanks again for all your past posts and advice, and in advance for whatever you feel comfortable saying in the future.