Counterfeiting NXRs? Seems unlikely to me because there just is not enough money in it to make it worthwhile for criminals. I mean, the NXR is already pretty much a knock-off and the margins are so thin as it is. Also, Hyxion Metal Works is the only source for Duro and Duro is the only importer, so who could even find a place to sell a counterfeit? As several of us discovered a couple of years ago, Duro gets the stoves FOB Shenzen, China, which means that everything is Duro's risk from that point on. (See the link below). Hyxion's factory practices seem pretty good, for the most part. At least no worse than the 6% to 8% defect rates of the major manufactuters of gas stoves sold in this country. But, every manufacturer is going to have some lemons escape its quality control. Every brand of stove has to be shipped from factories to get to customers, and so every brand of stove will inevitably have some units that get damaged in shipping. It seems to me that the very thin margins on the NXR will be a pretty strong incentive for Duro trying to to quickly and cheaply patch up and re-sell any damaged goods or returns. Combine that with servicers who may not know what they are doing and there being no money to fund training programs --- and that's a recipe that readily explains what happened to bmorpanic, Janemadcap, and that poor guy who posted at Consumer Reports about a getting lemon of a 48" NXR. As I've said before, poor warranty support can be and has been a risk that has to be consdered by anybody shopping for a stove from a small volume brand. I certainly understand Gr8day's "never buying an appliance online." For me, it isn't the fear of getting a counterfeit -- well, maybe from unknown sellers who might pop up on craigslist or eBay and maybe put fake Viking badges on NXRs --- but what I really fear is finding myself as one of the unfortunate 8% who get a defective product and face seeming insuperable difficulties getting a refund or a repair. For me, the Costco full-refund satisfaction guarantee was enough to overcome my paranoia about large online purchases -- hey, I could have taken it back if I just didn't like the stove after six months, never mind warranty issues, Otherwise, even with major brand appliances, I want a local face and somebody who will feel accountable to me in ways that a distant online vendor will not. Here is a link that might be useful: Random NXR info from 2012

Hi Emily - No experience here with conversions - factory or field - but just want to throw out there that if BTUs are a factor in your decision making I recommend you check spec sheets to see the loss, if any, for your particular choices. And by that I mean model, not just brand. Even within a model I recall looking at a Viking cooktop a while back whose BTU drops varied between something like 0% and 20% depending on the particular burner.

Frankly, I think the "cost" of the fuel used to cook is a minor issue either way. The cost of the food and heck the refrigeration of the food (and any leftovers) probably dwarfs the cost of the gas or electricity used to cook it. I've also heard the argument that induction is over 90% efficient so it's greener and better for the environment but that's a flawed argument as well since the generation of electricity is a combustion process as well. To over simplify it a bit, if you live in an area where they burn coal to generate electricity, then I would argue that using electricity to cook compared to natural gas is less "green". But if you live in an area where most of your electricity is generated from wind or solar (or if you have a solar house), then induction is extremely green. In the end, I think it's a wash either way. Just go with the technology that you are most comfortable with. I love cooking with gas because I know how it behaves and how to work with it. Induction might be better in many ways but I'm not ready to deal with the limitations it has with my style of cooking at this point. Who knows, 5 years down the line I might be a huge proponent of induction.

I have been cooking and heating with propane for nearly 30 years. Never one problem. For our remodel we purchased an all gas Wolf - could not be happier and you couldn't get me to use anything else. As for the costs, it's negligible. Heating a whole house is another story but our furnace is 18 years old so I expect it. We also have a Mendota fireplace, gas converted to propane - love it and it's extremely cost efficient. We are thinking of installing one in our bedroom and only using the whole house furnace if we have guests. Get the LP range you want. You won't be sorry. : )