amg - I did find out the Empire Equipment is the only distributor for Atlanta. From what I found, Madisco was the distributor for the commercial line for some time. That is why it is shown on the web site. It would seem they need to update the web site so that Empire is shown.

We were able to go to the Empire warehouse and see the range. They do have one there that is connected. The dealer is Guy Gunter & Associates in ATL. I think they have the range there, but not hooked up.

We are really enjoying ours. Still lovin' it!

mcferg - I did try the low/keep warm last night but it was too close to off and clicking a little. I am very anti-clicking right now so I just gave up but I will play with it some more. Might try a simmer plate at some point too.

Does your oven pop when it is heating? Ours does, usually just once, but it makes me jump every time!

Yes, our oven not only pops occasionally, I'd have to say it sometimes "growls" when it is heating or just stopped heating. It's a weird sound but not a bad one, just funny.

Yep I know that sound. It isn't even loud it is just like a little hum or mumble. Not an ongoing thing - just a couple of seconds. Like you said, it isn't bad, just funny. My husband doesn't even hear it though.

Happy New Year to all!

I've been on vacation with the family so I haven't been checking in.

Johnnytugs, I think my range is in at the dealer's. I have a call into them to find out when it will be delivered. I'm not in too much of a rush. My house is not complete yet, so I can't move in yet. But I can't wait to see all my appliances in the kitchen! I have a 48" coming and looking at the "hole" where the range goes, it looks small, but I remember the range looking big. Can't wait to see the whole kitchen put together!

Its great to hear that all the new ranges worked well during the holidays! Its a good sign that they survived the cooking / baking marathon!

thank you ynsmom,
happy new year to you as well and welcome back.what is the completion date for your house? i believe the 48" measures 47 7/8 wide. might want to check on the size of the space allowed for it. can't wait to hear your done.
john

Hi Johnnytugs!

The completion date for the house has just been pushed out. We're having massive rain here and the contractor did NOT turn on the sump pump so the basement flooded (over 4'of water). So now the sheetrock and doors will need to be replaced and some of the stairs.

I spoke with the dealer today and my range in not in yet. It is now due to be in at the beginning of Feb. Like I said before, I'm not in a rush. I'm hoping we can move in by the end of March. We'll see.

ouch, i'm so sorry, i'm sure everything will turn out for the best.keep in touch.: )

yns - oh no! I'm so sorry too! Make sure they dry everything out really well and treat whatever is necessary. You don't want to deal with mold issues! Hope it all gets back on track very soon.

Best of luck with everything -

Purchased my 36" on December 31st along with all the other appliances. House won't be done until spring so I will have to find someplace to put everything. I was told American has a yearly price adjustment in January and to expect at least a 10% increase if not more due to the popularity. I thought it best to get it now just to be safe.

The sales rep said American has been getting very good reviews.

ynsmom...so sorry to hear about the storm damage. I think we are in the same area, we live in the Berkeley Hills. It was a scary storm with the winds and intense rain. It's been a while since we had such a bad one. We lost power but happy to say it only lasted for 24 hours. Our American range was a comfort as we could still light the burners with a match to heat up soup and make tea. turning on several burners for a few minutes gave us some light and warmth to take the chill off. My husband is an architect and suggests that you get an industrial hygenist to oversee your water damage repairs so it all gets done right.
Bungalowsteve...congrats on your purchase. We have the 36" 6 burner and we are really enjoying it. I think you will be pleased with your choice.

Okay, all you American Rangers, a few questions for you. Anyone have the "toe cap" accessory? What's it look like? How far does your oven stick out past standard depth cabinets? Will I regret not having an electric oven for baking? How is the customer service (and more importantly, how often do you have to call them?)? Anyone have the griddle plate accessory? Does this have a griddle on one side and a grill on the other? Does it fit over the burner grates? TIA!

sarschlos - hello! Glad to see you. Do you mean the "leg cap"? - if so, we have it. I'll post pix below. I like the way it changes the look of the feet.

How deep are your standard depth cabinets? My "standard depth" cabinets are not really standard. But it doesn't stick out much at all. It is designed for zero clearance so it goes back pretty well.

Can't address the electric oven (but don't forget that french door option! he he).

The service has been great! I have called a few times for questions, not really service issues but the response was outstanding.

I'd like to know about the griddle plate too -
More soon -
Here is a floor shot of the leg cap - it is the trapezoid looking piece on the leg. I've also provided the link to all of our pictures - one will show how it fits in the cabinets.

Here is a link that might be useful: American Photos

Thanks, plumorchard. I did mean leg caps. Very cute. Although it looks as though I would need to have finished floor underneath the range, since it will be exposed? I can't believe I'm rethinking my range choice AGAIN. Would be so nice to have at least one thing decided.

Anyone know where to look at one/order in So. Cal. (we're in OC)? Also, their website says they can do them in pretty much any color, but Universal only seemed to have a small color selection. How does that work? Oh, and has anyone seen the green in person?

sarschlos - re - flooring...depends on how tall your cabinets are. We had to raise the height of the range quite a bit because our countertops/cabinets are a little taller than normal. Also, I think there was an option for a kick plate kind of cover that would cover the front of the range at the legs all the way across if it fit in to your cabinet space the right way. (Probably calling that the wrong thing)

Colors - they have the standard colors that you saw on Universal but you can custom order a color and they will match it - cost more. I didn't see the green but you can call American (or the distributor) and request a color sample. I have a brochure with it on there in a small box. We looked at mushroom, red, dark blue, and the other blue. I think we are going with custom color (a green) since we have so many colors going on anyway it is hard for one of the standards to work.

Can't help you with your location but we did visit ours at the distributor - is that an option for you? Maybe someone from your way can help with a dealer!

Ouch. Looks like the prices on the 48" ranges have gone up a decent bit.

Got tied up with finalizing the plans with the architect for the new kitchen, completing the application packet for the historic commision, and working on the cabinet & island design. Looks like I should have been paying more attention to the range.

As an aside in working on the kitchen cabinets decided to check out Home Depot and use them as a baseline. Let me tell you they are very expensive for middling quality. You can get much better quality cabinets, with "optional" finshes (glazes and stains on different cabinets vs. only stain), with more and better features for the same price or less than what Home Depot offers.

Maybe someone will put the American Range on sale sometime soon.

roadster - where did you get your pricing? What were you quoted?

Did they go up at the beginning of the year like everyone else?

Send me that email when you get a chance!

Johnnytugs, Plumorchard, & Mcferg626, thanks for the well wishes. Mcferg, we're building in Millbrae. Thanks for the suggestion on the industrial hygenist. Glad to hear you were without power only for 24 hours. There are still people without power! The storms have been very bad!

The contractor will be cutting out the sheetrock and removing the insulation, and getting the blowers going. This is going to be such a process.

What's the price of the 48" now?

Here is info on the accessory griddle -
the lift-off griddle is 12" x 24", cast iron, 1/4" thick -

I measured the grates and it was 10 1/4" x 22" -

I have not done much shopping for the range yet.

I am not sure when the prices went up, I just noticed the increase the other day on the AJ Madison website. If I remember correctly the price went up something like $1k for a 48" range.

I have not checked out Dvorsons or talked with the local retailer again.

Looks like we missed the trees for the forest. In reviewing the latest kitchen cabinet proposal we noticed an issue with the design of the expansion. The kitchen did not have as open we had planned. Spoke with our architect today and I think we have found a solution to give us the openess we want. We will give up some storage room that I wanted but I think it is a good compromise.

No construction plans yet so the changes are not big deal.

According to Dvorsons, prices go up 10% on American Range next week.

amg - if you decide to order before the increase, be sure and touch base -

as i have said on numerous occasions before, josh dvorson is a stand-up guy & has the best price.and i ordered from ny/nj area.
john
917-842-1809

I'm still loving my range! No issues at all and it is doing great.

My 15 year old is even starting to use it some! Wooohooo!

I was just cooking seashell pastas for the kiddos (yep, outta the box) and they all tumbled out onto the range instead of the pot and I was thrilled that I didn't have to fish them out of the little area between the burner and base (like the Wolf). Yes, I know the drip pan would have caught them but for me, it was just a breeze to get them up!

How is everyone else doing??? Updates!

Plumorchard, great to hear the range is doing great! I have no new news on my end. Glad to hear the sealed burner is coming in to use. I was set on getting an open burner but couldn't find one I liked. So I decided on American only because of the quality I was expecting from a commercial range company. Glad the seal burner is working out! yeah!

Just checking in to say that I'm pretty certain that I'm going to go for a 36" AR. Now I need to choose a wall oven/MW combo that won't break my bank (having chosen to splurge on the AR).

Hi all
We are really enjoying cooking on this range! We haven't used the oven as much since the holidays just for lack of time. Overall everything is working great. I'm not sure we don't need to adjust a few of the burners. the medium size burners are very high flame. Are they supposed to flame several inches high? We might need to get better pans.
We like the sealed burners, so easy to clean. All in all, a fun range. Makes me want to cook more which is a good thing.
Happy cooking!

This year has been crazy at work. Just too much going on and too much travel to do anything on the kitchen lately.

We did get approval from the historic commision the other day for the expansion. Had to make a couple of changes and we need to go back before the commision for approval for the design incorporating the required changes. Good news is that we can start moving forward. The construction plans are being worked on now.

Time to find sometime to work on the project and begin to identify construction companys to interview.

Plumchard - not sure if you recieved any of the emails I sent to you or not.

I may go ahead and give Dvorsons a call tomorrow and check on the pricing. I would hate to have to store the range for the next X months but if that would do it if it saves enough money.

I am really ready for the new range. I am tired of cooking on the old one we have.

amg - no I haven't! Drats - I really wanted to chat with you. Try again - I will check my profile right now and see if something isn't right! I am so sorry - do try again. I have someone in ATL I want you to try.

If you do send another, and don't hear from me - post here.

Comcast is driving me nuts! I have so many problems with messages getting thru!

By the way - great news on the go ahead!

amg - I just tested the email from my member page and it came thru. Please do try again -

Plum-

Sent you another email. Let me know if you get it.

If not we will try something else.

Getting close to placing my order (especially since prices are going up Feb.1). I do have a question regarding the placement of the electrical outlet. Is there any concern that it is so close to the floor and may be exposed to water if there is a flood in the kitchen?

Thank you.
Donna

donna, i placed mine at average height from the floor(same as the rest) and it was off to the left of the range and it reached fine.it is actually behind my refridge.there is 9" between my range and the refridge where a cabinet will go.
hope that helps.if you call they will send you a schematic of where the gas and electric should be.
john

amg - got it! More soon -

donna - what size are you getting? I ask because we had the drawings for the 30" and they noted location was off a little and we had to move it over once the range came in.

regarding the flooding - ours is on an interior wall - not near any water lines that might flood and we are on a basement so it would all go down! But all of the specs I've seen on many ranges have had the electrical in pretty much the same spot close to the floor.

Plum - glad you got the email. Looks like the 3rd time was the charm.

Donnay-

You sure prices are going up Feb 1? I thought I was going to have time to work on the range but this past week was crazy at work and next week is looking no better.

I might just need to block off my calendar and force myself to spend some time and place an order.

I hate to store the range for the next 4 months or so but I can make the room if need be. Just need to verify the measurements to ensure that I can fit the thing through the basement door.

john - Thank you for providing me with your set-up. I contacted American Range and asked for a schematic.

plum - I am getting the 24" range (sigh, very tiny kitchen - this will go with my 24" refrigerator and 18" d/w). I will verify the location of the outlets with American Range or the appliance store I order from.

amg - That was the date I was given for the price increase. I've set a deadline for myself to get the order in by Monday afternoon.

Hi,

I am considering buying the American Range 36" saute/step-up range. Can anyone tell me:

If they own one, and any feedback?

If anyone can recommend a northeast distributor, somewhere between New York City, and Upstate NW Catskills?

If they are ever discounted or wholesaled to individual home owners for residential use?

Thanks much!

markrw
if you go to www.americanrange.com > distributors and type in some info, they will email you the distributor info in your area.
i saw the step-up range in reno's (dealer)in north jersey.i believe they were near rt. 80. check out the links in this post and there is a bunch of info. i don't care for signature marketing if you read previously you know why.it seems that everyone who has an american range loves them. i have a 48" with griddle.
john
917-842-1809

Thanks for the feedback John. I didn't understand about "check out the links in this post"? Which post...american range's, or yours?

Thanks again

The second post on this topic has a link to an earlier discussion. I'll post the link again

Here is a link that might be useful: Here's the earlier discussion

Hello all,

Thank you so much for all your input on the various ranges.

I've joined the "club". I just ordered my 24" American Range. I saw it in the showroom again today and re-confirmed what everyone has been saying about the range.

Donna

Congratulations - my neighbor has the 24" American and is very happy.

Figured out my high flame issue on a couple of burners. It was because the rings where the flame comes out weren't put back correctly after taking them off for cleaning. Pretty obvious once we thought to check it. Have to line up the notches so it drops all the way in. It's working fine now.

Called Dvorsons today. Looks like they currently have the best price.

We have not yet broken ground on the new kitchen. In my conversation with Dvorsons they told me they would store the range as long as needed.

So I think tomorrow we are going to go ahead and order a 48" Range with a Grill.

donnay - congrats! how exciting - I was asking about the size because we got the 30" and that was where the differences were noted in the specs. My hubby was able to move the outlet easy enough once the range was here but we had placed it according to the drawing. Not a biggie just wanted you to be aware. Also keep in mind, if it is at floor level there is also some height to the legs that gives clearance too.

mcferg - glad your burners were an easy fix! Sounds just like something I would do too.

amg - great news for you too! Did you place the order! Hope thing progress along nicely for you.

Hello to everyone else! We still love our range - no complaints, problems, issues....

Placed the order for the 48" range - 6 burners and a grill - from Dvorsons today. The only only option I added at this point is a stainless steel cover for the grill when not in use. It will create an additional workspace. The 48" range comes with a 4" rear lip, not too many options for it.

One of the options I am debating is the stainless steel "kick plate" it covers the legs.

Josh @ Dvorsons was very nice and easy to work with.

Dvorsons is going to store the range for me until I am ready for it. We have yet to break ground on the new kitchen so are not ready for the range. But I wanted to get the order in prior to the threatened price increase in Feb.

markrw sorry i didn't get back to you i was away at sea.
alexr thanks for the input.
donnay congrats to you i'm sure you'll be happy.
amg thats outstanding great choice.
best of luck,
john

amg roadster - if you don't mind, what price did Josh quote you? Thanks

Move over guys. I am convinced too & ordered mine from Josh yesterday. The price is still the same, so I gave him a deposit for a 36" American which I won't need til summer. The price for the 36" is still $3700. According to Josh, it should go up very shortly.
Johnny tugs convinced me back at the holidays, & then I found out his wife is also Luisa. That did it!
Luisa, future American club member.

congrats luisa,
wifey's happy i'm sure you will be too!
best of luck, i wish we could get one for the boat so i could use it more. she's a stove hog,lol. but boy can she cook. now she can do it with alot less effort, so if she's happy i'm oooooooook
john : )

Hey - I think we maxed out on this thread...here is a new one.

Here is a link that might be useful: American Range Owners #2