most affordable 36 inch range?
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Loud, Annoying Fan noise on 36 inch DeLonghi Gas Range?
Comments (1)The AG Jade range that we returned (did a buy-back), in addition to having a number of other issues, also had a loud cooling fan that came on when the oven reached a certain temp. It then didn't shut off until the oven had cooled down to a certain temp. There was no way to manually switch the fan off (or on). Hated that. We purposely got a quiet vent hood, and then ended up with a noisy range/oven. We replaced the Jade with a Wolf AG range. Much quieter fan, and it is equipped with a switch to turn the convection/cooling fan(s) on/off. HTH...See More36 inch range or 30 inch range and spice rack drawer?
Comments (17)I would start with what you're accustomed to cooking on/with now: Have you been cooking on a 30 and always wished you had a larger cooking surface? Have you been using a 36 all these years and find you actually don't use one or two burners (or whatever the differential between 30 and 36 is)? If you've been using a 36, is it a good tradeoff to lose a burner for the sake of gaining countertop space and the spice rack? Good advice. I cook every day. Ambitious recipes, large quantities, lots of baking, the whole 9 yards, but it's quite rare that I say to myself, "I wish I had a larger cooking space and/or a second oven". It's just not something that I really need or want. However, I own more kitchen goods than a Williams Sonoma store, so that bit of extra storage space would be more than welcome. I wouldn't go with a spice pull-out though. You don't want to store spices by the heat of the stove, and those things are fairly expensive for the small storage they provide -- I vote for a slightly wider upper instead....See More36 inch range hood 6 vs. 7 vs. 8 inch duct?
Comments (16)vinmarks No, in your case I was tempted to write that the VaH can make use of that size duct. I think VaH may be negligent if they don't point out that that duct size needs to be matched on the MUA side. As pointed out earlier, few in the kitchen hood sales chain want to raise the issue of make-up air and the horror it can be to retrofit into a renovation.* But lest others think that they need 12-inch duct for 1200 CFM with conventional blowers in lieu of using 10-inch for typical lengths, I wanted to point out that that would be only a modest improvement relative to getting the MUA in with low pressure loss. Pressure loss is counted from the cooktop to outside and then from outside to inside back to the cooktop. ------- *An example MERV7 high flow 4-inch deep pleated filter, 2 ft x 2 ft in area used to catch the big particles and bugs that the MUA air could pass into the house, used at 1200 CFM (300 ft/min) would have a pressure loss of 0.1 inches w.c. (See table from https://www.texairfilters.com/comparative-tests-on-pressure-drop-of-hvac-filters/ If one looks into VaH data, for example see below, 0.1 inches w.c. drops the flow rate of a dual blower (1200 CFM) hood to 1060 CFM. At 1060 CFM, the filter pressure loss is a bit less, so one really needs to plot filter loss vs flow rate against the fan curve implied by the data below to obtain the expected flow rates (excluding ducts, MUA register, and exhaust duct cap pressure losses which also need to be counted) . And for comparison, using an equation I found on the Internet at the HVAC engineering forum referencing the 2003 ASHRAE Handbook at Page 52.5 (confirmed in my copy) and adapting it with some trepidation to screening as was done at the forum, and assuming a screen of 70% openness across a 12-inch duct at 1200 CFM, the pressure loss is even higher than the pleated filter, reaching 0.7 inches, w.c. With a 15-inch screened duct, 0.1 inches w.c. at 1000 CFM could be achieved. The moral is, use a lot of screen area, or low loss filtering, or let the sparrows in....See More36 inch gas range recommendation
Comments (9)It's not so much that you have to use a screwdriver to operate a Bluestar, as it is that a Bluestar is so easy to service that even a homeowner can do that -- often with nothing more than a screwdriver. All those things that you would typically initiate an expensive service call for, with Bluestar, you have the choice. Do what you do with all the other brands and call a service technician -- or fix it yourself, as that's often cheaper and faster. And it's not as if your Bluestar range should require unusual servicing. Things that will fail are igniters. But in particular the glowbar igniters are disposal items on all these ranges regardless of brand. They are designed to wear out after a couple of years. Other than that, all that is needed is occasional deep cleaning, and maybe a drop of lubricant on the oven door hinges once a year. What you should do though is insist on proper installation by a reputable installer. There are a couple of adjustments that might or might not have to be made at installation time. Some of them might only be needed, if you live at higher altitudes. But it doesn't hurt to have somebody check all the set points for minimum and maximum power, and for oven temperatures. These should be one-time adjustments. When we bought our range, Bluestar actually had a white-glove installation service that did these things and then gave you an extra year of warranty. But I don't think this offer exists any more though. So, take this up with your local appliance store....See More
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