Miele Gas Range Self Clean Issue with DuPont Zodiac Quartz backsplash
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Narrowing my gas range choice ... Dacor?
Comments (41)Okay...so I am glad you asked. I am going to suggest that you do not buy the Miele. I have the 36" in my home and it will be leaving shortly. It is a very long story but I will tell you that the outer glass is very breakable on the 1134 model. Two have already broken -one in transit to my home and one at my home. The second one was the fault of my contractor but to have TWO break (SHATTER) it should make you think twice. I also know that Miele has had many issues with this glass and will probably be changing the door shortly. Having said all that --the range is GORGEOUS and I am very sad to see it go. I have decided to just go with a dependable Viking. The Dacor is very pretty but I am not sure if they have worked out the kinks with their ovens? I hope this helps....See More$$$$ Issue and Kitchen Range... Need advice
Comments (17)I agree with all of the above - check Craigslist as well as all the Craigslists around your local one. An easier way to do this is to go to Google, put in your search terms, for example, then near the search button click on "advanced search" then scroll down to the letters which say "Date, usage rights, numeric range, and more" click, then click on "Date" - I would click on "past week" - then scroll down and click on "advanced search" - all Craigslists will show who posted in the past week something like what you are looking for. Scroll down looking for the areas you want to search in. This is how I found my Oceanside Glass Tile for $5.00 a square foot. I also found my sink that way. I drove 3.5 hours each way, but it was worth it. I did a quick search and found a beautiful 36" Kitchenaid Stainless gas range in RI for $2,600. There is a 36" Kitchenaid Architectural Series range - 3 years old, in Phoenix - I believe looking for best offer. Also a Viking 36" gas range in Phoenix, but too much, $4,995 - I'd try to make a deal. And in San Francisco, there is a beautiful Thermador Range for $1,300/best offer. Also the restores, and in Boston there is a Boston Materials Resource Center. They had a Miele single wall oven on for a while - its still there - maybe you could purchase a wall oven and put it below a cooktop - you could still have a 36" cabinet. Last, GreenDemolitions has appliances in CT, NY and PA, and currently have a tent sail in their NY location. They will also crate and truck appliances. They may even have the range you want, used and at a very excellent price. They currently have a new 36" gas cooktop for $609. Keep looking for what you want! Remodelfla is right! Hestia_Flames...See More36" Gas Range
Comments (31)Look at the specs for the BS Platinum re: behind the range. I have the RCS and it requires the wall behind the range to have non combustible material 6" down behind the range if you use the island trim (and you are placing the range against the wall). If you have the 6" or higher back guard then you don't need to. The Platinum may be different however. We had extra tile from our backsplash, so we tiled the wall behind our range....See MoreIs it safe to use quartz as a backsplash behind a range?
Comments (89)This thread has been very informative for me as we are just starting a kitchen reno, so thank you to all contributors. We plan to do a quartz backsplash, including behind a 30" wide residential gas cooktop (not a range or stove). Please bear with me as I continue to explain! I looked at the specs of the cooktop I was planning to order. Based on those specs and assumption the new quartz countertop depth is 25.5" (I know assumptions are risky, but since 25.5" is what we have now and considered standard, I'm going with that for this example), my calculations are: 25.5" (countertop depth) - 21.25" (cooktop depth) - 3" (min distance from rear wall) - 1.875" (min distance from counter front) = -0.625" Which means I'm 5/8" short, and this isn't taking into account the thickness of the quartz backsplash, which I believe should not be included in the 3" from rear wall guideline from the cooktop manufacturer. Sorry if I'm hurting anyone's brain with math today! Just looking for some validation my logic is correct in how I should be calculating. And also curious if my belief the distance from the rear of the cooktop to the front of the quartz backsplash (not wall) should be 3." I plan to look for a different cooktop, hopefully one that is closer to 20" deep and add the backguard just to be safe (thanks to @Elizabeth Alvarez Sell for sharing her backguard photo)!...See MoreMichael A
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