Help finding induction cooktop for existing granite cutout
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Induction cooktop not sitting on granite
Comments (21)Well, I met with the builder and the appliance guy today and there are 2 things going on with the cooktop. First, we think it was damaged in shipment. The lockout control and timer do NOT work and the rear corner of the cooktop surface is detaching from the lower assembly. That is what is causing it to sit up at a funny angle. The builder is going to try to get a new one out to the house by Friday. Hopefully it won't be damaged :) The granite cutout is definitely large enough, verified from below and by moving the cooktop in all 4 directions with no problem. However, I can't see how the cooktop could possibly sit flush against the counter. There is a 3/16" thick foam gasket that is attached to the underside of the stainless steel trim so that there is a buffer between the trim and the granite. There is ZERO overhang on the trim ring, so there is no possible way (outside of compressing the foam to infentisimily thin) that the cooktop can sit flush with the granite. Fortunately, if the gasket is installed correctly on the outer edge, it will keep food from getting wedged underneath the trim ring which was my primary concern....See MoreNow what? Again! Painters broke granite at cooktop cutout
Comments (36)Wow - I’m not even sure where to start . . . I was going to try to stay above the fray but when accused of intentionally scamming or cheating a contractor - I can't resist commenting. For starters, can you just imagine what would have transpired if I’d asked the painter and the fabricator to come together to discuss who was responsible for the granite breaking? The painter, I’m certain, would have washed his hands of the whole thing the very minute it was even suggested that the granite wasn’t properly installed. And the fabricator would have insisted that he installed it properly and dare us to prove otherwise. And once both of those parties denied any culpability, we, the homeowners, would have been left with no recourse at all. The MIA standards are ambiguous at best. They provide a guideline for installation and suggest remedies in various situations, i.e. shims to mitigate cabinets that are unlevel, etc., based upon a fabricators assessment of what's needed - which is totally subjective. There are “tolerances” for everything so that a “range” of conditions is considered acceptable, which would make it nearly impossible to "prove" an improper installation based upon them. They also speak at length about “stones of lesser soundness” due to fissures, hardness of the mineral matrix (whatever that is), etc. Our friends just installed Cosmos granite and were told to NEVER stand or sit on it due to its large mineral deposits and overall fragility, although I assume it was properly installed. Someone here on Gardenweb even posted that her granite cracked because she used her crockpot on it - was that a result of improper installation? Given the nature of stone, you simply cannot say that a properly installed granite countertop cannot be damaged “except with a sledgehammer” and there’s also no way you can say, sight unseen, that our granite broke due to improper installation. We look at it as iroll said - the painter’s crew damaged it - nothing more, nothing less. It wasn’t broken when they arrived and it was broken when they left so we simply cannot be made to feel guilty for holding them responsible. We also did everything we could to make sure our painter didn't have to pay any more than was necessary. When the original invoice the fabricator sent was for $2034 and included an $848 upcharge for the exotic stone, we spent half a day arguing that we'd already paid the upcharge for that slab when we originally purchased a small piece of it. They didn't agree and were adamant that the upcharge was valid, saying they'd only charged us a premium for the small piece we used, but we finally convinced them to remove it. So in essence, I guess you could say the fabricator and the painter are sharing the cost of replacing our granite - one paying $1186 and the other $848....See MoreKaseki, need your help!! Space between induction cooktop and gas hob
Comments (19)Looking down on the cooktop it is quite visible; it is a trick of shallow angle lighting that yields the effect in the photo. What you mainly see is a reflection of the riser soapstone. I'm pretty sure that you will want at least a 42-inch cabinet under the 36-inch cooktop to provide room unless you cut away some of the joining sides of smaller cabinets. For example, some induction units like those from Electrolux are actually 37 inches wide above the countertop and their hanging "guts" would be very tight in a 36-inch cabinet. A 36-inch cabinet with 3/4-inch sides will be only be 34.5 inches wide inside. Check out the cooking units' cut-out dimensions and be sure that they fit inside whatever configuration you are evaluating. That said, no one insists that the cooktops be exactly centered in each cabinet (whether loaded with drawers or having doors and whatever you want inside). With an array of drawers as shown in your CAD drawing, I think you can visually get away with a non-aligned countertop arrangement. Even if the cooktops were biased toward the adjoining cabinet sides, 36 + 15 + 5 = 56 and this is not going to allow the desired minimum hood size overlap of 3 inches on each side with a 60-inch hood. You would have to go to tighter spacing between units or use a larger hood. However, because you have side cabinets providing some skirting to the rising effluent, you may be able to get away with a 60-inch hood, but I would then err on the high side for total flow rate to allow the countertop itself to help direct air flow inward from the sides. Front-to-back depth of the hood aperture must be such that the aperture overlaps the locus of front pan base areas by at least 3 inches. This affects hood size and cooktop placement in the countertop. kas...See MoreInduction cooktop granite install questions
Comments (36)Due to the morass of electronics used with the induction type cooktop, and the need for heat sinks and air ducts for cooling the drive transistors, the induction cooktop would be expected to require more volume below the counter. You would need to measure your radiant cooktop and compare to the dimensions for the Frigidaire cooktop. "Some assembly required." It is likely that you will either have to replace the brackets, modify the brackets, adapt new brackets to old brackets, or perform some other DIY project solution. Keep in mind this is the duct-tape part of a belt, suspenders, and duct-tape safety system. You only need to find a way to keep the unit in the hole in case of earthquake, keep it from sliding around, and keep it from falling down if all the Ceran breaks. However, if Code Enforcement is involved, a satisfactory solution depends on his opinion. (Did you determine that the Frigidaire cutout equals the GE cutout? The Electrolux brands' cutouts are among the largest of those needed for induction cooktops -- at least at the 36-inch size. You may have to have some granite cut, or a "frame" built, depending on match or mismatch.)...See Morebpath
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