Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Freestanding cooker advice 43Sep 05, 2008 9:38 pm My husband did actually pull the display one out when we were at the showroom choosing our colours lol
It was positioned exactly as it would be in a house, between cupboards, and we found it ok to move. Thanks to this thread, we looked over all the points you guys have made. We just came to the conclusion it was worth the risk. Hopefully we made the right choice, and I wont be writing back here, a few months after we move in and cussing the oven ( or our choice rather) -Sha Re: Freestanding cooker advice 45Sep 19, 2008 1:15 am Hi,
this is what we are getting.. HSB745256A 90 cm Dual Fuel Range Cooker Stainless steel colour with bar handle Electric multifunction oven with 7 heating methods: - Defrost - Conventional top and bottom heat - Bottom heat only - 3D hot air - Hot air grilling - Variable grilling for large surface - Variable grilling for small surface Rotisserie New enamel coating Catalytic liners in ceiling, sides and rear wall Triple glazed glass door 5 shelf positions Removable door Mechanical control with electronic clock and timer Cooling fan Child lock Cooktop Stainless steel gas cooktop 6 burners including 1 Wok burner One hand electronic ignition Flame failure device fitted to each individual burner 3pc cast iron trivets Enamelled burner caps Suitable for natural gas and LPG General Rotary control knobs Height adjustable legs Storage compartment Supplied accessories: 1 baking tray, 3 wire racks, 1 rotary spit, 1 Wok ring support, 1 cross support for espresso *sorry for long post* Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Freestanding cooker advice 46Oct 13, 2008 8:16 pm I am in the process of buying a 700 lofra and wanted to know if anyone is having any issues with theirs. I am getting gas gas and was told that you can build your benches right up to the lip of the unit.
Maggie is your kitchen finished yet as have been looking at your pictures and it looks great. Re: Freestanding cooker advice 47Oct 14, 2008 6:47 am I have just had my ilve oven installed. The gas connection is copper and there is a bit of of a coil happening. Right now it is pulled out and seems easy to pull out and to clean etc. However the ilve electrical had been done yesterday and it is hardwired. Even with that it can still be pulled out about 1/2 a meter. There is no plug where you can unplug it from the wall so unfortunatley if i were to move it's not the sort of oven that can be taken. Re: Freestanding cooker advice 48Oct 16, 2008 12:52 pm FWIW, we recently put a SMEG 900mm freestanding stove in our new house. Because of some building issues we've moved it in and out of the space at least 20 times in the last couple of weeks. It's heavy of course but it slides pretty easily on porcelain tiles. The gas connection is flexible steel pipe. I'm not aware that you can't use this -- it was installed by a licensed gasfitter and signed off by the inspector.
It's fitted between granite benchtops and there is less than a mm each side. The cabinet gables are a little further away but not much. According to SMEG these things can actually be installed flush (touching) against benchtops (as long as it's a fireproof material) and even flush with standard cupboard gables (the oven part at least). It's only the hob that the Standards worry about, when against non-fireproof tops (timber, laminates etc). This is our third freestanding stove and we deliberately installed this one very tightly to minimise the possibility of crud getting down the sides (which happened a lot with the previous two). Even with such a close-fitting to the granite I imagine we'll still get some liquid spills but it's impossible for actual food/crumbs to get down there. 2 15462 Bathroom renovation will likely include a back-to-corner bath and we’re considering a freestanding tap with hand-held shower such as the picture included. My hesitation… 0 24692 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Grind texture and paint off at blister up to top of fence Will see damp cement render 5 6265 |