Question about Gas Cooktop

19 years ago

I am going to have a gas line run to my electric cooktop area so I can get a gas one. The countertop is granite and the current cutout where the electric cooktop is as follows

29 3/8" x 20 1/2 "

I am looking at the install instruction from

http://www.maytag.com/assets/product/8101P595-60.PDF

The 30" cooktop shows a cutout of

28 1'2" x 19 15/16"

is this going to be a problem? Are those minimum dimensions on the install page?

Does anyone have any opinions on a good cooktop in the 500-800 dollar range...I like the Caldera 30" but i do not want stainless steel, I want black.

Thanks

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steve_a
19 years ago
bigjim: I'll preface this with the caveat that my only experience is with the installation of our Kitchenaid gas-on-glass cooktop, about 5 years ago. Your existing cutout is a little bigger than the specs for the Maytag that you're looking at. This may or may not be a problem. Of course there is some overlap provided by the actual dimensions of the finished cooktop. It would be best if you could take an actual measurement of the cooktop that you're considering, to make sure that it will even cover the hole. You may also want to contact customer service at Maytag about the installation. I don't know if there would be a support issue if you use a slightly larger cutout. Also make sure you have enough clearance below the cooktop, especially in the area of the gas regulator. I had to cut out a piece of cabinet sidewall (not visible) to accomodate mine. Otherwise, there was room to put a regular drawer below it. We are happy with our Kitchenaid cooktop. It's a 30" 4 burner, with a grate in the back (false burner, whatever) that comes in handy. You must keep up with cleaning the glass in order for it to look good. We really didn't keep up with it all that well in the past few years, and my wife thought there were permanent areas on the glass that were damaged. After I took acetone and 0000 steel wool to it, it looks 99% better. These are not recommended cleaning items for the glass, but you do what you have to do (YMMV). If I'd been willing to spend maybe 30 min. more on it, I could have probably gotten 99.9% of the stuff off. All of our igniters are still working, and we really have no complaints about this one. I think a similar model would still be your price range, but I haven't checked. Steve
bigjim626
Original Author
19 years ago
Thanks Steve, I cannot find any cooktops that fit the exact size of the cutout we have...Hopefully I can find something because the electric coil cooktop is terrible.
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mindstorm
19 years ago
bigjim, Looks like the Miele KM346 should fit the hole you've got. Unfortunately, they don't provide a range of numbers just a single number but it looks like the front-to-back number is 20 3/8" which is very close to yours. The side-to-side is 28 3/8 but the cooktop is 30" wide fully so your 29 3/8 should be fine.

Otherwise, you could use this opportunity to go to a 36" unit if it will fit in the cabinet that you have beneath it. You'll only have to enlarge the cutout. :-)