Please help with retrofitting a cooktop

16 years ago

I am really hopeful that someone here can help me with my scary question.

I have granite in my kitchen. I currently have a 36" GE gas cooktop. I don't know the exact cutout under it. The specs called for 19 1/8 x 33 7/8. I'd like to put in an INDUCTION cooktop. It seems that the induction cooktops require a little larger opening, like an inch on each side.

Does the counter have to be ripped out and taken to the shop to make the holes bigger or can a granite person come to the house and make the hole larger on site? Do I have to look for an Induction that calls for the exact same measurements as my gas cooktop?

How close to the specs do the granite people cut the counters under the cooktops? I cannot get a good look at mine without shutting off the gas pipe, and right now I don't want to do it until I get a satisfying answer, first.

I may just leave things alone if it's too much work.

I'd like to keep the mess and cost to a minimum.

TIA

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User
16 years ago
"Induction that calls for the exact same measurements as my gas cooktop? "

It's best , but you are not likely to find one that has the same dimns.

"Does the counter have to be ripped out and taken to the shop to make the holes bigger or can a granite person come to the house and make the hole larger on site"

This is tough as both have drawbacks. Removing it gives the best chance for sizing the hole correctly with the least mess. It also has the most risk of breaking the slab.

Cutting in house is very very very messy, did I mention it was messy? Dust will get everywhere - in your cabinets , pots, walls, ect... You have to pay particular attention to close by drawer runners as they are all but guarenteed to fail if granite dust get in them.

Will your cabinet underneath accept the wider cooktop , or will that have to be modified as well?

How large is the piece(s)? Is it all one piece or is it made up of 4 pieces?

What say your stone fabricator in all this? He has to do the work.
phatcat
16 years ago
dabunch:

Is the cutout size you listed that of your OLD cooktop? If so, you may be in luck since that is identical to the cutout for the GE Profile 36 induction unit.

http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=SpecPage&Sku=PHP960SMSS#FEATURES

Come to think of it, it's probably not an accident that GE made the induction unit able to retrofit in place of their older units.
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