Install is very important. I am currently shopping for Miele electric convection

Oven (not steam) model 6580. Someone is coming out to measure my

existing cabinet cavity to be sure that Miele will fit. I can not stress how

important it is to have a certified qualified Miele installer do the

Installation. Just my two cents! Good luck!

I plan to have the appliance store (which is the local Miele insaller) do the install. However, there is an additional cost for any electrical or cabinet work, which I would like to avoid. My father is a licensed electrician, and we can do any cabinet changes ourselves.

In my opinion, the work that Miele installation does not do is more important. If you check what Miele installation actually include, you would find they pretty much do not do anything more than plugging and pushing in the appliance.

Just follow the installation specs, and you will be fine. If in any doubt, sent a picture and describe the situation to Miele support, they will tell you if it is ok. That's what I did for my wall oven.

Thanks. I'm not sure if my question was clear, so I'll restate it. If anyone has a Miele Combi Steam installed in a similar situation (cabinet terminates at soffit/ceiling), I would like to hear how you did the cabinet ventilation openings prescribed by the installation manual.

I fully understand that I need to use the Miele certified installer, and I am calling them today. I also understand that they won't do anything other than positioning and plugging in the appliance for their $150 fee, which is why I'm asking.

I believe if on the top cutout is not feasible, you can refer to the installation for the undercounter scenario (pp. 155 - 156), in which case, the cutout is at the bottom. In either scenario, you need create a channel/path so that fresh air can enter the cavity.

Thanks! I spoke with the installation department, and they suggested your solution, as well. We'll do cutouts above and below.

We just got our Miele DGC combi oven delivered and we bought the Miele installation. However, as we took out the old 24" oven, found out there's no electrical NEMA plug under the cooktop, old oven used bare wire into the electrical box. It turns out the Miele installation would not do any electrical work - didn't know from the salesperson. Then this venting scenario. We should be able to do the cut out at the bottom of the cabinet as the top of the oven is just below the built-in induction cooktop. However, the bottom cutout is still somewhat not vented as the kickplate is a piece of solid wood? Would this be a problem?

Since the manuals don’t say what the vent cutout is for, it may not be clear that they’re to let cool air in, bot to vent hot air, since that’s blown out of the front of the oven.