plllog- Yes, I think the range is the same one with the chipping. DH says he's willing to chance it. I hate to spend that much if it might be buying trouble.

I should have the parts for the range by next week. I'm hoping that will fix everything. I do like that there are no digital parts to go bad, it's that old. And it appears I can buy any other parts I may need for repairs after talking to Heartland earlier today.

If I hadn't already purchased the Heartland then the Wolf, or that style range, would be my choice. I watched online for years to find a used Heartland I could afford, then this one sat in my living room for a couple years waiting for our remodel to start. I'm pretty attached to it. Unfortunately now DH seems to be pretty attached to the idea of the Wolf.

I think I need to look further into the Wolf chipping issues. Thank you.

Yes, do. The chipping is potentially dangerous. You don't want that in your food.

Perhaps you can appease your husband with a gonzo grill or even an outdoor rangetop?

Has he ever cooked on the Heartland? Maybe once it's repaired you could hook it up just to try it out for awhile.

Is there something else you can do with the Heartland? Is there anywhere a secondary kitchen would be appropriate?

Who cooks the most?

In the end, though, it sounds like you both like Wolf and perhaps only you like the Heartland.

On the chipping issue, I checked out my Mother-in-laws 36" wolf (a 2008 model), her 48" (not sure of the year, but probably around 2008) and my old one, a 2004 36" and none of them had any issues. but that is just a small sample.

Not all of them chip. Just enough for it to be a concern. I really don't know the details about the range ovens (know more about the wall ovens), but the information is in the forum somewhere, or you could start a new thread.

Plllog - Thanks, I've been checking into the chipping issue. It is a concern for us. I'm not sure I want to chance it on something that costs so much. I would be expecting something pretty near perfect at that price, even a discounted floor model.

We are cooking now on the Heartland. My husband doesn't usually do much until the weekends so we'll see in the next couple days what he thinks. Unfortunately I think he's set now on the Wolf. Next week when the parts come for the Heartland hopefully that will resolve its issues and he'll give it another chance.

Austin - Thanks for letting me know about your experience. I don't write a lot of reviews on line about things, and most of the time I do it's only when I'm disgruntled. This experience has made me realize it's just as important to let people know when I'm happy with a product, particularly when there are lots of mixed reviews. I really appreciate everyone here who's taken the time to help me.