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24'' undercounter built in gas oven with ~1.5 - 2 square foot capacity

27 days ago

I have just been told our coop cannot accommodate a 24'' electric oven. The wiring in the building will not support it. The electrical feed is only 30amps. Can anyone recommend a compact, 24'' undercounter built in gas oven? Everything I find online is electric.

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  • 27 days ago
  • PRO
    27 days ago

    That will not pass inspection in the US.

    Mark Holbrook thanked Minardi
  • 27 days ago

    Oh - OK. Do you know why? I also found this but it's awfully tall:


    https://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/GCWG2438AF.html

  • PRO
    27 days ago
    last modified: 27 days ago

    You need a range. Most older apartment buildings don't have the electrical to run modern kitchen appliances. And you can not burn gas under counter. Code issue in the fuel gas section. But if you do have a countertop circuit that doesn't' pop a breaker, use an air fryer toaster oven for most of your oven tasks. Just don't use it at the same time as your coffee maker or microwave.

    Mark Holbrook thanked McDonald Enterprises
  • 27 days ago

    That's a pity. I was really hoping to save counter space. Either way, I lose it to a 24" range or a 15" two burner + a air fryer toaster oven. And those things get hot so it would have to live on the counter. Based on what I see online, most people who have both an oven and a countertop toaster oven air fryer use the countertop one more often.

  • 27 days ago

    Weird - when I check online it tells me the electric oven I was looking it is compatible with a 30 amp feed after all. Maybe because I was asking about this + an induction cooktop and the two would have overloaded the circuitry. Stovetop cooking with gas is fine with me (though I love induction stovetops). But I much prefer an electric oven. I want to get a second opinion on this, or at least clarify I'm happy to switch to a gas cooktop.

  • PRO
    26 days ago

    What amperage does your panel have, total? If you only have a 60 amp panel, and need 30 of it for oven cooking, do you at least have a gas water heater? LED lights? What else is in the unit sucking up electric? It's possible that you could have something rewired for an electric oven and cooktop, but it depends on the panel's totals, and how many breaker spots you have open on the panel itself.

  • 25 days ago

    "The electrical feed is only 30amps."

    The LG WSED3023B and SMEG SOU2300TX 24" electric ovens require only a 20-amp, 240-volt circuit and can be mounted undercounter. (Hard to find LG oven installation manual.)

    Mark Holbrook thanked wdccruise
  • 25 days ago

    Thank you! I'll share those with the electrician. We spoke yesterday. He's going to run a load balancing test next week. Total amperage for the entire 280 square foot apartment is 30. Hot water is shared at the building level - probably oil. Apart from a standard 24" fridge, the other big draw is a wall mounted a/c unit. Unfortunately I don't have specs for it. Happy to continue using a gas cooktop. Would like to run an 8qt Instant Pot and, ideally, some kind of air fryer.

  • 25 days ago

    I've had great luck with Miele - they go forever. Maybe this compact unit would work: https://pin.it/326p1YI4X

  • 25 days ago

    Here's what is says on the side of the a/c unit: volts 115 103 volt min 60 Hz Amps 7.1


    It's a Friedrich model # WS08C10-B

  • 25 days ago
    last modified: 25 days ago

    Another possibility is theBosch 500 Series HMC54151UC 24" 2-in-1 microwave convection oven. It also requires 20 amps but on a 120-volt circuit. Specs.

    The eight-quart Instant Pot IP-DUO80 requires a 10-amp, 120-volt circuit.

    Mark Holbrook thanked wdccruise
  • 25 days ago

    The Miele Speed oven would work. A Miele Combi-Steam oven would work better plumbed or a reservoir version.

    Mark Holbrook thanked dan1888
  • 25 days ago

    A steam or combi steam oven is a new concept to me. Intriguing. Looking online it says it's the best of both worlds: fast cooking without drying out roasts etc.