GE Oven question

drh4683 · May 23, 2011

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"Of course, he refuses to accept the facts about the stove so maybe he deserves your advice. All of this pissing and moaning over a $50.00 stove. If you want it, be prepared to pay to have cabinet modifications done or just leave it. You don't need us, you need the call in show from Sleepless in Seattle."

Who refuses to accept the facts about the stove? If that quote above was all directed at me, then you're mistaken. I don't really understand that accusation. You seem to have mistaken me as some kind of ignorant hack who doesn't follow proper and professional methods of installation or one who refuses to take good advice. I never modify equipment to make it "work" when it jeopardizes the safety and or operational integrity of the equipment. I simply was asking if the vent hood was a detachable option and if the stove would work SAFELY without it assuming the stove could be attached to the existing duct providing the exhaust fan was not in the top section. After seeing that the fan is obviously built into the top (vent) section, then I WOULD NOT remove it and I WOULD modify my cabinets to accommodate the stove so I could use it AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED.

If you read above, I said I would cut my cabinets to accommodate this particular stove if I so desired as my cabinets are no longer "original" to begin with. So its not like I have this pristine all original kitchen that Im scared to modify.

Additionally, who exactly is pissing and moaning over this "$50 stove"? I'm here to seek input from those with the experience in working with these appliances and learn from the rest of you, so don't be so quick to assume that I don't take your thoughts and opinions into consideration.

3beltwesty · May 23, 2011

As an owner of a similar stove; I can see no safety risks about removing the top 5 9/16 " top vent/fan section except basic duffus issues. It one cuts ones fingers on some sheet metal; you forget to cap off the old hot fan input wire and gets some sparks. Or one gets a hernia by moving a heavy stove. The unit here is only held on by about 4 to 6 sheet metal screws; the fan motor only has a hot, neutral and ground wire. The real question is does the lessor model like a J782 have a token piece of insulation.

Here with mine the biggest risk is a hernia, mine weighs over 400 Lbs. To side it out we rig up a come along.

The part about the 50 dollar stove is interesting; ours cost 1/2 what our brand new 1971 VW beetle cost. Thus on a car site one could say a mint 1971 VW beetle that costs 100 bucks used is just a 100 buck car.

What is rather interesting about this thread is that I never heard about this type stove having poor venting unless folks vist and the vent damper was set wrong.

A stove like this has a high current draw; thus a risk is in one has the input wiring too small. This can be OK if one has the lower circuit breaker to protect the wire. One just has a tripped/ blown breaker on Thanksgiving when all the oven is on at once!

Your oven has storage for pots and pans where mine has 68Lbs worth of Microwave stuff.