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Throck

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10. New wires required to handle voltage and amperage.

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 23, 2023, 01:52 PM

Jan 2023

Is there a 2 pole space in the breaker box? Probably a 40 amp or 60 amp breaker. (Probably 40 amp). What's the rating of your main breaker? A 100 amp main might handle it. 200 amp main is better. Then you'll need a path for the new wire between the circuit breaker box and the stove.

Future considerations? Dryer? Heat? Water heater? AC?

I'm not looking forward to my change over.

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Gas Stoves Sell Homes, Real-Estate Agents Say [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 OP

blah, blah, blah DURHAM D Jan 2023 #1

I wonder if that will change now. Scrivener7 Jan 2023 #2

I'd have to go down to the basement to see what I have. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 #4

Yes. Getting an electric is no problem other than Scrivener7 Jan 2023 #7

30 amps minimum, 50 amps for self cleaning oven. Meadowoak Jan 2023 #9

$200-$250 Meadowoak Jan 2023 #8

New wires required to handle voltage and amperage. Throck Jan 2023 #10

An electrician will charge about $200-250 to add a new 220v Meadowoak Jan 2023 #13

Hey, I just came back to remind myself of what people said the cost of this would be and Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #17

You're welcome. Meadowoak Feb 2023 #18

Get ready for sticker shock thatdemguy Jan 2023 #14

I recently read an article that professional chefs are moving to induction. LakeArenal Jan 2023 #3

I'm curious, especially with pans like cast iron, how to keep the surface from scratching OnlinePoker Jan 2023 #5

The pans don't really scratch much. LakeArenal Jan 2023 #6

Tempered glass? Throck Jan 2023 #11

I have induction, and you can put a paper towel between Meadowoak Jan 2023 #12

Not to this cook. MOMFUDSKI Jan 2023 #15

I hate cleaning a gas stove Farmer-Rick Jan 2023 #16