Thread Number: 72707
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
New 20" Range for our NYC Walk-Up |
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Post# 960849   10/5/2017 at 19:22 (2,392 days old) by Stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK)   |   | |
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This model has a nice cast iron grate and a quality look/feel. Most 20" stoves are appalling exercises in chintzyness. I saw the 24" and loved the sale price and thankfully the salesman chimed in with the fact it also came in a 20" version that was otherwise identical...except cheaper, "I'll take it". Our current Wel-Bilt has a pilot light and a dodgy oven. The problem is the pilot makes our tiny apartment smell of gas as there is no vent hood. I am trying to rent the place and twenty-somethings are not cool with "funky" any more. None of them would be comfortable trying to light the oven. We already have the 100+ year old bathtub-in the-kitchen-tenement so I don't need anything else to give pause. Entry level models were hideous and about $200 cheaper, highest line models were Italian and $1500 more expensive...but not 20" (only 24") like our place pretty much demands. Arranging delivery and haul away is such a pain in the city, that new was worth the primium over a used unit. And my time here is very short on this visit so this Avanti was a no brainer for me. |
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Post# 960873 , Reply# 1   10/5/2017 at 23:06 (2,392 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 960876 , Reply# 2   10/6/2017 at 01:10 (2,392 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Wow, 20" Welbilts! My dad sold a ton of those back in the day. Like all stoves of the era, these were built like tanks. Never fancy, always plain but they were porcelain, inside and out. The burner knobs on the one above are aftermarket and it is missing the back panel. Still, it will far outlive anything you get today. |
Post# 960881 , Reply# 3   10/6/2017 at 01:48 (2,392 days old) by Stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK)   |   | |
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Post# 960886 , Reply# 4   10/6/2017 at 05:49 (2,392 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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It's astonishing how often I encounter situations we can only solve with the 20" or 24" stoves. There's not much available on the US market. I'm much happier with Premier than many of the members here (when your client stands between juggling hotplates and toaster ovens and a working 4 burner stove with a 'big-enough for a 20lb turkey' oven', it's a no-brainer). This, though, really doesn't look like a compromise - it looks great! |
Post# 961166 , Reply# 5   10/7/2017 at 17:22 (2,390 days old) by Stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK)   |   | |
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Wow...been a long day but she's in. The electronic flame ignition was malfunctioning, always clicking the same burner no matter what control you used, even the oven. I was VERY worried I had a dud and would have to repeat the whole crazy time consuming procedure I had just finished. Then I looked at the instructions and noticed how they made a big deal about using a grounded electrical cord...which I did not. I thought, "gee a 3 pronged plug, what's the point?" So out came the 3 pronged orange extension cord used in winter for our backup heaters...and voila, she works like a dream. I have since bought a dedicated HD 3 prong 6' appliance extension cord which is routed behind the refrigerator, and I now consider the job done. This range replacement required 3 trips out about town: one to the appliance dealer on 14th st, one to the plumbing supply on 1st st, and one to the hardware store on 6th st. In San Diego that would have been three car trips; here in the-big-city I got my exercise in without even trying. I really love the cast iron grates...all the other 20" ranges I know of have the flimsy kind. I've added a couple more pics to give you a taste of tenement livin' See link for specs on this Avanti model DGR20P3S. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Stricklybojack's LINK This post was last edited 10/07/2017 at 17:52 |
Post# 961833 , Reply# 6   10/10/2017 at 20:31 (2,387 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)   |   | |
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Strickly, I always wondered what those apt. were like. Never lived in the big city and would be fascinated to see more. |
Post# 961836 , Reply# 7   10/10/2017 at 20:47 (2,387 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 961930 , Reply# 8   10/11/2017 at 10:48 (2,387 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Wheres the DW and I at least hope there is an Ice Maker in the refrigerator, I know its NY so I won't ask about a garbage disposer, LOL,
Thats one of the many great things about city living in Washington DC, Garbage Disposers are required, I can't imagine keeping a kitchen clean and smelling nice with garbage in the kitchen. |
Post# 961936 , Reply# 9   10/11/2017 at 11:04 (2,387 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 962005 , Reply# 10   10/11/2017 at 17:04 (2,386 days old) by Stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK)   |   | |
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Garbage is collected thrice weekly. There are trash cans (inside the building) at bottom of the stairs, near the side door. We empty the bin in our apartment every night to keep the air free of odor. Also, there is no way I would chose the Wel-Bilt or any vintage stove in this small space. The pilot light made the air very stuff/rank if the windows are not open, only 330 sq ft people. Here are some more pics that happen to be on my iPad. These pics were taken to rent the place while we are in San Diego. When the full family is ensconced it is vastly more cluttered. The Japanese paper screens open to reveal storage space. The transoms help keep it cool in summer; twenty-something looking to rent, "wuts a transom?". |
Post# 962009 , Reply# 11   10/11/2017 at 17:47 (2,386 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Older apt. buildings (early 20th century) usually had a dumb waiter in the kitchen, where you'd simply lower the garbage pail for it to be emptied and disposed of by the porter. My coop building (built in 1964) has a trash room on every floor. You open a chute door and toss the trash and voila, out of sight, out of mind.
And yes John, we have garbage disposers. It is the world capital after all. |
Post# 962210 , Reply# 13   10/12/2017 at 21:13 (2,385 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)   |   | |
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Strickly, thanks for the pix. The layout is just like the ones in the "Tenement History" site. Any chance you could get pix of the basement area, heating equip, electrical and all that? |