Thread Number: 73984
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
Sears final day sale; bargoon |
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Post# 977481   1/8/2018 at 14:51 (2,270 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Well today happens to be the final day for our local Sears store so I popped in to see what was left. Not much at all, some clothes, a few pieces of mismatched furniture, coffee tables etc.. and wait, Kenmore induction cooktops. I walk by and look at one display model and it says $128. (about $99 US) I ask the guy is that right . Yes he says only 3 left.. So being me, no way am I not getting one at that price even if I have no where for it LOL..
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Post# 977482 , Reply# 1   1/8/2018 at 14:55 (2,270 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Post# 977488 , Reply# 2   1/8/2018 at 15:43 (2,270 days old) by Whatsername (Denver, CO)   |   | |
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Post# 977492 , Reply# 3   1/8/2018 at 16:29 (2,270 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 977513 , Reply# 4   1/8/2018 at 18:53 (2,270 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 977528 , Reply# 5   1/8/2018 at 20:01 (2,270 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Post# 977535 , Reply# 6   1/8/2018 at 21:00 (2,270 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 977586 , Reply# 7   1/9/2018 at 05:29 (2,270 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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You can put a dryer cord on it, sit it on top of or near the dryer and have a second cooktop. You will love induction cooking. |
Post# 977624 , Reply# 9   1/9/2018 at 11:01 (2,270 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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especially if you buy one and Sears is gone before the warranty is up. |
Post# 977636 , Reply# 10   1/9/2018 at 12:46 (2,270 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 977718 , Reply# 13   1/10/2018 at 05:48 (2,269 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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My portable two burner induction unit has terrible intermittent lower settings. It's hard to simmer something decently on that unit. Whem making stews I use the oven to simmer or the single burner unit. The single unit doesn't cycle on and off as much, perhaps because the max wattage is lower (1600 Watts vs 2100 Watts). The thermostat settings don't work very well either on the double burner unit.
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Post# 977726 , Reply# 14   1/10/2018 at 08:08 (2,269 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Maybe your double burner unit just isn't all that great. |
Post# 977751 , Reply# 15   1/10/2018 at 10:19 (2,269 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 977756 , Reply# 17   1/10/2018 at 11:45 (2,269 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Also from Sears, probably that model, though I don't currently have the model number to hand. It works great for my parents. They love it. I did hook it up with a 50 amp cord, not a dryer cord - I follow the German rules of 75% load maximum for any one component. The instructions included clear info on how to hook it up to North American 240 split phase. It's in constant use and my parents have had zero problems with it. To be fair, they already were familiar with induction in Germany and had never cared for resistance heating elements, so their adaptation time was zero. One piece of advice to newbies: High heat on these is HIGH. Massively faster and enormously hotter than on a resistance range or a conventional gas range. Great for bringing pasta water to a boil or quick recovering when deep fat frying, but dangerous if you don't pay attention. |
Post# 977957 , Reply# 18   1/12/2018 at 05:59 (2,267 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi Kevin, while I can agree with using heaver than required wiring to connect electrical appliances it is far safer to use smaller fusing, 30 amps is more than enough for any residential CT, I have seen far too many wall ovens, CTs etc where things shorted out and when they are on 50 amp fuses there are a lot more fire works and damage to the appliance.
John L. |