The last time that we baked something in our electric oven was Thanksgiving Day. I smelled some some and entered the kitchen to find Karl battling some sparks in the oven. We thought that some of the sweet potatoes had dripped on the element. But two days later, my "pre-heated" oven was as cool as the rest of the house. Since two of the stove's burners were grossly crooked, and a third didn't work at all, we decided it was finally time for an upgrade. While we were at it, we decided to get a microwave for over the new stove.
As it turns out, an electric-to-gas conversion is not as simple as one might think. Neither is installing an over-the-range microwave. But it is well worth it!
Here's the before photo:
After the electricians took down the range hood, installed a circuit breaker and plug for the microwave, and grounded the refrigerator outlet: (yes, our fridge had no grounding wire. Scary.)
After the plumber installed the gas line:
The stove, in place!
A little patch-n-paint works wonders:
To celebrate, Karl and I made pancakes on the cool central 5th burner. It has two grates: standard or a griddle. I think we'll probably keep the griddle on most of the time.
We took advantage of having a plumber around and had him change the sink faucet. I'm not sure what possessed the previous homeowner to choose the tiny "builder's standard" for the monster of a sink we have. This one actually reaches the middle of the sink basin, and looks classier, too!
before:
after:
The microwave gets delivered tomorrow, but likely won't be installed until next week. Pictures forthcoming.
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