"SammyBar" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I have some problems with my english vocabulary so I need to make some
First:
Is it "gas oven" or "gas range" the english (american) name for the device
that is used for coooking dinner in the kitchen? I mean the device that
have integrated a cooktop and a oven. Such device comes in two variants:
it is one that is called "freestanding" 'cause it stands on his own feets,
and the second variant is supposed to be attached to the kitchen cabinets
'cause it does not have any legs. Which is the american english name for
this "attacheable gas oven"?
My problem is the following: I'm constructing my own kitchen cabinets and
I bought an "attacheable gas oven". I'm looking for instructions on how to
attach the device to the holding cabinet. The user guide included in the
device specifies the size of the clearings for the holding cabinet but
does not tell anything if I need to protect the internal walls of the
cabinets with something thermal. My fear is the device contains an oven.
May be the hot oven can cause a fire on the cabinet? The cabinets are made
of particleboard and painted with oil-based enamel. The instructions from
the fabricant specifies a clearing of 40 millimetres from both sides of
the oven wich has ventilation openings on both sides but no more.
Then I'm looking for some tricks on how do the job, but I'm not capable of
select the correct english keywords. I've been googling for images with
"gas oven" or "gas range" keywords and all the results I get are the
freestanding versions, not the attaceable ones...

So any hint on the correct keywords, or in how the attach such a device to
the cabinet is welcomed
Thanks in advance

Sammy


What you are describing is called a "drop-in range" if it has no feet. If it
has feet, but no finished sides, it is a "slide-in range". If it has
finished sides and feet, it is a "freestanding range". In any case, the
instructions should clearly show the minimum distance to flammable
materials. In the case of my slide-in electric, I was required to leave 1"
at the rear. The sides were zero clearance. As long as it fit in the hole,
the insulation on the stove was good enough for direct contact with the
cabinet.

Check your instructions for some type of phone-in help line. They would
rather answer your questions than defend a lawsuit.