"HeyBub" wrote in message
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SMcK wrote:
We'll be buying a new gas oven soon. The local appliance store wants
a few hundred bucks to deliver and install. I have a truck big enough
to haul it and neighbors to help get it in the house.

How difficult is it to install the new oven? Some neighbors say it's
just a matter of shutting off a valve behind the oven, unhooking the
coupling, and rehooking the new oven to the coupling, using adapters
if necessary. I don't imagine the assembly of the oven and stovetop
parts will be that difficult.

What say you folks?

Trivial. The hardest part is wrestling the behemoth. It IS easier than
installing a refrigerator.

If you can install a toaster or waffle iron - and have enough muscles -
you can install a gas stove.

Someone mentioned pipe-dope. An alternative is the yellow Teflon tape.
Your neighbors are correct on the installation, but for your peace of mind
a NEW flexible connection hose is usually appropriate.

IIRC, some codes require a new flex hose for new appliances. They can go
bad over time and leak.

My local appliance dealer delivered at no additional charge (he is 1/2 mile
away) and my propane dealer came out one day to disconnect the old line,
came back the next and hook up and tested the new range for $60. Many years
ago some gas companied offered such services free or cheap but I have no
idea what they do now.