On Aug 13, 11:54�am, "Janet" > wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
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> > Janet wrote:
> >> My old Thermador electric cooktop needs drips pans, reflectors, and trim
> >> rings that will total somewhere between $300-700 (depending on whether I
> >> get the real replacement rings, or am able to use the cheap cosmetic
> >> kind). Since this cooktop is probably about 25 years old, at least, I'm
> >> contemplating replacing it rather than sinking that kind of $$ into parts
> >> (and who knows whether other parts will even be available if somthing
> >> critical stops working). It has four burners, two large and two small,
> >> and a central grill/griddle. Apparently no one makes an electric cookstop
> >> with a grill anymore, and I really love that grill.
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> >> Anyone have any experience buying a new cooktop recently? Any
> >> recommendations? ($2,000 gas models are not a possibility,
> >> unfortunately.)
> > Is it the price or the gas part that is not possible?
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> > Jean B.
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> The price, I think. I have a call into the propane company to find out how
> much it would cost to run a line from the propane tank (feeds a stove that
> heats one room) into the kitchen.

My propane company charges nothng to tee off a line, especially if
you're already using fuel for heat. And even if your company does
charge a few dollars you will more than make up the cost the first
year in the savings from using propane rather than electric.
Switching from electric to propane is a no brainer.