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On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:04:23 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>Paul M. Cook > wrote:
>
>>It may not be so bad. If the stove comes with a 4 connector plug, then you
>>merely need a qualified person to replace it with a three prong plug.
>
>No, this is not a given. You need to check the amperage of the stove,
>and the amperage of the circuit, and confirm that the circuit is
>sufficient.
<nonsense snipped>

You're making a big to do unnecessarilly. If one is replacing a
residential electric stove with another residential electric stove the
amperage rating will not be an issue. And to be doubly sure all one
need do is check the amperage tag on the old stove and compare it to
the amperage tag on the new stove (don't need any electrician to read
for most people). Common sense says that no stove manufacturer is
going to make residential stoves that require the home owner to pay an
electrician to rewire their house, they'd go out of business real
fast. When folks need more cooking power at home than is available
with a residential electric stove they convert to gas rather than
convert to commercial electric stoves... or they buy a second
residential electric stove and then obviously they need to add a
circuit, and if they actually use it pay horrendous electric bills. I
do a lot of heavy duty cooking, more than most do at home, to date
I've never used all four burners at once, I rarely use more than two
burners at once, most times one burner and the oven surfices. And
about the only time I use the largest burner full out is to bring a
large quantity of water to the boil quickly or cook pasta... there is
nothing else that needs a full rolling boil throughout its cooking.
And my gas stove produces enough heat to sear meat just fine at mid
range settings. No one should ever consider paying an electrician to
run a new line for an electric cookstove at home, before anyone does
that convert to gas, costs far less.