Wow this has been quite the task for me! It all sounds simple enough...disconnect old appliances, cut counters allow new slide in range to be installed. It has been FAR from that easy. And doing it all by myself without extra hands has been quite the job! So I finally got all the appliances disconnected and hauled them out to the garage. So that I could begin cutting the counters. It all at first seemed to go pretty well. Then I started having a few difficulties with the saw and the saw would kick back on me. I'm crammed in a small space and to say the least DID NOT like the saw kicking back at me at all. I'm a Physical Therapist...GHASTLY incidents run through my mind about what may happen to my precious hands or legs! :)
The electrical outlet also became quite the ordeal. I'll keep it short, but I have learned LOTS about electricity in the past few weeks. Yes I went to Barnes and Noble and browsed through electrical wiring books...nope this doesn't help you pick up guys. I just got more people looking at me...definitely NOT Hot! :) But I have learned about electricity! I was able to make all the changes I needed to make...change the appliance from a 4-prong plug to a 3-prong, wire up a 3-prong receptacle. Now I've kept this short and made it sound simple, but there WERE CHALLENGES with all of this.
So the job was basically done, or done enough for me! :) The counters were not completely cut, but since they will be torn out when they install the new counters I was just going to leave it as is and let them finish that for me! :) Basically my range slides in, but not far enough back to the wall...who cares?! Again...I'll let them finish that! :) So I just want to get the thing hooked up and see if my work was a success, and I want MY OVEN so I can COOK!!!! So I hook it all up, time to turn the gas and electricity back on....DUM...DA...DUM...DUM...Blinking lights on the oven ALRIGHT!!!! :) Now let's test those gas burners...WAHOO All 5 burners work. Yeah I'm that GOOD! Or so I thought! :( I left the kitchen and came back in about 5 minutes later...sniff, sniff, sniff...what's that smell?! GAS?!!!!!! You've GOT TO BE KIDDING ME?! Yup I've got a gas leak somewhere. ARGH!!!! Okay turn it all back off. :( GRR!!! I'm DONE! This has been too much for me....yes I know how to check to see where the leak is coming from to try retightning or using the gas pipe tape or putty, but I'm so done.
I'm tired of moving that range and it's not fully in anyway because of the counters. So I'm learning to cook with the George Forman, Crock Pot and Microwave. I did TONS of work and I know I'm pretty much finished, but I'm tired and some of this is SUPER hard to do with only one set of hands. So I'm walking away...what about the rest of the new appliances? I'm calling in the professionals...the money is SO WORTH my time and aggravation!!!
