We have an old oven that is not working, and that keeps failing again after being repaired. We have a new oven that will fit in the slot where the old oven is.
What we do not have is the physical strength or DIY skills to get the old oven out and install the new one, nor do we have any friends with these skills. I called the people we generally had come out to do appliance repair, but they said they don’t do this.
I’ve been trying to Google appliance installation, but all I’m finding is places that sell appliances and also install them. I need someone who will install an appliance I already have. Ideally they would also take away the old one, but someone who would cart the old one out to the curb so the trash collectors could take it would do. What kind of service am I looking for here?
Yes, next time we will buy any appliances from a place that does the installations. If Mr. Neville whines about trying to save some money buying them somewhere else, I will smack him good. I will also remind him about having this oven sitting in our kitchen.
Probably just a handyman should be able to take care of that. Ovens aren’t that tough, as long as you’re not having to reconstruct the place where it goes to fit the new oven.
Gas ovens are literally a matter of hooking the gas and electricity up, pushing the thing into place, and securing it with a few screws. Electric ones have to be easier- just plug them in and secure them. I actually took our old oven out a couple of times for repairs (it had a bum door hinge), and it wasn’t tough at all. A little heavy, but not ridiculously so.
I wouldn’t use Google. If you have (or can borrow) an Angie’s List account, check for Handyman or General Repairs. Or, if you want something free, Yelp! has lists of handymen along with reviews as well.
We have Angie’s list. I wasn’t finding anything when I typed the obvious phrases into their search, so I went to Google, figuring that I might find the words for what I’m looking for there.
Ask the local stores that sell these ovens for installation services. Assuming you are in the US, Lowe’s, Home Depot and Sears will have people who can do it.
Not necessarily. Big box retailers generally only install appliances that they sell. Two reasons - liability and profit; the installation is often a loss leader for the appliance.
So a plumber’s probably your best bet. Not a handyman, because some state codes forbid anyone other than a licensed plumber to work with gas.
Try looking up “appliance service”. Independent shops which service appliances will usually do installs. The guy we call does business as “Chuck’s Appliance Service”.
True. But they usually are using a local subcontractor, not direct big box employees. And the local big box customer service folks may be willing to give out contact info for their local subcontractor(s)
Other than pulling out the old oven and sliding the new oven into its niche, is there any hookup work that needs to be done besides plugging the oven in to the humongous electrical outlet? You mentioned a lack of DIY skills as well as the requisite muscle power, but I’m wondering where the DIY part comes in.
Before you get this done, make sure your trash collector will take it. If they won’t, then you need to get someone else to take it away. When you get someone to install it, try and get someone who will take it away.
As far as who to ask for, I would think “handyman” would do the trick for an electric stove. You might need to call a few. The only complication I can think of is if it is “hard wired” (i.e. not just plugged in). If this is the case, you might want to get an electrician.
How would I find out if it is hard wired or not? Ideally without moving the oven out. I couldn’t do that even if I knew how because I’m almost 26 weeks pregnant, and Mr. Neville has a bad back.
There is some trim that is supposed to go around the oven. I have no idea what to do with it.
I don’t think hard-wired electric stoves are very common. Anyone know?
Anne what I suggest you do is ask your neighbors for recommendations about a handyman. He will pull the stove away from the wall and if he will be able to see if it is direct wired or not and he will say whether or not he can handle it.
I think my 30 yo stove is hard wired and if I have to replace it a new 30 volt socket will have to be installed. I did do that for our last clothes dryer, but I am not willing to do it now–just not nimble enough to get down there. The dryer, I just mounted it on a post in the laundry room, which will not do in the kitchen. Around here, these are independent appliance repair companies and I cannot see why they would not do the job.
If you can get a flashlight and mirror next to the wall and behind the existing stove, you will see a huge wire going into the wall if it is hard-wired.
A socket may be on the wall (you’ll see it) or under the stove (you won’t).
Yo do realize you have spent 3x as much time with this silly thread as it would take to remove an old electric stove and moving a new one, don’t you?
Can you see a gap between the existing stove and the cabinets on either side? If not, it is probably a drop-in (intended to have a seamless install) and the “trim” are just fillers which attach and slide in and out to cover the gap between stove and cabby.