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The sidewalls are not the only thing that is different -- the whole base is also a "stressed" area -- unlike a regular stove that typically are built "from the bottom up" the slide range has to be made safely in a factory assembly line that involves a "cradle" or assembly j i g that means for the workers are working INSIDE what is kind of kitchen cabinet. There is a low less surface area for slide-in ranges to dissipate any heat (which will kill the electronic controls...) and thus the tend to have MUCH MORE insulation and engineered in "heat evacuation channels" as well be unlikely to have the high output of commercial style ranges. I really do not like the trade-offs...
The sidewalls are not the only thing that is different -- the whole base is also a "stressed" area -- unlike a regular stove that typically are built "from the bottom up" the slide range has to be made safely in a factory assembly line that involves a "cradle" or assembly j i g that means for the workers are working INSIDE what is kind of kitchen cabinet. There is a low less surface area for slide-in ranges to dissipate any heat (which will kill the electronic controls...) and thus the tend to have MUCH MORE insulation and engineered in "heat evacuation channels" as well be unlikely to have the high output of commercial style ranges. I really do not like the trade-offs...
I don't buy the explanation. I think it is (1) smaller production volume and (2) they can charge more.
If you've ever even watched the appliance delivery guys unbox a slide-in range you immediately see the construction is substantially different -- standard stove / range the delivery guys have lots of leeway of adjusting the feet to level the thing / compensate for any minor out of square situations. The slide-ins have multiple layers of protection during shipping because there is just about no margin for other than a perfect fit, one hard drop / bad whack and the unit is going to the "scratch and dent" sale site -- every appliance dealer will tell you that!
Production volume is absolutely part of the issue -- but the reason for that reduced volume is, as stated, a function of the sorts of situations were customers kind of NEED a slide-in: kitchens with custom island cooking stations, unique cabinetry layout / config, style decisions where the "look" is paramount...
I don't buy the explanation. I think it is (1) smaller production volume and (2) they can charge more.
I agree and suspect it's a pricing premium similar to those $3k retro refrigerators. They charge more because they can. I'm not buy that construction differences account for a $500+ cost premium
I like slide in ranges, and have a slide in range, to me, they look better than free standing stoves, and the stove looks like it is built into the cabinetry, and does not have the ugly back. I just cant stand the big clunkly backs to stoves, i think they take away from the back splash.
i dont think though they perform any different that any other stove, im thinking it is more a visual think only ??/
"Why are slide in ranges so much costly than the freestanding ranges?"
They don't always.
For example, this one from Electrolux.
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