Owners choose the HII8057U for its seamless look. It is an 800 Series induction slide-in range, 31 1/2 inches wide, with a 4.6 cu ft electric convection oven, and its flat glass top laps onto the counter so that no gap shows between them.
That overlap is also the vulnerable point. The glass sits slightly higher than the countertop edge, where pots, small appliances and elbows get knocked against it. A chip along the edge of tempered ceramic concentrates stress and can grow into a crack, after which the cooktop has to be taken out of service.
The controls at the front sit above the oven door, so the fascia sees years of heat, and the combined cooktop and oven load needs a circuit rated for it. When glass is damaged, it can usually be replaced as its own part, and we give you the price in writing first.
It should be looked at. Tempered ceramic holds stress at a chip, and the chip can spread into a full crack that stops the cooktop from being used.
On most induction ranges the glass is a separate part. It is not cheap, but it costs far less than a new range, and we quote it in writing before any work is agreed.
Keep heavy pans and small appliances away from the overhang, and avoid knocking pots against the edge where the glass laps over the counter. That exposed edge is where chips begin.
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