How to remove an old cooking range?

[paulney]

Soooo, since it's shopping fever and all, we decided to get a new cooking range instead of this monster from the 80s or so that's been sitting in our kitchen since we moved into the house.

We found the free-standing range we liked, and were pretty much ready to get it with delivery, when the Sears salesman told us we had to remove our old range first. Say what?

This thing is a single piece of metal with a first-generation microwave that was probably warming up dinners for Einstein. It weighs _a ton_. There's no way I can slide it out without scratching the tile floor. Actually strike that - I don't even know how to move it out because it's sitting so tight between all the cupboards, there's barely half an inch of free spaces on all sides.

So, how do you do it?
Are there prof. teams that would come to your house and cut up this monster maybe? Just get it out of its nest, and then Sears will haul it away...

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Update:

Hurray! The monster is gone. Sears guys delivered a new one today, and hauled the old stove away.
They pushed some kind of fiberglass sheet under the old stove, and moved it out. It was seriously heavy - two bulky guys had a hard time carrying it through the kitchen into the garage where they loaded it up on the dolly. No tiles damaged, everything's intact.

The new stove is awesome, but no pics yet - I still have to install the overhead microwave and exhaust vent. Once that's done - I'll post pics.

 

[imported_LoKe]

...Pics?

 

[BigJ]

Sawzall with a bunch of blades?

 

[paulney]

All right, I'll get the pics. Stay tuned.

 

[Colt45]

wuss

 

[Sphexi]

4 friends, a case of beer, and a pry-bar. Problem solved.

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
4 friends, a case of beer, and a pry-bar. Problem solved.

There are 2 problems with that: not enough clearance on top to lift it up, and no surfaces on the bottom to leverage against. The bottom of the range is some kind of flexible board. I really don't want to disassemble the top cupboards that house vent shaft.

 

[paulney]

Monster Range

 

[imported_LoKe]

You're fucked. Get out the sledge hammer.

 

[BigJ]

How is the microwave supported? It has to be removable from the range.

 

[Sphexi]

Sledge it. Unfortunately there won't be any other way of getting it out without damaging some of the tile right in front, you're going to have to pry it up just a bit to get something that rolls underneath it, or figure out how to take it apart, which probably requires getting behind it.

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: BigJ
How is the microwave supported? It has to be removable from the range.

It is screwed onto the supports and tied in the _back_ of this thing!!! They either assembled it while assembling the cupboards around, or they rolled it in somehow after assembling it outside first.

Ugh. What a pain.

 

[paulney]

Hmm... Maybe I could cut the supports with a saw and remove the microwave with the vent on top altogether...

 

[BigJ]

There's no way you can get a jack under a sturdy part of the range and slide a dolly underneath?

 

[Shawn]

Damn, if that was me I'd just keep it. Too much work.

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: BigJ
There's no way you can get a jack under a sturdy part of the range and slide a dolly underneath?

Not enough clearance for anything other than a piece of cardboard maybe. I think I'll try thick cardboard first and try to slide this thing out. If not - cut it up and have buddies hold the top part while I'm cutting through the support.

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
4 friends, a case of beer, and a pry-bar. Problem solved.

Agreed. Consume the beer and then tackle the stove. As long as ONE of you knows what you are doing, it shouldn't be a problem. It's an electric range which means you don't have to worry about breaking a gas line. Cut the breaker for the range, and then get to work. You should be able to get it out without damaging the countertop.

The microwave should be able to come out, giving you easier access to the back of the range.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: paulney
Monster Range

Holy hell, you could microwave bulk beef in that thing. Not just alternator sized, more like a whole engine block. What is that, 1000 kilowatts? Screw Einstein, that thing nuked the apple that hit Newton's head.

When/if you do manage to remove it, check out the label to see when it was manufactured.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: paulney

Originally posted by: BigJ
There's no way you can get a jack under a sturdy part of the range and slide a dolly underneath?

Not enough clearance for anything other than a piece of cardboard maybe. I think I'll try thick cardboard first and try to slide this thing out. If not - cut it up and have buddies hold the top part while I'm cutting through the support.

That top part definitely has to come out first. Is it just drywall behind the ranger? If so, you can just rip through the metal with a sawzall. You can always patch and fix above where the stove is.

Do yourself a favor and make sure the power is turned off first

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: paulney

Originally posted by: BigJ
There's no way you can get a jack under a sturdy part of the range and slide a dolly underneath?

Not enough clearance for anything other than a piece of cardboard maybe. I think I'll try thick cardboard first and try to slide this thing out. If not - cut it up and have buddies hold the top part while I'm cutting through the support.

That top part definitely has to come out first. Is it just drywall behind the ranger? If so, you can just rip through the metal with a sawzall. You can always patch and fix above where the stove is.

Do yourself a favor and make sure the power is turned off first

Yeah, it's just drywall I can unplug the range because the bottom drawer slides out giving me access to the power cord. But yeah, killing the power is a must

 

[BigJ]

Another thing to do before the appliance guy comes (after you rip out the stove)

Make sure the proper circuit is ran for it. I don't know what the hell that beast was running.

Also, check to see what type of cord comes with the range. You may have to buy a different one depending on the receptacle.

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: paulney
Monster Range

Holy hell, you could microwave bulk beef in that thing. Not just alternator sized, more like a whole engine block. What is that, 1000 kilowatts? Screw Einstein, that thing nuked the apple that hit Newton's head.

When/if you do manage to remove it, check out the label to see when it was manufactured.

I can tell you right now: manufactured in June 1983!

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: BigJ
Another thing to do before the appliance guy comes (after you rip out the stove)

Make sure the proper circuit is ran for it. I don't know what the hell that beast was running.

Also, check to see what type of cord comes with the range. You may have to buy a different one depending on the receptacle.

I can see it's a 3-phase cord, just like the one that washing machine uses. I don't know what the new ranges use, but I need 2 power outlets anyway (one for the range, one for the separate microwave/vent unit on top), so I'll be rewiring that anyway.

Ugh. I really want to buy tomorrow/day after to get the sale price. I'll see if I can schedule a delivery in 2 weeks or so - that should give me enough time to deal with this crap.

 

[ChefJoe]

Did you take a look at the feet at the bottom by pulling out that drawer ? I bet with enough grip you'll be able to pull it out. Would get some plywood to put down over the tile first. It seems like everyone in my immediate family has some under/over monstrosity of a range/oven and they can pull out with enough force.

 

[aphex]

does it have a flux capacitor?