I bought a gas range (a floor model) from Lowe's. Sounds like a great idea until you get it home and realize that it doesn't come with an installation guide (not too bad, there's the internet), it's missing a part (getting worse) and oh yea, you have a historic (meaning very, very old) house and two other parties have already tried to install the stove and given up.
In comes Baps!
I was at my wits end by the time I called him.
The end of the story is this: The stove got installed. It works great. If this was a regular job, that'd be the end of it.
But this job was a beast.
So if you need serious help read on. Here's what happened:
- he called the manufacturer multiple times (with the patience of no one I know) to figure out why the stove wasn't igniting.
-went to Home Depot (or somewhere) twice to get parts as it became clear that my gas line was old (no surprise) and the gas wasn't flowing as it should.
-modified a hose to fit my "historic" lines.
- changed the valve, cut the gas, turned it back on, and reinstalled a line that had been previously installed incorrectly.
-he spent the better part of the day solving my problem, and long after I wanted to give up, and three weeks after having no working stove, the job is done!!!
I can finally eat.
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