Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - GE electric vs. gas stove width

I'm thinking about replacing my GE freestanding electric stove with a GE freestanding gas stove. I thought my electric stove would be the usual 30" wide, but I measured it to be just shy of 30".

Then I looked on the GE website and saw that although their electric stoves might be advertised as 30", the specs say 29 7/8". All the gas stoves on the website say 30" in the specs.

Is there any reason why there is this 1/8" difference in width? Is this only with GE stoves or is it some industry standard? My 29 7/8" electric stove is already flush up against the countertop on both sides, so I'm afraid that if I get a 30" gas stove it won't fit. Am I doomed to stay with electric cooking? I really prefer gas. :confused:

Thanks,
Ray

hi diyray,
- easy solution to this one- go to the appliance store with your trusty TM and measure the actual width of the item you like. Measure twice-cut once, as my carpenter friends say . You can't go wrong with an on-site personal measurement :cool:

Do it Right - Do it once.

Yeah, I measured at Lowe's over the weekend, and there was a 1/8" difference between the GE gas and electric stoves. I think I can still get a gas one though. Looks like there are only 2 screws holding the countertop/cabinet to the wall on one side of the stove. It's just a 2 foot section of countertop, so maybe I can unscrew it and move the countertop over 1/8".

Thanks,
Ray

Hi diyray,
- in many cases countertop is only secured to the cabinet by screws in the corners. If you cut the caulk at the top edge of backsplash, and remove these it's easy to slide most countertop over a bit. :cool:

Do it Right -Do it once.

Hi nomind,

Granite countertops came with the house. I'm not sure how that's secured to the cabinet or wall...just caulk? If I could just move the countertop over 1/8" without moving the whole cabinet, that'd work too.

Thanks,
Ray