I had my new Oslo F500 Oslo installed today... well not quite.
A couple things came up that made me delay the installation and I am wondering what you all think about a few things:
1) The Brown Porcelain Enamel finish had a few defects including a rather large chip along the side door opening. Although not visible when the door is closed, I am concerned that the finish will continue to chip off at that spot and sooner or later become visible. There is also a blemish on the top insert that was 4 or 5 almost-white spots each the size of the dot a sharpie makes when you touch it to paper. This stands out on the lush brown enamel. Finally there was a 1.5 inch line of dark I-don't-know-what (the installer said it was not stove cement) on the side of the stove top.
2) The installer doubted if the blower could be installed with the short-leg option. He was concerned that there might not be enough room for the blower to be mounted on the underside of the stove. The blower instructions did not state if this was or wasn't OK. He called someone for some help but could not get the boss on the phone.
I ended up postponing the install but I do have a few questions:
How high quality should I expect of the brown enamel finish? Are some chips/blemishes expected and acceptable?
Can anyone tell me if the blower can be installed with the short legs?
Also, the installer seemed knowledgeable and confident, but he also talked generally about required clearances. He was not referring to the manual while we were talking about some placement considerations. I seemed to know much more than he did on this front. I need to be able to get this permitted. Any thoughts?
Thanks everyone for your help!
A couple things came up that made me delay the installation and I am wondering what you all think about a few things:
1) The Brown Porcelain Enamel finish had a few defects including a rather large chip along the side door opening. Although not visible when the door is closed, I am concerned that the finish will continue to chip off at that spot and sooner or later become visible. There is also a blemish on the top insert that was 4 or 5 almost-white spots each the size of the dot a sharpie makes when you touch it to paper. This stands out on the lush brown enamel. Finally there was a 1.5 inch line of dark I-don't-know-what (the installer said it was not stove cement) on the side of the stove top.
2) The installer doubted if the blower could be installed with the short-leg option. He was concerned that there might not be enough room for the blower to be mounted on the underside of the stove. The blower instructions did not state if this was or wasn't OK. He called someone for some help but could not get the boss on the phone.
I ended up postponing the install but I do have a few questions:
How high quality should I expect of the brown enamel finish? Are some chips/blemishes expected and acceptable?
Can anyone tell me if the blower can be installed with the short legs?
Also, the installer seemed knowledgeable and confident, but he also talked generally about required clearances. He was not referring to the manual while we were talking about some placement considerations. I seemed to know much more than he did on this front. I need to be able to get this permitted. Any thoughts?
Thanks everyone for your help!
