"culater" wrote in message
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I`ve bin thinking about getting a 30" Modular Dual-Fuel Downdraft with
Convection,range.I was wondering if anyone knows if it`s a good range to
buy
& also I was wondering how much it would cost in Canada?Thanks in advance
for your help.

I have a JennAir dual-fuel range with a convection oven. I would never buy
another one. The oven is satisfactory although the bottom of the oven has
warped. The range top is very hard to clean. I think they have improved
the burner design, buy my burners are really cheap pieces of stamped metal.
The output of the burners is inadequate and the grill is also anemic.
Downdraft ventilation isn't very effective and with it being at the level of
the burners (as opposed to telescoped above them) it draws off a lot of heat
and very little smoke. I had to replace an igniter and the computer
controller board recently for over $300 in parts. I also replaced the
downdraft grill and the right side burner modules ($150+) because the burner
had deteriorated, the porcelain finish failed on the drip pan, and the paint
started to peel off the permanently discolored downdraft vent cover.

I would highly recommend that you get a different range with higher output
burners and a good overhead (updraft) hood. You could do a better job of
grilling with a nice cast iron grill pan on high output burners than with
the gas grill in the JennAir. As you may know, the range only ships with
two burners, so when big family dinners come around you will have to spend a
couple hundred extra dollars to get the burner module for the left side.
The griddle is also extra.

If you still aren't convinced, look for a distributor in your area that has
one hooked up. Turn on the burners and then turn on the downdraft fan. You
will see the flame dramatically distorted by the downdraft. If you put your
hand near the downdraft intake you won't be able to keep it there long since
all the heat is drawn from the burners. Unfortunately the smoke isn't drawn
away. Until I install an overhead exhaust I couldn't use the grill without
setting off the smoke alarm.

If you do a search on JennAir you will see many negative messages about that
range. It think it is worse with the gas ranges than with the electric
ones. JennAir is crap. Basically it is over prices, underperforming
equipment that has a high failure rate and is hard to clean.