Distance Between Stove And Microwave

Installers discuss the rules for installing cabinets or a microwave and vent hood above a kitchen range.

Distance between stove and microwave.

If you plan to use a countertop microwave near a cooktop the microwave should be far enough away from the range to avoid any danger of fire or heat damage to the microwave and also to keep the microwave away from any spatter from food cooking on the range. Kitchen remodel about to begin. Microwave ovens save cooking time and when mounted above your stove top they also save space. A microwave is a kitchen must have.

2 inches on each side. A microwave above a gas range should be mounted a minimum of 66 inches from the ground. By staff writer last updated mar 25 2020 12 59 39 pm et matin bahadori getty images. Hanging microwaves mounted under a cabinet not over the range.

Installing an over the range microwave oven. It is safe to mount a microwave above a gas range as long as there is sufficient clearance between the top of the range and the bottom of the microwave. Microwaves cannot be mounted over a range unless they are specifically made to be an over the range model with a vent included. Installing a microwave over a gas stove top is perfectly safe but the type of gas stove top ventilation options and needs and accessibility concerns may not make this the best choice for you.

We just ordered our new ss range and over the range microwave. By michael chotiner technical diagrams courtesy whirlpool corporation. Installing a vented microwave over your range or oven. Hubby is worried there won t be enough clearance to work on the back burners of the stove.

There will be 16 inches of clearance from the bottom of the microwave unit to the cook top smooth top electric. Over the range microwaves or otr microwaves are microwaves that can be installed over your stove.