Empava 30 Inch Gas Cooktop with 5 World Class Made in Italy SABAF Burners, LPG/NG Convertible, Ideal RV Top Stoves for Kitchen, Stainless Steel

I've wanted a gas cooktop for awhile due to the disappointment in my GE Profile electric cooktop. The 36 inch unit was a straight drop-in replacement for the GE cooktop so an easy switch in my case. I don't have gas in the house and was determined to use this unit with a Propane (LP) tank installed in the cabinet underneath due to ready availability of Propane tanks in my area versus Natural Gas. I have a good high volume vent hood and am familiar with gas appliances so I feel confident in the safety of the unit. As indicated in some other reviews, the instructions were somewhat unclear, particularly regarding the conversion from Natural Gas to Propane. If you are doing this conversion you will have to replace the burner nozzles and adjust the regulator for Propane AND you will have to disassemble the cooktop (fairly easy) to adjust the flame height for each burner. Fortunately, and much to my surprise, Empava provided EXCELLENT support via email and had me up and running in short order. They sent me videos detailing the assembly of the cooktop, as well as for the conversion and adjustment of the burners. During the process I accidentally chipped one of the enameled burner plates (my fault), and requested a replacement from Empava, which I received in about three days. I did not use the provided regulator and went with a higher end Weber regulator installed at the tank rather than directly under the cooktop, also, I had to purchase a different fitting for the cooktop to attach the hose coming from the tank. All parts were easy to find at the local hardware store so no issues. Just as an FYI, the unit does require a standard 110V outlet to plug in the cooktop - this is for piezoelectric starter, so if you don't have a plug in the cabinet under the cooktop you may need to run a wire or extension.

The media could not be loaded. Update. 9/28/2020 In order to resolve the issue with the center burner not lighting (as someone else experienced) Empava sent me a new cooktop (after much back and forth) and I returned my old one which I thought was fair. I still had to pay again to have it installed but I thought at least I'll have one that works. All the burners lit though the right front one hissed moderately. Now about 3 weeks later, the flame on all the burners is ORANGE. I've emailed customer service and sent them a video and they wanted me to check the nozzle number to make sure I INSTALLED THE RIGHT ONE?!? The customer service person seems nice but she's not a technician and I've just about had it with this stovetop and their customer service. I can not in good conscience recommend this to anyone. I left the review at 1 star because they did replace the original cooktop. I don't leave bad reviews lightly but I expected so much better from an American company. A cooktop is something I should be able to install and then not think about but this has been one ongoing saga of customer service emails after another.ORIGINAL REVIEW: I received the stove promptly from Amazon but due to symptoms (thought it was CV-19 but thankfully it wasn't) I was experiencing and difficulties finding an installer I couldn't get it installed in the 30 day window. Once I found an installer and arranged a date, I also needed to purchase the coupler to get it hooked up to my gas line. After it was installed the tech checked it and found the middle burner didn't work. He suggested I contact an Empava technician. To date after several messages and attachments back and forth, I am no further along and have NEVER received an apology from Empava customer service for the difficulties. They suggest it might be a thermocouple and said they could send the part to me so apparently I could, at my expense, fix a defective range top they shipped. If the situation changes I'll amend my review, but right now I'm ready to ship it back - also at my expense - and replace it with something from a company that cares.

The packaging says it all. Excellent! Well made product. Works great. Very nice upgrade to my vintage RV.

Nice looking cooktop to replace my old stainless steel Kenmore. Easy to install. I had to buy a 90 degree 1/2 inch elbow since I had a drawer underneath. The dials were all plastic and not like someone said he got metal ones. But that was not a problem. I had a kenmore for >10 years, and its dial was also plastic.A few things that other purchasers need to pay attention1. The width is shorter than other cooktops on the market (~35.42 inch). Mine was barely covering the cut off. You will need to accurately measure your bench cut off dimension before making the purchase.2. I am using natural gas and didn't have to convert it into LP. Other reviewer mentioned you would need to adjust the flame after conversion. it is more difficult than other brand stove to adjust the flame. You will need to take off the glass off to do so. I couldn't find the instruction and didn't bother to do that. However, I wish the center flame could be adjusted to become more refined.3. The whole cooktop was hung by the glass. I felt if you put a really heavy weight material, you might just break the cooktop. Be sure to use the foam sticker that comes with the cooktop. This will prevent pinch points to the glass from the weight and those may damage the cooktop.