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Ceramic hob

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  • 17-04-2012 12:15pm
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    petethebrick
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    Hi,

    I´ve just moved into a new rental property. Everything is brand new so there are a few things we´ve noticed that need finished etc

    My girlfriend seems to think that we should request a steel rim for the ceramic hob in order to protect it against cracking if we dropped something on it.

    Do all ceramic hobs generally have a steel rim? Are they really necessary?

    If so would it be easy enough to put one on it given that it obviously did not come with it?

    Thanks in advance


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    peter_dublin
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    Never heard of a steel rim for a ceramic hob, any of the last few I've had over the years have never had a steel rim and honestly a steel "rim" of 5 to 10mm width is going to do nothing to protect a hob if you drop something on it. Check the powercity website, basically none have it and I would imagine its a design rather than functional feature.


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    petethebrick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭petethebrick


    Thanks,

    I was sort of thinking that myself although I would have thought a steel rim would prevent the edges chipping which could lead to big cracks eventually


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    J_Wholesale
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    A steal rim is a good idea. The only time I ever managed to crack a ceramic hob was when I accidentally hit one the corners with a bowl - the crack went right up the middle. A steal rim would have prevented that.

    It's incredibly difficult to crack a hob by dropping something on top of it - the edges are the vulnerable parts.


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