Sooner or later one’s number is up. We have been talking about taking the step for a few years now. The time has come for us now— out with the old and in with the new. This is the old. The wok eye began malfunctioning and we were cooking on gas. — all the planets were aligned. The search for an induction plate would begin. Anyone who knows us knows that search and information is a thing for us. Once we had our eye on a couple of models we began looking for who would sell them in our area. Of course we could have bought online, but we don’t like to do that because we want to support local businesses. Another thing is that we wanted to find a vendor that also installed the product. We did that, selected the model and arranged a tentative date. There would be an installer and possibly an electrician that would come. We contacted the TC (technical committee) of our apt. building to find out if he knew for sure that a 2-fase Perilex outlet had been installed. We could not see it in the blueprints. This was in the meter-closet. According to the man it was wired and installed, but he could not tell me where. Apparently when our home was first built back in 2021 the first owner installed a kitchen. Then, some three years later a new owner bought this place and put in a whole new kitchen. This is where the electrical mystery began, it meant that the back wall of the cabinetries things from view, except for the small outlets which were used by the fridge, dishwasher etc. The electrician would have to come. He did and began testing, looking and finally…drilling big holes about the size of hockey pucks, all without revealing the location of the Periclex. After drilling seven holes here and there …. We removed more drawers, and what to our wandering should appear!! Some clever clogs from way back when the new kitchen was placed, left a very important hint on the back wall of a lower cabinet. The electrician checked for juice and it was functioning. Olé ! The electrician drilled four more holes to expose the outlet so that the installer could plug the induction plate in. We were in business and let the installer know the good news. We would save the electrician cost of wiring and installing a Perilex. Here we go then— eggs this morning. It will be a learning curve learning how to use the induction plate, but not an insurmountable ask.
