Divine Clearance Between Stove And Microwave
Most major manufacturers recommend a distance of 30 inches between the top of the microwave and the surface of the oven.
Clearance between stove and microwave. All current over the range microwaves and Advantium ovens can be installed over gas cooking products up to and including 5 burner stoves. Depending on the height of the oven this equates to roughly 14 or 15 inches between the underside of the microwave. This can leave as little as 13 inches from the top of the burners to the bottom of the microwave depending on the size of the microwave.
With most ranges the distance should result in a distance of 13 to 16 inches between the microwave and the cooktop. The 66 from the floor dimension will allow approximately 13 between the cooktop surface below and the bottom front of the microwave. When opening the microwave door the hinge side extends further out past the edge of the microwave and obstructs the wall restricting.
Depending on the height of the oven this equates to roughly 14 or 15 inches between the underside of the microwave. Thank you for your question on the distance between the bottom of the microwave and the top of the cooking surface. Some manufacturers allow smaller clearances.
Considering this what clearance is required for microwaves. Our SS microwave has 13 inches clearance from the stove top to the bottom of the microwave and I can tell you that the back burners are almost unusable. I have a Kenmore 30 Speed Cook microhood grill combo.
The manufacturers instructions show 30 minimum from the top of the stove to the underside of the cabinet above the microwave. Besides how close can a microwave be to the stove top. I look at this this way if you have to bend over to see the stove knobs and display then the microwave is installed too low.
Minimum 66-inches from floor to top of microwave which allows 13 to 16 clearance below microwave to cooktop. The clearance between a microwave oven and a range top will vary based on what kind of microwave youre planning to use. Seattle is a technology center and its people like to have the most up to date electronics.