Thanks John .... your technical expertise is very much appreciated as always.
Our new stove is a Maytag slide-in. The standard for all cabinet slide-in models is a 30 inch box. There should be at least 4 inches between the stove and the wall at the back with 1/4 inches at the sides of the cabinets. The safety of the stove depends on how well it is insulated. How do we determine how well the stove is insulated, that is the question as there is no regulation measuremenst in print.
BTW .... our stove has 3 modes of auto clean
1. very hot .... auto clean time 2 hours 2. very, very hot .... auto clean time 3 hours 3. f&@king hot ... auto clean time 4 hours
I'd think I would not take options 2 and 3
With newer digital models of stoves which run off of 'mother boards' much like computers, surely the auto clean function must affect the longevity of this computer.