ᐅ New IKEA Kitchen – Questions Before Installation – Are Replacement Parts in Stock?
Created on: 23 Sep 2018 03:14
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Panzerknacker
Good evening everyone,
I recently ordered a new kitchen at an IKEA store and expect to receive the individual parts next week. I have already read quite a bit about kitchen installation in general and about the specific items I ordered on IKEA’s website. However, I still have some questions that I would like to clarify sooner rather than later. Maybe someone here can help me with one or two of them...
I have dealt with couriers before, and almost every delivery had transport damage. With IKEA, do you need to meticulously document visible damage to the packages, or is that uncommon because of the large number of packages and usually handled later with IKEA customer service?
If replacement parts are needed, can you quickly pick them up, possibly at different stores nearby, or is it necessary to wait a longer time for delivery from the central warehouse?
I am getting several electrical appliances from IKEA and am wondering about their connection types (for example, Schuko plug, open cable ends, terminal blocks, etc.). The appliances are the integrated dishwasher Rengöra, the convection oven ANRÄTTA, and the ceramic cooktop MATMÄSSIG. Depending on the connection type, I might need to modify the electrical installation somewhat (for example, installing outlets). For the cooktop, I almost rule out factory-installed Schuko plugs, since the manual states it must be connected to a multiphase supply. Still, I would like to know beforehand how these devices are connected, which cables they come with, and their lengths.
The METOD base cabinets are supposed to be mounted using a hanging rail. According to IKEA’s kitchen installation guide, the bottom edge of the base cabinet rail should be 82cm (32 inches) above the floor. Unfortunately, in my kitchen the tile backsplash starts about 80cm (31½ inches) above the floor. The IKEA staff seemed completely overwhelmed by my question about what to do in this case besides the obvious no-go of drilling into the tiles. I can hardly be the first person to face this problem. I am assuming the base cabinets can be fixed without the rail. However, the METOD cabinet assembly instructions make it look as if the alternative fixing method without the rail is at about the same height as the rail because of the pre-drilled holes, meaning the 82cm height would still be necessary combined with the legs of the cabinets I bought. At least, that is what it looks like in the drawings, as the mounting hole appears to be roughly at rail level. Can anyone share more insight on this?
How much effort is usually required later to access built-in electrical appliances like the dishwasher or oven? For the dishwasher, I assume it simply slides in precisely and the cabinet door is then attached to the dishwasher door. For the oven, I have no clear idea how it is secured inside the cabinet or what exactly needs to be removed to pull the oven out of the kitchen unit.
I am thinking about having a kitchen fitter do the assembly for me due to time constraints, and he seems to have a lot of experience with IKEA kitchens. However, he charges nearly 200 euros per linear meter and justifies this by including the appliance installation. Honestly, I suspect that connecting the electrical appliances mostly consists of plugging in Schuko plugs—and if the cooktop is anything like others I have handled in my life, it only involves screwing down a few copper wires and possibly installing a jumper for the selected connection type.
I plan to install a non-IKEA low-pressure faucet in the sink afterwards and will also connect the entire sink myself. I don’t fully understand why the base price is calculated per linear meter since it surely makes a difference whether all drawers in the base cabinets are arranged with 3 drawers each or 8 drawers each regarding the work involved. Due to structural reasons, my kitchen consists only of a single straight bottom row about 3.30m (10 feet 10 inches) long, with 3 drawer cabinets totaling 10 drawers—there is no upper cabinet row or range hood planned. In addition, there is the VATTUDALEN sink without a faucet, as well as the 3 mentioned electrical appliances, where I will install sink and faucet myself and am willing to handle any connection work beyond plugging in Schuko plugs. I would be very interested to know what price you consider reasonable per linear meter under these conditions.
I wish you all a pleasant Sunday.
Many thanks and best regards,
Panzerknacker
I recently ordered a new kitchen at an IKEA store and expect to receive the individual parts next week. I have already read quite a bit about kitchen installation in general and about the specific items I ordered on IKEA’s website. However, I still have some questions that I would like to clarify sooner rather than later. Maybe someone here can help me with one or two of them...
I have dealt with couriers before, and almost every delivery had transport damage. With IKEA, do you need to meticulously document visible damage to the packages, or is that uncommon because of the large number of packages and usually handled later with IKEA customer service?
If replacement parts are needed, can you quickly pick them up, possibly at different stores nearby, or is it necessary to wait a longer time for delivery from the central warehouse?
I am getting several electrical appliances from IKEA and am wondering about their connection types (for example, Schuko plug, open cable ends, terminal blocks, etc.). The appliances are the integrated dishwasher Rengöra, the convection oven ANRÄTTA, and the ceramic cooktop MATMÄSSIG. Depending on the connection type, I might need to modify the electrical installation somewhat (for example, installing outlets). For the cooktop, I almost rule out factory-installed Schuko plugs, since the manual states it must be connected to a multiphase supply. Still, I would like to know beforehand how these devices are connected, which cables they come with, and their lengths.
The METOD base cabinets are supposed to be mounted using a hanging rail. According to IKEA’s kitchen installation guide, the bottom edge of the base cabinet rail should be 82cm (32 inches) above the floor. Unfortunately, in my kitchen the tile backsplash starts about 80cm (31½ inches) above the floor. The IKEA staff seemed completely overwhelmed by my question about what to do in this case besides the obvious no-go of drilling into the tiles. I can hardly be the first person to face this problem. I am assuming the base cabinets can be fixed without the rail. However, the METOD cabinet assembly instructions make it look as if the alternative fixing method without the rail is at about the same height as the rail because of the pre-drilled holes, meaning the 82cm height would still be necessary combined with the legs of the cabinets I bought. At least, that is what it looks like in the drawings, as the mounting hole appears to be roughly at rail level. Can anyone share more insight on this?
How much effort is usually required later to access built-in electrical appliances like the dishwasher or oven? For the dishwasher, I assume it simply slides in precisely and the cabinet door is then attached to the dishwasher door. For the oven, I have no clear idea how it is secured inside the cabinet or what exactly needs to be removed to pull the oven out of the kitchen unit.
I am thinking about having a kitchen fitter do the assembly for me due to time constraints, and he seems to have a lot of experience with IKEA kitchens. However, he charges nearly 200 euros per linear meter and justifies this by including the appliance installation. Honestly, I suspect that connecting the electrical appliances mostly consists of plugging in Schuko plugs—and if the cooktop is anything like others I have handled in my life, it only involves screwing down a few copper wires and possibly installing a jumper for the selected connection type.
I plan to install a non-IKEA low-pressure faucet in the sink afterwards and will also connect the entire sink myself. I don’t fully understand why the base price is calculated per linear meter since it surely makes a difference whether all drawers in the base cabinets are arranged with 3 drawers each or 8 drawers each regarding the work involved. Due to structural reasons, my kitchen consists only of a single straight bottom row about 3.30m (10 feet 10 inches) long, with 3 drawer cabinets totaling 10 drawers—there is no upper cabinet row or range hood planned. In addition, there is the VATTUDALEN sink without a faucet, as well as the 3 mentioned electrical appliances, where I will install sink and faucet myself and am willing to handle any connection work beyond plugging in Schuko plugs. I would be very interested to know what price you consider reasonable per linear meter under these conditions.
I wish you all a pleasant Sunday.
Many thanks and best regards,
Panzerknacker
Panzerknacker schrieb:
I have experience with freight companies where almost every delivery had transport damage. At IKEA, do you need to meticulously document visible damage on packages, or is this unusual due to the high volume of packages and usually resolved later calmly via the IKEA hotline? Is it possible to quickly and, if necessary, get replacement parts from different furniture stores, or do you have to wait longer for a delivery from the central warehouse? Everything was fine for us; IKEA has always been accommodating in this regard. (I even once cut open a panel that had been wrongly advised and it was replaced.)
In our store, fittings or similar items were always available. But of course, that's not something you can plan for.
Panzerknacker schrieb:
I will receive several electrical appliances from IKEA and wonder how these are connected (for example, Schuko plugs, exposed cable ends, just connection terminals, etc.)? The appliances are the integrated dishwasher RENGÖRA, the convection oven ANRÄTTA, and the ceramic cooktop MATMÄSSIG. Depending on the connection type, I may need to make some changes to the electrical installation (for example, installing outlets). For the cooktop, I would almost exclude factory-fitted Schuko plugs, since according to the instructions it can be connected as a multi-phase device. Still, I would like to know in advance how the appliances are connected, which connection cables are included, and their lengths. I don’t know about the convection oven. The cooktop came without a Schuko plug, only a cable. The cable was long enough to reach a nearby individually protected outlet. All the other appliances came with Schuko plugs.
Panzerknacker schrieb:
How much effort is involved later in accessing built-in electrical appliances like the dishwasher or oven? For the dishwasher, I assume it is simply slid in precisely and then the cabinet door is attached to the dishwasher door. For the oven, I have no clear picture of how it is fixed in the existing cabinet or what exactly must be dismantled to pull the oven out of the kitchen unit. According to the instructions, the dishwasher is slid in last; next time I would install it earlier. Otherwise, it was as you described.
The oven (in our case) was pushed in and fastened from the front with 4 screws.
The refrigerator was more difficult to install and level due to the heavy weight.
Ikea kitchen quality is acceptable, and assembly is affordable; ours cost a total of 4500 (all-inclusive) installed in the house. The oven has a Schuko plug. We now have one, and the Ikea no-name appliances are not as bad as expected; the oven is actually quite good. The microwave is excellent. I use it a lot.
Der-w schrieb:
When combined with assembly, the IKEA kitchen is no longer as cheap We have currently requested quotes from various kitchen studios, and with almost identical designs, the fully assembled IKEA kitchen costs less than 75% of the studio prices for the same appliances. So the assembly is not that expensive after all. We are still assembling it ourselves, saving another 2,000.
By the way, this is in Lower Saxony; I imagine the differences are even more significant in more expensive regions due to probably higher studio prices…
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