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hogdriver · 06-04-2017, 06:24 AM

Just to throw down this idea.

I retrofitted my 2014 with a Tru Induction two burner, 110v, cooktop when I bought the coach. We have a 240v Bosch Induction top at home in the S&B. The two cooktops do not cook the same of course due to the output. We cook a lot both on the road and home. I cannot dispute the Tru Induction 110v top takes a long time to boil water but heats lower temps great. I bought one of those single plate Induction portables and it heats up fast. What we do is when heating pasta water or boiling pots we pull out the portable. We simmer and cook on the two burner. The nice thing about one of those portable Induction tops is when we want to fry things like bacon or cook fajitas I take the portable outside so the odors are coating the inside of the RV.

Gary.Jones · 06-08-2017, 08:46 PM

I thought I would do a follow up.

Today, I had a new TrueInduction unit installed and the original TrueInduction removed. The two units are identical units. Taking out the old unit involved virtually nothing other than unplugging the old unit from the dedicated 120 VAC socket behind the large drawer under the sink and removing one cable clamp screw that is screwed into the back of the kitchen support brackets. Installing the new one only involved running a silicone bead under the outer lip of the cooktop, re-mount the power cable into the cable holder and plug the new unit into the same 120 plug socket.

We then replicated the test that I talked about in this thread. We took 4 cups of water from our fresh water tank and placed it in the same pan that we had used for our previous tests and placed the right burner on 10 in the power mode. Now, to refresh memories, we tried to obtain a rolling boil from that 4 cups and the same pan with the old unit and I could not get a rolling boil by 21 minutes. I could get a rolling boil on an $80 single burner unit at 7 minutes. The new unit was able to do a very active rolling boil at 5 minutes !!!!

So, the new unit is working and we are delighted so far. Hopefully, that will all continue into the future.

Gary

MoHoGo · 06-09-2017, 07:54 AM

Gary, if you have a chance can you measure the True-Induction cooktop. In speaking with the Newmar folks that have this Induction cooktop they seem happy so if it will fit I think that I will change out the Furion cooktop in my 2017.

Gary.Jones · 06-09-2017, 10:20 PM

The black glass top of the TrueInduction is 24 3/8" wide and is 15" top to bottom. It is mounted in "landscape" shape in my coach. The glass extends roughly 1/2" to 5/8" wider than the metal unit all the way around which is where the bead of silicone goes. Wish you had asked me yesterday and I could have measured the cut-out exactly.

The unit is a TI-2B model. Here is a link to amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/True-Inductio...ction+2+burner

Current price is about $384 Easy 30 minute job if you are DIY.

Gary

MoHoGo · 06-10-2017, 05:59 AM

Thanks Gary, that is the same dimension as the Furion. Heck, even Entegra's wood cover will fit ;-)

phranc · 06-10-2017, 06:52 AM

Just as a follow up comment on boil times . I went to boil some Tea water and used a small 3 cup saucepan with 2 cups water in it . Used the big honking 12 inch element on the S & B stove . (Electrolux brand) It was taking more than 15 min and I gave up . Put the same saucepan and 2 cups water on the appropriate sized element and presto , bailing water in 90 sec . So evidently , at least in my case , element size and pan size do matter.
In the RV we have gas but also have a portable induction hob . Great way to go