Has anyone ever cracked their glass cooktop?

[neesek]

Oh no! My dh dropped our pepper grinder on my glass cooktop today and now it has a big crack from front to back. :( Has this ever happened to anyone? Can the cooktop be replaced or will that cost as much as getting a whole new range?

[Jan in SC]

Yes! Ours cracked and had to be replaced. Our warranty covered it, but I saw the bill and it was about $150.

[Cindy in C-ville]

I was thawing out frozen soup in the microwave above the stove. I dropped the frozen soup and it shattered the cooktop. I was so sad. It cost ~ $400 to replace it and that was 8 years ago. Hope it's not so costly for you!

~Cindy

[GothicGyrl]

Dh sells these things and he says that it depends on how much you paid for the stove. When his boss cracked his top, it would have cost him $400 to replace just the top--better off getting a new stove :(

Research the cost of your stove, if the cooktop is half of that or more, get a new stove with warranty.

[Sandra in NC]

Ack! A new one cost $550. It doesn't seem right.

[neesek]

Sigh.. I wish you all would have been completely wrong, but you were right on. (This board is amazing...) I called the repairman, and just the part alone is $400, plus the service call and labor. The stove is 6 years old, so we may just replace it. I just need to figure out if I am brave enough to risk a glass top again.

Thanks for your help!

[MelodyInTx]

My spouse dropped a cabinet on ours and it cost about $200 to replace.