Countertop gas cooktops. That is, gas stoves that are placed directly on the countertop of a cabinet for use.
Built-in gas cooktops. As the name suggests, this is where part of the gas cooktop is recessed below the cabinet support surface. Generally the main body of the stove is "hidden". However, with the improvement of people's living environment requirements. Some interventional gas stove is also placed on top of the stove, as a countertop stove to use.
When the embedded gas stove is installed, the crust is not completely isolated from the outside air. Generally need to open a hole in the cabinet of about 80 square centimeters. This is to avoid the cabinet, because the sealing may cause the gas to collect to the point of concentration is too high, becoming a potential hazard.
In terms of price, countertop is cheaper than built-in. But in terms of aesthetics, the built-in is much more beautiful than the desktop, and the style to be varied. Embedded is not easy to stain oil, more convenient to clean. And embedded need to have cabinets to match, the overall will be very beautiful. His valve switch can also be designed in the cabinet.
But in terms of safety. Just on the surface, the desktop will be safer, because the main valve is exposed. The intervening total valve is hidden in the cabinet, and you have to open the cabinet door to see it when you look at it. But in fact, the correct way to use the gas stove is regardless of desktop or embedded, after each use of the gas stove needs to be closed after the gas valve with the switch.