2021 320S Stovetop Lid

TommySax

I've received many good tips from this forum and just realized someone out there may have a good solution to this problem. Design flaw in location of 2 burner countertop stove such that the glass lid won't stay up. When I bought it, my dealer, using contact cement, glued a piece of metal to the lid and a corresponding magnet to the window frame. Open the lid, the magnetic force kept it open. Glue failed within a couple of months. I re-glued several times, even with Crazy Glue... nothing lasted. Now we are using 2 small, powerful bar magnets, about 2 inches long, trapping the glass lid against the window frame. Works but it's very awkward and it's hell when the magnets invariably stick to each other. And I'm forever afraid I'll break the glass. Also, storing the magnets is difficult. Right now we just stick them to the wall.
Anyone have a good solution?

AndreO

I have a 400 so no such issue however I would suggest using 2 part epoxy to hold the magnets in place.

TommySax

Yes the 400 has enough space behind the stovetop to lift the lid far enough to engage the locking mechanism in the way it was designed to function. In the 320S the lid hits the window frame before you can open it to that point.
Thanks for the suggestion.

Shastaber

Nucamp said remove the stovetop, recut the hole in the counter as far forward as you can and remount the stove.