Induction cooks faster than gas, is easier to clean and takes the flame and fumes out of your kitchen. For most homes, it’s the last gas appliance to go.
A common sign
“I’ve always cooked on gas. I’m not sure about electric.”
About induction cooktop installation
An induction cooktop uses a magnetic field to heat the pan itself, not the glass. That means it heats quickly, the surface around the pan stays cooler, and spills don’t bake on.
Most induction cooktops need their own circuit from the switchboard, and some older switchboards need upgrading first. Your pans need a magnetic base, so check yours with a fridge magnet: if it sticks, it will work.
Getting rid of the gas cooktop
Cooking fumes and gas indoors
Kitchens that are hard to keep clean
Ask an electrician to check your switchboard first. It may need a new circuit, or an upgrade, before the cooktop can go in.
Not sure where to start?
Don’t waste money on upgrades you don’t need. A professional home energy assessment shows where your house loses heat and power, so your budget goes where it makes the biggest difference.
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A few of the 92 listed across Australia
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More in gas to electric
Replace the gas appliances one by one, hot water, heating, cooking, and stop paying two connection fees to keep the house running.
A heat pump uses a fraction of the electricity of an old electric tank, and it is the usual first swap when a gas system fails.
Heats the water in your radiators or heated slab with an electric heat pump instead of a gas boiler. The pipes and radiators can often stay, though not always, so ask.
Roof collectors with a boosted tank. A different product from a heat pump, and still the cheaper option on some rooftops.
Warms the pool with an electric heat pump or solar collectors on the roof instead of gas. Pairs well with rooftop solar, and a pool cover keeps the heat in.
Replaces an old single speed pump with a variable speed one that runs slower for longer, so keeping the water clean takes less power.
One unit for one room, or several heads off one outdoor box. The cheapest way to heat and cool the rooms you actually use.
Ducted through the whole house. The vents from a ducted gas furnace can often be reused, though not always, so ask before you count on it.
A filter clean and a gas check keeps a system running at the efficiency it was sold at. Cheap next to replacing it early.
An older board often cannot take an induction cooktop, a heat pump and a charger at once. This is the job that unblocks the rest.
The last step. Once every gas appliance is gone, removing the meter is what actually ends the daily supply charge.
Before you choose an installer
Related goal
Once the cooktop, hot water and heating are electric, you can stop paying for a gas connection. See the full plan, step by step.