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I have had an induction cooktop for 8 years, love it. I think most induction units require a 50 amp service. All the ones I looked at required that.

Depending on the age of the unit, you might be required to leave air circulation space of 6" to 8" below the unit. In other words, a built in oven unit might have to be installed lower than normal if placed there.

Any pots and pans will work as long as they are magnetic. If a magnet sticks to the bottom of your present pots and pans, they are fine, otherwise, you will need new cookware. Flat bottoms work the best.

Cast iron works fine, steel woks work fine, even those navy speckled roasting pans work fine.

Aluminium and stainless steel will not work unless the cookware has an encapsulated base that is magnetic.

Corning ware and other specialty stoneware will not work.

You can make aluminium and corning ware work if you buy a magnetic disc that you put on the cooktop and then you put that type of cookware on top of the magnetic disc.

Also, be careful of the type of induction cooktop that you buy. Not all of them have elements that are independent of one another. In other words, some share a total source of power so if one is on high or boost, it will reduce the remaining power available to the other element it is sharing power with.