The problem is the construction on the office/apartment. It is set on a solid 10" slab with 4 " solid poured concrete exterior walls with 2 x 4 interior wall frames and dry wall. The roof is standing seam steel with no crawl space. So I can't run the lines through the floors or ceilings and sure don't want gas lines coming in from the exterior walls through the cabinets nor do I want to replace a wall to get the line in it. Besides I love the induction it really is a better way to cook than gas with a lot less energy demands, no kitchen heat, instant on off for heat so better control. It is also very fast, you know boils water in 90 seconds. It is a bit pricey at the moment but by next year when I will be redoing the whole kitchen including cabinets, appliances etc. Will really decide at that time and will only have to replace my 18/10 stainless stuff (about 10 pieces) for it.