This was such a quick fix, I don't know why the previous owners did not make the repairs long ago. The pans that were installed were the wrong ones and did not fit, making the burners uneven and the stove top hard to use. These pans were a snap to replace; just unplug the burners, pull the old pans out, clean up the messy burn on spills under the old pans, put the new pans in, and plug the burners back in. Hardest part was cleaning the old stove.