The home appliance industry would like you to believe that gas-burning stoves are not a risk to your health – and several companies that make the devices are scrambling to erase their prior acknowledgements that they are.
The home appliance industry would like you to believe that gas-burning stoves are not a risk to your health – and several companies that make the devices are scrambling to erase their prior acknowledgements that they are.
I am a gas girl… forced to use shitty coil electric stoves for too many years, I was stoked when I moved to a place with a gas stove. Its old as hell, but my workhorse.
I can smell the gas when I preheat the oven. The exhaust vent works, but I wish it worked better. Summa isn’t so bad, because I have windows open and fans going, but it’s only been in the last month or so, I’ve been reading all this stuff about gas stoves and the dangers for health. I cook everyday.
It definitely freaks me out. We can’t afford to replace a working appliance, or to switch off gas (we already have an indentured servitude relationship with the electric company). So, I’m thinking of getting a small air purifier to run on the counter by the stove before winter hits this year.
It does suck when you learn something you love is bad for your health.
You’re probably on that puny ~110-120 volt supply.
Electric isn’t bad when there’s enough of it.
I’m currently looking directly at a ~400 volt stove. (My sauna stove, not mainly for cooking, although grilling sausages in a sauna is not unheard of.) I think my cooking stove is on the same sort of high power supply though. And even the regular outlets are 240v.
As side note on air purifiers. You have to get them for the size of the room to get proper results. Ie something thats too small for the space is about useless. They have rating, look for that.
You’re right, they do have a rating.
I have empty space right by the stove, figure I can run it when the ovens on. We have a large one in another part of the house already, too big for the counter.