A kitchen appliance with burners (cook top, stove top, hob) and an oven, typically used to heat foodstuffs.
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Is this gas range ventilation setup dangerous?
I recently moved in to a new apartment that has a gas range and oven. I have never had a gas stove before, and so I am not sure how it should work.
While cooking the other night, our Carbon Monoxide ...
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Electric requirements for gas stove
I am buying a new house (new construction) and it currently has an electric stove. One of the changes we've put in the contract it to 'remove the electric stove and adapt the stove cavity for a gas ...
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How do I relight the pilot light on my Magic Chef stove?
I have a Magic Chef stove (model: 31203KAW) which is not lighting/igniting. We're using a butane lighter to light the stove-top burners (the gas still flows) but I'm nervous about turning on the oven ...
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My stovetop is very hot - should I disable the pilot light?
I've just moved into a new place, and the pilot light on my oven seems to be on overdrive.
The stovetop is very hot to the touch, enough to burn if you hold your hand on it. Besides that danger, it ...
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How to disconnect a weird looking wire
I'm renovating my Kitchen, and my stove is connected in such a way
that I'm not sure how to unplug, I added pictures that might explain it better.
I would like to either disconnect it, or make it ...
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What is involved in installing a free-standing electric oven range?
My current oven just plugs into a big outlet in the wall. It's a giant three-pronged outlet. But all I need to do to get the oven to work (when it works) is to plug it into the outlet. I am now ...
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Why do the oven and burners work but the pilot light won't ignite?
Texas Gas Service turned off our gas for the weekend. We just got it turned back on, and the stove and oven will both light -- but the pilot lights won't.
They worked fine before Friday. Obviously ...
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How do I tell if my kitchen range space is set up for gas?
I have a gas line to my house for the furnace but need to know how to tell whether I can hook up a gas range in the kitchen without having a gas line installed to the spot where the range goes.
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Can I move the range hood but not the roof vent (angled “flue” pipe)?
I have a typical 30" stove installed in the center of a 20' wall with a standard overhead hood that looks a lot like this.
I want to redesign my kitchen with new cabinets so the stove becomes ...
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How do I prevent my stove hood from sucking heat out of my kitchen?
The hood over my stove is sucking the heat out of my kitchen. Is there a cover I can put on and take off to stop this loss of heat?
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How is a high altitude natural gas burner different?
What is the difference between high altitude natural gas burner and conventional low altitude gas burner and why high altitude natural gas burner are needed?
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What is the correct way to secure a gas standalone range?
Can somebody tell me the best way to secure a gas standalone range. If there is an earthquake, I would prefer that the range not slide around. It's on engineered flooring over 1-1/8" plywood.
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My house is nearing 20 years, what will break soon?
Okay, I recently learned that most appliances/things start breaking once the house reaches around 20 years. I'm running 19 now.
From what I have heard, roof (although mine is apparently a 30 year ...
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How to tell if a house is equipped for a gas stove
I live in a townhouse. My electric range died, so I'm looking to replaec it with a gas stove. But how do I know if the house is already set up with the required pipes, etc.?
I suspect that I do have ...
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What should distance be between the two lower cabinets flanking a “30” inch range?
What should the proper distance be between lower cabinets flanking a "30" inch kitchen range? We have researched this subject and find more then one answer. Some say 30 inches, others say 30 1/4 ...
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How do I repair a burner on an electric stove that is on all the time even if turned off?
I have a free standing range electrical stove and one of the burners stays on all the time even if I turn it off.
Can someone give me some ideas on how to fix this?
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What could cause kerosene-like odor from a gas oven/range?
Suddenly my gas range/stove emits a kerosene-like odor when I operate the stove, and especially when I operate the oven -- but our service is natural gas.
I called the local gas utility, and they ...
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What could cause an old electric oven to run hot even when adjusted to the lowest setting?
I have an old (probably 1940s) Hotpoint stove/oven that came with my 1901 farmhouse. The cook-top works well enough to use but the oven runs in the neighborhood of 100 degrees F over what the dial is ...
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How do I install a range anti-tip kit into hardwood floor on concrete?
I'm preparing to install an anti-tip kit for an electric range. It's a piece of shaped metal designed to be bolted to the floor with two screws or bolts. The floor is hardwood (probably engineered) ...
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Can a Wood Burning Stove use a stovepipe made of copper for a chimney?
Planning to install woodburning stove one day. The plan includes exposed stovepipe running up through a loft space, through attic, and out to roof chimney. I know the stovepipe comes in black and ...
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How do I replace insulation in an electric stove that has been soiled by mice and smells when the oven is on? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I replace oven insulation that has been soiled by mice and smells bad?
How do I replace insulation in an electric stove that has been soiled by mice and smells ...
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Why would you hook up the heat output of a wood stove to the cold air return on an electric forced-air furnace?
I am installing a new wood add-on stove in the basement and want to hook it in to my forced air furnace duct work to help move the air in the house. I have heard it can be done, but I am confused as ...
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How could I use 40lb Propane tanks in a residential hook up?
I have two 100 gallon tanks from suburban propane but end up using so little, that I am charged approx $5.30 per gallon. I am reasonably sure that I could use two 40lb tanks and do the legwork myself ...
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How to release a stuck gas stove knob?
Just moved in to an apartment with a gas stove which was not in use for three months. The previous owner said that the stove worked just fine, however when I tried to use the stove, all four knobs ...
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Add-on electronic ignition for gas stove?
Is it possible to retrofit electronic ignition into a natural gas stove? Does such a kit exist commercially?
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Energy efficient a-15 light bulbs for rangehoods [closed]
title says it. I have been searching for answers and more importantly bulbs all morning with no luck.
I have a preference for leds but i really have no clue how or where to find an led bulb the fits ...
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Should I buy a gas or electric stove? [closed]
While I usually hang around rpg.stackexchange.com talking about games, I'm really happy to be here asking newbie questions about home ownership!
My wife and I are about to move into our first home ...
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Correct amps for cooktop and separate oven
I think the wiring to my cook top and oven might be backwards. My oven requires 40A and my cooktop requires 30A. The oven wire coming to the junction box is 12 ga. but the wire from box to breakers ...
