Is it safe to have Gas AND Electric Stove in kitchen?
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Comments (3)Figure at least $10 a foot for gas line, and you may not be able to extend the existing line if it is smaller and already has multiple bends. CSST can be fished if it is legal in your location and you can find a gas fitter who knows how. The price goes up if you do not have a basement/crawl large enough to work in. Electric is a little easier since cable can be fished, but fishing still takes time (and often more than one person)....See MoreElectric vs Gas stove
Comments (39)Which would be more appealing to the general mid-level homebuyer? The OP has probably made her decision, but I'm going to weigh in anyway. The best way to answer this question is to look at other homes in your price range, in your area. Oftentimes the "general mid-level homebuyer" is not overly concerned with anything beyond the appliances being newish and clean, and doesn't expect anything beyond a flat top electric. While I agree that induction is a great alternative, it's still a mystery to most people (Kelly Ripa's Electrolux ads notwithstanding) and buyers may be discouraged by needing to replace some or all of their cookware to use this unfamiliar technology. Gas is a favorite among cooks and foodies, but they are a smaller percentage of "the general mid-level homebuyer" population as a whole. And of course if your home is in an area of luxury homes with expensive kitchens (regardless of whether they're used or not!) you need to take that into consideration. So, look at what your comps offer, do the same, and point out that there are additional hookups....See MoreGas or Electric Stove ?
Comments (16)brewbeer, that's exactly one of the things I'm pointing out. There's benefits to gas, there's benefits to electricity and blanket statements of one being cheaper than the other, one being better than the other or any other blanket statement of choice, just don't hold water. If gas was truly cheaper in any case, we'd use it for light at least in some homes. It isn't. You can get a lot of light from gas, or oil for that matter, but there's downsides as you pointed out. Not much cheaper when you have to pay for a structure or higher insurance! I do have to smile and bite my tongue whenever the gas vs electric question comes up because invariably it becomes a controversy. Some get so very emotional over a stove! I see the terms "love" and "hate" bantered around and sheesh, some get so defensive! One truly has an emotional attachment to an appliance? Whatever fries your burger I guess. Either way, gas or electric, (or for that matter, charcoal, propane grill, campfire, electric griddle, or even cowchips in a cookstove) still fries my eggs just fine. I can bake a cake in a gas or electric oven. I just don't get too emotional about an appliance. There's costs with each and benefits with each and some have personal preferences. And some get, well, even to the point of radical about it! I personally would prefer gas over conventional electric, all other things being equal And now that induction is here, (and I find that very intriguing) gas is certainly going to lose some ground, especially when the prices of the stoves and cooktops drop some. Better control, safer, and better efficiency. Just requires certain cookware. Many gas users are becoming induction users, for good reasons and likely, many more will convert too. There's no nirvana, weigh the pros and cons and go with what you like, for whatever reason. My frustration comes in when someone cooked on a stove of either type 20 years ago and compares it to a new "other" kind. It's no surprise then that many would never go back! All I ask is that you compare apple pies with apple pies and make your decision fairly. Either way. It makes no difference to me what you like better. Couple other quick points. Not being argumentative, just pointing out a couple things. Not all gas stoves can simply be lit with a match. Many can, but according to owners on the appliances forum, there are many stoves that cannot be lit with a match. When power is out, your gas stove is out. So ironically that gas stove still requires that nasty electricity! But you can often get around it by installing a UPS or something, though. One set up a car battery and an inverter. And if power goes out here, I can still cook on a grill or my campstove, or hook up a generator or use other alternatives. However, it's not a reason that I would choose one appliance over another. I'd look at cost, features, cost of use and availability and let those (maybe some others that I don't think of offhand) factors decide. Other folks have different priorities such as color, finish, type of knobs or whatever else and that's fine with me too. Uh oh... I hope I didn't just start up a propane vs charcoal controversy! I might have to side with the "cow chip" advocates then! ;) In any case, happy and frugal cooking, whatever the method!...See MoreIf you use gas for stoves or gas logs...have a question
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