which is cheaper (equipment & service) to run - gas or electric stove?
i guess the initial investment might not be that significant. how about the energy bill and ease of maintenance? gas leak?
any opinion on gas dryer vs electric dryer?
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I work as a delivery man for a very large home improvement chain store. As part of the service, we usually take away an old unit that is being replaced. One observation that I'll share is that most of the electric units are being replaced because they're broken while I have never once taken away a gas unit that didn't work fine. Seems most of them are just "out of style"
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GAS is king
GAS is king
Gas is way better for cooking it's easier to control the heat. i don't think is is cheaper to run one over the other but gas is usually cheap. i would not worry about gas leak as it is pretty obvious (due to the smell) when there is a leak and there is always a shut off valve at the wall. Plus if the power goes out you can still cook...
Gas. There are lovely little devices that act as early warning systems for leaks, so no worries on that front. It's definitely cheaper and if your pump doesn't shut off, still works in a power outage. I've never heard maintenance complaints from anyone with gas. It cooks more evenly and heats faster.
Which is cheaper to run, gas or electric stove?
The actual cost between the two is very close for actual cooking cost. The second thought is which is better? The electric you will never need to worry about gas leaks which are very dangerous and 75% of all houses have gas leaks. Electric ovens with glass tops are easier to clean than the standard gas burner.
Cost wise, the electric is actually a little cheaper to purchase than gas, try Lowe's Home Improvement.
The other safety factor is CARBON MONOXIDE (CO). Gas ovens produce CO, the Gas Appliance Manufacture Association (GAMA) rating for a gas stove is 600 PPM. Most stoves initially produce more than this and then drop to the 100-300 PPM range. This is far more dangerous than anything else in your house. I test ovens every day and find these conditions. There are very few gas appliance repair people that know how to fix this problem.
Buy an electric.
If you have day/night electric rates, buy an electric dryer and use it on the night rate, which for me is 10 cents cheaper per kilowatt.
Well if your gas supplier is NIPSCO a NISOURCE company. I'd advise a wood burning stove. I live in Northern Indiana and have NIPSCO. They have more than doubled their price of natural gas just since last year! Gas is not a right but a privilage. Just ask NIPSCO...What a bunch of CROOKS!