Recent content by mavei

Control ock out solenoids on high-end gas ranges I have recently heard of some high-end gas ranges that have a control lock out(some type of solenoid valve). If the lockout is activated whan the power fails it cuts off all gas to the entire stove-you can't even light it with a match because you...

I notice in Canada that there is a scarcity of gas ranges.Almost every Canadian range I have seen on this board and others is electric. Anybody tell me why? Someone once mentioned that Canadian gas distribution system mains have solenoid valves that automatically close and cut off gas when the...

Older Sears Kenmore stoves were junk. You are correct. Never thought much of Sears Kenmore stoves.Poorly insulated,burned more gas than any other. Poor workmanship. In 1970 when my mother wanted built-ins in our previous house,my dad(who worked for Sears)had Kenmore gas built-ins and their...

1966 gas Kenmore Classic Years ago,we had a coppertone gas Kenmore Classic-slide out cooktop and all. It came with the house. Had a Burner-With-A-Brain that never stayed lit once it reached the temp,it would go out and wouldn't reignite with the bypass flame. We'd walk in to the kitchen and...

Try Astonish oven cleaner paste.It's imported from England. Works excellent. I LOVE to clean an oven. I've never been a fan of self-cleaning ovens,never had one but tried a couple.My late Aunt's Maytag 24" electric double oven never self-cleaned very well. I like a stove's oven that I can take...

Loooks like one of the Tappan models or a late-model Maytag Dutch Oven.

Several years ago I was told that during the 1950s GE test-marketed gas ranges under their own brand in the Northeast and a couple other areas,they were not sold nationwide.I got on Newspaper.com and found it to be true.Saw many ads mentioning "GE gas ranges"(NOT a misprint,in one ad they were...

Gas was manufactured from coal and contained more carbon monoxide by volume than automobile exhaust. Hence the many accidental aspyxiations and suicides. The natural gas we use today is far safer in this respect. It can only kill if a sufficient(very large) amount collects to displace oxygen...

I hate hand washing dishes and will only do it when necesssary. I'd rather use the portable dishwasher.

What do you think of the concept of establishing an American gas museum ? The only ones that I know of are in Europe and Japan. The gas museum in Leicster UK is supposed to be the world's largest display of gas artifacts. What a shame we don't have one in this country. I'm trying to gain...

My great-grandmother lived in a house,built in the early 1900s,in the middle of the city,that was wired for electricity,but not piped for gas. She had asthma and couldn't stand the smell of burning gas. She cooked and heated with COAL.That didn't bother her and actually was very theraputic. By...

My mother had a 1950s Dormeyer Silver Chef she used for manuy years. It finally died in 1985 after it lost the higher speeds(the rheostat was worn out) and it developed a short causing a serious shock hazard for an all chrome bodied mixer. Everytime you would touch it you felt a shock.By that...

Life without gas... ...is now over. Gas company serviceman cane over about 2pm today,replaced the meter,and turned on the gas.Even suggested spraying grass and weed killer around the meter so I won't cause damage to the line by using my string trimmer. very friendlyand courteous man. I was...

Life without gas should end tomorrow The plumber came over today,found and repaired 3 gas leaks in our attic,installed a new ball valve on the dryer line, and a new flue on the furnace.Everything's now repaired and up to code. The inspection (done by dept.of inspection and code...

Here's another one-lit This bathroom heater looks to be from the 1930s. It dosen't seem to be glowing as brightly as it should even though it's full on.