03-16-2016, 06:42 AM
onray,
Not sure if you are off-grid or not.
I'm also not sure what the differences are between Home Depot and Sears on such a purchase, but wanted to point out that you might beware that propane/gas stoves might need to be plugged in. _All_ propane stoves sold at HD and Sears (the last time I was shopping a propane stove a few years ago) had a new electric pilot system. Some sort of heating element was kept on all the time using 2-300 watts. So to conserve electricity with a propane stove would have had to plug the stove and unplug when done. No one seemed to know if it had to be plugged in only to start a burner, or if it had to be one while cooking as well. Absurd for off grid folks.
The only place in town at that time was the propane place in the Manono industrial area that sold an "old-fashioned" pilot light propane stove that was 50% more than Sears or Home Depot at the time.
I decided we can live with our old stove.
Hopefully the tech has been improved, but something to ask about...especially if off-grid.
Cheers,
Kirt
Not sure if you are off-grid or not.
I'm also not sure what the differences are between Home Depot and Sears on such a purchase, but wanted to point out that you might beware that propane/gas stoves might need to be plugged in. _All_ propane stoves sold at HD and Sears (the last time I was shopping a propane stove a few years ago) had a new electric pilot system. Some sort of heating element was kept on all the time using 2-300 watts. So to conserve electricity with a propane stove would have had to plug the stove and unplug when done. No one seemed to know if it had to be plugged in only to start a burner, or if it had to be one while cooking as well. Absurd for off grid folks.
The only place in town at that time was the propane place in the Manono industrial area that sold an "old-fashioned" pilot light propane stove that was 50% more than Sears or Home Depot at the time.
I decided we can live with our old stove.
Hopefully the tech has been improved, but something to ask about...especially if off-grid.
Cheers,
Kirt