It is probably both insulation and venting. If I don't run the exhaust fan in the summer, the heat can be awful (in the winter, I don't care.) With my old stove, probably original to the apartment (which I'd guess to be built...60s? 70s?) , the livingroom wall it backed on used to get warm to the touch, which kind of freaked me out. It was a nice solid stove, though. Had character even if it was baby yellow. The new one has no character but at least it doesn't require a pilot.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Feb 29, 2008 3:32:52 pm PST #2452 of 10001
Kat - Feb 29, 2008 3:37:54 pm PST #2453 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
They are pretty well known for not being the most heat-retaining of stoves. We never cooked anything on it for the majority of summer because to add even more heat to the heat it gave off was unbearable.
The top of the griddle remains very warm to the touch whether or not we have it on. If we close the lid over the range, we can use it as a food warmer.
It might not be noticeable if you are in a place where it's cooler, but here, with 100+ days being not outside the realm of possibility, it's obvious how hot these stoves run.
In terms of gas-usage, when we had the gas guy out here to check on a leak, we complained about the gas bill and he said O&M have tons of pilots and burn significantly more gas, less efficiently, than a regular stove. Hence our very expensive bills.
Gadget_Girl - Feb 29, 2008 3:46:03 pm PST #2454 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
I, too, am paralyzed with jealousy about Jesse getting to see Patrick Stewart in Macbeth. Although, I would probably faint, melt and any number of other things if I got to be that close to him.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 29, 2008 3:49:48 pm PST #2455 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
New loft photos: [link]
Pix - Feb 29, 2008 3:52:29 pm PST #2456 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Wow, Matt, it's utterly gorgeous!
Gadget_Girl - Feb 29, 2008 3:54:58 pm PST #2457 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
Amazing, Matt, that's just beautiful!
amych - Feb 29, 2008 3:58:50 pm PST #2458 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Dude, I would kill or die for your windows.
Scrappy - Feb 29, 2008 4:23:09 pm PST #2459 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Gorgeous, Matt!
Kat - Feb 29, 2008 4:43:14 pm PST #2460 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I love the brick and the windows....so pretty!
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 29, 2008 4:43:42 pm PST #2461 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
That bank of windows was the #1 thing that made me decide to rent it. It kind of feels like I have one of those apartments you see yuppies living in in sitcoms. Except it has walls on all 4 sides.