Gas vs. Electric ranges in Courtyard Villas

[NewJerseyBoy56]

The Courtyard Villa houses I viewed only have electrical ranges. Is this standard or can you have a gas range put in.

[CWGUY]

The Courtyard Villa houses I viewed only have electrical ranges. Is this standard or can you have a gas range put in.

:) Where were the houses you viewed? Some areas has gas and some don't.

[retiredguy123]

If the neighborhood has gas piping to the house, you can install a gas range. If not, you can install an underground propane tank and install a gas range. That would be an expensive way to go, but I have seen it done in The Villages.

[John_W]

The Courtyard Villa houses I viewed only have electrical ranges. Is this standard or can you have a gas range put in.

Not counting the new areas south of 44, in the established Villages I believe they stopped installing gas in 2007. That is around Bonita Blvd., as you go west it becomes St. Charles, but then they become newer. Stay in the middle, probably the Village of Largo and north of that would be gas.

[Chatbrat]

A lot of people may not like to what I'm going to say-but in a real senior citizen community all electric is way safer than any residence with gas appliances--fire hazards, being one, no house being all electric has ever exploded-- I wish our house was gas-but if either my self or the Admiral got to the stage ,where we could not be adept in the kitchen gas is an accident waiting to happen--many years ago we had a cat streak across a gas range, his tail caught on fire & the Admiral grabbed his tail before he set the MBR bed on fire

[billethkid]

If you have electric only take a look at induction ranges.
Very efficient and more gas like control of heat(ing).
Yes it requires induction type cookware (must be magnetic).

[Debboguch50]

We live in Liberty park, we have the option of using gas or electric, but Duval just east of us is electric only! If you are between 466a and 44 electric only, you would have to have a propane tank buried in you yard If you want a gas stove, also we have a whole house generator which is run by natural gas! You should check what kind of furnace they have, gas or electric!

[jswirs]

A lot of people may not like to what I'm going to say-but in a real senior citizen community all electric is way safer than any residence with gas appliances--fire hazards, being one, no house being all electric has ever exploded-- I wish our house was gas-but if either my self or the Admiral got to the stage ,where we could not be adept in the kitchen gas is an accident waiting to happen--many years ago we had a cat streak across a gas range, his tail caught on fire & the Admiral grabbed his tail before he set the MBR bed on fire
Seems to me the problem is the cat, not the gas.

[coffeebean]

We live in Liberty park, we have the option of using gas or electric, but Duval just east of us is electric only! If you are between 466a and 44 electric only, you would have to have a propane tank buried in you yard If you want a gas stove, also we have a whole house generator which is run by natural gas! You should check what kind of furnace they have, gas or electric!


A few years ago we owned a patio villa in Duval in Crestwood Villas just off of Buena Vista. The villa has gas appliances.

[TandHSTAR@AOL.com]

If there is gas in the area you are liiking there is already a gas hookup in the kitchen also your A/C is already gas. If there is no gas in your area the answer is no.

[HappyRetired]

We would have preferred gas, but the location we wanted to be in was electric. Didn't matter a lot. Cooking/baking is no longer a priority. With 2 people I use small appliances most of the time. Eggs or pasta are easy on an electic stove-top, as are stir-frys. Unless you're a gourmet cook, I think you'll find it doesn't matter.

[Keninches]

Houses were exploding in The Villages with gas. So a wise move to go Electric. It seems they would build one with gas the next electric.

[Two Bills]

If you have electric only take a look at induction ranges.
Very efficient and more gas like control of heat(ing).
Yes it requires induction type cookware (must be magnetic).

Absolutely.
Once tried it makes plain gas and electric so slow and dated.

[Faithrmac]

Duval is gas. I live there.

[MandoMan]

We live in Liberty park, we have the option of using gas or electric, but Duval just east of us is electric only! If you are between 466a and 44 electric only, you would have to have a propane tank buried in you yard If you want a gas stove, also we have a whole house generator which is run by natural gas! You should check what kind of furnace they have, gas or electric!

I didn’t realize that whole-house natural gas generators are allowed in The Villages. Where do you have it in your yard.? They are LOUD! I think if I had one, I’d make a deal with the neighbors that they are welcome to come camp at my place if the electricity goes off.

I’m a new owner. Does the electricity go off often at The Villages from storms? Would a generator like that be worth the investment?

[PoolBrews]

My first CYV in Greenbriar had gas... my 2nd CYV, only 1.5 miles away in Phillips Villas, does not have gas. We are as far north and east as you can get in The Villages.

[davem4616]

If the neighborhood has gas piping to the house, you can install a gas range. If not, you can install an underground propane tank and install a gas range. That would be an expensive way to go, but I have seen it done in The Villages.


exactly...those are the only choices

buy a home with an inground pool and the gas is already there (either from a line, or there's an underground tank in your yard (which will jack up your homeowner's insurance)

[Bridget Staunton]

I would much prefer gas but not available in our area. I am sure TV did their study and electric was cheaper to install, it’s always the bottom line

[bill.noltecpa@gmail.com]

With gas there is a minimum charge each month around 18, so if you go gas and not in your unit ( snow Birds) be aware of the fee. We have gas water heater and furnace, so changing the stove to gas was no big deal, but we pay 5 months of the minimum..

[BeauJangles]

It depends on where you are. We are in Liberty Park and we have gas. Friends live in Hemingway and they can only have electricity. Some areas have the capability of having either. I suggest you call the Utilities and ask them.

[yankygrl]

There is no gas option available for the most part, in villages below Lake Sumter Landing area. There was a "****ing match" between TV and the gas company. TV lost. So like another poster stated, unless you put in underground tank with propane, there is no gas south at least to 44. Don't know about south of 44.

[ellenwelsh]

Houses were exploding in The Villages with gas. So a wise move to go Electric. It seems they would build one with gas the next electric.
Are you suggesting spontaneous combustion? I think not. In the houses that have gas the piping in the attics are flexible tubing and lighting hitting the house will cause the explosion because the tubing pinholes. I had my tubing replaced with galvanized steel pipe to prevent that from happening. In the spring rainy, thunderstorm season I don’t have that concern any longer.

[ficoguy]

The Courtyard Villa houses I viewed only have electrical ranges. Is this standard or can you have a gas range put in.
The Villages Developer got into a pi$$ing match with the gas companies.
Hence, electric in the newer areas....

[photo1902]

There is no gas option available for the most part, in villages below Lake Sumter Landing area. There was a "****ing match" between TV and the gas company. TV lost. So like another poster stated, unless you put in underground tank with propane, there is no gas south at least to 44. Don't know about south of 44.

All areas south of 44 have natural gas

[Jensor17]

I have electric. Before i moved to florida i had gas ranges and loved them. I get Nothing but ruined food on my electric range. And i can’t use the wok. It won’t heat up the sides on an electric stove. If i buy another home, I WANT GAS TO COOK, but not propane gas.

[jarodrig]

I didn’t realize that whole-house natural gas generators are allowed in The Villages. Where do you have it in your yard.? They are LOUD! I think if I had one, I’d make a deal with the neighbors that they are welcome to come camp at my place if the electricity goes off.

I’m a new owner. Does the electricity go off often at The Villages from storms? Would a generator like that be worth the investment?

No, the power doesn’t go out very often..... and when it does , it’s fairly short term.....

Personally, I think that a whole house generator is a waste of money...... and unlike your belief that they are “noisy” , they are actually pretty quiet due to the way they are constructed and insulated.....some of the “portable “ generators are VERY loud....

When we moved here permanently in 2010, I brought our Honda portable generator with us when we moved..... during the past 10 yrs., I have not used it once !!!

[Dilligas]

I didn’t realize that whole-house natural gas generators are allowed in The Villages. Where do you have it in your yard.? They are LOUD! I think if I had one, I’d make a deal with the neighbors that they are welcome to come camp at my place if the electricity goes off.

I’m a new owner. Does the electricity go off often at The Villages from storms? Would a generator like that be worth the investment?
Generators are not necessary in TV. The electric lines are under ground, so are not bothered by storms. Even in hurricanes, any outage is very short lived (less than a hour) and caused at a sub station or other general area.

[Westie Man]

A lot of people may not like to what I'm going to say-but in a real senior citizen community all electric is way safer than any residence with gas appliances--fire hazards, being one, no house being all electric has ever exploded-- I wish our house was gas-but if either my self or the Admiral got to the stage ,where we could not be adept in the kitchen gas is an accident waiting to happen--many years ago we had a cat streak across a gas range, his tail caught on fire & the Admiral grabbed his tail before he set the MBR bed on fire

Combustion is toxic

[Dlbonivich]

During a hurricane there is a possibility that you could be out for days. Not sure it has happened here. I do know gas is pushed through pipelines where it is flat. In Texas our neighbor had one and it worked 3 days out of 15 we did not have electric because the gas gets blown through lines with electric fans so once gas in the lines was depleted he was in the same boat as us.

[Poirier]

I didn’t realize that whole-house natural gas generators are allowed in The Villages. Where do you have it in your yard.? They are LOUD! I think if I had one, I’d make a deal with the neighbors that they are welcome to come camp at my place if the electricity goes off.

I’m a new owner. Does the electricity go off often at The Villages from storms? Would a generator like that be worth the investment?

We had a gas generator while we lived in Virginia and it was not very loud at all.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

So why are all the new homes including mine gas if it’s cheaper for the villages to have electric

[big guy]

Houses were exploding in The Villages with gas. So a wise move to go Electric. It seems they would build one with gas the next electric.

We have been here 11 years and rented 2 years before we bought. We have gas and I don't ever remember hearing about even one house exploding due to gas.

[kendi]

The Courtyard Villa houses I viewed only have electrical ranges. Is this standard or can you have a gas range put in.

We bought a new villa and have gas.

[TJ_Woody]

Generators are not necessary in TV. The electric lines are under ground, so are not bothered by storms. Even in hurricanes, any outage is very short lived (less than a hour) and caused at a sub station or other general area.

In September of 2017hurricane Irma struck The Villages. In my neighborhood power was out fo 2-4 days depending on the street you lived on. Make no mistake, hurricanes can wreak havoc on the infrastructure and cause multi-day outages of power.

[big guy]

I didn’t realize that whole-house natural gas generators are allowed in The Villages. Where do you have it in your yard.? They are LOUD! I think if I had one, I’d make a deal with the neighbors that they are welcome to come camp at my place if the electricity goes off.

I’m a new owner. Does the electricity go off often at The Villages from storms? Would a generator like that be worth the investment?

Hurricane Irma went through and we never had an outage. It flickered once.

[big guy]

In September of 2017hurricane Irma struck The Villages. In my neighborhood power was out fo 2-4 days depending on the street you lived on. Make no mistake, hurricanes can wreak havoc on the infrastructure and cause multi-day outages of power.

I bet you are in the Wildwood section.

[tophcfa]

It’s a nice change to see the gas versus electric debate involve something besides golf carts. I very much prefer to cook with gas, but it’s not available where our home is, so we make due with electric.

[CWGUY]

With gas there is a minimum charge each month around 18, so if you go gas and not in your unit ( snow Birds) be aware of the fee. We have gas water heater and furnace, so changing the stove to gas was no big deal, but we pay 5 months of the minimum..

:icon_wink: If anyone is interested...... my customer charge from TECO Gas is $14.25 a month. SECO Elect. has a customer of $1.00 a day. Approx. $30.00 a month. On your Utilities bill there is a Water and Sewer Base charge before usage is added. Mine last month was $23.80 Base Charge for water and sewer. There is also a GARBAGE Collection fee of $19.38 rather you are here or not.
These are fees we all pay rather you are a Snowbird or not. This is all part of doing "Due Diligence" before buying. :oops:

[Rosie1950]

Duval is gas. I live there.
We’ve lived in Duval since 2007. Pond side has gas, pool side has electric. When we questioned our agent about this he said the infrastructure was done on pond side first and stopped the gas lines at Odell circle. Go figure. We’re on pool side and we all have electric. We were here before St Charles was built and I didn’t think they had gas

[Buckeye Bob]

The Courtyard Villa houses I viewed only have electrical ranges. Is this standard or can you have a gas range put in.

I live in a courtyard villa and we added propane gas; it's a 60 gallon above ground tank. If you have a villa with a corner lot, you might be able to bury the tank.

[John_W]

I rented a home in Pensacola in 1978 while I was building my home. I only needed a short lease, like 3 or 4 months, so I couldn't be picky.

I found a nice brick rancher about 25 years old for $150 a month. I noticed the garage walls, doors and ceiling were all brand new. He said, the only problem is we haven't connected the hot water heater yet, we have to get everything inspected but you can go ahead an move in. For $150 and no lease, and they took my two big dogs and had fenced yard, I said OK.

I said what's the problem with the hot water and why is the garage totally new. They said a neighborhood kid was cutting the grass and after filling the lawn mower, he sat the gas can down in the garage but didn't put the cap back on. The gas fumes floated across the floor to the pilot light on the water heater and the garage blew up and killed one person in the kitchen.

[Mumbles]

A lot of people may not like to what I'm going to say-but in a real senior citizen community all electric is way safer than any residence with gas appliances--fire hazards, being one, no house being all electric has ever exploded-- I wish our house was gas-but if either my self or the Admiral got to the stage ,where we could not be adept in the kitchen gas is an accident waiting to happen--many years ago we had a cat streak across a gas range, his tail caught on fire & the Admiral grabbed his tail before he set the MBR bed on fire

Agree somewhat. However, here is a Google response to a question about fire in a home:
"What appliance causes the most house fires?

Cooking Ranges – Even after controlling for human error, stoves and ovens cause a lot of fires. ...
Clothes Washers and Dryers – It's no secret that clogged lint traps cause dryer fires. ...
Dishwashers – Dishwashers are the second most common source of a kitchen fire caused by non-cooking appliances.
More items...•Nov 6, 2019" :shocked:

[Curtisbwp]

A good reason to NOT buy a cat. I have had a gas and oil powered house all of my life. Here in the villages i have gas. In 70 years i have never had an issue nor do i know of anyone who has had an issue with gas. Careless people will have issues with gas or electric.

[$EGeownz]

Gas is one of the main reasons I bought in Amelia........I was told by T. V .that the Gas Co.tried to squeeze the developer for more $$$ when they were building the middle section and the developer told them to stick it and tossed them off the reservation. Between those two and the middle of the development is why I picked Lake Sumter. With gas if power is lost, you can still cook both in the kitchen and grill outside...(very nice not switching propane tanks) and have a second heat source if needed.Guess it's the fireman in me,,,I like having options.

Right Own......and happy hunting!

[Alicia]

I have gas in Villa Brea it is part of polo ridge, my range, water heater, gas grill and dryer are all natural gas. We have been in the house twenty years and have been satisfied with it.

[coffeebean]

I didn’t realize that whole-house natural gas generators are allowed in The Villages. Where do you have it in your yard.? They are LOUD! I think if I had one, I’d make a deal with the neighbors that they are welcome to come camp at my place if the electricity goes off.

I’m a new owner. Does the electricity go off often at The Villages from storms? Would a generator like that be worth the investment?

We have been in Mallory full time since 2016 and have never lost electricity for any reason.

[coffeebean]

I have electric. Before i moved to florida i had gas ranges and loved them. I get Nothing but ruined food on my electric range. And i can’t use the wok. It won’t heat up the sides on an electric stove. If i buy another home, I WANT GAS TO COOK, but not propane gas.

I've used both gas and electric for cooking and much prefer gas as you do. I have never ruined food on an electric stove but what I don't like about electric is that the heat is not stopped when you turn off the burner. With gas, as soon as the burner is off so is the heat. That is most important when all burners are being used at the same time and there is no place on the stove to move a pan to. I also much prefer the heat adjustment on a gas stove.

[coffeebean]

In September of 2017hurricane Irma struck The Villages. In my neighborhood power was out fo 2-4 days depending on the street you lived on. Make no mistake, hurricanes can wreak havoc on the infrastructure and cause multi-day outages of power.

We were here during Irma. I don't recall the power being out in Mallory. I may be wrong but the last power outage I remember was when we lived in NJ during Hurricane Sandy.