Originally Posted by WiscoDogsDad (Post 2460363)

I totally respect that advice, Tinker.

I was on the precipice of ordering an induction....one very highly rated by Consumer Reports.

THEN I learned that I was able to invest in this project....and get back to cooking on my beloved natural gas.

I've been here five months, struggling with a GE Profile electric that is original to the home and NOT up to my standards.

Finding out that I CAN get back to NG has been very intriguing and alluring. But I am not one to initiate projects without a fairly clear understanding of the total outlay. I don't have that understanding, at this point.

If the interior plumbing costs, added to the TECO costs to run the line and install the meter, make this a project whose costs I don't want to bear, I will definitely pull the trigger on induction!

Originally Posted by jrref (Post 2460410)

We chose to get an all electric house as well because of safety reasons and we didn't need yet another "Transport" charge for the gas since we would have only used it for cooking and maybe the drier. We changed the stove to induction and love it. Much better than NG.

I also know many who removed NG from their homes for many reasons.

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy (Post 2460741)

How is NG removed from a home? Is it pricey? I know we have the gas line in the attic of our 3 y/o home. We’d then have to replace our gas stove and dryer, but I’d love to have an induction stove. Hubby I’m sure though would hate to see our $400+ summer monthly electric bill shoot up even higher.

Originally Posted by MandoMan (Post 2460461)

True, but most homes here with electric stoves and microwave ovens over the top of them do not have adequate ventilation. Adequate ventilation means you can’t have a microwave oven over the stove, so you need somewhere else to put it. You need to have a good range hood installed with a big fan, and you need an exhaust vent either through the side wall of your house (if your stove is on an outside wall) or through the ceiling and roof. And it means actually using the range hood whenever the stove is used (including the oven). You may also need another vent in the wall of the kitchen to let in fresh air to make up for what has been exhausted. If you don’t have one, the fan will try to suck air from outside through any little openings, like around doors and windows, but homes are much better sealed now than they were when we were kids. Without this exhausting and fresh air, you could end up with a “sick house.”

This is an expense of several thousand dollars that the original poster needs to figure into the budget.

Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 2460745)

Wow $400+ electric seems high, unless you keep super low temps. Our highest in 2.5 years was $236. Our temp is 76° during the day 73° at night. But we are only cooling 2900+sf. Our downfall is leaving sliders open too often going in & out to the pool.

Originally Posted by Joecooool418 (Post 2460327)

Don't do it. Gas stoves elevate benzene levels in the home, and there is a direct link to several different cancers.

ScienceDirect

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Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy (Post 2460747)

Our 3 y/o veranda home south of 44 has a microwave over the gas stove. The fan is in the microwave, which sounds like it’s not an efficient way to exhaust the gas fumes from our stove. Our kitchen is in the middle of the house so gas lines run through the attic, and I’m guessing the exhaust fan is routed into the attic. Sounds like this isn’t a great situation. We never open windows, and rarely think to turn on the fan.

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy (Post 2460741)

How is NG removed from a home? Is it pricey? I know we have the gas line in the attic of our 3 y/o home. We’d then have to replace our gas stove and dryer, but I’d love to have an induction stove. Hubby I’m sure though would hate to see our $400+ summer monthly electric bill shoot up even higher, but would do it to get the gas line out of the attic if it was affordable.