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Cookin' with Gas!
Yes, I am! Well not at this moment, but the gas stove has been properly installed, including the anti-tip device, so there will be no range-tipping on my watch, honey!
The plumber was a gregarious sort so we discussed plumber's training and proper stove usage, et cetera. I found out that the goop he coats the screw-in fittings with is a long-term lubricant, so that in 20 years if somebody else has to unscrew it, the steel won't have rusted both parts together. One thing you get with a professional who regularly works with old old parts and systems is a concern for the poor schmuck who will inherit the job you left behind, I think, plus he plainly cares that his customers do depend on him for a safe installation.
He lit all the burners and oven and broiler to make sure that it was all in order, and explained there would be a little smell the first time because for shipping, there's a light coat of oil on everything because these gets shipped overseas, et cetera. So the smoke alarm went off until I turned on the exhaust fan.
He was a little concerned because the "glow plug" on the broiler stayed on -- that is the element that lights the gas -- so I called Yale Appliance and Lighting and talked to a nice tech guy who assured us that on this model that is standard, so all was well. That the plumber cared about something like that is to his credit.
Now I have to get to work, going in insanely late, but at least I have a stove.
(Looking through the manual, I discovered that my new stove has a Sabbath mode, so if I ever decide to convert to Orthodox Judaism, I'll be able to use it. Keeping my options open through appliances!)
The plumber was a gregarious sort so we discussed plumber's training and proper stove usage, et cetera. I found out that the goop he coats the screw-in fittings with is a long-term lubricant, so that in 20 years if somebody else has to unscrew it, the steel won't have rusted both parts together. One thing you get with a professional who regularly works with old old parts and systems is a concern for the poor schmuck who will inherit the job you left behind, I think, plus he plainly cares that his customers do depend on him for a safe installation.
He lit all the burners and oven and broiler to make sure that it was all in order, and explained there would be a little smell the first time because for shipping, there's a light coat of oil on everything because these gets shipped overseas, et cetera. So the smoke alarm went off until I turned on the exhaust fan.
He was a little concerned because the "glow plug" on the broiler stayed on -- that is the element that lights the gas -- so I called Yale Appliance and Lighting and talked to a nice tech guy who assured us that on this model that is standard, so all was well. That the plumber cared about something like that is to his credit.
Now I have to get to work, going in insanely late, but at least I have a stove.
(Looking through the manual, I discovered that my new stove has a Sabbath mode, so if I ever decide to convert to Orthodox Judaism, I'll be able to use it. Keeping my options open through appliances!)
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Enjoy the new stove!
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That may be the coolest thing I've ever read.