rachels.haven's Journal

[farmerjan]

Like @Margali said, with the electronic ignition... yeah, that is what mine has not "pilot lights" (I'm old school thinking).... you can still light the burners with a match... when you turn it to light(ignite or whatever is says) , mine does a clicking... and then they light... while doing that clicking stage, you can use a match... I tried it one day to see if I would be able to light them with the power off... so no clicking since no electric, but you just do it with a match rather than waiting for the clicking...
The permitting process should include all the inspections... I would look into that again... but then again... if you can light it with a match if the power is out... then getting the hassle of all the "permitting stuff" done once and for all... then you are done... and do ALL the stuff, stove, heater, etc.... at one time so only one trip for the inspections of all the lines etc.....instead of separate trips for the stove then the heater and all that...
I HATE cooking on electric... and that is what I grew up with...
I could light the "pilot light" on this older heater, with a match... or used the little fireplace lighter things you buy for a couple dollars...but something is preventing it from getting the gas to the flame when you turn it from pilot to the "on"... Not worth dealing with when I can get the propane heater stove thing I want.
It's a done deal; getting the new one I want...

 

[SageHill]

mine does a clicking... and then they light... while doing that clicking stage, you can use a match... I tried it one day to see if I would be able to light them with the power off... so no clicking since no electric, but you just do it with a match rather than waiting for the clicking...

I'll have to try that on mine. Ovens are electric but cook top is propane with the click ignition. We ~could have a power outage in the next day or so for who knows how long - preemptive with high Santa Ana winds predicted the power company will shut down the grid based on their wind meters way out there. Time will tell. We didn't lose power last time but a lot of folks did.

 

[farmerjan]

I use stick matches for the stove... the longer fireplace ones would be safer even if you are hesitant... Just turn the knob like you would want it to light, and with no clicking, you can use a match right near that little igniter thing... looks like a spark plug tip to me... if anyone remembers what they even look like anymore... showing my age again...

 

[Ridgetop]

you can still light the burners with a match... when you turn it to light(ignite or whatever is says) , mine does a clicking... and then they light... while doing that clicking stage, you can use a match...

The clicking sound is the electronic ignition sparking to light the stove. You should be able to light the stove even when the clicking is not sounding but some new models are designed that if the electronic ignition feature is not workig the gas will not come through so you still can't light the stove with a match.

 

[rachels.haven]

We did that in our outside of Detroit house pretty routinely when the failing grid left us without power...routinely. Funny, I was thinking about the chance I could get a propane stove setup just this morning. I think we're going induction eventually for a stove like our induction plate since all our pans save two are cast iron or steel and we may as well, but this cold weather has me missing cooking with gas!

It snowed today and the kids are out of school today and tomorrow. The littlest was out for almost four hours in his hand me down snow suit, then he came in, had hot chocolate and passed out for three and a half hours until I woke him up with food and a drink. We're going to be up all night. Today I shoveled paths to all the necessary places including paths to troughs for goats. That's what I did for all those hours.
ADVENTURE TIME

*and yes, we like socks. We are also hard on our socks. So many socks coming in and out the revolving door...