I guess stoves have electric pilots these days, but many installed gas stoves/cooktops have a constantly burning pilot light.
Re:The case for induction cooking
by kwhitefoot on Sunday March 13, 2022 @03:26AM
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> many installed gas stoves/cooktops have a constantly burning pilot light.
Not for many decades surely. I'm 66 and I haven't used a gas stove that had a pilot light for at least forty years, all have had piezo-electric or mains electric ignition. But then again, I live in Norway now and formerly England not the US.
In the US, that's forbidden in residential, so I doubt you'll find many in people's homes. They are common in commercial.
I'd previously seen reports on the studies about gas stoves being harmful even when off, and wondered about the credibility.