U.S. safety agency to consider ban on gas stoves amid health fears

Re:U.S. safety agency to consider ban on gas stoves amid hea... by spamizbad on Monday January 09, 2023 @09:24AM (#34310630)

I think the operative word is “cumulative” — there are probably communities where there are other sources of pollution and gas stoves are a layer on top of already bad air quality.

With that said, electric alternatives can be a fire hazard in their own right if the home’s electrical is sub-par.

I’m guessing any law just tries to phase them out over time but existing ones are grandfathered in (which means low income families will be at the tail end of the adoption curve)

Overall a good idea but it’s going to be like de-leading gasoline it’s not going to be some immediate triumph of environmental justice.

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Re:U.S. safety agency to consider ban on gas stoves amid hea... by Scoundreller on Monday January 09, 2023 @09:39AM (#34310791)

> electric alternatives can be a fire hazard in their own right if the home’s electrical is sub-par.

I guess it’s possible, but they’re usually on a dedicated circuit and it’s incredibly rare for someone to turn all burners on max and preheat the oven simultaneously, and plug something into the accessory socket.

240V really does solve a lot of problems (and a lot of multi-residential buildings only feed 208V into 240V appliances, effectively derating them).

(All of the above is from the North American perspective of course).

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