"Pennyaline" <candyapple@caramel.corn> wrote

> I've been told that many of the newest gas ranges have supply shut off to
> all burners in the event of power outage.

I wonder what the mechanism would entail to physically
cut off the gas supply, especially with the electricity off.

At any rate, I don't know what you mean by newer, but mine
is a year old and you can light the burners with a match.

> Why on earth anyone installed electric appliances when gas lines were
> already there is beyond me. The neighbors tell me the previous owners laid
> out scads to electricians for appliance service lines to their blessed
> water heater and kitchen range. Idiots!

I have no idea. I have a 220 line in my utility room for the
electric dryer that came with the house. Right next to the gas
furnace. I had to pay to run a gas line when I replaced my
dryer with a gas fired one.

nancy