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Posted by Karl on January 6, 2009, 8:54 am
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>>I guess hydrogen may appear but maybe not. I have to watch out for
>>dropping
>>prices for induction ranges. I just hate those old electric coils
>>burners.
>>They just don't last long, at least the new ones don't.
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> You might want to look for a stove that still uses the wide Calrod type
> elements. Like this one:
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> http://www.neon-john.com/Files/files/RORT/Wide_Stove_eye.jpg
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> (damn, it doesn't look that soiled in person :-) This is an eye on the
> stove
> that my Dad bought Mom when I was born in 1954. We've replaced elements
> but
> no more than one or two over the 50+ years of use. I know that the wide
> eyes
> are still made because I've seen them. No idea what brand.
They are still made? The elements too? I had a Tappan that my Mom would
still had that was 50 years old. She like it but I hate it because some of
the elements did go. Not from what you thing though. They had clips that
would fray and arc just a bit to destroy the couplings. And the crap that I
could replace them with don't last. They are cheesy.
She still has 3 elements that are 50 years old. I offer all the time to
replace it but she likes it!
Now I wonder what's up with the solid disk kind?
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> Be aware, however, that these big eyes are very unresponsive. I keep
> pieces
> of perforated metal on the stove to put between the eye and pots or pans
> to
> quickly vary the heat.
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> John
> --
> John De Armond
> See my website for my current email address
> http://www.neon-john.com
> http://www.johndearmond.com <-- best little blog on the net!
> Tellico Plains, Occupied TN
> The profligate use of energy is the sign of a healthy, expanding
> civilization.
> Conservation is a leap backward toward the caves.
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