Gas oven uses 360W of electricity.

RobertSmalls · 11-10-09, 12:34 PM

My gas oven has electric "glow-bar" ignition. Apparently, it runs non-stop, at full power, whenever the oven is set to Bake.

It's using more electricity than I think it should, and electricity is three times the price of gas. But at least all 360W is being turned into heat, which is what ovens are for, anyway.

The real waste here is that I'm using a full-sized oven to bake a single loaf of muffin. Maybe I should buy a toaster oven.

NiHaoMike · 11-10-09, 06:21 PM

Maybe retrofit it to use flyback transformer ignition?

11-10-09, 12:34 PM	#1
RobertSmalls Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 344 Thanks: 3 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Gas oven uses 360W of electricity. My gas oven has electric "glow-bar" ignition. Apparently, it runs non-stop, at full power, whenever the oven is set to Bake. It's using more electricity than I think it should, and electricity is three times the price of gas. But at least all 360W is being turned into heat, which is what ovens are for, anyway. The real waste here is that I'm using a full-sized oven to bake a single loaf of muffin. Maybe I should buy a toaster oven.

11-10-09, 06:21 PM	#2
NiHaoMike Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,154 Thanks: 14 Thanked 257 Times in 241 Posts	Maybe retrofit it to use flyback transformer ignition? __________________ To my surprise, shortly after Naomi Wu gave me a bit of fame for making good use of solar power, Allie Moore got really jealous of her...