On 10/20/2016 at 7:49 AM, gfweb said:The lack of fire is an aesthetic problem for me.
I like the lack of fire (and gas) because of the reduced risk. But I am biased because the house i grew up in blew up and burned down in pretty spectacular fashion due to a natural gas explosion. I am so grateful that no one was home that morning. And that we lived on an acreage and no neighbouring homes were immediately threatened by the explosion and fire. There was no blame, no lack of maintenance or anything like that - just a risk associated with natural gas.
I also worry about an open flame in the home with kids or animals or just forgetful people (like me). Induction gives me a bit less to worry about and I love so many features. I'm not so paranoid that I have never lived with natural gas again, but I have to say that I would never choose to live with it for long. It's not just what you do as a homeowner, or even a restaurant owner, it's also the quality of the lines providing the gas or the aging infrastructure in some areas.
Edited to add: or the risk of contractors randomly chopping the lines - which shouldn't happen, but still seems to occur with depressing regularity.
