Nancy2 wrote:
> On Jul 1, 3:05 pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:
>> Lou Decruss wrote:
>>> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:10:30 -0500, Janet Wilder
>>> > wrote:
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:03:21 -0500, Janet Wilder
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>> I just substitute the slow-cooker for the oven. Uses less
>>>>>> electricity and keeps the kitchen cooler.
>>>>> Do you have an old oven? I'd rather cook in my oven instead of on the
>>>>> stovetop when it's hot.
>>>> No. It's only 3 years old as is the house. The house is an open floor
>>>> plan. Living, dining and kitchen areas are all sort of one big room with
>>>> a breakfast bar in the kitchen separating part of it. The oven and range
>>>> (one piece) is not vented to the outside.
>>> I'm surprised a 3 year old house isn't vented outside.
>>> Lou
>> It's Insulated Concrete Forms construction. They build the walls from
>> styrofoam panels with rebar inside then pour concrete in between the
>> sheets of styrofoam. http://www.icfhomes.com/
>>
>> We didn't build the house. A developer did on spec. I think they put up
>> the walls before they designed the kitchen and that's why there was no
>> vent. Once the walls are up, it's pretty hard to make holes in them. You
>> have -- from the inside to outside--sheet rock, styrofoam, concrete,
>> styrofoam then brick. I asked the builder about it and he said it wasn't
>> a good idea.
>>
>> They knew where the laundry appliances were going so there is a vent to
>> the outside for the clothes dryer. There's another vent into the garage
>> from the "safe room" where my computer and I live <g> If I want to vent
>> the kitchen I kick on the ceiling vent fan in the laundry room that
>> adjoins the kitchen. That works better than the recirculating range hood.
>>
>> --
>> Janet Wilder
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> It wouldn't be tough to put in a roof vent, unless you have a second
> story above the kitchen....
>
> N.

I suppose we could put in a roof vent, but it's just the two of us and
it really isn't that big a deal. How often does one want to bake beans
in an oven anyway. Other oven use isn't that long and doesn't produce
that mush extra heat.

If I did put in a roof vent, I'd lose the cabinet space in the cabinet
above the stove. That would be a very, very difficult trade-off.

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Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life