On Sat, 25 Feb 2017 10:34:59 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:49:46 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>Actually, I have turned on my oven and/or stove to heat up the house on
>>occasion, like the time we went out for a while on the coldest day of
>>the year and came home to find the kitchen door open. It was very cold
>>in the house and I wanted to warm up the house quickly. It was an
>>emergency.
>
>Exactly, an emergency. Not a reason to get yourself a gas oven.
>
>>I would not normally use the oven/stove to heat the house. I have an
>>electric oven and it is much more expensive than gas. However, the
>>issue was about the heat from the oven being wasted. It may be wasted in
>>the summer when some houses are air conditioned and the AC has to work
>>extra hard to remove the heat from the cooking. That is not the case in
>>the winter here. We are already using energy to heat our houses.
>>Whatever heat is radiated from the stove or oven is that much less to be
>>produced by the furnace.
>
>But that inefficient heat from a device whose core business isn't to
>warm your house, is no more than a welcome side effect in winter. Not
>a reason to choose gas over electric.
>
>I'd choose the oven/stove/hub that I prefer to cook with and the
>heating device that I prefer for heating the house. Any crossover
>benefits are incidental.

Using a cook stove to heat ones house is inefficient and deadly
dangerous, it will produce enough carbon monoxice to make sure no one
wakes up come morning. There exist ventless gas heaters that are safe
to use for heating, they need no electric, no chimney, and are 99%
efficicent. I have two of them, they work very well. My propane
company installed them for free. Well worth having if there's a power
outage in winter, will prevent your pipes from freezing. These
heaters are inexpensive, you can buy ventless heaters on Amazon but I
strongly recommend having them professionally installed.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ess+gas+heater