That way you do not have a bunch of electronics and you do not have a pilot light using up your gas.
They are not that cheap but they are not sky high either. Look for a scratch and dent model to save a bit.
Blue Star.
Keep an outdoor barbecue for emergency use and some even have an oven. Salvation army might have an older one that is more reliable. Maybe someone in your neighborhood has a used one left over when they “upgraded”.
Buy a used commercial such as an Imperial.
I bought my wife one used off craigslist for $800.
Bought the kit to convert from natural gas to LP.
Been using it for 8 years.
Tough as nails, nothing but propane needed.
6 burners capable of 33,000 btu. Most residential cook tops are 15-18,000
We will never have anything else.
We live in a house designed to be “off the grid” on 20 acres in the middle of the woods. Wood heat that we can use to cook if without propane.
We have a thousand gallon propane tank just for our stove and a ventless heater if we need to heat while we are gone for a long period of time.
Buy a couple of these and tell Big Gas to shove it:
http://www.iwatani.com/cp/stoves/35fw/
And at 15,000 BTU, it’s as powerful as the crap you’re looking at.
Following. I am looking for a propane stove for our new house.
I’d have had it back at lowes for a replacement the second time that it failed.....
They know what's reliable, they know all about the mergers and name changes. And they know the ones that they are always called to fix, and more importantly, the ones that they are not called out on.
Good luck
I have an old combo gas & wood cookstove, that I love, however if I were buying I would check out lehmans.com, they are non electric Amish store in Ohio, great selection and VERY helpful if you’Ll them. If you visit its a huge store
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I retired after 32 from GE Appliances two years ago.
Older gas ranges were supremely reliable because they used a standing pilot and a thermocouple type gas valve for the oven, no electricity needed.
Today’s ranges all have electronic ignition of some type, and as you found, even if the ignitor glows, if it does not draw 3.2 amps the safety valve will not open.
Basic rule of thumb is to check for 120 volts to ignitor and if present, replace ignitor.
As others have told you, GE gas ranges are pretty decent across the board.
The low end ones work as well as the Profile.
Bookmark.
P.S. GE’s do come with LP conversion kit attached with instructions.
It’s pretty easy for most mechanically inclined people.
I had the same problem with my Literally-3-days-out-of-warranty refrigerator. Had a guy come out (for a hundred bucks) just to tell me that the compressor was shot.
Did some research, found the part causing the problem (not the compressor) and replaced it for $35.
Between Google and YouTube, there’s certain to be somebody out there who’s had the same problem.
Commercial grade. A little more pricey,
but built for a lot more use than a
standard range. And some with absolutely
no bells or whistles.
I have a Frigidaire https://www.frigidaire.com/Kitchen-Appliances/Ranges/Gas-Range/FGGS3065PF/
Got it on sale, eight or nine years ago it was above my price range otherwise.
It was half price and has been worth it
What an applicable sales man said about 15 years ago to me.
Today’s stoves are not made to cook on. they are made to heat things. To help prepare pre made foods. Not to bake from scratch or cook in any depth. One needs to purchase a restaurant quality stove to actually use it on a daily basis to cook foods.
GE gas stoves are essentially bulletproof ...
Have had a GE gas range for 15 years. Never so much as a hiccup. Highly recommend.