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Old 11-12-2015, 07:29 PM
 
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My husband & I are considering relocating from Parma Heights, OH (suburb of Cleveland) to Conroe, TX. We are looking for an apartment with a gas stove. So far we have only found one place to consider called Woodgate Place (townhomes). We are in our mid 50's, 2 cats, no children - Budget $1000 a month.

Do you know of any apartments with gas stoves in the Conroe, TX area?
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Old 11-15-2015, 01:50 PM
 
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Most apartments have electric for fire safety reasons. If you do find one it will probably be old
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Old 11-15-2015, 02:26 PM
 
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good luck. lol
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Old 11-16-2015, 07:26 AM
 
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Most apartments have electric for fire safety reasons. If you do find one it will probably be old
This. Safety in rental units means electric utilities.
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Old 11-17-2015, 08:42 PM
 
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The only apartments I've ever seen with gas stoves were in Kentucky. I've never seen one with a gas stove here in Texas, although I'm sure they exist somewhere. If you do find one, it will most likely be a fairly old apartment building. I'm guessing it's for safety reasons and/or fire risk? As somebody who has had her apartment burned down by careless neighbors, I can certainly understand the landlord's reasoning on this.
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Old 11-18-2015, 05:54 AM
 
Location: Cypress, TX
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I feel you on this. I miss our gas stove sooo freaking bad. Especially since now we have one of those absolutely terrible glass top electric ones. But yeah, like others have said... Electric stoves in apartment buildings are much safer. You'll be hard up to find one, unfortunately.

If a gas stove is super important to you, you may have to start considering homes.
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Old 11-18-2015, 07:26 AM
 
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Does anyone have actual statistics on the safety of gas vs electric?
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Old 11-18-2015, 09:07 AM
 
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Its to bad the induction stove tops are still very expensive. I would prefer that over the old electric coils.
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Old 11-18-2015, 12:05 PM
 
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Does anyone have actual statistics on the safety of gas vs electric?
It depends on what kind of safety you mean. It is generally easier to tell if a gas range is hot because of the actual flame while it can be hard to tell with a glass or coil at times.

However, the larger safety issue would be one of gas leaks. Most apartments are not outfitted with gas so there are no concerns are about gas leaks or carbon monoxide alarms. It's one less thing to have to deal with long term. If someone leaves an electric stove on, it will effect their electric bill mainly. If someone leaves a gas stove on without the flame, it could mean multiple fatalities. Plus if there happened to be a gas leak that led to an explosion, more people would be effected than a single family home.
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Old 11-18-2015, 12:10 PM
 
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Does anyone have actual statistics on the safety of gas vs electric?
You can find some info in here.

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Households that use electric ranges have a higher risk of cooking fires and associated losses than those using gas ranges. Although 60% of households cook with electricity, 80% of the ranges or cooktops involved in reported cooking fires were powered by electricity.
http://www.nfpa.org/~/media/Files/Re.../oscooking.pdf
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