JulesMaximus
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You're fine, no worries. Just make sure you keep it away from the burners. You don't want any gas not burning.
Rumpltzer
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I clean my stove. I use SoftScrub or non-abrasive Comet or something like that if something is tough/burnt on, but I clean pretty much every time I use the stove.
Your roommate and you need to stop talking about the aluminum foil on the stove; otherwise, people will think that you're married. Either he lives with the aluminum foil, or he cleans the stove; end of discussion.
Your roommate and you need to stop talking about the aluminum foil on the stove; otherwise, people will think that you're married. Either he lives with the aluminum foil, or he cleans the stove; end of discussion.
Rubycon
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The electric element is actually a casing that's at ground potential. The resistance (heating) wire made of nickel-chromium alloy (nichrome) is much thinner and sits in the middle of the casing. High temperature dielectric refractory not much different than diatomaceous earth surrounds this wire. This is why it takes long for the casing to get hot - glowing hot on HIGH - after first turned on.
It's true that Al foil can make its way near the lugs which have 120VAC respective to ground which can cause a fault. On newer ranges with AFCI protection it will trip faster than you can say arky sparky. On regular ranges though it can arc and start a nasty fire.
Sometimes larger elements in the bottom of ovens can fault themselves and burn along the outer casing. If allowed to continue the results can be spectacular! Text
Some believe the foil can work as a reflector collimating the longwave IR causing the element to overheat and fail prematurely like above. I have no idea if this is really the case.
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3) Minimize scrubbing I need to do on the Stove. This way, one can throw away the foil after 2-3 months and put on new foil. In a place where no one wants to clean (and I sure as hell don't want to clean after their mess that they ignore) this is a Godsend.
IHateMyJob2004
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Squisher
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That is a sealed gas burner. Now I'm really confused. How do you keep a spill from going underneath the foil? I hope you don't caulk the foil down. You might as well coat the grate in foil and make a hat while you're at it. I would think the aluminum would scratch the shit out of the enamel over time.
We all know an MSDS can just say "no info" across the board. While it contains some hazard information, it can be anywhere from 1 page of nothing to 12 pages of detailed stuff explaining all possible problems.
That's simple corrosion. You can corrode a lot other things. You know canned foods essentially corrode the tin in cans? It's just that tin is relatively acceptable by the human body.
eplebnista
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drinkmorejava
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I'm confused as to what putting aluminum foil on the coils will even do for you. Anything that gets on them will just burn off anyway. I think everyone puts aluminum foil under the coils to make spills easier to cleanup, but it never gets that hot underneath.
So you won't have to spend 1+ hr cleaning them with Ajax/Comet and Brillo pads?
It's easier and cheaper to put foil in the bowl and just change it every few months.
polarmystery
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