Francesca Knowles wrote:
Water-Bug wrote:
Also, the combustion of propane produces more condensation (H2O) than natural gas which results in corrosion of non-noble metals. Rust and oxidation in layman's terms. We have replaced the igniter in our home GE oven three times in eight years due to this issue. GE's answer to our complaint was to tell us to buy a stove with an electric oven next time.
I've cooked at home with a propane stove exclusively for thirty years. (Two stoves in that time, by the way...only reason for the change was a move from one place to another.)
"Non-noble metals"??? Puh-leeze.
GE is blowin' smoke, and as long as you're willing to accept their completely BOGUS explanation of the deficiencies in whatever appliance you bought, it'll keep working for them.
Noble metals are a group of metals that resist oxidation and corrosion in moist air. They are the opposite of the base metals (non-noble metals), which more readily oxidize and corrode, such as iron...
There is more than one list of noble metals. The following metals are considered noble metals (listed in order of increasing atomic number):
ruthenium
rhodium
palladium
silver
osmium
iridium
platinum
gold