I an about to get installed a Verona 30" gas oven (VBIG30) below a 36" counter. Is there anything in particular I need to know from a technical or safety persepective? Thanks, Ron
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There absolutely should be some kind of vent to outside since it is a gas oven.If it were me,I would do at least something,also with a fan which comes on when the oven is activated,or manually,whatever it takes.Just make sure you use it.If gas were to leak and build up,it could be disastrous.A vent also may help divert some of the heat away from your kitchen.One job I had as a technician involved working on gas ovens in restaurants and were always vented.Also,never interchange propane and natural gas parts,ovens,anything.If you have natural gas,make sure everything else is also.Propane and natural gas have different properties such as density,ignition point also known as flashpoint,size of pipes required,and probably a couple more which are not occurring to me right now.I cannot see what the other person wrote,only your reply.Greg
An oven should not be a problem with a cabinet above.You are having a pro do it so they should know what the proper thing to do is.Lots of circulation is good too.The most serious issue would be proper venting of the burned gas.Natural gas has a substance added to it for smelling leak purposes.After it burns the odor is gone and leaves carbon monoxide.Carbon monoxide is an odorless,colorless gas which can kill instantly simply by walking into a room with a high enough concentration of it.One excellent example of it which I saw on TV was about 3 family members and a silo on a farm.One went in and immediately dropped.The other 2 wondered why and the next one went in and dropped.The 3rd went in and dropped.Even though there was nothing burned in there,the emissions of the rotting corn produced carbon monoxide.All 3 instantly dead.
Are you mounting in a counter top that is 36"? Don't mount directly under the standard cabinets. Be sure to put in a shut off valve in the gas line if there is not one already. You will have to make sure that the gas is turned off at the meter or propane tank. I always suggest these types of jobs to be done by a professional for safety reasons. If you already have a gas valve and you are hooking the oven up to an existing line, make sure that you get the line very tight. Turn on the gas valve and spray the connections with soapy water to assure that there are no leaks. If you have a leak the water will bubble.