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People don't always use the vent.

• cwkoss 5y ago
  Vents should turn on automatically while the burner is ignited and for some amount of time after.
  • majormajor 5y ago
    That would be nice, and maybe brand-new places are doing that, but across 10+ apartments with gas stoves I've rented in the past 15-odd years, none of them have done that.
    • cwkoss 5y ago
      Me neither. I have an induction burner and would still love this feature on my vent - particularly for smoky steaks or oil fumes - sometimes I forget to turn it on/off. I think an IR thermometer that activates the vent whenever the cooktop is over ~115F would accomplish this pretty well, provided the switch had a manual override to force it on if the sensor fails. A quick search indicates they do exist on some pricier models. I suppose there could be edge cases where the vent could make a stove fire worse by increasing airflow - wonder if these 'smart' vents have logic to handle these cases.
  • eigenhombre 5y ago
    I personally have never seen this happen on any gas stove I've been around (US Midwest mostly).
• pat2man 5y ago
  People don’t even know they are supposed to use the vent.