Does Anyone have a Commercial Range/oven in their residence? I have some questions.

[HBARleatherneck]

We are at the point where a commercial 6 burner range with griddle would make life much easier.

I know that some insurance companies have a problem with this.
I know some companies void the warranty if used in a residence. No problem we are buying used.
I know that a commercial hood and perhaps a halon type system might be necessary.
I understand there are a lot more btus involved, I have researched it and compared.
I understand that more clearances are required, no problem here.

My question is more along the lines of how much heat did the pilot lights add to your home temp? How much more gas do you think you use a month to keep the larger multiple pilots lit? A range like we are looking at has 10 pilot lights.

Any other advice you have..other than "Dont do it"? Unless you have real experience with it. Otherwise we will be going to 2 full size ranges and a separate 24" griddle.

The range we are looking at is NG, I would convert it to LP. It is a 60" 6 burner with 24" griddle and 2 26" wide ovens. Full baking sheet size.

[Irving]

My only input is that it sounds awesome and I always enviously look at the stoves when ever I'm at places like HuHot or Benihana.

[davsel]

Been there. Done that.

Only thing I didn't like was the pilot lights use quite a bit of propane. I turned them off after a few weeks, and then it was a pain to use a long lighter every time you use the stove.

Hard to say just how much more propane it used, but it was definitely noticeable. I have my 350 gal tank filled only when it needs it - no regular scheduled deliveries. I'd say it took a few days off my expected usage.

There was no noticeable addition of heat due to the pilots.

I thought I might have to up the pressure to the house due to the output capabilities, but I did not. It was impressive to fire up all 6 burners on high - that did heat up the house in a hurry.

It did put out a tone of heat out a vent in the back from the oven - had to put a sheet-metal shield behind it. The sides did not get as hot as I expected and did not require additional clearance or shielding. I also had a hood for it, but never installed it - saw no need.

In the end, I got a divorce and left the house for an afternoon while she hauled off all her stuff. I came home and the stove was gone. What kinda sick bitch takes the stove?
I replaced it with a top-end residential and I don't miss having to pull out the lighter to fire it up.

Good luck with it - they are impressive displays of firepower

[Great-Kazoo]

You are my hero. I struggle to get the motivation to spend much time cooking anything on half of that. I can't imagine what you guys are cooking where you need all that, but I want to eat there.

Ask him for a picture of the barracks.

[Bailey Guns]

We had two in our home in Bailey. One was in a commercial kitchen downstairs and we rarely used it. The other, a Montague Grizzly, was in our kitchen. It was only a 4-burner but had a griddle and the oven. Pilot light propane use was negligible. We had two propane tanks. A 1000 gallon tank ran our furnace (I had that one placed when I started with the propane company I work for). There was also a 325 gal tank that ran only the stoves in both kitchens (it was in place before we bought the house). I usually topped off the 325 once per year in Sep...between 35 and 50 gallons.

I can't think of a downside. Loved the built-in griddle. Our insurance company never asked us about what type of stove we had...even though they knew we had a commercial kitchen.

The hood was loud but it was good at taking the extra heat out in the summer when using the oven/stovetop. I don't think the pilots added much heat to the house.



ETA: We didn't keep the pilots lit on the stove in the commercial kitchen. Only fired them up when we used it...a handful of times in 13 years.

[Irving]

I have a crappy gas fire place that is getting old and falling apart. The pilot light is about 5 times as large as normal, to the point that it even lights up the room a bit. While the glass of the fireplace is warm if you put your hand on it, I wish that it added heat to the room in the winter, but it doesn't. It would probably bug me in the summer, but that's when I turn it off.

[thedave1164]

Halon would only be necessary if you were heating copious amounts of oil, and then it is only effective if you are able to reasonably seal the area so the halon can do its work.

CO2 extinguishers rated for oil fires much more effective

[def90]

All I know is that back in my restaurant working days every restaurant kitchen smells like gas the next morning when you show up for an opening shift.. Once you get all the fans and hoods going the smell goes away. Also I believe most residential gas stoves auto ignite, commercial stoves do not so you can most definitely turn the range top knob on by accident and fill your house up with gas.

Who knows.. maybe these things are better built these days.

[Irving]

I occasionally bump my stove knobs by accident and they will turn on the gas without igniting the burner. Something to be careful of, but shouldn't be a deal breaker.

[Irving]

I was trying to respond to def90 to explain that it's still an issue with a residential gas stove.