Making sure that your Fort Worth rental property runs efficiently isn’t always easy, but small steps and add up to significant savings. As a property owner, you have probably speculated whether to get a gas or electric stove for your rental property. There is a wide range of factors that can influence a choice between a gas or electric stove, including where you are located and the type of cooking one does on the property. If you have a new rental property being built or are updating the one you already have, the following article may help you out. We compiled a list of pros and cons for both gas and electric stoves to help you decide which is best for your property.
Gas Stoves Need a Gas Line
This is the first thing that you’ll need to consider: whether there is a gas line available in your area. Although gas stoves can be run on propane, butane, or even liquefied petroleum, most gas stoves use natural gas that requires a gas line to be available near the home. This will determine whether even the choice of a gas stove is available to you. All homes, however, have electricity so your choice may be determined simply by the fact of whether gas is available.
Running an Gas Stove is Less Expensive
Electric stoves tend to be slightly more expensive to run than their gas-powered counterparts. Besides the utility bill, you’ll also need to consider the upfront cost of buying the stove. In general, the higher operating costs for running a gas stove compared with an electric one are relatively similar. While it is difficult to assess completely accurately, in most states, natural gas costs around 10% to 30% less than electricity in the long term, while the cost of each type of stove is about the same.
Electric Stovetops are More Energy Efficient
While gas is less expensive than electricity, you actually end up wasting more energy with gas. Using electricity, around 75% of the heat produced is transferred to the food being cooked whilst when using gas this is about 40%. For the most energy-efficient option consider using induction cooktops which transfer around 90% of their energy. Also, with an electric stove, you don’t have to worry about a potential gas leak.
Gas Stoves Provide More Precise Temperature Control
If you are a budding chef and care about how you cook, you’ll need to take into account the way that a gas versus electric stove responds to temperature control settings. Gas stoves respond instantly when you change the setting and the flames tend to spread around the bottom of the cooking area evenly. This gives you precise control of the temperature at which you are cooking and can be important for certain types of cooking. Electric stoves tend to have a somewhat delayed response to changes of settings, especially when reducing the heat or turning them off.
At Specialized Property Management Fort Worth, we work hard to make sure your rental property runs efficiently in all aspects. Our goal is to bring in the most revenue for you as we can, while still keeping your tenants comfortable. We can help you decide not only on the most efficient stove for your property, but we also perform tenant screening, property maintenance, and much more. For more information, call us at 817-886-9220 or contact us online today!
