What "black tube," Laura? |
Hageman opened with the time-honored eHow 75-word introduction to her topic:
"A gas stove uses natural gas in order to cook. This type of stove will have four areas on top that once they are turned on they will have a small ring of flames which are called pilot flames. Using a gas stove can be potentially dangerous. If you turn the top burner on and the flames do not light up then gas will leak into the air. Hooking up a gas stove demands your attention as well. The connecting itself is not very hard but you must always make sure there is no leakage of gas."
Laura more or less got the big picture right, although she clearly had no idea that there are lots of gas stoves with more than four burners (not to mention an oven) and we have no idea where she got the notion that the flame at a burner is called a "pilot flame." Things only got worse from there, however... Here's some of Hageman's dumbassery:
¹ The original has been deleted by Leaf Group, but can still be accessed using the Wayback machine at archive.org. Its URL was http://ehow.com/how_4689977_hook-up-gas-stove.html
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- "Turn off the gas with the shut off valve near the gas line in the wall" – Trust us: it's not merely "near the gas line," it's on the gas line!
- "...disconnect the tube in the back of the stove. It will be attached to a fitting that comes out from the back of the gas stove." – She calls the gas supply line "the tube"? that's a pretty good sign Hageman has no idea what she's talking about!
- "Connect the accordian [sic] type tube onto the pipe on the back of the stove and tighten" – Here's Hageman's greatest failing: You must always use a new supply line and fittings when connecting a new appliance!
- "Check the tube for any cracks or leaks after connecting." – No, Laura, you check the joints for leaks!
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¹ The original has been deleted by Leaf Group, but can still be accessed using the Wayback machine at archive.org. Its URL was http://ehow.com/how_4689977_hook-up-gas-stove.html
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