Yeah many people don’t “shut off” their stoves. There’s a pilot light constantly emitting a little bit of benzene. The apartment unit I lived in for years had gas stoves with pilot lights in all the units

[–] Zorro_King_of_Englan@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Most gas stoves I've used have electric starters, I don't know that I've ever seen one with a pilot light. I'm in the US for reference, not sure how it is elsewhere.

[–] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only pilot lights I've ever seen were on massive professional restaurant ranges with big 24/7 running fumehoods so...

[–] Cheesus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Your average at home stove without a pilot light leaks around ~20% of the benzene as a burner on high.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acs.est.1c04707

[–] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I feel like you are trying to convince me but I already agreed with you when I got here

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

I had one when we lived in a house with propane. Anyway, the oven had a pilot flame but the burners had electric igniters.