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Block oven vent to save energy

A new thread to discuss this quote from my refridge painting thread:

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Originally Posted by ecomodded View Post
I blocked my ovens vent hole a few years ago with no issues besides a more economical oven.

The vent is a 2" diameter vent pipe that leads from the oven roof to under the element drip dishes.
I press fit a piece of tin foil over the pipe hole. Do at your own discretion , I can say my oven has not been damaged. I estimate the vent hole causes about 30% more energy consumption , as the heat loss is continual.
That's a big savings. We cook a lot at home in our gas oven/stove, so I have three questions: got any pictures? electric or gas oven? how did you arrive at 30% savings figure?

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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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