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Old Gas Oven, Insulation Quality

Name: Brenda  City: Lancaster

Question: Does an old gas range oven (20 yrs or more) lose its insulation effectiveness? When our tenant uses the oven at 350 degrees or higher, the room gets hot enough to set off the smoke alarm.