Is there anyway to make my glass top cool off more quickly? I have two cats, one is a kitten and she hasn't learned yet it's a no-no, I'm afraid that she might jump up while it is still too hot. It seems to take forever for it to cool. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 07-09-02, 10:22 PM Lydia that's an interesting dilemma.....made me think of how you'd do that. Maybe if you filled a heatproof glass bowl or even a pan (like a brownie type pan) with ice and cold water and placed that on the top it might help. If it doesn't cool it quick enough, at least there is something on it that the cats may not choose to jump on.
Other than that, I can't think of any way that you could get it to cool quickly.....
07-10-02, 12:06 AM nursey63 I wonder if you could harm the pan or stove by putting something that cold on something hot. It would be like taking a hot piece of glass and pouring cold cold water in it and it cracking. I don't know if I would try it. I would put a empty pot or pan on the stove with a lid and maybe they won't get on it.
07-10-02, 08:00 AM kittypal Thanks, I have thought about the cold water thing, but in the care instructions it says not to even wipe with a cool cloth. The pan or lid would probably work, thanks I don't want kitty to have sore paws!
07-10-02, 08:23 AM clarebear You could try covering it with something that won't catch fire until it cools off. Maybe a big thick dry bathtowel until you are certain it is cool. (I'm not sure if it would catch fire or not you'd have to ask some other people). You could also try buying an oversized piece of clean wood at a home improvement store just to put on the top until your stove cools.
07-10-02, 10:26 AM LVLF Try contacting the manufacurer, or the place that you bought the stove from and see if they sell burner covers. I know they are available for regular stoves, and if they are available for your stove, you can find some that match your unit.
07-10-02, 12:07 PM NCcichlid Why not use a baking rack. It is a raised wire rack used for cooling hot foods, cakes, and cookies. Mine is 10" x 14". It is raised off the stove top. I often store mine there because it keeps pots from scratching the top.
NC
07-10-02, 12:31 PM kittypal NC, that IS a great idea, that way it keeps kitty off and the burner will still be able to cool. Thanks! big grin
07-10-02, 03:15 PM clarebear I would think if the cat jumped on the stove he would slide on the rack. This could scratch the top. I agree with LVLF to call the manufacturer and ask what they suggest. I know sometimes cats go flying up on stuff. (you know... you have cats smile ) You might end up wih the cooling rack on the floor and your stove top all scratched up.
07-10-02, 05:02 PM kittypal Bear, so true!
07-10-02, 11:55 PM Lydia when I answered, I never gave that a thought - the bowl of icewater on the hot glass - - glad someone else was paying attention!
How about you put something in front of the stove that they wouldn't be able to jump from - or maybe something with tin foil or sticky tape on it? They usually don't like that - -
07-11-02, 09:36 PM Gin I know you have thought of this already but you need to go into a speed coarse of kitty training.
Until you find a way to protect kitty, confine them in another room until the stove is cool.
Burning their little feet will put you on one big guilt trip if something happens.
I had two inside cats but they never did venture on the counters.
Good luck. smile
07-12-02, 05:55 AM hassia cover it with a wooden cutting board, or 2 (enough to cover the whole stovetop) or some other heat proof covering. also i agree that calling the manufacturer would be helpful. i don´t think you can make it cool off quicker, but a cover would maybe work.
07-12-02, 12:28 PM kittypal Thanks guys, I did call the manufacturer and there really is nothing I can do. The big kitty doesn't go up there, but little Lucy doesn't seem to listen at all EVER!!! I guess till she learns she will have to be sent to her room, poor Lucy!
07-12-02, 09:02 PM cattywampus Keep a squirt bottle of water by the stove and the next time she jumps up there, give her a good blast in the face. She probably won't do it again, if she does, reapply. It won't hurt her at all. And even Little Lucy can learn. She uses a litterbox, doesn't she? wink wink wink
07-12-02, 09:03 PM Walks On Water This make take a little time but I have trained cats not to jump up on things with a simple spray bottle and water.
Just sit in the kitchen, with the stove off of course, with the spray bottle of water set for jet stream. Read your newspaper or favorite cookbook. When kitty jumps up on the stove or cabinets, a shot or two with the squrit bottle will do the trick. Kitty will soon learn the that is not the best place for her to be.
07-13-02, 04:21 PM kittypal Wow, I tried the squirt last night and again today, when I was cleaning some things she actually stayed on the floor!!!! Thanks, lets hope it lasts, Jerry the cat likes water, but he hardly ever gets on the counter tops!
07-15-02, 08:32 AM sae501 Ok, Kitty, here's what to do. This is pretty simple and should not cost much. Go to a Home Depot or any good building supply and buy a piece of half inch plywood in a 2 by 4 foot size that is veneered on both sides with oak. Measure your stovetop and cut the plywood to that size. If you don't have the equipment at home to do this most of the building supply stores will cut it to size for you. While you are there pick up a strip of oak veneer edging. It is available in .5 inch widths with a hot melt glue pre applied on one side and you cut it to length and use your iron to apply it to finish the edge of your half inch plywood. Also buy some stick on rubber feet for the four corners. You should be able to find these in about a quarter of an inch, which will raise this off of the stovetop that distance. Pick out a nice stain that appeals to you and apply that. Now your stovetop looks like a cutting board when not in use. The rubber feet won't allow it to slip should someone jump onto it.
07-15-02, 10:06 AM Walks On Water sae, I hesitate putting any thing flammable on top of a stove.
kitty, be sure to use only water as kats---cats clean them selves and also, you would not want to get cleaners in their eyes.
Cats only like water on their terms.
07-15-02, 07:38 PM kittypal Oh I would never spray kitty with anything but water...Thanks
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Another solution is glazed quarry tile. Get tiles large enough to both cover the burner area and leave a little room for wooden legs that can be glued to each corner. If the tile is bowed slightly, glue the legs so that the cover creates a bowl rather than a dome. Doing so will help dissipate the heat faster and allow you to use the cover as a trivet. Of course, you can choose tile to match your kitchen decor.
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DG...great minds think alike...I have been using a 4 tile trivet...it fits perfectly over the hot burner and doesn't hurt the stove...Lucy still isn't one to follow rules...she is better but I still worry she will want to inspect what is going on...thanks DG!
This was going long so good I stayed out but I must insert a SAFETY comment here.
Be careful with what you put on the stove top. If even slightly flamable I would not want it on the stove. Oven and hot mits while heat resistant are not fire proof.
While "Nomex" racing suits are flame retardent, they will burn.
If, for some reason, you did this and forgot to turn off the heat or it got turned on by accident while your back was turned, poof, fire in the kitchen.
It's always a good practice to keep combustable materials away from heat and ignition sources.
The next thing I would be concerned with is what that trapped heat will do to my stove top. No matter what I put on top. We all know what a sudden change or differential temperature can do to most glass.
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Since this is temporary, go to Home De-pot or similar and get backerboard. Its cement with fiber-glass "net" on the inside. It cuts with a carpet knife.
Cut to side for the whole stove top. I think that most of them are recessed at the top or have a lip on top. cut to fit beyond that especially to the front - your guide will be a 1x2. Cut the 1x2 the length of the stove top. screw the backer board into the 1" side of the 1x2. What you will have is a board with a lip on the front. Although the board will sit on the counter-top the lip will be in front of the counter - thus when kitty jumps the lip will prevent the board from sliding.
Being concrete it will absorb some heat - however it will dissipate that heat over its surface area on the top.
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