r/KitchenConfidential • u/Whole-Lion4946 • May 20 '25

Question Why are the burners acting like this?

I asked my kitchen manager and he said it wasn't anything to worry about. But sometimes they take way longer and it smells like gas. Also really annoying when you're trying to saute during the rush lol. Ignore the soap also btw I was in the middle of cleaning

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u/MrBlue40 May 20 '25

If you smell gas and it's not lighting the mixture is too rich in gas. It needs more oxygen. Those burners have a high output which can be good but can also be turned down a touch and still be fine.

A good fix to get them to light is to blow on the burner as it's lighting. Get some oxygen in there. You can secretly look up the model number and find the nob that controls the flow of gas and turn it down. Shhh no one will know. WARNING!!! If you don't know what you are doing don't do it secretly!!!

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u/Whole-Lion4946 May 20 '25

I'm never doing anything good for this place without credit LMAOOO. I'll probably ask for help adjusting it.

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u/MotoPC May 20 '25

You should keep your advice to yourself probably. It's not running rich at all, the flames would be yellow if it needed oxygen. Most likely has some burner holes plugged or it may have gas pressure too high or the air shutters are far too open and if there's too much air going in there it can't exactly light the gas. You could also have the pilot ignition holes on the burner head clogged or not lined up with the pilot or your pilot might be too small. You guys should probably call a Professional if you've already verified that all the burner holes are not clogged and that the burners were set properly with the burner valve orifice sitting inside the center hole of the Venturi on the burner.