Why are the burners acting like this?

[u/Whole-Lion4946]

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

[u/acleverwalrus]

I accidentally deleted my comment while trying to edit. There is air in the lines causing them to act wonky I'm pretty sure. They look clean and dry so its not like theyre gunked up or wet enough to make em that wacky. Like someone else said if you adjust the pilot lights to run a slight bit lower it will probably help. It's totally safe right now and just annoying. You will not blow up so you can relax.

If that doesn't fix it and you really realllly wanna fix it you can shut the valve off on the stove for like 10 minutes to bleed the line and see if that helps but it probably won't. If they still do it after the pilot light adjustment and fuckin around with the shutoff valve it's too involved for you to worry about. You keep the equipment clean enough and that more than you can ask for sometimes some places

[u/Whole-Lion4946 → u/acleverwalrus]

Thank you for the detailed comment I really appreciate it! Especially for easing my worries. Next time I'm closing I'm gonna try out everything people are recommending. I really appreciated the detail here though so tysm!! I'm really new to all of this despite cooking for 2 years, my last job didn't take care of any equipment and now I'm here and trying to learn. Thank you again! :)