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Viking stove question


Hassouni

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So in a couple weeks I'll be moving into a condo that has a Viking range. I guess it's a 30" model, 4 sealed burners with a small grate in the center. Did the home inspection, and even on high heat, each burner doesn't seem to produce much of a flame. I'm used to gas stoves where high means a veritable torch of blue flame - on this Viking, it's pretty sedate and the flame does not appreciably rise above the burner cap.

Is that normal for Vikings? I put my hand a foot or so over the burner and it was bloody hot, so I'm not sure whether something is wrong or not.

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Call your gas company -- *almost* all of them offer free inspection of residential gas appliances, and will adjust the air/fuel mixture (or provide other easy fixes) free of charge.

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Last Viking range I had had a combination of 15,000 and 20,000 BTU burners - significantly higher than the usual home range. Aside from others' comments, verify that the regular is right (whether by setting or replacement) with the type of gas you're using -- LP or natural gas.

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