Stove Burner Issue
My wife complains that our Magic Chef burners are full on or full off, no adjustment in between! Are there any practical solutions short of replacing the stove?
Forum Discussion
Art Davis wrote:
Thanks all. Sorry I forgot to say, but as some of you surmised, it is a propane stove. Yes, two back burners are on-off and front (the large one) is adjustable. Checks with what the manual says, but my gosh! it would seem so easy for the mfr to make them all adjustable.
I guess my question is whether or not I could simply replace the back burners with adjustable ones.
I guess I can contact the mfr, but I have often found this resourceful bunch can come up with solutions which seem to elude the manufacturer!
No manufacturer is going to condone replacing the valves with a different style not approved and designed for the particular appliance, regardless of whether it works safely or not.
As a practical matter, on the stoves that I've seen, the difference between the front and back burners is usually just the control valve; the burner proper is the same (though the back ones do of course have longer supply tubes). Replacing the back control valves with ones intended for the front burner would in theory make them adjustable as well, but it also would mean the back burners give a higher maximum output and thereby may pose a fire hazard as they are closer to countertops and walls and other combustible surfaces than the front middle burner.
I'd live with setting the control between off and high, or replace the stove if you have a lot of excess cash sitting around that you would rather not have cluttering up the space.
