We have the standard issue 3 burner, gas cooktop. The btu's are pretty pitiful. I'm wondering if any of you have changed out your cooktop for something with more btu's? If so, how much of a challenge is it to do so? What about supply lines, do you have to go bigger? Is this something feasible?This is a 2004 Beaver Monteray.Looking forward to your input!

We travel mostly in the Western mountains and the BTU's on our LP stove are not really sufficient at high altitude, even with the higher output three burner cook top. Changing the cook top was a quick job and the gas lines were the same. What has helped us is using one of the portable induction cook tops when we are in the mountains. The induction cook top seems to heat meals as quick as if you are at sea level.

rgatijnet1 wrote:We travel mostly in the Western mountains and the BTU's on our LP stove are not really sufficient at high altitude, even with the higher output three burner cook top. Changing the cook top was a quick job and the gas lines were the same. What has helped us is using one of the portable induction cook tops when we are in the mountains. The induction cook top seems to heat meals as quick as if you are at sea level.I agree. I haven't used my propane stove since I got the induction cook top.

That is because they do not rely on combustion to produce heat. I love my NuWave and am considering ripping the stove right out.rgatijnet1 wrote: The induction cook top seems to heat meals as quick as if you are at sea level.

I take it you have a good working stove and burners are just not as powerful as you would like. Our 2013 has Wedgewood/Atwood with 6,500 btu burners in rear. The front burner is a 9000 btu which they call "high output". On our 2001 RV has regular burners, we can tell the difference.One option might be to see if your could retrofit/install a "high output" burner. Worth a phone call to manufacture see if possible and other questions it might effect such as supply lines, burner valves etc, should be asked at same time.

AS another poster stated. There are only 6000btu and 9000 btu burners. IF you have a 4 burner range it will usually have 4-6kbtu burners. The 3 Burner will have 2-6k and the center one will be 9k btu. If you can find a larger BTU RV Range your existing LP supply line is more than large enough to supply the LP/volume. The LP lines are the same size that supply the furnace which is anywhere from 20k btu to 45k btu. Doug

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rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Jul 17, 2016
We travel mostly in the Western mountains and the BTU's on our LP stove are not really sufficient at high altitude, even with the higher output three burner cook top. Changing the cook top was a quick job and the gas lines were the same.
What has helped us is using one of the portable induction cook tops when we are in the mountains. The induction cook top seems to heat meals as quick as if you are at sea level.
edatlanta
Explorer
Jul 17, 2016
rgatijnet1 wrote:
We travel mostly in the Western mountains and the BTU's on our LP stove are not really sufficient at high altitude, even with the higher output three burner cook top. Changing the cook top was a quick job and the gas lines were the same.
What has helped us is using one of the portable induction cook tops when we are in the mountains. The induction cook top seems to heat meals as quick as if you are at sea level.

I agree. I haven't used my propane stove since I got the induction cook top.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Jul 17, 2016
That is because they do not rely on combustion to produce heat. I love my NuWave and am considering ripping the stove right out.

rgatijnet1 wrote:
The induction cook top seems to heat meals as quick as if you are at sea level.
path1
Explorer
Jul 17, 2016
I take it you have a good working stove and burners are just not as powerful as you would like. Our 2013 has Wedgewood/Atwood with 6,500 btu burners in rear. The front burner is a 9000 btu which they call "high output". On our 2001 RV has regular burners, we can tell the difference.

One option might be to see if your could retrofit/install a "high output" burner. Worth a phone call to manufacture see if possible and other questions it might effect such as supply lines, burner valves etc, should be asked at same time.
dougrainer
Nomad
Jul 17, 2016
AS another poster stated. There are only 6000btu and 9000 btu burners. IF you have a 4 burner range it will usually have 4-6kbtu burners. The 3 Burner will have 2-6k and the center one will be 9k btu. If you can find a larger BTU RV Range your existing LP supply line is more than large enough to supply the LP/volume. The LP lines are the same size that supply the furnace which is anywhere from 20k btu to 45k btu. Doug
JFC
Explorer
Jul 17, 2016
Replaced ours with an induction cook top. Love it.
20sailor
Explorer
Jul 17, 2016
I was actually looking at residential (24")cooktops. Hadn't thought about induction at this point. Question...Is it necessary to use something that is strictly for an "RV" and regarding the induction, is it more efficient than say, a more powerful gas top?

Thank you for your replies!
Tom_M1
Explorer
Jul 18, 2016
When my cooktop started acting up I replaced it with a 24" Smeg residential unit. I had to enlarge the opening and I built a drawer to fill in the front. No changes to the piping where required. One issue is that the grates and burners are not fastened down so they will bounce around when you travel. I use a bungee cord across the top to keep things in place. Also the igniter is 120 volt AC.
DanNJanice
Explorer
Jul 18, 2016
We have never had an issue with the stove. In fact, we have to move the percolator off of the front "high power" burner otherwise the pot will over-perc, even with the burner turned all the way down.
booty51
Explorer
Jul 18, 2016
TomM very nice job looks fantastic!