It is kind of low, but it's easier to do vigorous stir frying at waist level than at stovetop level. I have considered raising it but it works fine like this, particularly with my bad right shoulder!
The flame is yellow no matter how high or low I turn the valve. The regulator is adjustable, but is there any reason adjusting the regulator would be different from just turning it down?
Unlike many stoves there is no air intake regulator.
I had originally ordered a natural gas unit with a propane conversion kit, but it turned out that the kit was very complicated and expensive, so I returned it and got one that's already configured for LP. Says so on the back, albeit in magic marker!
I suppose that there might have been some error, and that it's not configured right, but how to tell?
Basically you tell by the color. If it's yellow, it the orifice is wrong. I'm not an engineer, but once I was working on an industrial heater, and our local propane company had the conversion orifice for it.
The orifice is usually just a penny sized piece of metal with a hole drilled in it. The size of the hole determines how much gas comes out.
I got the general idea from the propane company that some units are just "guessed" as to the size, and some companies prefer to guess on the overconsumption side. If they went the other way their unit wouldn't work.
Is there any difference between using a smaller orifice and just turning the gas down at the control valve? The flame is equally yellow regardless of whether the valve is wide open or open just a little bit.
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Unlike many stoves there is no air intake regulator.
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Is propane only or natural gas/propane depending on the insert?
If gas/propane double check that it has the proper insert.
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I suppose that there might have been some error, and that it's not configured right, but how to tell?
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The orifice is usually just a penny sized piece of metal with a hole drilled in it. The size of the hole determines how much gas comes out.
I got the general idea from the propane company that some units are just "guessed" as to the size, and some companies prefer to guess on the overconsumption side. If they went the other way their unit wouldn't work.
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