Tweaking my BlueStar Range

17 years ago

First let me thank everyone who posts regularly to this forum. I've gotten great information.

I've had my BlueStar 36 RNB for about 18 months now and love it. I do want to compare notes with other owners about some tweaks I think I need.

1. My convection fan is pretty loud when the unit is hot. It's not loud when cool. Is this normal?

2. My simmer burner has a hot spot right at the igniter. I know there are some extra holes there for the ignition but they all have this and I don't see this happening at any other burner. Again, is this normal?

3. I can't quite get my broiler to work as well as I expect it to. It will get going nice and hot and then shut off. Am I supposed to leave the door open a little bit?question>

4. What's the deal with the "melting chocolate on a paper plate" thing? My burners cook pretty low but nothing like that. I can only really simmer on the aptly named 'simmer' burner.

I'm in the country and have a propane tank if that helps answer any of these questions.

Thanks to any and all who answer.

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User
17 years ago
#3, the broiler is on a thermostat and cycles on and off. If you leave the door open a bit, some of the heat escapes and the broiler stays on.

#2 is probably normal.. after all, there are 4 flame holes by the ignitor

#1 could be the fan is not balanced, or the range is not level. When you hear the fan getting louder, place some weight-perhaps lean on one outside corner and then another and see if that affects the fan noise. Perhaps it's lightly rubbing on it's housing.

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#4 While all the burners can be set low with the knob and have a tiny screw adjustment that can be made, there will always be twice as much heat coming from the larger burners, because they have so many more flame holes.

And really, it depends on the size of the pot and what's in it. A big pot of food/liquid needs a bigger burner to keep it at a simmer. You can also rotate the grates which raises the pot further above the heat source.
guadalupe
17 years ago
Also the fact that you are using propane which is pretty much different every time they refill your tank may cause you to need air shutter adjustments from time to time. The loud fan should be checked, if I understand it was not loud in the beginning but became loud over time. Could be a grease build up. Call Matt Schutte at Bluestar and explain what is happening 1-800-449-8691
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dredpir8
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks to you both.

I sent an email to Matt about the fan and he responded immediately (wow) and is sending a new set of screws and spacers for the back panel. Said that is likely the issue since the noise occurs only when it's hot.

I hadn't realized that there could be differences between batches of propane. I'll adjust things.