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Used wolf stove heats slower than my cheap electric

8 years ago

We bought a used wolf stove 30” dual with open burners - model df304. It’s from 2012, so at least 6 years old. The thing is, it takes three times as long to heat water than my old electrical oven in my rental apartment?!

The oven also takes an incredibly long time to heat up when compared to my electric cheap stove.

is there a way to check the BTUs on this to figure out if it’s operatating correctly?


thanks!

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  • 8 years ago

    Gas line size should practically never make a difference if you just have one burner on. The problem is likely internal with your range. The regulator is a good place to start since the issue is not localized to any particular burner. There could be an obstruction somewhere as well. Preheat times in ovens are largely a function of size as well, I am guessing your wolf oven is probably larger. If finding the regulator is too difficult, my suggestion would be to get a tech out to help. Good luck!

    Comments (12)

    • 8 years ago

      Gas has more bypass heat than electric. But check your regulator. You may not be getting enough gas. Did you upgrade the gas line?

      future materializes thanked User
    • 8 years ago

      The gas was put in for the range. It’s a 3/4” pipe — is this what you mean by upgrading gas line? Where exactly is the regulator?

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    • 8 years ago

      3/4" pipe is more than enough. The regulator is usually part of the appliance soon after the inlet.

      How does the flame look?

      future materializes thanked mishmosh
    • 8 years ago

      So, here is a picture of the flame on high. It looks pretty good, right?

    • 8 years ago

      Don’t know why the picture is distorted?! It really is much higher.

    • 8 years ago

      I think gas always takes longer than electric for boiling water. People like it for the control, but it’s not that fast.

      future materializes thanked K. Holiday
    • 8 years ago

      Looks good. Are you using a wide pot? capped burners really like wide pots.

    • 8 years ago

      Mishmosh - the pots are generally wider than the flame. I noticed my kettle gets hot even around and up the sides, whereas, the electric seemed to contain the heat more and only heat the bottom of the kettle. I guess everything is working normally!

    • 8 years ago

      I used a gas stove my whole life and this house we live in now is electric. I was surprised at how much faster water boils than on gas.

      future materializes thanked functionthenlook
    • 8 years ago
      last modified: 8 years ago

      For the oven, you may need a new ignitor, called "Hot Surface Ignitor" or "HSI" or simply "ignitor". This is a simple wear-and-tear item that any gas oven of any brand might need to get replaced after 6-8 years, depending on usage. You can buy the ignitor online, usually around $40-45, and if you are handy, replace the old one as a DIY. There are many videos on youtube on how to do this, but the location of your ignitor depends on your oven, so you will have to look that up as well (see if you can find a parts diagram for your range online; they are usually available). Also, many ovens have separate ignitors for broiler and for oven - does your broiler heat up a lot better than your oven? Usually if there are separate ignitors, the oven one will wear out first because it gets more use than the broiler.

      You can also call an appliance repair place to replace the ignitor - it will not be an expensive call, they do these every day.

      As for your cooktop gas, I do not know the answer to that one.

      future materializes thanked friedajune
    • 8 years ago

      Thank you firedajune.

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