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Comment from Jenn
Time: April 2, 2007, 12:35 pm

You officially rock my socks for posting this. My husband and I just purchased a home and had the very same stove installed and converted from natural gas to propane.

After a week of burning everything from grilled cheese sandwiches to vegetables to bacon, sausage and pancakes (the last three were all done last night), and thus setting off my smoke alarm and deafening everyone in the house, I went to google to try and find an answer on how to adjust the simmer flame. Your site was the first result.

My husband is adjusting our stove right now. :) Thank you so much!

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Comment from Joe
Time: March 9, 2008, 1:30 pm

thank you thank you thank you…. i too had the same experience as above… i put up with it for 4 years. I feel like I just got a brand new stove! AND the pictures are awesome!
thanks a million… cheers!

Comment from Anonymous
Time: April 14, 2009, 4:29 pm

thanks, huge help! not on whirlpool site!

Comment from ernie
Time: May 12, 2009, 6:06 pm

Thanks, we just had our new premiere gas range hooked up today and almost did backflips when we were cooking a pot of rice tonight … it was boiling instead of a low simmer like our old stove … we stacked the old stove top trivets on top of the new stove 3 high and it was still simmering too high to make a nice pot of rice … my wife said, well maybe we should sell it with a very sad look on her face … she’s been waiting months for this pro grade stove to arrive (on order) hahaha and really looking forward to it. A momentary massive disappointment … luckily I thought to google how to adjust the burners and found this!! Duh!! Thanks so much for posting this simple fix. (There was no information in the Premiere Range owners manual about it either, even in the trouble shooting section) I guess you’re supposed to call the dealer and have him come out and give him another hundred dollars to adjust the burners besides the $100 he charged to hook the hose on the back! Jeez! Anyway … thanks. :)

Comment from Barb
Time: July 30, 2009, 10:51 am

Oh so many thanks from me too! Also a Premier Pro owner and also stacking trivets to achieve “low” temps. Can’t wait to try this tonight. And thanks for saving me the $$ too!
PS the photos are perfect!

Comment from steve in VA
Time: August 2, 2009, 11:54 am

Your post was as marriage saver. Thanks!

I adjusted the burners on my Jenn Aire after changing from a gas grill insert to a double burner inset. I didn’t know to I could adjust the simmer until I found this site. I thought I had bought the wrong burner set!

I now have my gourmet chef wife happy because she can simmer our food properly, and now thinks perhaps I am a genius (well, not quite).

Comment from rhiamom
Time: September 13, 2009, 6:51 am

Woohoo! I just moved into an apartment with a Whirlpool gas stove, and have the same problem with all the burners being set way too high. I will be adjusting them later today!

Comment from GEstove
Time: November 3, 2009, 7:44 pm

THANK you!!! I’ve had my stove for about 6 years. I love it, but could never cook rice without it sticking to the bottom of the pot. Thanks to you, I’ll have fluffy rice forever now!

Comment from Anonymous
Time: November 27, 2009, 2:54 pm

The svc tech came out and said there’s no way to adjust for a lower simmer. The company said the same by phone. Thanks to your post, I will no longer risk serious injury. I’ve had a few near misses with large pots of stew slipping off my make-shift spacer to get the pot further from the flame.
My small screwdriver shaft was not long enough, so I fashioned my own tool from a bamboo skewer with a razor blade. Thanks ever so much.

Comment from Kellie
Time: December 26, 2009, 1:54 pm

YOU rock!! That is all I can say. We have been dealing with this for four years and then it just hit me…maybe we can adjust the flame. We would have had no idea where that adjustment needed to be made without your photos. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

Comment from Carmen
Time: January 18, 2010, 1:49 pm

I can’t thank the person who posted this solution enough!!!! I moved into an apartment with a brand new Whirlpool gas range that has been giving me this problem all along, and driving me nuts since I couldn’t simmer anything. I made the adjustment and now the flame is low like it should’ve been to begin with. THANKS SO MUCH for the post!!

Comment from dave
Time: January 25, 2010, 10:43 am

thank u so much.we just got a new stove and found that not one thing was not getting burnt.after ur post all is well your a life saver.well done!!!

Comment from Luke W10196161C
Time: February 24, 2010, 8:12 pm

I just adjusted my whirlpool W10196161C range. Excellent. I can’t believe they don’t put this info in the conversion instructions. Thanks

Comment from Scott
Time: April 2, 2010, 8:43 am

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Enjoying toasted pine nuts now as opposed to pine nut cinders.

Comment from Dean
Time: May 2, 2010, 8:19 am

thank you so much now my wife can make her sause which needs to simmer for hours thanks again.

Comment from James
Time: May 18, 2010, 8:15 pm

Thank you! I thought it was the new reality with a propane gas stove. I am very relieved to know that it can be adjusted.

My wife will be very happy we can cook dinner without burning it!

Comment from s. willey
Time: May 23, 2010, 3:13 pm

Hi, your advice is right on…i already have done this effective procedure years ago to my Sears gas range top…Now, perhaps you can help me with my problem with the same range (Sears Kenmore model#75885…propane gas fueled): Is there any way to adjust the broiler flame? Since i’ve had this unit, there is no difference between the “Hi” and “Low” broiler settings. In addition, the broiler is very inadequate (i usually have to take food outside to my Weber grill if i want it broiled (not fun in the snow) …it takes forever for the food to cook, and it never gets that just right “sear,” I can’t even broil a grapefruit or caramelize brown sugar. The broiler flame is not a “drawer” style, but rather is mounted on the top or “roof” of the oven box. Any advice you may have would be most gratefully appreciated!!!

Thank you very much!

Comment from Joe
Time: May 24, 2010, 10:40 pm

OMFG! You’re a freek’in genius! Thank you so so much! Home made spaghetti sauce is now a possibility! Wooot!

Comment from agsserv
Time: June 8, 2010, 12:45 pm

Wonderful discovery and explanation. Nice photos that really help.

Thanks!

Comment from Esther C.
Time: June 26, 2010, 1:07 pm

Found your site by accident. But a divine one, indeed. I had the same problem with my gas range. Got my very slender screw driver and wouldn’t you know, IT WORKED. Thank you so very much.

Comment from Carol N
Time: August 8, 2010, 2:43 pm

Yay for your post here. I tried to find other posts that mentioned adjusting the air shutters or the orifice, neither of which I could never find on my Whirlpool. It’s a brand new stove but I’m a renter and they didn’t even leave the owner’s manual. Your info here did the trick! Thank you. :)

Comment from Karen
Time: August 20, 2010, 9:17 am

Any idea how to do this with a GE profile model JGSP44BEY2BB – there is no screw visible when I take off the knob. Nothing in the users manual either, and no instructions for how to lift/remove the range top either. Very frustrating.

Comment from Nick
Time: October 20, 2010, 4:46 pm

you just make our life so so so so so much better. Life saver. . . It’s unbelievable that whirlpool doesn’t manage to include this anywhere. . .

Comment from Chuck
Time: October 24, 2010, 10:39 am

Thanks much for the helpful hint. Worked like a charm for me, once I found my eyeglass repair kit and used the screwdriver to fit into the impossibly tiny hole.

Comment from Craig
Time: October 26, 2010, 8:40 pm

My problem was the opposite. We converted from LP to Natural Gas, and the guy who did the conversion was not detail oriented. I showed him that our simmer setting was so low, the the flame goes out on one burner, and on the others, it is so low that it wouldn’t take much to blow them out. He opened the panel behind the knobs and showed me that there was no adjustment for the lowest setting, as he had seen on other stoves. His conclusion was that the Kenmore (Whirlpool) gas stoves have no adjustment.

After reading your post and looking at our knob shafts, I got a small screwdriver and turned the screw in each one until it was perfect. It only took about an eighth of a turn counter-clockwise to increase the flame to a reasonable simmer height.

Thanks!

Comment from Lyne
Time: January 2, 2011, 2:52 pm

Thank you so much. The gas company didn’t know how to adjust the flame, so I’ve been using an electric skillet when I didn’t want to cook on high heat. I finally decided to research the issue and found your instructions. Although I couldn’t see a screw on my stove, under the knob, I decided to try anyway. I bought a precision screw driver set and put the 3/32 flathead on the base and it wouldn’t reach all the way to the screw. So – I took it off the base and inserted it into the burner knob stem and it reached with a little poking out. I took the base and (without the gold screw part), fit the notch on the base onto the notch of the tip; pushed and turned. Amazing – I can now simmer things on my gas range.

Comment from AJ
Time: April 5, 2011, 5:01 pm

I remember hearing of this adjustment, but couldn’t remember the details and didn’t see anything about it in the manual of our new gas stove. Sure enough, popped the knob off, and way in there were those screws! I can’t thank you enough.

Comment from Joe
Time: June 11, 2011, 11:34 am

To give Whirlpool credit, they now give instructions on adjusting the burner flame in the installation manual.

Comment from Makoto Cole
Time: June 26, 2011, 8:58 pm

Thank you so much for posting this article. It helped me out tremendously.

Comment from Jack Whitney
Time: July 7, 2011, 9:49 am

Thank You, just the info I needed. Well Done!

Comment from Feliz C.
Time: July 30, 2011, 7:58 am

Thank you so much for this info, now i can finally cook my rice without burning it or standing at the stove and watching it all day..

Comment from Ty W.
Time: August 8, 2011, 4:04 pm

THANK YOU! We just moved into a new home…apparently they converted from gas to propane in this neighborhood a few years ago. After basically making fried rice enough times, we called a recommended handyman who pretty much told me I needed to learn how to cook with gas. Just found your article, and after adjusting the simmer setting as you instructed, I now have a wonderful low flame and great low-to-high range on all four burners. THIS IS AWESOME!!!

Comment from JC
Time: August 22, 2011, 12:16 pm

Thank you! My wife has been on me to fix this issue on our LP-converted stove for over a year, and your site told me exactly how to fix it. Not a word about it in the user’s manual for the thing. Thanks much!

Comment from Dale
Time: September 6, 2011, 9:42 am

THANKS!!!! My wife was not happy with the new stove and if Mamma ain’t happy nobody’s gonna be happy. And if Mamma don’t cook there’s gonna be a hungry Hubby. Finally she said didn’t we have this on a stove when we were first married? I thought and then remembered I adjusted the flame and my new bride thought I was as great(almost) as her Dad. So now that I’ve fixed this (with your advice) I’ll be a hero all over again. Oh wow maybe there’s something I can fix in the bedroom too!! Wahoo!! Thanks again.

Comment from heidi siebels
Time: November 5, 2011, 2:12 pm

I finally googled this topic and found your answer. I am so excited about having this information. Thank you.

Comment from Lisa
Time: November 10, 2011, 7:11 pm

Awesome, Thank You soooo much. It was so simple but we wouldn’t have figured it out on our own.

Comment from Eric
Time: November 13, 2011, 11:00 am

Thank You very much. I have been burning food for awhile and now will be able to actually simmer instead of boiling everything to death………

Comment from Gail
Time: November 13, 2011, 2:38 pm

Thanks so much!!! I finally googled to find a solution and found you answer. It worked!!!!

Comment from jEFF
Time: November 13, 2011, 7:02 pm

you are a ROCK STAR – THANKS!!!

Comment from Craig
Time: November 27, 2011, 8:16 pm

I seem to have the opposite problem on my Kenmore 665 502210 model, using natural gas. The burners do not go high enough to boil in a reasonable amount of time AND the broil function does not work. I see the spark ignite the broil when first lit, but it then goes out. Bake function seems to work OK.

Using a Whirlpool troubleshooting guide, I checked the Gas Distribution Valve. Resistance readings for the Broil and Cooktop solenoids were good.

What’s the most likely problem–bad Distribution Valve or low gas pressure to the stove?

Thanks,
Craig

Comment from kevin
Time: November 27, 2011, 9:43 pm

Hi Craig, I would first check the gas pressure to the stove, then the regulator. Once the proper pressures have been confirmed, I’d troubleshoot the top burners first — they’re the simplest — by confirming that the correct top burner orifice “spuds” are installed and then by adjusting the venturi airflow. Your broiler problem could certainly be a bad distribution valve, but low gas pressure could be the root cause of both problems, so I wouldn’t spend time or $ on troubleshooting the broiler problem until you’re sure you have the right pressure. Hope this helps, Kevin

Comment from david hamilton
Time: January 1, 2012, 10:09 am

this helped me too. i have been using my whirlpool for a year now at full flame.one does adjust a little .but now after i saw this .its great .seems though they would put this in owners manual.they just want you to spend money for a service man.

thanks
dave hamilton

Comment from Steve
Time: January 2, 2012, 8:06 pm

The most frustrating problem in the history of mankind, solved.

I love you. <3

Comment from Rollin’
Time: January 4, 2012, 1:25 pm

THANKS!!! This was very helpful. I was about to have a tech come in to adjust it. It was costing me $45 just to do this. Hey by the way do u have any idea how i can adjust the oven? I have a electric oven with a gas stove top.

Comment from kevin
Time: January 4, 2012, 5:26 pm

Sorry- it’s been almost 20 years since I’ve had an electric oven, and I’ve never had to adjust one. Best regards, Kevin

Comment from niksi
Time: January 9, 2012, 2:30 pm

Thankyou so much.!!! I have been tearing my hair out for months trying to simmer on my new LPG converted Flavel Aspen 100 range. The guy who converted it, couldn’t find anyway of adjusting it. After reading through the comments on this site, we removed the knobs on the range and there was no sign of a screw to adjust, but with a torch and a small screwdriver, we moved the rubber round the knob fixing to one side, and located a screw. Hey presto after a bit of hit and miss getting the screwdriver in the right position, we moved the screw and adjusted the flame down to a simmer.!! Thankyou you are a star.!!! :)

Comment from Anonymous
Time: January 15, 2012, 9:22 pm

AWESOME!! We have been struggling with this problem for some time now and we just want to say THANK YOU and God bless you for taking the time to share vaulable “free” information with the public. You have obviously made alot of people very grateful. My husband said that the information shared along with photos worked like a charm and was easy to follow instructions!! KUDOS!!

Comment from ajk
Time: January 18, 2012, 1:22 am

This is what makes the internet great. I was trying to figure out how to lower the simmer for weeks and on a whim just googled it. Next thing my stove is set perfectly, and all this in less than 60 seconds at 11pm at night. My inner-chef thanks you for this true pearl of wisdom!

Comment from Penny Benson
Time: January 19, 2012, 12:29 pm

I can’t believe how easy this was to do after I read you instructions. I have been dealing with this issue for 8 months now in the home that I recently purchased. I asked several different people who are well educated (plumbers, electricians, etc.) and everyone said that this problem can’t be fixed, telling me I would have to buy and new range. Couldn’t cook stew, spagetti sauce, etc. without burning it or standing at the stove all day and stirring it. Took me about 2 minutes to adjust all of flames. I am amazed!! Thank you so much for taking the time to post this information. I can finally cook again without burning it.

Comment from Joanna Sanchez
Time: February 12, 2012, 9:18 pm

I never comment on any post, but this was so helpful I can’t tell
you how grateful I am. It was so easy and now I can cook rice again!!! THANK YOU!!! YOU ROCK!!!

Comment from Laura
Time: February 16, 2012, 7:27 pm

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I’ve been unhappy with our stove for almost a year due to burning food at the lowest flame. From your photos it looks like we have the same stove!
I found that using a pocket screwdriver fit perfectly without modification. I also had to hold onto the outer knob stem with a pair of pliers while I turned the screw for at least one knob because otherwise the knob stem turned with the screw.

Comment from Jay Buckley
Time: February 23, 2012, 4:08 pm

This is just what I needed to find- thank you so much for your help. The people at Jenn-Air were of no help at all.

Comment from Richard Mace
Time: March 15, 2012, 11:13 am

Thank God for the internet. Ditto on all the wife and rice sticking stuff.
As a tip, I used the little key that opens the bathroom door lock (most people keep on the molding above the door). Mine was just a bit thick, so I dragged it across some 80 grit sand paper a couple times and it worked like a charm. The key fits in the door knob lock better now too.

Comment from Gino Gazz
Time: April 28, 2012, 3:19 pm

Moved into this home a year ago and have had the same problem with our burners. I followed your easy instructions and now they work great! Thanks for posting this easy solution!

Comment from kisha
Time: April 29, 2012, 10:09 pm

THANK YOU!! New apartment, stove…UGH, lowest flame was on back right burner & even that was too high. I just adjusted the flames with a long bobby pin (puffy part off) b/c all my flat heads were too dang long. Now I can simmer my beans & sauces, make my rice.. I am overjoyed!!
Thank you so much!!

Comment from Jeff
Time: June 22, 2012, 6:19 pm

Solved! I had to grind down the smallest Allen key I could find from an old Ikea product but it did the job perfectly. I am really pleased about how much gas we will save now.

Comment from Mike Hardin
Time: July 3, 2012, 1:45 pm

First, let me say that I have never commented on anything. This morning for some reason I decided to search online to see if by some chance someone had ever said anything about the problem of excessive flame on low setting. I have had this range for four years having purchased the stove new and also having the propane jets installed for me. I have noted that high-end gas ranges have an extremely low flame and even gone so far as to price some of them. I cannot afford anything like that and have always liked the Whirlpool except for this one problem. When I searched I had little hope of finding any information. To my surprise the first site that I landed on was this one. I can’t believe how simple the correction was. Thank you for such a great post. The pictures and explanations are excellent. both my wife and I are thrilled with the results.

Comment from Rose
Time: July 17, 2012, 11:36 am

Thanks so much! I just moved into a place where the stove had this issue and I’m so glad you took the time to post this.

Comment from Fran
Time: July 22, 2012, 3:49 am

I live in Oman, I have a HZH gas 5 burner cook top. I have both gas valves turned down as low as they can at the outside tank but the flames are still too much. I took all the knobs off looking for a set screw so adjust flames but see nothing. Can you advise?

Comment from Todd
Time: July 27, 2012, 2:44 am

I can’t believe this is the only truly useful page Google turned up, but I thank you profusely. I was starting to think I was the only otherwise competent person in the free world who couldn’t cook rice to save his life. I never thought to tell my mother my apartment had an old gas stove. I’m not brave enough to fiddle with the burner valves, but I’ll try the trick with two grates.

Comment from Murs
Time: July 28, 2012, 9:55 am

OMG THANK YOU!!! I was on the brink of buying a new stove. The stove I bought has a simmer burner but it’s no where near simmer. I finally decided to do some research online, found this, made the adjustment. It’s all good!

Thank you thank you thank you thank you

Comment from Dick
Time: September 13, 2012, 5:50 pm

We have a Whirlpool Mod WFG361LVQ gas range can’t get the burner flames high enough to boil water. Oven works fine using natural gas. Ser. R03865848. Any ideas?

Comment from Patrick
Time: October 5, 2012, 10:03 am

Adjusted our Jenn-Air after 10 months of putting up with burnt food (or only having 1 burner able to simmer and constantly rotating food around the stove to stop is burning). Read the manual and they suggest a licensed repair man come out. So glad I didn’t waste $100+ for someone to come out and do this 30 second fix. Had to straighten out a cotter pin and file the end flat, but worked like a charm. Wife is gonna be SO happy when she gets home and sees this. Thanks for posting!!!!!

Comment from Bev
Time: October 7, 2012, 8:23 pm

YAY!!!!!!!!!! I am SOOOOOOOOOO happy I found this!! We have Low heat…

Comment from Diana Walstad
Time: October 10, 2012, 9:52 am

I adjusted the flame on my Coleman propane camper stove using your method. It worked! Now I have the low flame I need for pressure cooking on this stove.

Before I found your website, I notified the Coleman company. They said that their camping stoves only had a medium and high flame, no simmering flame. I am DELIGHTED to report that my two-burner stove now has two simmering flames! I followed your basic idea– removed burner dial and inserted a tiny screw driver (from eye-glass repair kit) into the hole.

Thank you so much!

Comment from Jim Henson
Time: November 23, 2012, 5:43 pm

Thanks so much have been using the crock pot alot more since we moved into our new house with the propane stove, Because like the others we were burnimg food because the flame was too high. I found your article tonight after looking at several sites to no avil and all I can say is Thank you thank you Mom is here and making a pot of her ham and beans as we speak with the flame just right to simmer !!!!

Comment from Carol
Time: November 26, 2012, 9:06 am

I am hoping that this fix works on my GE stove when I get home tonight! We’ve had our stove for a year and I’ve just about given up trying to cook anything on it because of the high flame….high enough to boil at lowest setting. My Christmas candy was a disaster last year so now I’m hopeful that this year it will turn out better! Is there an adjustment for the oven as that is too hot also? Thanks so much!

Comment from Kim
Time: December 2, 2012, 9:04 pm

I just received my new Whirlpool gas range yesterday and was so upset when I saw the huge yellow/orange flame on high and slightly smaller yellow/orange flame on low. I tried the small flat screw driver trick, although it did allow me to have a actual simmer on low the high setting was still 4″ of orange flame. After finding 5 tiny fittings, called Jets, that came in a bag with the manual I decided to try changing one burner to see if the stove was not set up for propane…which it was not. Once I changed the Jets on each stove top burner and the oven element it was a perfect blue flame. From what I discovered, Natural Gas jets have a larger hole than the propane ones. It is most likely something that a technician from Whirlpool, or whoever you purchased it from should do, but being that I live on a 21 sq. mi. island in the Caribbean, we do not have a WP technician here! I also found a gas leak where the flexible hose connects, but two fittings in, which would be a mistake from the factory. It was not correctly attached with PTFE tape. So yes, me (female) was able to figure it out. And have taken all the safety measures as YES, if you are not sure of what you are doing and have access to a technician…do it. I still plan on making any other small adjustments with the flat screwdriver. Many thanks for your most helpful post that got me on the right track to sort out my new gas range!

Comment from Chris
Time: December 4, 2012, 2:10 pm

Great – my adjusters are not in the shaft but at the side – perfect though just the same. No more burned curry :D

Comment from Edward Perigo
Time: January 1, 2013, 4:02 pm

Thank you so very very much for posting this, I just moved in to a rental and after a month of burning (well my wife) stuff (I have been in and out of the hospital) I am finally home to google it to find out how to adjust the simmer flame on the same stove… Thanks again for posting this…

Comment from Anonymous
Time: January 9, 2013, 5:56 pm

You’re awesome!

Comment from paul klaus
Time: January 13, 2013, 12:25 pm

Thanks for the tip on the simmer setting….it worked.

Is there a tip for lowering the medium setting. Mine seems too high

Thanks
Paul

Comment from LeAnna
Time: February 8, 2013, 5:46 pm

Thank you so much! Now my pot roast can simmer to tender perfection again instead of burn. Without people like you who take the time to post information, with images, a lot of us would be lost!

Comment from Arlean Taylor Chandler
Time: February 11, 2013, 9:58 am

I burn a lot of rice, cut my cook time, watched the clock closely, and really did not want to call maintenance guy cause i,m the one complain,g about no hot water all the time @ my apt complex but now my problem finnally got solved. My rice and chicken die can go on without the eating of burned rice i called fried rice TODAY!!! Thank you! Thank you internet PEOPLE with all my batchlorette answers….

Comment from Johnny Cook
Time: February 16, 2013, 8:15 am

Thank you for this post. I have a new GE Profile gas range and it was like taking my food down to the volcano caldron to cook it. The flames and smoke were life-threatening. Once I found the adjustment screws at the base of the turn knobs I now have a well-behaved stove top that doesn’t singe off my eyebrows.
Again, Thanks for your post.

Comment from Adree
Time: March 17, 2013, 7:25 pm

MY HERO!!! I have been living with the too-high burner for six months, burning my rice…aaaargh! You get the Most Useful Post award in my book.

Comment from Jeff Garber
Time: March 24, 2013, 3:41 pm

I just tried this and it works ! For about 10 years I’ve been turning the flame down to a low simmer by turning it almost all the way to “OFF”. To say the least, it was a very tricky procedure to set the burner to simmer. I’m not sure why I tried looking online about this today but I’m glad I did ! I can’t thank you enough for your research and diligence and for posting the fix online.

Comment from Anne
Time: March 26, 2013, 7:46 am

We just purchased a new gas range and converted it to propane. The flame was too high and thanks to your article, my husband adjusted them a few minutes ago. You saved us a service call. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the same problem. Thank you again.

Comment from Gail
Time: April 11, 2013, 1:37 pm

I got knobs adjusted and now I can’t get them back on!!!Help, I hate to force them, I am afraid I will break them

Comment from kevin
Time: April 19, 2013, 7:22 am

Normally knobs like these are friction fit and easy to get back on. You do have to align the flat edge of the shaft with the same flat edge inside the knob. Good luck.

Comment from Ginny
Time: May 1, 2013, 7:27 pm

Thank you so much. My service man came Monday to fix my range and didn’t have a screwdriver long enough to fit so rescheduled for next Monday. I was talking with my son and he told me to “google” it and with your help, it was a snap. Took me less than 5 min. As a single senior female, it made me feel proud that I can still do things for myself. Now, as for the repair man, cancel my call. Thank you, thank you!!!

Comment from donia
Time: May 6, 2013, 8:31 am

So happy to have found your site. Thank You.
Flames adjusted !!!Cook On!!!

Comment from NancyT
Time: May 27, 2013, 3:54 pm

Thank you for this post! I also have the same range. The flame on its lowest setting was way too high for my pressure cooker. I used a screwdriver that comes with a eyeglass repair kit. It worked perfectly.

Comment from Mike
Time: August 20, 2013, 7:50 pm

Thank you very much. Just got this range and after changing the spuds (nozzles) for propane the flame , as you found , was way too high to simmer. I was looking on the internet for smaller spuds when I re phrased my question and here I am. Worked great.

Comment from Derek
Time: August 23, 2013, 10:20 am

Priceless!! We’ve been complaining for ages about how we could not simmer properly. Excellent post and certainly a money saver!

Comment from Kathy
Time: August 28, 2013, 12:25 pm

SO HAPPY!!! Thank you for the great post and pictures!! Had the same problem on a Kenmore ELITE 36″ Sealed Gas Cooktop that was converted to propane 2003 but never adjusted. I have been in the house a 1yr and it was on the list of fix or replace. Thanks for the saved money!!! Went to my tool box and had it fixed in no time. I think that I will send a bill to my husband. lol

Comment from Kristin
Time: September 15, 2013, 4:15 pm

Thank you so much for posting this!!! My mom and I always wonder how and if we could turn down the flame. This will be so much better for Thanksgiving and just in general too. Thanks a bunch!!!

Comment from Jose
Time: October 1, 2013, 11:03 pm

Dude… you freakin ROCK!!! I tried doing all kinds of crazy stuff before I searched google, yours was the first result and 2 minutes later our stove was usable again!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!

Comment from Scott
Time: October 4, 2013, 5:46 pm

Apparently I’m six years late in posting this but THANKS!!!!!! My wife and I have hated our stove for years and just decided to buy a new one. We were going to switch to electric due to never being able turn any of the gas burners low enough to simmer. I have adjusted them all and we can’t wait to try cooking again!

Comment from Joseph
Time: October 14, 2013, 4:19 pm

Holy sweet jesus, why is this not in Owner’s Manuals? I was just dreading the conversation with my friendly but non-Anglophone gas guy (I live in Berlin) about how to make my new expensive gas stove more flexible than my old cheap jetboil. So… thank you!

Comment from Derek
Time: October 30, 2013, 2:40 am

get a large paper clip and file it down

Comment from Mike
Time: October 31, 2013, 8:48 am

Than you so much for this article. The “simmering” oatmeal poured over out of the pot. The owners manual made no mention of adjusting the flame. We called the service dept. They sent a technician who said the flame could not be lowered. We were so upset that we were going to return the stove. My wife saw your article. I was able to lower the flame with an extra thin coping saw blade.

Comment from Paul
Time: November 20, 2013, 3:46 pm

Burnt rice (boiled over), angry wife, nothing in the owners manual, but alas, this was the fix!!! Marriage saved, I don’t have to buy another stove.

Comment from Mark
Time: November 21, 2013, 7:33 am

thank you bought my wife her first gas stove. She was so mad it was to hot. thank you this fix worked great.

Comment from Minnett
Time: November 21, 2013, 9:47 pm

OMG! I knew there had to B an adjustment for the lowest flame setting! My new LP gas cooktop was finally hooked up today & I tried every burner but all were to hot for simmer. I grew up cooking on a LP gas stove so I knew something was wrong! It is a 5 burner Whirlpool & I read the manual thoroughly & found NOTHING! Thank U so much for the info!

Comment from Marlene
Time: December 9, 2013, 12:54 pm

I went to Sears and bought a mini screwdriver set for $10.00. The 3/32 flathead worked perfectly. I was able to adjust 3 of the 4 burners. The fourth just wouldn’t go any lower, but having 3 burners that will actually simmer instead of boil will be great. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Comment from Anonymous
Time: December 11, 2013, 9:49 am

Also benefited from your examples!art

Comment from pauline watson
Time: December 15, 2013, 3:43 pm

I bought a Whirlpool ignition gas range and was upset that the flame was too high on low. I went on your site to see how to adjust the flame which I found quite easily. However, I found that if you turn the knob back to high the blank area between high and off allows you to adjust the flame to simmer. No more watching the pot.

Comment from Cleveland Real Estate
Time: December 18, 2013, 10:25 pm

Any idea how to get the flames higher??

Low is not my issue at all. Does the knob turn work the other way? Before I start messing with it… The new Samsung 5-burner stove has such small flames… Bother.

Comment from kevin
Time: December 21, 2013, 8:03 pm

This adjustment is for the lowest (simmer) flame only.

Comment from Craig Howell
Time: January 4, 2014, 10:07 pm

Awesome! This adjustment worked great on my Jennair stovetop that had been converted to propane. We had never had a propane unit before this one and just though the high flame was a “propane thing”. After living with it for TWO YEARS we finally googled it and found your site. 5 min with a screwdriver and now it’s fixed! I wish that I’d have thought to look for answers online before waiting so long ! Thanks again for your help, it was very much appreciated!

Comment from Linda
Time: January 12, 2014, 5:57 pm

omgosh!!!! finally, after burning many dinners for 2 yrs, we finally googled ‘flame too high on gas stove’ and there was your answer. ours is an ikea 5 burner whirlpool and this fix was so simple. thank you so much for sharing this info. it took my husband less time to lower the flame than to make the tool that fit that far down the very narrow shaft. THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!

Comment from Sherry
Time: January 13, 2014, 3:57 pm

Thank you for the detailed, easy to follow instructions!! My husband and I just bought our home and found the same problem. I just adjusted our burners and all is great!! Thanks again!!!!

Comment from Ron
Time: January 14, 2014, 7:09 pm

Thank you!!! So much, great fix. Low flame…..

Comment from Chantell
Time: January 16, 2014, 4:33 pm

hi I have bought a camping hob with 1 hob I use it inside and on a low level the flame is quite high. Iv never used one before and I’m scared I’m doing it wrong

Comment from Jimmy
Time: January 25, 2014, 5:08 pm

Thank you for taking the time to make my life better.

Comment from Jan
Time: January 29, 2014, 5:53 am

Thank you! I call the installer; they came out and could not adjust the low flame by using the installation manual. I called GE; they referred me to the installation manual. I had to buy a tiny flat-blade screwdriver (in a set) but it was well worth the $13 investment! I called the installer back and told them what I’d learned on-line. I hope that will help someone else down the road.

Comment from Nieva O. Lingatong
Time: February 7, 2014, 1:48 am

Same problem for me. Rinnai was not able to give a solution to my complaint on the newly purchased 3-burner stove. We even decided to give it to those in need coz better to replace it than end up burning food always. Thank you so much for sharing the instruction.

Comment from Dede
Time: February 23, 2014, 9:58 am

Wow!!! Thank you! I bought a new range over a year ago and have been struggling with the burners that are too hot even on low! I read your post and fixed the problem myself in about 5 minutes!!!

Comment from Everett
Time: February 28, 2014, 7:46 pm

Thanks for your help. We were pricing a new Jenn-Air cooktop because we have been living with this problem for years. I adjusted all 4 burners down lower and I’m sure this will fix our problem.

Comment from Anonymous
Time: March 19, 2014, 1:24 pm

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Problem solved.

Comment from CP
Time: March 22, 2014, 5:52 pm

Thank you so much for this posting! Was ready to sell the stove I just purchased…thought it was a defect since there is so much bad press on Kitchenaid. I’m so happy!

Comment from ecobeing
Time: March 25, 2014, 6:48 am

though I knew the fix, I was searching to buy the right tool & happened upon your post and the AMAZINGLY happy people because of you ! ya know, if success can be measured by unintended random acts of kindness, you are at the top of the pyramid. bringing a smile to a person is a beautiful thing and I will smiling all day!

~every day is a gift though some days the wrapping ain’t pretty

Comment from Sandra
Time: April 2, 2014, 4:23 pm

The gift that keeps on giving. We just got an Amana and it worked on it! I shaved down a small screwdriver that *almost* fit with my Dremmel tool. No money wasted, no service call/charge and not burning my food! All the way around wins! :D

Comment from Larry
Time: April 6, 2014, 2:50 pm

Lived with burnt food for 3 months till my wife found this solution. It works! Thank you

Comment from ann
Time: April 13, 2014, 1:05 pm

Thank you so much ….I will now be able to cook rice again now …my hob is a smeg and burned far to fiercely ….keep an eye on it for a while to make sure we are at the right level now !!!!!

Comment from Susan
Time: April 25, 2014, 5:49 am

Thanks so much for this post i have been on this for sometime now when i got home yesterday after getting this post i removed all the knobs and discovered that the shaft are not open but the screws are beside the shaft but very tiny i will try it this weekend i hope it will work for me.

Comment from kevin
Time: April 25, 2014, 8:13 pm

Hi Susan, I tried to contact you directly but the email bounced with “no such address.” I am concerned that those screws beside the shaft may not be flame adjusting screws, but rather, those screws might be holding the valve together or securing it in place. It would be really bad — like enormous and uncontrollable fire bad — if the valve fell apart because it was accidentally disassembled while the gas was turned on. I would strongly advise you not to turn those screws without confirmation from the stove manufacturer or a competent repair person that those are in fact flame adjusting screws. My own experience and the 100+ comments on this page lead me to believe it’s common to have the flame adjusting screw in the center of the knob shaft. If it’s not there, then without any documentation stating otherwise, I’d conclude the flame is not adjustable. Best regards, Kevin

Comment from Susan
Time: April 29, 2014, 9:10 am

Hello Kevin, am sorry for the incorrect email address, its been corrected.
i tried to locate the screws but i discovered that the screws are inside and not at the center of the shaft and very tiny i ve given up trying but decided to get a technician to check for me.
Thanks

Comment from Martin
Time: May 1, 2014, 7:50 pm

Thanks Kevin. Just moved into a 10 year old house. Lovely 5 burner hob (Lofra brand) but never been adjusted! Had to buy special 1.4mm flat blade screwdriver with 55mm long shaft which only just reached the adjustment screw. Cheers

Comment from Jerry Rosa
Time: May 21, 2014, 1:56 pm

Thank you so much! My renters were complaining and this fixed it perfectly.

YAHOO!

Comment from mari
Time: June 9, 2014, 9:51 am

Thanks. We recently moved into an apartment that the previous tenants had completely wrecked. We were thinking the low flames on the stove were another leftover from them. (you could not get water to boil even after 20 minutes).
Landlord sent the repair guy in and he said there was nothing we could do.
I may have to send my landlord this page.

Comment from kevin
Time: June 9, 2014, 10:07 am

Hi Mari, this adjustment is normally used to reduce the flame when the burner is on the lowest setting. If you’re trying to increase the flame on the highest setting, that problem is likely elsewhere. Best regards, Kevin

Comment from Bruce
Time: July 15, 2014, 7:01 am

Amazing to read all these thank-yous. My situation is so similar to these responses. I made the mistake of calling in a gas plumber first , before l googled and found the answer laid out before me. Money down the drain— the one installed by the plumber incidentally!!

Comment from Mary
Time: August 18, 2014, 11:13 am

Same fix works with new Amana range using natural gas. Thank you, thank you. We recently bought a new stove, and I was so disappointed that the flame was too high to simmer. Now no more burnt food… or anyway significantly less. Thank you thank you!!!

Comment from Stan
Time: August 24, 2014, 4:41 am

Followed your instructions to the letter even ground down a screwdriver adjusted to perfection. Boy is the wife happy !

Comment from Wendy
Time: September 15, 2014, 2:35 pm

THANK YOU!! I was thinking I was insane, boiling over everything, burning simple things.. Going to fix it tonight.

Comment from Glenn
Time: October 1, 2014, 5:51 am

I’ve just installed a 5 burner KitchenAid cooktop. Installation instructions actually specify the small flame adjustment procedures. Kevin’s web posting does a really good job of explaining the procedures.

Note that in my 5 burner cooktop, the four corner burners each adjust with a small screw located inside the shaft (2mm screw driver blade).

Here’s the reason I am posting this note…
My 5th burner – which is actually a fancy combination of two concentric burners – adjusts each section independently. The adjustment for this combination burner is done with somewhat larger screw heads which are beside the control shaft – not inside the shaft.
My KitchenAid burner control has a rubber shield which also needs to be removed before the side adjustment screws can be seen.

So – this may be similar to the design found by a previous poster for her “normal” design burner heads – each perhaps having one adjustment screw off to the side of the control shaft instead of inside the shaft.

Also note: some burner designs are just not going to be particularly good as simmer burners. However adjusting the minimum flame size gives you a chance of making the best of the burners.

Comment from Pat Fortino
Time: October 6, 2014, 8:04 pm

You save my bacon. This issue has been driving me nuts. Thank!

Comment from Bob McCreadie
Time: October 13, 2014, 7:05 am

Great.
We changed Neff hobs, both used lpg, and discoverd we had your problem. The adjusting screw on the Neff is to the bottem left of the control stalk, partly hidden with cables. A bit finicky but job done and we can now simmer.

Thank you very much for your original post and for further comments

Bob

Comment from Anonymous
Time: October 31, 2014, 4:38 pm

Great post!

Comment from Dixie
Time: November 18, 2014, 8:31 pm

Thank you to the person who commented about the “blank” space between high and off. That fixed my problem. That is where the simmer is! I have a whirlpool 5 burner cooktop and this works on all 5 burners.

Comment from William
Time: November 20, 2014, 8:19 pm

Another marriage SAVED! Thank you for this valued information, this if the fix for our GE five burner range.

Comment from Stephen
Time: December 12, 2014, 8:11 pm

Your a LEGEND!!! thanks mate, I have an Eletrolux range which is the same, small screw included, and now a happy wife. Thanks again

Comment from Rodney D. Smedley
Time: December 18, 2014, 3:39 pm

Wow! I bought a new house in June of this year and the new stove and fridge were included. The Whirlpool stove is exactly the same as the one you picture. I was ready to purchase a new stove due to the simmer flame being more like a medium flame on all burners. Did a search not anticipating finding anything useful and clicked your link 1st thing. Thank You Very Much, and my wife Thanks You, you’ve been a help to countless people as is evidenced here in the comments. So, as far as “possibly useful information” I believe this article qualifies as extremely useful information. Thanks Again :)

Comment from Mike
Time: December 20, 2014, 6:50 pm

Same problem here. Simmer flame too high. It is a Bosch set into a counter top. Very small screws are visible on removing the control knobs but it looks like they can only be adjusted by lifting the whole hob clear of the worktop. Am I missing something? Any ideas?

Comment from kevin
Time: December 23, 2014, 10:25 am

Sorry, I’m not familiar with that style of burner. I searched other sites out of curiousity and only found a reference in to “tiny screws in the shelf where the stove knobs mount” for adjusting the simmer flame on a Bosch. Good luck and please share your solution if you find one. Best regards, Kevin

Comment from Simon
Time: December 30, 2014, 12:34 am

Mm thanks. just adjusted our smeg you would think the manufacturers would have that detail in the user manual.

Comment from David
Time: January 1, 2015, 4:54 pm

Wow. Great tech help. I bought this stove to replace an old standby that worked well on top but the oven was shot. 3 years we have place cooktop shuffle because of simmer temps. This worked great.

Comment from Susan
Time: January 4, 2015, 11:44 pm

Thanks! Our old stove after 22 years went out and just put in a new one and couldn’t get a simmer for anything. Tried everything and couldn’t figure out why. I just started checking tonight and yours is my second article; what a Blessing. Thanks and God Bless. Susan from Missouri:-)

Comment from Greg
Time: January 7, 2015, 3:32 pm

This post is now almost 8 years old but still seems g tobe the only source for this information. Odd that manuals don’t included this. Thanks for keep keeping this site alive.

Comment from Nicole
Time: January 9, 2015, 3:04 pm

Hi, I just bought a GE gas stove. Not sure about the model, The only thing that looks like a model number is 31-10897-1 06-13 GE
My question is: is there a way to adjust the flames? They are too big! I do not see a screw where the knob fits..

Comment from Martin
Time: January 10, 2015, 2:46 pm

We have a 20″, bottom-of-the-line, Avanti oven. A metal barrette with the tip cut off worked perfectly as a flat-tipped screwdriver. I was skeptical that it would be strong enough to turn the screw, but it worked perfectly. Save some dough on a specialized screwdriver and put a barrette in with your tools for special projects.

Comment from Rebecca
Time: January 16, 2015, 11:41 am

I can’t wait to go home and see if my GE profile cooktop has these screws – LOVE my new cooktop other than the fact that the flames are just too high! Thank you for the very clear instructions and pictures!

Comment from Dave
Time: January 20, 2015, 1:07 pm

Thanks. Just had a gas stove installed last week, front 2 burners too high, adjusted the flame by these instructions in just a few minutes. As Emiril would say: “happy,happy.”

Comment from jane
Time: January 21, 2015, 9:47 am

i have struggled for a year and a half with this issue….last night i had a beef brisket on the stove that smelled wonderful….until the simmer(still a boil) burned it… i cannot wait to make this adjustment when i get home. maybe my husband will finally get a decently cooked meal!

Comment from Rochelle
Time: January 28, 2015, 12:02 pm

Perfect fix😄 Easy to follow instruction!! Thanks so much.

Comment from Tonia
Time: January 29, 2015, 3:20 pm

Thank you Jenn aire recommended I call a service technician however after googeling and finding your site, my husband quickly found a screwdriver to fit and made adjustments, now we no longer slide the pans half off the burner. Happy cooking now. thanks so much

Comment from Jane
Time: February 7, 2015, 6:34 pm

Thank you so much for your information on how to lower the flame. I have always had an electric stove until 2 years ago. I love my gas stove except I can’t simmer on it. That poses a real problem when I try to make spaghetti sauce or just want to keep something warm. I was always having to turn off the burner for awhile and then start again. It was very frustrating. Thank goodness for your simple solution. You’re a super hero. to many of us with this problem. Pictures and directions were outstanding.

Comment from Susan
Time: February 20, 2015, 8:12 pm

To all above with GE gas ranges, YES! It works — you need that really skinny and long screwdriver (my husband had one in the shop) and it only takes a minute. He adjusted the lower end of the range on all our burners and I am SO HAPPY! I was hating that stove so much, and we were stacking up the black burner grates and then putting cement board on top of that, just to get it so I could make stew. Now we’re cookin’!

Comment from sherry
Time: February 23, 2015, 9:48 pm

Thank you so much for this post! I have been burning everything on my new gas cooktop (hooked up to propane) for over 4 years. My kids will thank you as I haven’t been able to make pancakes for the last 4 years because of this. Thank you so much!!

Comment from Lisa
Time: February 25, 2015, 11:38 am

Thank you so very much. This was very very helpful. Finally got my simmer back.

Comment from Steve
Time: March 4, 2015, 10:49 am

Thank you! I just got a new expensive Samsung range and all the burners are too high to simmer. This after giving a guy $525 to “install” it. Plus he left it perched on top of the counter with its leveling legs floating in air. I’m counting on your advice to fix the simmer problem. Getting some supports under the feet so I can properly level it is going to be harder.

Comment from T. Keenan
Time: March 7, 2015, 6:27 pm

I found a “precision” screwdriver set at Lowes and used the 3/32 which solved the simmer problem in seconds. We tolerated this burner issue for over 8 years and resigned ourselves that’s just how a propane stove works. But thanks to you, we now have a functioning set of burners working the way they were intended to work. Thank you,

Comment from Christine Hall
Time: March 19, 2015, 9:22 am

Let me add my thanks to the bunch. Very well instructed. Pictures are worth a thousand words. I was able to find the adjustment screw much more easily. Thank you!!

Comment from Denise Martin
Time: March 19, 2015, 3:01 pm

I want to thank all who found and wrote on this site. We just purchased a gas stove, did all the conversions, had it set up but like the one comment my husband saw, everything cooked on high. I argued with him and he states I have to get use to it. Finally after much arguing he found this site and now at least three burners work properly. My husband said I was the only one that could find fault with something new, you set him straight. Thanks!!

Comment from G Dang
Time: March 21, 2015, 1:00 pm

You rock! This has been bugging me for years, and it was such a simple adjustment.

Comment from Ash
Time: March 22, 2015, 4:32 am

Thank you. Perfect instruction. Fixed my problem.

Comment from kiki
Time: March 22, 2015, 7:32 pm

You just saved me a fortune. I won’t mention how long I have lived with my expensive dacor range, tolerating the lack of a simmer setting. They included a plate and a trivet to help but they were barely helpful. I was about to give up and replace it. Now I have hope! Thank you!

Comment from dominick
Time: April 4, 2015, 9:19 am

I adjusted my frigidaire but no help flame is still too high on simmer
What now

Comment from Diane Plourde
Time: April 9, 2015, 1:09 pm

Thank you for your instructions on lowering the flame on my Whirlpool stove. It took no time at all and saved me a call to the mechanic. Now it works quite well.

Comment from Countrygirl
Time: April 10, 2015, 2:00 pm

Thanks a million times over, after looking for just this info and only finding info for how to turn the burner knob from left to right, I was getting quite frustrated. Seems there are fewer and fewer of us who know enough to do some things for ourselves or at least try to find the info.

Comment from The Chef
Time: April 19, 2015, 3:15 pm

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Hard to believe it’s not part of the Whirlpool instruction book… How do they expect you to operate the stove without this info? You made a new-stove-owner VERY HAPPY! Thank you! Thank you!

Comment from Tana Edwins
Time: May 17, 2015, 2:29 am

Fantastic. Thank you no more burning, needing 4 diffusers to calm the heat. My hob is completely different, but same principle.
Thank you again
Tana

Comment from Anna
Time: June 21, 2015, 3:28 pm

Gee, thanks! Add my name to the grateful list…I purchased an Amana several months ago, and have had a hard time with the low setting being so high.
Burning rice (I laughed at your example) was the last straw.
I emailed Amana and never even got the courtesy of a reply.
You’d think this would be standard info!

Comment from Jeanette
Time: June 23, 2015, 8:47 am

Found this out after a call to Samsung. Not any where in installation or user manual. Never heard of a simmer set screw. we may try to fix it ourselves or call and pay if we can’t. But certainly a life saver article. I was chained to the stove when I was cooking to save the food.

Comment from jeanette
Time: June 23, 2015, 9:15 am

thank you thank you, after finding out there was such a thing as a simmer screw from Samsung support, I found this site. We just adjusted the screws ourselves using the little screwdriver from an eye glass repair kit. Will make cooking a little less stressful.

Comment from Cadet
Time: June 24, 2015, 3:48 pm

The best advice! We just bought an Amana AGG222 LP gas stove and our contractor was great–installed it, converted it from natural gas but didn’t know how to regulate the burner flame heights . Your pix and step by step instructions saved the day. Removing the knobs, inserting a long thin screwdriver , a few turns and all was as it should be. The instruction manuals need to highlight this info in bold type, along with the standard installation info. (I actually did find tips in the Amana manual online, but that was 12 hours after finding your site!!!!)

Comment from sylvia
Time: July 8, 2015, 9:32 pm

Kevin, my stove has 4 different burners, One is larger, the next one is largest and the next one is medium and then the small burner. The larger burner and the largest burner scare the heck out of me because the flames are so high, so i avoid using them, should i adjust the flames on this burners with your method. Also they leave burning stains on my pots which they are not difficult to remove but my sink is black when i finish washing them. I have a whirlpool and it looks just like the domenstration .

Comment from kevin
Time: July 8, 2015, 10:10 pm

Sylvia, if your stove’s flames are too high on all heat settings, this adjustment won’t fix that. Your stove may have incorrect burner orifices or an incorrect or broken pressure regulator. The adjustment described on this page is for the simmer (lowest) flame setting only. Best regards, Kevin

Comment from sylvia
Time: July 9, 2015, 10:58 am

thank you Kevin, i discovered that the stove was on natural gas setting, the tech is coming this morning to set it to Lp.

Comment from Tom
Time: July 19, 2015, 2:05 pm

There are not enough “thank yous” to express my gratitude. I have a brand new Viking 8 burner cooktop which came fitted for NG even though we stipulated LP. A plumber did the conversion, but the flame on the lowest setting was far too high. I emailed Viking with this issue and they did not respond. I wrote a letter sent by USPS and still no response. Now that I saw your fix and applied it, I have a properly functioning cooktop. So grateful!

Comment from Doug
Time: July 21, 2015, 11:20 pm

Kevin, You Rock!
i cannot thank you enough for your clear and useful post.
Many, many thanks from all of us Netizens.

Comment from Lorna
Time: August 2, 2015, 9:35 am

Ten years! Ten years we’ve put up with crazy gas flames. I cannot thank you enough. You have changed my life! Or at least my lunch, which is almost as important.

Comment from Paula
Time: August 2, 2015, 11:22 am

Thank you SO much! Now I can cook in the new rental house (was worried it was going to be a Long year!).

Comment from darla
Time: August 18, 2015, 3:07 am

Hi Kevin I have a fridgidaire lp stove that I’ve had for 10 years or so.the problem I have is two burners are pretty high and two front burners are are low and the front right won’t stay lit it on and off while the striker is going lighting only half the burner at a time! I cleaned the orifice and it still does it .I’m afraid to cook with it because it goes out sometimes ? Any ideas would be appreciated thanks

Comment from kevin
Time: September 13, 2015, 10:05 pm

Hi Darla, I would be afraid to cook with that too! I wonder if there is some obstruction in the pipes between the burners? The fact that two burners are high indicates good gas flow, and I’m assuming all four burners are fed by the same regulator, so that suggests everything is fine from the regulator on back. I’d look at everything in the path between the high burners and the low burners to try and figure out what’s different. Best regards, Kevin

Comment from dave king
Time: August 23, 2015, 12:58 pm

very helpful im a mechanic and thought i can fix anything but i learned something new today thanks

Comment from Laurie
Time: August 29, 2015, 1:02 pm

Yahoo!! Found a set of small screwdrivers at Dollar Tree, and voila! Despite Samsung having told me that there was nothing a consumer could (or should) do to remedy the problem (understandable, I suppose), I just KNEW there was an answer somewhere. Merci beaucoup.

Comment from Dan Ryan
Time: September 4, 2015, 4:47 pm

A question last year from Mike about adjusting the flame on a built in Bosch cook top was brought up. I too have a problem with my Bosch propane cook top. 1 burner is too low even on its highest setting. No adjustment screws in the shaft are visible. It appears a red rubber gasket is at the bottom of the shaft. Any ideas?

Comment from kevin
Time: September 13, 2015, 10:00 pm

Hi Dan, sorry, I’ve not looked at a Bosch cook top in person and a quick search came up empty. I still can’t believe this information isn’t more readily available. If you find the solution please reply here, from the number of hits and comments on this post I’m sure there are many others looking for the same thing. Best regards, Kevin

Comment from Elyse
Time: September 4, 2015, 6:12 pm

Thanks so much for the awesome tip. My problem is that my stove is from the 1930’s and the shaft under the burner knob is solid. There is a simmer setting that worked well, until the gas company upped the pressure and we had to install a pressure regulator. Now the simmer setting is too low and the flame goes out. Any thoughts about where the simmer adjustment might be on this old stove?

Comment from kevin
Time: September 13, 2015, 9:49 pm

Hi Elyse, sorry, I’ve only seem the adjustment in the center of the shaft, which seems to be the most common. Others have found adjustment screws on or near the regulator, but I would strongly advise against turning any screws unless you really know what you’re doing; you really don’t want to cause a gas leak. Maybe someone else will see this and chime in? Good luck and please follow up here if you find it so that others may benefit. Best regards, Kevin

Comment from Brigitte
Time: September 13, 2015, 9:32 pm

Thank you. We recently purchased a new house that has a Whirlpool range. Even the “Accusimmer” burner kept everything at a rolling boil. I just knew there must be an adjustment screw somewhere. My old range had a burner adjustment screw under the burner cover, but there wasn’t one here. So glad a Google search found this website. Problem solved!

Comment from Marsha
Time: October 1, 2015, 10:01 pm

Thank you so much for this information! We bought our GE stove last Nov. & we haven’t been able to cook anything on a lower temp. All burners went from medium-high to high. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Comment from Tolland CT Cook
Time: October 4, 2015, 12:29 pm

Like many others, I NEVER comment on posts when finding DIY help. But this was SO easy to fix on our brand new stove that we were beginning to hate. I can now actually simmer! THANK YOU! This post just keeps saving people! 8 years running!

Comment from Raymond Broad
Time: October 8, 2015, 12:13 am

You are the bomb! Thank you, and shame on Whirlpool! Still hiding this easy fix from their own consumers. Shameful!

Comment from Anonymous
Time: October 18, 2015, 4:50 pm

you are awesome, thanks

Comment from Gay Glenn
Time: October 21, 2015, 6:15 pm

Useful for me, today. thank you soooooooooooo much! Fixed the cheapstove problem.

Comment from Terisa Davis
Time: October 23, 2015, 8:35 pm

THANK YOU! So nice when people take time put stuff up like this that helps others. I was kind of panicked that my new stove had such a high flame when on low. FIXED!

Comment from Tess
Time: October 28, 2015, 11:08 am

Posts such as yours is why the internet continues to be THE tool for everyday research. I, too, experienced everything the former posters expressed about not being able to simmer: soups (especially cream), stews, sauces, rice pudding, etc. Researched the GE site to see if it was an universal problem w/stove – nada.
Not only was your post on point but the pictures were AMAZING – it gave me the courage to try and fix it without calling an appliance guy. Fixed. Done. Eight years and this post is still going strong.
Many, many thanks,
Tess

Comment from Kat
Time: October 29, 2015, 6:26 pm

Thanks, thanks, and more thanks…
I have been living with this problem on my Jenn Air and finally I can fix the issue. Photos were a huge help!

Comment from AJ Joshi
Time: October 30, 2015, 6:37 pm

Wow!
This posting really solved the issue my wife was complaining about in our gas stove. She told me to google and search for answers, and I got your posting that was posted in 2007. 7 years later it still helped me.
I really want to thank for taking time to compile this posting.

AJ & Mona, New York

Comment from Verlin Wichman
Time: November 24, 2015, 7:05 pm

Marriage saved !!! The wife said she couldn’t get the flame to a low,low. I tried this fix and it worked great. The only thing I might add is that on two of the burners I had to hold the stem slightly while making the adjustment. I didn’t notice that while turning the adjustment screw I was also turning the stem. The other problem we had was that while trying the new oven I notice heat leaking by the door and seal. When I checked closer I found that the top of the oven door was hitting a screw that held the guard in place that the stove top burner knobs go through. Finally discovered that the door hinges weren’t properly seated. I removed the oven door a few times and put back and after the third try the door closed correctly. I am now a hero in the eyes of my wife.

Comment from Kelly
Time: December 21, 2015, 5:30 pm

Thank you for saving my life!

Comment from Kelly
Time: December 21, 2015, 5:32 pm

Well, poo! Mine doesn’t have a screw. It’s solid! =(( Off to do more research!

Comment from Martin
Time: December 23, 2015, 10:49 am

WOW thanks so much. I have lived here for 2 years with the same problem (no simmer on stove).
House is 9 years old so it’s been the same problem for 9 years I suspect.
Fixed it in minutes with your advise.
Thank you and the internet. Saves me tons of money.
Martin

Comment from tom
Time: January 12, 2016, 6:28 pm

We bought a natural gas Amana gas range around Xmas and none of the burners would reduce to simmer. Was told by a salesman that there was no way to adjust the burners and that there was no return policy. The adjustment described above worked great. I am going to stop by the store and show him how to adjust the burners. Seems like he should be educated to this easy fix. Thank you for posting. Not to be too redundant but you ROCK!

Comment from Yvonne
Time: January 17, 2016, 10:54 am

This was a life changer. I was so frustrated with my stove. I now feel like I have a new stove. Thank you so much for posting this quick and easy fix.

Comment from Anonymous
Time: January 22, 2016, 1:21 pm

Thaks

Comment from dot
Time: January 22, 2016, 2:40 pm

Amazing Thank you Turn screw clockwise to reduce flame

Comment from Rod
Time: January 24, 2016, 2:12 pm

Holy cow! Been dealing with this darn stove for 5 years and 2 minutes of finding the right screw driver has made this stove awesome. This worked on a Premier stove and there was no mention of it in the manual.

Comment from Elizabeth
Time: January 26, 2016, 6:49 pm

I don’t need to tell you that you rock! because this is the largest number of thank you comments I’ve ever seen.
But the question remains: why don’t the stove people tell you this. I imagine it’s because they fear that the phenomena mentioned in your caution will leave them liable for explosions–but then why don’t the delivery people do it when the stove is installed? Or, there must be some way around their liability fears. Look at the number of people who’ve had this problem!!

Comment from Elizabeth
Time: January 26, 2016, 6:57 pm

I found it helpful to turn the burner to its lowest setting and adjust the screw with the flame on to make sure it wasn’t so low that it might go out.
P.S. this is one of the most helpful things I’ve found on the Internet. Thanks for taking the trouble.

Comment from Ramona
Time: January 30, 2016, 4:53 pm

Thank you!!! I have been complaining about this for over 2 years. Today I told my husband if I didn’t get it fixed we were getting a new stove. After looking at stoves this morning we came home and he was napping. I found this post and woke him up. It is now fixed!!! Praise the Lord!!!

Comment from Debbie
Time: February 2, 2016, 7:03 pm

This truly is the fix! We were told to use use the little screwdriver you get when you buy a repair kit for eyeglasses!! You can find it at the grocery store or supermarket where you check out. And yes my spaghetti sauce and chili were always getting burnt!

Comment from david
Time: February 11, 2016, 2:12 pm

We just moved and our new home had a whirlpool stove so we did mot take our old one. After burning rice more than once because the burners did not simmer properly. I found your post. I was able to adjust our burners and they work great. You are a real rice saver. Thanks much!

Comment from Holly
Time: February 12, 2016, 3:35 pm

I’m feeling really fortunate to have found your site a day after my new Samsung duel fuel range was installed. Eggs were scorching on lowest setting. This worked–Except one of the burners, the middle size, is stuck. Turning the screw clockwise doesn’t do anything, so I tried counter clockwise and now it’s stuck on high. Even if I turn the screw back clockwise. If I turn it far enough it won’t turn any further but flame doesn’t go down, unless I turn it far enough that the stem turns, then it goes off completely. any suggestions? Did I mess up? Time to call for service? The other burners are now perfect-thanks!

Comment from kevin
Time: February 12, 2016, 10:48 pm

Hi Holly, off-hand I’m not sure what could be going on with that burner. It sounds like that control knob wasn’t working properly from the beginning, maybe you could get just that part replaced under warranty? Good luck & best regards, Kevin

Comment from Bo
Time: March 29, 2016, 10:28 am

GE Profile Gas Range— Anyone know how to retrieve the jet I dropped between burner and the oven top when after cleaning it, it fell from the socket and tumbled through an opening at the base of the burner assembly onto the top of the oven box. I know these stove tops hinge up but cant get it to release. Thanks

Comment from cyndi church
Time: April 9, 2016, 6:00 pm

It was beyond awesome that you posted this, thank you so much. I was so thrilled to get my new 5burner Whirlpool stove and then to have it burn so high I was almost afraid to use it was not good. Your post with the pictures is awesome and within 5 minutes my new stove works exactly as it should. Thank you so very much.

Comment from jlw
Time: April 9, 2016, 6:09 pm

Let me add my appreciation to the tip on adjusting the simmer setting on our new Whirlpool range. We were burning stuff left and right. The new Whirlpool owners manual has no mention at all. Additionally they don’t even have a phone number listed in the booklet. If you have tech support questions, one can write a letter or send an e-mail. This really sucks!
Thanks again

Comment from Hank
Time: May 13, 2016, 11:54 am

In 19 yrs. of apt. maintenance, this morning was the first time that this problem came to my attention. Privately, I didn’t hold much hope but I said that “I’d look it up”. Thanks to you there was an answer and sure enough, deep inside that shaft was a screw. I’ll have make something long enough to reach it, but I expect we’ll end with a very happy household.

Comment from Adrian Goins
Time: May 25, 2016, 3:09 pm

OMG. I live in Chile and have a gas stove that used to be hooked up to utility gas in Santiago with a pressure regulator. We recently hooked it up to LPG tanks in our new house. It was an inferno, and the gas installers had no idea what to do about it. Found your site, pulled the knobs, turned the screws, and BAM! Problem solved. Muchas gracias!

Comment from Peggy
Time: June 10, 2016, 2:51 am

Thank you – cannot wait to show this to my husband. We converted a stove from natural gas to propane and I have been burning everything for a few months now. I finally sought help today. This info is priceless. Thank you again.

Comment from Anonymous
Time: August 3, 2016, 8:20 am

Thank you! I finally had a decent cooker installed yesterday after 13 years of rubbish cookers. Was really upset to find it wouldn’t simmer as it is such a vital part of cooking. Your solution worked although a bit lower would be better it’s still a vast improvement. Thank you again!

Comment from Katrina
Time: August 17, 2016, 10:08 am

trying to fix my mother’s stove (a Hotpoint), unfortunately it doesn’t have any screws in that location…

Comment from Jien Conde
Time: August 22, 2016, 6:03 pm

THANK YOU SO MUCH for the information on how to reset the flame when cooking on low…..I hope this works on my new Samsung stove, right now its like cooking rice on high and anything else you just want to simmer is boiling away.

Comment from Tony
Time: September 4, 2016, 1:04 pm

Fixed the issue!

Comment from Emily
Time: September 19, 2016, 6:45 pm

I just got a new Premier gas LP range and could not even cook spaghetti on simmer….it just boiled. In the old days, you could set the burner flame for whatever you wanted, but now the gov’t wants us to be safe and just screws everything up. Ha ha…now we know how to adjust to our liking…,thank you so much for this article with the pictures. I showed it to my husband and he immediately ground down a screwdriver to fit and adjusted the burners for a true simmer. Brave…you deserve a medal.

Comment from Jennifer
Time: September 25, 2016, 11:48 am

I am having this problem too, however I am also having a problem with the oven flam being to hot as well. When it is turned to 350 degrees to heat, it heats up way hotter than this. Is there anyone who knows how to adjust the flam on a converted gas to propane oven?

Thank you. :)

Comment from Bill
Time: November 5, 2016, 9:15 am

Does this fix work on a regular natural gas stove? We have a 2015 Whirlpool with the 2 power burners in front. Can’t stop everything from burning on low. Service said there is nothing that can be done. Service tech said it would be too dangerous to lower the flame any more than it is. I’m a little hesitant to try this. Please advise and thanks.

Comment from kevin
Time: November 5, 2016, 12:50 pm

Hi Bill, this adjustment screw is not something that is added during the propane conversion, it is either present on that model of gas stove (whether LP or natural gas) or it isn’t. Having not seen your stove, I’d defer to the service tech who has. Best regards, Kevin

Comment from amy
Time: November 16, 2016, 6:21 pm

i have an electrolux gas stove. it was converted to lp from natural gas. i have never been able to get the burners to a low flame. i thought i hit the jackpot when i found this site, but even when turning the screw, the flame does not change. any suggestions?

Comment from kevin
Time: November 16, 2016, 6:46 pm

Hi Amy, how confident are you that the conversion to LP was done correctly? Best regards, Kevin

Comment from Melody
Time: November 16, 2016, 10:17 pm

Holy Canoli!!! Thank You. I’ve had a Jenn Air cooktop propane for 4 years and have just put up with having no simmer. As Thanksgiving is approaching, I thought I would try googling – never imaging your helpful post and pics would be the first thing I read!! Going to try this over the weekend!! Thanks so much!!!!

Comment from MTKrugers
Time: November 25, 2016, 2:59 pm

Adding our name to the AWESOME group. Purchased a Kenmore (Frigidaire) last month. Gas, I converted it to Propane, and everything went smoothly expect for the simmer. One was so high, it kept a constant boil. I slid the knob off to find a gold open end tube looking at me. I took a 3-inch nail and ground the end to mimic a flat-head screwdriver, then fished it inside the tube about an inch/inch and a half, after a little bit of movement this way and that, I felt the nail blade fall into the slot. Minor turn and went from boiling to simmer. Thank you for taking the time to post this, such an easy solution that accompanying instructions and repair reps don’t seem to want to share (or don’t know to be able to share). Happy Holidays.

Comment from susan
Time: November 30, 2016, 12:24 pm

Excellent explanation and pictures. Lived with propane stove for 30 years with the “simmer” too high. Just got new stove and did exactly what you instructed. I used a very small flathead screwdriver from a kit I received that came with some computer – long time ago. Fit fine.
Thanks so much

Comment from thomas!
Time: December 22, 2016, 8:51 am

Wow! Thanks. We had a new Kitchenaid gas stove installed in May, moved into the house in June and the simmer settings have been too high. Yes, we are using LP and the installer with the gas company installed the conversion kit. He, nor the owner’s manual said nothing of the fine-tuning screws in the center of each knob post. Had to file off the sides of a small screwdriver like others, and futz a bit to get the settings for each of the 5 burners just right (simmer should be barely on, but cannot be blown out). Success. Thanks!

Comment from Raz
Time: December 27, 2016, 6:20 pm

You officially ROCK! Successfuly adjusted the simmer flame on an LPG-converted second hand stove i bought for my mom. All thanks to your instructions. Best advice i found on the internet in a while.

Comment from Dan S
Time: January 1, 2017, 7:40 pm

Spot on. Wifey has been unpatiently waiting for a year on our 5 burner Samsung. Finally dug out my slim #1 slotted that stays in my electrical tool box and bingo! Good tip about puffing to make sure they don’t go out. Thanks.

Comment from Todd Huhtanen
Time: January 4, 2017, 11:04 am

THANK YOU!!! I just bought a gas stove, have LP and replaced the orifices but was very unhappy with the low settings! I couldn’t simmer! On even the smallest simmer burner there would be a full boil! You made my day! Year even!!
Thanks,
Todd

Comment from Ben
Time: January 10, 2017, 4:07 am

Very helpful thanks!
I used a coat hanger, hammered the end to a flat point and filed it so it fit into the little hole, works well!

Comment from Ron
Time: January 11, 2017, 10:05 pm

add me to the list of the grateful, fixed the simmer after putting up with it being too high for over a year. Thanks for taking time to post this

Comment from Carol
Time: January 13, 2017, 1:25 pm

Thank You! Was so disappointed with my new Maytag! But now the flame is adjusted and I can simmer!

Comment from Lesley
Time: January 20, 2017, 10:32 pm

Yes, you rock. Thankyou. With a huge leap of faith I purchased a precision screwdriver set from Bunnings. I needed a really long one as the shaft on my new omega lpg converted cooktop knob was far to long for any small screw driver I had, let alone to see the screw. Now adjusted. Perfect.

Comment from Valerie
Time: January 25, 2017, 5:11 pm

Thank you!!! This is so helpful! Saves the rest of us time and aggravation

Comment from Colette Walther
Time: January 28, 2017, 8:16 pm

As everyone else said…. AMAZING!! Was freaking out because the simmer flame would go out, and I was scared of the gas. Picture on site was spot on. I used an EYEGLASS screw driver from Sears. Perfect. Thanks a million.

Comment from Anonymous
Time: February 20, 2017, 1:37 pm

I’ve tried this and it doesn’t do anything. :(

Comment from Jim Egeler
Time: February 21, 2017, 5:58 pm

Still relevant to for our brand new Kitchenaide dual fuel range in 2017. Can’t believe this simple fix is so hard to find. It ought to be common knowledge. Thank you very much for posting and making it so easy to adjust our burners.

Comment from Mayumi
Time: March 11, 2017, 3:11 pm

I don’t comment often in the interwebs but have to in this case, to say THANK YOU. Solved our issue and it’s been a long time since that the stove was simply burning everything. Finally… we can cook!!

Comment from Linda
Time: March 22, 2017, 9:18 am

Thank you so much! I was depressed because I thought I would have to return our brand new stove but your tip did the trick! Seven years this post has been up and your gift to us keeps on giving! Later I found it in the Whirlpool installation manual that comes with the stove, but the (Whirlpool!) maintenance man we had come out to take a look at the stove just minutes before I found this did not even suggest it. I called him to tell him about it, and it turned out he knew about it. :( If he assumed it was already turned down to its lowest setting it sure was the wrong assumption.

Comment from Steve
Time: March 23, 2017, 7:21 pm

Thanks! I was so depressed with our new stove – in our case a Samsung dual fuel with a split oven. I’m guessing this applies to most gas ranges!

Comment from Deb
Time: April 2, 2017, 2:58 pm

Wow. Four years stirring and stirring so that food doesn’t burn but that doesn’t help when needing to cook on low temps. to tenderize meats in stews, etc. I’d given up and just used the slow cooker which meant planning many hours ahead. When we bought the stove I looked online but didn’t see this simple explanation. THANK YOU so much!!

Comment from Cinder
Time: April 4, 2017, 10:17 am

Worked like a charm! I just can’t imagine why the operating instructions don’t cover this and the service techs for the stove companies don’t know about this. This thread has been going on for years!
Thanks

Comment from David
Time: May 28, 2017, 11:41 am

Thanks for this post our simmer eye on our Frigidaire Range would turn off on low and not reignite when turned up. I was ready to call a repair service when I read this post. Worked perfectly.

Comment from Sally
Time: May 29, 2017, 4:25 pm

This is awesome. Have struggled with too high simmer and repair guy who said it is
What it is. Found this and my son and I
Fixed it. If you don’t have a long enough screw driver
Use copper wire strip end and hammer top flat.
Yay will enjoy cooking again

Comment from Alan Goldberg
Time: June 21, 2017, 3:39 pm

Easy fix for a vexing problem. Thanks.

Comment from Anonymous
Time: July 21, 2017, 8:17 am

I was actually on my way to look at a new electric range because we bought a new double-wide and December and it had a propane stove and I was literally down to the one small burner is all that I could cook on went back in the house and done this can’t wait to try them they look great thank you very much

Comment from Anonymous
Time: August 26, 2017, 6:01 am

Thank you so much for making this job simple. When you call the range manufacture they only thing they tell you is they will send out a technician at my cost. Go on line and they only tell you how to adjust the gas. Now I can cook without burning everything.

Comment from Anonymous
Time: August 26, 2017, 2:04 pm

Thank you so much! I wish that we had this information a few years ago! So happy.

Comment from Melissa
Time: September 2, 2017, 7:46 pm

Thank you so much for posting. Along with the others, I now can cook without having to worry about everything burning or boiling over!!

Comment from Zan Taylor
Time: September 7, 2017, 1:18 pm

You have helped so many people with you fantastic instructions & pictures. Just amazing. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Bless your heart!

Comment from Jacki Lewandowski
Time: September 19, 2017, 7:06 pm

Do you know if this will work for the Whirpool MGS8800FZ or WEG745H0FS? They are both 5 burner ranges and I have noted on the reviews that MANY people comment that the simmer flame is far too high. We are in the market for a new LP range and I am hesitant to buy one if I won’t be able to adjust the simmer. Thanks!

Comment from kevin
Time: September 19, 2017, 9:25 pm

Whirlpool now documents this adjustment in their installation guides. Home Depot has the installation guide for the MGS8800FZ and WEG745H0FS on their web site; as of this writing the flame adjustment is on page 22 of each.

Comment from Charleen
Time: October 6, 2017, 4:51 pm

Where can I purchase a screwdriver to work for the adjustment? We also had a whirlpool service man out and the owner of the store we bought it from neither had an answer. It is perplexing as you cannot try the stove top out before purchase or whirlpool oven. Thanks for this column!

Comment from Kathy
Time: October 12, 2017, 1:01 pm

I tryed making adjustments to the burners on my stove. They are already turned down all the way. Does anyone have any ideas?

Comment from Ben
Time: October 18, 2017, 5:58 pm

wow, posted in 2007 and still benefiting people. Thanks for this top tip, we moved to a home with LP so this was new to us and having issues over boiling everything. All fixed now. Charleen, I used a cheap screwdriver i had, but find a precision screwdriver set on amazon that the blade in the same width as the shaft. good luck

Comment from Rebecca Shaw
Time: November 4, 2017, 4:57 pm

How does this work with the Whirlpool power burners. Was able to adjust the back burners. Can anyone help. WG515s0ew model. Like the stove tbut the burners?????

Thanks

Comment from Bev
Time: November 5, 2017, 8:44 am

After years of burning my food we went shopping for a new stove yesterday that was electric so I didn’t have to deal with the flame too high to cook. We didn’t get one, but instead found this posting. You saved us hundred of dollars. We used a guitar adjustment tool that fit perfectly! Can’t wait to cook tonight! Thank you so much!!!

Comment from Bill
Time: November 10, 2017, 12:39 pm

This tip helps folks nearly every month! My problem was that the low setting on some of the burners on my GE propane stove was TOO low and put them in danger of going out. One had to be extra careful not to turn them down all the way. Now I can breath easier. Easy peasy.

Comment from Chris the Cook
Time: November 12, 2017, 5:09 pm

Thank you! My wife’s famous sauce will never burn again!

Comment from Catie
Time: November 13, 2017, 10:22 pm

Thank you SO much! I used the screwdriver from a glasses repair kit and now my range is fixed! Feeling grateful and happy.

Comment from Linda K
Time: December 17, 2017, 11:50 am

Wow! Thank you so much! I haven’t been able to cook right since we got this stove YEARS ago! Thank you, thankyou, thankyou!

Comment from Janis
Time: December 25, 2017, 3:07 pm

Thank you!

Comment from Marvin Warren
Time: December 27, 2017, 11:17 am

Still relevant in 2017 – thanks for posting this, a decade ago! So glad I bought that screwdriver kit for working on phones and laptops, the 1.8mm did the trick, nothing larger would work (on my ‘Roper by Whirlpool’ stove). No more burned food!

Comment from Terri
Time: January 3, 2018, 9:56 pm

Let me be the first to thank you for such a great post in 2018! I am a serious cook. Over 10 years ago I splurged spent a small fortune on a gas range that I thought would be my dream appliance. I especially looked forward to using the 4 contiguous burners for my larger pans. Had it professionally installed and was shocked at the lack of a medium setting much less a simmer flame. My options were high or higher. Despite having authorized service people out three different times, nothing improved. I was able to do a work around that made two burners usable, but the other two were not amenable to my fix. So for all these years I have had a super expensive stove with little more utility than a 2 burner camp stove. Most of my meals had to be prepared in two stages. I finally decided I could stand it no more–over the holidays I had to use table top induction cookers to take up the slack–but decided to see if I could modify the stove somehow and found your site. OMG I simply cannot thank you enough! It works!

Comment from Paul M
Time: January 11, 2018, 8:41 pm

Thank you!!! We moved into our new house a month ago and my wife has told me several times that everything is perfect EXCEPT that the flame won’t go low enough on our Samsung (LP Gas) range. I read your post and checked, and sure enough, we have the same type of low simmer adjustment that you described. Now everything is perfect!

Comment from Rebecca Creque
Time: January 12, 2018, 12:03 pm

Thank you! I hated my gas range that my husband finally talked me in to after being married for a couple of years. I had always had electric growing up and in my own homes. This had saved me from converting back.

Comment from Kim G
Time: January 24, 2018, 12:22 pm

I’m another grateful cook to have found this post. Still relevant and I have inexpensive “apartment” sized Amana gas stove. Was simple to remedy. I too used tiny flat head that comes in eyeglass repair kit and was the perfect size. No more dealing with that perpetual rolling boil. I currently have a large pot of homemade chicken soup on my stove and happy to say it’s SIMMERING!! Thank you, Thank you!

Comment from Pedro M
Time: January 28, 2018, 12:39 pm

Thank you for the post!!!! Gracias por la informacion!! Helped solve a problem.

Comment from Naama
Time: January 31, 2018, 9:31 pm

Thank you so much! Now I don’t need to through my stove out the window. Thank you for sharing :)

Comment from bruce sutten
Time: February 14, 2018, 1:59 pm

There is nothing in the owners manual about adjusting the burners down. Like most of the comments we burned everything. Thank you so much.

Comment from Laura C
Time: February 25, 2018, 1:43 pm

I just bought a Samsung gas range. Love it but the simmer was too high. I could not cook anything that needed a long simmer. It would just burn. I found this site and was able to adjust with my eyeglass screwdriver. Was done in 2 minutes. I didn’t even need my husband to do it. Very easy

Comment from Susan M
Time: March 16, 2018, 9:18 am

Hi
Not sure if I damaged anything trying this method of adjusting the low setting on my kenmore elite duel fuel range. I originally turned the screw right and it did nothing to the low flame setting. This morning I tried again and turned it to the left and found success however when replacing the know it was not ligned up properly. I then proceeded to put the screw back to the original position so the knob would line up properly and know my flame is at the same level on all three settings. I then tried holding the post that the know fits onto and tried turning the screw but the flame still would not adjust. Any suggestions on what may have gone wrong? Thanks in advance for any assistance you may be able to provide…the husband is not very pleased with me at the moment. 😐

Comment from kevin
Time: March 16, 2018, 4:17 pm

Hi Susan, that is a puzzle. By email we confirmed that Kenmore’s installation instructions show the same adjustment procedure for this range. I’m wondering if you may have accidentally stripped the threads on the adjustment screw, since it no longer affects the flame?

Comment from Beth
Time: March 17, 2018, 2:19 pm

We got a new GE range converted from natural gas to propane and experienced the same burning of rice and spaghetti sauce splattering all over as other people. Once we found a thin screwdriver, this did the trick for us! We’ve always had gas stoves and never experienced this problem.

Comment from amelia
Time: March 30, 2018, 3:14 pm

thank you for this article. I’ve gone 2 years using only one burner. the “certified” propane installer said it was the stove, electrolux said to call the installer. i fixed it myself using your easy step by step instructions. one happy camper here!

Comment from Grant
Time: April 1, 2018, 9:08 pm

Looking for small enough screwdriver to make adjustments
Use the stainless spring steel insert from an old wiper blade. Works perfectly

Comment from Martha
Time: April 9, 2018, 7:30 pm

It’s 2018 and this post is still so useful. Thank you so much Kevin!

Comment from Ken Qualls
Time: May 25, 2018, 1:00 pm

My Whirlpool has a nice size Philips screw but adjusting it made no change at all in the size of the flame. I haven’t converted to propane I just need a lower flame. My old stove had a wide rage on all burners. Not so on my new one.

Comment from frank
Time: May 31, 2018, 11:03 pm

Thanks for this info. We recently put our gas stove back into service. we had disconnected it while our son was living at home and his sense of smell isnt great. We would come home to the house stinking of gas and our son in his room reading. I googled this tonight and did the fix. now can turn the burner right down and it stays on fine. Our is a magic chef which was a maytag branch. Thanks again. Frank

Comment from Zach
Time: June 3, 2018, 5:48 pm

Thank you so much! It did the trick!! Works like it is suppose to !!

Comment from Ted
Time: June 4, 2018, 8:13 am

Awesome! Fix worked on our brand new Bosch cooktop, too! Why is there no mention of this in manual? Thanks so much.

Comment from Michael
Time: July 6, 2018, 4:06 pm

Thank you. I tried this and at first it seemed to work. I lit the flame, turned it down all the way, and used the screwdriver to adjust it (and it definitely got lower). But as soon as I put the knob back on and went to turn it up/off, the lowest setting popped back to its previous level. Any ideas? I have a Kenmore Elite. (It’s not a new stove, but we just bought the house so it’s new to me. It’s propane.)

Comment from Cheryl
Time: August 15, 2018, 3:55 pm

Thank you so much for the info.

Comment from Hercules Bothma
Time: September 23, 2018, 12:11 pm

whirlpool put it in there manual so it was very easy for me to adjust it from day 1 when i install it

Comment from Anonymous
Time: October 8, 2018, 5:09 pm

Works for GE stoves too! I’ve been frustrated and lamenting for 4 years not being able to simmer and voila – thanks for the do helpful post! We used eye glass screens driver btw

Comment from Christine Behnke
Time: November 7, 2018, 5:36 pm

This was perfect, and took only a few minutes. Thanks for helping us not to burn our food.

Comment from Joe K
Time: November 14, 2018, 11:10 am

Thanks for posting, I had the same problem on my Gourmet Five star range. Your method worked great, I can now simmer stew without having to stir every 10 minutes.

Comment from Mike Moore
Time: December 13, 2018, 7:41 pm

Thank you so much for posting this. I have to find my small screw driver but I have already verified the screw. I was ready to declare the cook top defective but now I know where the issue can be resolved!

Comment from ben
Time: December 16, 2018, 4:13 pm

Our new Samsung range had too low a simmer on one burner – kept going out (danger!). Manual was no help, Samsung Chat advised getting a technician. THANKS for this post. Tiny screwdriver, 1 minute, problem fixed. Amazing they don’t mention this in the manual!

Comment from Susan Coffin Gerhardt
Time: December 17, 2018, 6:11 am

You’re a HERO!!!! You’ve save lots of people LOTS of money. Thanks, bud.

Comment from mickey
Time: December 19, 2018, 3:30 pm

It is a shame that the manufacturers do not make the important information clear. Sometimes it is not even present. a small screwdriver should be furnished and which way to turn for increase and decrease of flame. They have pages and pages of useless information, and neglect to make the critical information available, and clear. I have been doing major appliance repair for over 40 years, and alot of good times. But the last 20 yrs or so , the greed has gotten worse. It is almost as bad as buying a car. I must go now. I retired last month and have to go take a nap. There is some golden stuff on instructional you tubes, as i am sure you all know. And do not bother calling the manufacturers to get information; like any one else that has a horse in the race, they do not want to give anything away, that they have a chance of selling you. I guess this what our corporate model has come to.

Comment from Billwill
Time: January 8, 2019, 2:13 pm

I traded up my still working fine 30 year old Roper gas range for a fancy looking kitchen aid with large commercial looking grates with residential burners. What a joke! I had the same problem with a high simmer flame after conversion to lp but the grate sits too high above the burner,I already miss my trusty roper.

Comment from DaveC
Time: January 11, 2019, 8:20 pm

I just made the adjustment on my new LP stove because the small burner boiled the brown rice too hard on simmer. Boy, that’s exactly what the doctor ordered. I believe you earned a PHD, in what, I’m not exactly sure. Thanks!

Comment from Perry B Fulmer
Time: January 21, 2019, 9:10 am

I have a whirlpool stove and located the screws on the knob shaft to adjust the flame but it only worked on one burner, left rear. on the other burners the screw turns but no flame adjustment. I don’t want to turn to far it may fall out. What do you suggest?

Comment from Wayne D
Time: February 15, 2019, 1:23 am

This worked on my Bosch range. The burner didn’t go low enough to simmer. Now it does. Thank you for posting.

Comment from Teresa Timmerman
Time: February 21, 2019, 9:42 am

Thank you!!! This helped so much frustration.

Comment from Diane J
Time: February 24, 2019, 1:45 pm

THANK YOU SO MUCH for this simple fix! We moved to a home with LP, renovated the kitchen and changed from electric to gas range. 18 months of frustration, 5 minute fix! Would be great if manufacturers mentioned this in manuals and if professional installers were aware. Many thanks for posting!

Comment from ref
Time: April 28, 2019, 6:50 am

thank you! thank you! thank you!

Comment from Chris S
Time: May 1, 2019, 7:07 pm

Great help! I moved into a home with a lovely gas range, but two of the burners would go out on ‘simmer’ setting. I was able to adjust them both using this info. NOTE – I tried to do the adjustment at first without turning the gas on; the screw would not turn. But once I turned on the gas and could see the flame, it was easier to turn the screw – it seemed!

Comment from Rick
Time: June 20, 2019, 6:38 pm

Thank you for taking the time write this. I did a conversion on my new Amana and could not get a simmer. Used a screwdriver I made in High School shop class. That tells my age eh?

Comment from Joan
Time: June 28, 2019, 1:47 pm

Can this adjustment be done on a Frigidaire gas range that has been converted to LP?

Comment from kevin
Time: June 29, 2019, 10:10 pm

If the adjustment screws are present, I would expect the adjustment to work the same whether the range has been converted from natural gas to LP or not. I’m not familiar with Frigidaire ranges though.

Comment from Jerry Brabant
Time: July 3, 2019, 9:00 am

Thought the seller put in wrong orifices for propane. Got new ones from seller-same situation. Low flame way too hot. Saw this site and actually had a couple of small flatheads. Fixed the stove in 2 minutes. Thanks. Will mention to seller. Not sure they know about adjustment screws.

Comment from Jane
Time: July 15, 2019, 7:32 pm

This is the most useful thing the internet has ever done for me. I do a lot of home canning and was unable to adjust the right heat for my pressure cooker on my new range. If you lived close to Arkansas, I would supply you all summer with canned goods!

Comment from Noah
Time: September 3, 2019, 1:18 pm

I wish I could make this the very first google result for this problem: Fix Low Simmer on Gas Stove when Propane Stove is Too Hot — IT IS AMAZING THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!

Comment from Keith
Time: September 27, 2019, 12:29 pm

As so many others have said, your post was a big help. Other sites talked about an adjusting screw beside the shaft of the burner knob, but ours, on a Jenn-Air stove top, were located inside the shaft as your photos showed. I never would have thought to look there. Thanks for the help!!

Comment from Lee
Time: October 12, 2019, 10:37 pm

Thank you very much for the info. The adjustment worked great. Now I can turn the burners down where I want them. Thanks again.

Comment from Bob Crochetiere
Time: November 3, 2019, 6:46 am

Thank you! I can’t believe that Whirlpool missed this. I went to their Customer Service Site and gave them the Link to this posting so they could update their instruction manual and their Customer Service representatives.

Comment from Bob Crochetiere
Time: November 4, 2019, 5:00 pm

Ok. I sent a note to customer service with a link to this website.
Here is their laughable response.

“We do work hard to provide documents and to our consumers as needed. Due to limited customer demand, the particular information you requested is outside of our currently available resources. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.”

Comment from kevin
Time: November 4, 2019, 5:33 pm

Wow. That’s really disappointing. It seems like this is a necessary adjustment for any stove that’s been converted from gas to LP or vice-versa. Thanks for following up.

Comment from Paul NH
Time: November 16, 2019, 11:53 am

Thanks so much for this tip! We just converted to gas after many years and had the same problem. I used a small flat blade jewelers screw driver. I turned on one burner at a time to the low position, then turned each screw clockwise until the flame lowered. I blew on each burner and adjusted to where the flame would not go out. Now each burner works well on low setting for simmering. Thanks again!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment from Ana Bites
Time: November 26, 2019, 11:15 am

The most simple, easy and useful info. Thanks a lot. It worked perfectly! I used a glass screw!

Comment from Sushmita
Time: February 25, 2020, 12:07 pm

Thank you for the useful information.
I am facing similar problem but I have carysil auto ignite hob. How to solve the same problem in that? Please help

Comment from Ashleigh
Time: March 9, 2020, 10:52 pm

Thank you so much for sharing this easy adjustment! I’ve been living in a new place almost a year and feeling frustrated about having no low setting. Googled it not really expecting to find a solution, but 10 minutes and some careful blow testing later it is fixed! I am so happy! Thank you!

Comment from dave
Time: June 10, 2020, 5:04 pm

Thank you so much for this information, I could not find it anywhere else and I too called Whirlpool and looked in my manual.We have lived with this problem for a year and a half. You are great to post this,
Thanks again.
Dave

Comment from Lisa Williams
Time: July 22, 2020, 5:06 pm

Thank you for posting your solution!! I was having the same dilemma with the high flame. Food was cooking too fast, forget simmering rice!! As I was cooking rice, in the microwave, not ideal, but stove top was not an option, my mate was on hold with Whirlpool, he left a # for call back… by that time I had found this post, bam, mate had it fixed before he got the return phone call from Whirlpool! We bought it at Lowe’s 6 weeks ago, we asked their appliance staff, and not one salesperson in two different Lowe’s knew how to fix it! Thanks again, you rock!

Comment from Denise
Time: August 1, 2020, 2:09 pm

Thank you so much!!! My son just lower all my burners!!! I love to cook but I too was frustrated and burning everything!! I can cook again!! I’m a happy camper?

Comment from Cheryl Woods
Time: August 9, 2020, 3:40 pm

My Quick Start booklet for my stove has a small section on how to adjust my burner. I don’t have a skinny enough screwdriver to fit in the hole. There seems to be a guard of sorts. It would take a very tiny long screwdriver to fit….
Any suggestions

Comment from Nancy
Time: August 10, 2020, 1:14 pm

You solved my problem with my new stove! Thank you! Luckily, the little screwdriver in my sewing machine repair kit fit perfectly! So grateful!

Comment from Jamie Garza
Time: August 17, 2020, 2:45 pm

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! Was so angry that my new stove burners wouldn’t go down to simmer except for one of the back ones. The specs on this range even show that only one of the back burners is meant for really low flame cooking. What???? When I do a large pot of chili or whatever on the front burner I don’t want to be switching it to the tiny burner in the back. ALL of the burners should go from High to Simmer. Was about to call the dealer to see if they knew of something that could be done. Was also going to contact Amana (which I will still do) but decided to try the internet to see what others had to say about it. Luckily I clicked on your posting and now all 4 burners go from High to Simmer!! Simple fix! I had one screwdriver that I almost threw out because it was a bit damaged….and that’s the one that worked! Wish I had known about this before because my old range had a burner that would blow out easily when I had it on Simmer. Always made me nervous. Watched it carefully. I am so happy that I don’t have to worry about things burning when they are supposed to simmering. THANKS AGAIN!!

Comment from Chris
Time: August 22, 2020, 12:15 am

Just wanted to let you know that you literally changed someone’s life today! Funny how it’s the little things in life that usually the game changers or (in this instance) life changers. I have a friend of mine that I met after she had started converting a hickory shed into a tiny home. Unfortunately for her, she got her worst nightmare with the first guy that she hired. She has no clue bout building and when I showed up and saw what this quack was doing I literally threw him off the property along with his tools after I took him to the first door I saw and asked him in a pissed and confused voice “what’s plum?!” He then said, in the same pissed and confused voice; “What do you mean?! There’s no plumbing for doors?!… and you know how the rest goes. I’ll spare ya’ll the horror story.
Anyway, all that to say. I have also been living a night mare, as I am the poor soul that had to go through and redo ALL this guys work. Which, brings us back to the simmer adjustment. You literally made my day and my girls day today!!! This has been the first experience when we were able to find out what we needed to do to fix something on her place… at least as far as electrical and plumbing repairs go. Let alone it was the final repair on her place. We were literally between tears of relief and joys of laughter from how ironic it was that finally on the last dman thing, we fix it quick and easy without and unforeseen issues. So THANK YOU!!!
For taking the time out of your day to write your post. It was a blessing!

Comment from Charlie
Time: September 28, 2020, 10:03 pm

Wow, I was thinking I made a mistake buying this Whirlpool stove. Thinking we were going to be cooking on the back burners solely. Good comment on the low setting having a stop to prevent going out. Thanks.

Comment from Sherwood Hughes
Time: October 29, 2020, 12:01 pm

Like Mike back in 2014 I too have a Bosch but when I take the nobs off all I see is red rubber bladder at the end of the post that holds the nob and no screw anywhere in sight. Wondering if anybody ever figured this one out for Bosch propane stoves? Thanks.

Comment from Thankful in Queens
Time: November 21, 2020, 10:32 am

Thanks for this useful post! A quarter turn clockwise with the screwdriver from an eyeglass repair kit worked like a charm.

Comment from Don
Time: November 23, 2020, 4:40 pm

FIXED!!! YAY! Thanks for the information! At first it didn’t work for me as it seemed like the set screws were seized up. Turned out my skinny screwdriver was not small enough. While it fit easily into the knob shaft, the wide part was to big. I took an old Craftsman one with a bad tip and ground it down so it fit. The entire width/diameter of the screwdriver shaft and tip has to be 1/8″ or less. 5 year old GE Profile.

Comment from Tammie
Time: February 14, 2021, 5:49 pm

You’re awesome! Thanks so much I hated not being able to simmer anything and making grilled cheese without burning was a real challenge. Now my new Samsung stove simmers properly! Thanks!

Comment from Bruce MacLean
Time: April 13, 2021, 10:00 am

Thank you, thank you, thank you! We bought a ‘new’ used stove about a year ago, and I love everything about it except the fact that I couldn’t get the low flame low enough and didn’t like the energy wasting ‘solution’ of essentially propping the pans up farther from the flame. This worked like a champ in a few seconds using a tiny flat head in a jewelers screwdriver set from the dollar store. Love it!

Comment from Christie
Time: November 28, 2021, 7:11 pm

THANK YOU!! We bought a new gas stove last week and I couldn’t figure out how to lower the Power Burners to a simmer. I’ve experienced all problems, burning everything, boiling over and having to move my pressure canner to the back burner so that it can maintain proper pressure without going insanely high…You’re a lifesaver!!

Comment from Jive
Time: January 22, 2022, 1:27 pm

Like so many before me, we too moved out onto land and switched to propane and were having the same problem. Wife very sad. I fix just about anything but was unaware of this adjustment. Makes sense though. bought one heat diffuser and were looking for a second when I found this..nothing better than a post like this..easy, simple and works….Thanks..!!

Comment from Chris
Time: April 27, 2022, 12:54 pm

“Thank You” doesn’t even begin to convey my gratitude for finding your article on the web. The tech who came in to install the propane system and convert the stove left me with some crappy low burn settings. Told us how to do it and left. Never had to do this before on previously owned gas stoves but this is a new build with a brand new gas stove and for the first month we knew it just wasn’t right. Last night was the final straw when hubby cooked and it didn’t end well. Today, with your help, I’m ready to dance. Kudos and Blessings of all kinds your way!

Comment from Joseph W Zazeckie
Time: May 8, 2022, 2:35 pm

Wow, it did actually work. Had just had to get a new over as my od one was having issues with the chip board thing and quitting in oven mode.
First week or two I hated it since the low setting was so high as compared to my old one.
Thanks you for this amazing tip. The tech at the place I bought it told me thats they way they are now. Wait til I stop back in and tell him I fixed it, but not telling how maybe!

Comment from Gianna
Time: May 10, 2022, 9:47 pm

Ty so much for the tip!!! Only problem is there were little rubber inserts under the knobs and while trying to remove them to make the adjustment some of them actually got stuck deeper in the hole now and I’m have trouble adjusting. Any insight? Thanks again!!!

Comment from Jason
Time: August 8, 2022, 6:42 pm

I have to add one more “this is a miracle” thank you to the list! Cooking on my stove was stressful before with trying not to burn everything, and now I can actually simmer something. THANKS!

Comment from Lans
Time: April 24, 2023, 2:58 pm

Kudos on nearly 20 years of strangers’ gratitude!! I’m going to try the grinding trick – May this post never die.

Comment from Anonymous
Time: May 9, 2023, 5:55 am

Thank you so much! I used a paper clip and sanded the sides into a slotted screw driver.

Comment from Joyce
Time: August 6, 2023, 1:27 pm

I have a set of really small types of screw drivers, etc, and I bet those small pieces can be found at maybe Harbor Freight or Amazon. Unfortunately, unscrewing didn’t change my flame height at all. I heard somewhere that something maybe should have been changed at the gas line connection at installation. My stove is a slide-in with a dishwasher immediately across from it, so crawling down behind it to check something on a GAS line that I’ve never seen is above my pay grade.

Comment from HoneyMagnolia
Time: October 19, 2023, 4:21 pm

Just converted our Bosch 2013 dual fuel range top from natural gas to propane. We had this same problem, and I am so glad I found this post. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! This worked perfectly! Hubs had to use some two sets of pliers to work on the simmer burner with the little screwdriver (it was really stuck). We adjusted to all the burners, and I am one happy cooker again! You rock!