--- title: "Stove Burner Repair | StoveRepair.center" description: "Gas burners on a stove that light weakly, burn unevenly or will not hold a steady flame, fixed at the cap, the burner head, the orifice or the valve behind the…" url: "https://stoverepair.center/services/stove-burner-repair/" --- # Stove Burner Repair Gas burners on a stove that light weakly, burn unevenly or will not hold a steady flame, fixed at the cap, the burner head, the orifice or the valve behind the knob. ## What the stove burner repair involves. Stove burner repair is for the gas burners you cook on: the cap, the burner head with its ring of small holes, the brass orifice under it that meters the gas, and the valve that the knob turns. When a burner lights on one side only, roars too high on low or goes out when you turn it down, the answer is usually in that short path. The technician cleans and reseats first, because baked-on food in the ports and a cap set slightly off cause most of these calls, then checks the orifice size for your gas type and the valve's low setting. Parts are changed only when they are worn or damaged. Burners that tick but never light are a separate job, covered under igniter and spark switch repair. How the visit goes ### What it usually costs Low to moderate · Gas burner head, cap, orifice or valve Cleaning, reseating and adjusting a burner often needs no part. A new head or cap is a small cost, while a burner valve sits higher because the stovetop is opened and every joint is leak-tested afterward. ### Answers 4 problems Stove Burner Not Working Stove Flame Too High or Too Low · Gas Stove Won't Light · Stove Smells Like Gas ### Comes up most on Gas stove Heritage stove ## Stove burner repair, step by step. Hand back a stovetop where every burner lights all the way around and holds a small, steady blue flame on low. 01 Light each burner and watch the flame from high down to its lowest setting. 02 Lift off the grate, cap and head, clean the ports and the well, and check that the cap sits flat. 03 Check the orifice for blockage and for the right size for natural gas or propane. 04 Adjust the low setting on the valve, or replace a burner head, cap or valve that is worn. 05 Hand back a stovetop where every burner lights all the way around and holds a small, steady blue flame on low. ## The problems it answers. 4 of them, from stove burner not working to stove smells like gas. [All problems](https://stoverepair.center/problems/) Most common ### Stove Burner Not Working 6 causes, cheapest first Before you call ### Tell us this when you book 1. Which burner acts up, or whether every one of them does 2. What the flame looks like: yellow, uneven, too tall or too weak 3. Whether the stove runs on natural gas or propane, if you know 4. Whether something boiled over or the stovetop was cleaned recently It also answers - [**Stove Flame Too High or Too Low** 6 causes](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-flame-too-high-or-low/) - [**Gas Stove Won't Light** 6 causes](https://stoverepair.center/problems/gas-stove-wont-light/) - [**Stove Smells Like Gas** 5 causes · gas, fire, sparks or a burner stuck on](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-smells-like-gas/) ## Low to moderate, on the site's scale. Cleaning, reseating and adjusting a burner often needs no part. A new head or cap is a small cost, while a burner valve sits higher because the stovetop is opened and every joint is leak-tested afterward. [Read the full cost guide](https://stoverepair.center/cost/) | Repair | Relative cost | | --- | --- | | **Gas burner head, cap, orifice or valve** | low to moderate | | [Electrode, spark switch or spark module](https://stoverepair.center/services/igniter-and-spark-switch-repair/) | | | [Coil burner, socket or drip pan](https://stoverepair.center/services/coil-burner-and-socket-repair/) | | | [Glass stovetop, element or induction coil](https://stoverepair.center/services/glass-stovetop-repair/) | | | [Oven element, igniter, gas valve or sensor](https://stoverepair.center/services/stove-oven-heating-repair/) | | | [Knob, stem or burner switch](https://stoverepair.center/services/knob-and-switch-replacement/) | | | [Control board, keypad or display](https://stoverepair.center/services/control-board-and-display-repair/) | | | [Oven door hinges, seal or lock](https://stoverepair.center/services/stove-door-and-hinge-repair/) | | | [Gas connector, cord or anti-tip bracket](https://stoverepair.center/services/stove-gas-and-power-hookup-check/) | | ## Where it comes up most. Most bookings: Gas stove, Heritage stove. [All stove types](https://stoverepair.center/types/) Often the same visit - [**Igniter and spark switch repair** 2 problems in common · low](https://stoverepair.center/services/igniter-and-spark-switch-repair/) - [**Diagnostic visit** 1 problem in common](https://stoverepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/) - [**Coil burner and socket repair** 1 problem in common · lowest](https://stoverepair.center/services/coil-burner-and-socket-repair/) ### Gas stove ### Heritage stove ## The makes we see it on. 32 makes on this site, and the stove burner repair on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page. [All 32 brands](https://stoverepair.center/brands/) ## Stove burner repair, where we come out. The kitchen, the climate and the building all change how the stove burner repair goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro. [All service areas](https://stoverepair.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://stoverepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas On Tampa Bay's coil and glass-top stoves the burner that gives out first is usually the big front one used for the morning coffee and the evening pot, and the repair is often that single element, changed with the stove left in place. - [Hyde Park](https://stoverepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://stoverepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://stoverepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://stoverepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://stoverepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://stoverepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://stoverepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://stoverepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://stoverepair.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas Orlando rental villas see burners left on high by guests who have never cooked on a glass stovetop, and burner repair there often means one scorched element replaced between bookings, so the next family arrives to a stove that works. - [Winter Park](https://stoverepair.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://stoverepair.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://stoverepair.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://stoverepair.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://stoverepair.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://stoverepair.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://stoverepair.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas In South Florida houses on gas, burner repair after storm season often means clearing grit and rust from burner heads left idle through an evacuation, while tower owners with electric stoves more often need a burned-out element replaced. - [Brickell](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://stoverepair.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas New York gas stoves cook in narrow galley kitchens where pots boil over often, and a burner that lights on one side only usually has ports blocked by old spills, cleared and reseated before any new part is fitted. - [Upper East Side](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-east-side/) - [Upper West Side](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-west-side/) - [Tribeca](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/tribeca/) - [SoHo](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/soho/) - [Greenwich Village](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/greenwich-village/) - [Battery Park City](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/battery-park-city/) - [Brooklyn Heights](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/brooklyn-heights/) - [Park Slope](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/park-slope/) - [DUMBO](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/dumbo/) - [Forest Hills](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/forest-hills/) - [Great Neck](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/great-neck/) - [Southampton](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/southampton/) - [Scarsdale](https://stoverepair.center/locations/new-york/scarsdale/) [Houston](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/) TX · 36 areas Houston families cook on gas all year, and burner repair there often follows a crawfish boil or a big pot of gumbo that overflowed, leaving a ragged flame until the burner head and cap are cleaned and set back true. - [River Oaks](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/river-oaks/) - [Memorial](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/memorial/) - [Tanglewood](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/tanglewood/) - [Greater Heights](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/greater-heights/) - [Kingwood](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/kingwood/) - [Bellaire](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/bellaire/) - [Bunker Hill Village](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/bunker-hill-village/) - [Piney Point Village](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/piney-point-village/) - [Hunters Creek Village](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/hunters-creek-village/) - [Sugar Land](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/sugar-land/) - [Cinco Ranch](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/cinco-ranch/) - [The Woodlands](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/the-woodlands/) - [West University](https://stoverepair.center/locations/houston/west-university/) [Chicago](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/) IL · 50 areas Chicagoland stoves carry a winter of soups, braises and holiday baking, and burner repair there often replaces a cap cracked by a pot boiled dry, or clears a head clogged by a spill, before the holiday cooking begins. - [Lincoln Park](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://stoverepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas Many Los Angeles bungalows still cook on mid-century gas stoves whose burners and valves come apart with hand tools, so a burner on one of them that sputters out at simmer can usually be adjusted rather than replaced. - [Beverly Hills](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://stoverepair.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://stoverepair.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas San Diego rentals near the bases turn over often, and a burner that burns unevenly or lifts its flame there sometimes has only the wrong cap on it, swapped by a previous tenant after cleaning, before any burner part is ordered. - [La Jolla](https://stoverepair.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://stoverepair.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://stoverepair.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://stoverepair.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://stoverepair.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://stoverepair.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://stoverepair.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://stoverepair.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas Bay Area households planning a move from gas to induction often keep the old stove a few more years, and burner repair there aims to keep a sound gas stove cooking cleanly until the owner is ready to make the switch. - [Pacific Heights](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://stoverepair.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the stove burner repair. ### Why does the flame on one stove burner jump up on one side? The cap is usually sitting a little crooked, or some of the holes around the burner head are blocked with baked food. Let it cool, lift the cap off, check the holes and set it back so it sits flat and centered. If the flame is still lopsided, the head or the cap may be warped. ### Can I clean the burner holes myself? Yes: with the burner cool, use a straight pin or a paper clip pushed straight into each hole, wash the head in warm soapy water and let it dry fully. Skip toothpicks, which break off inside, and keep water away from the small white tip beside the burner. ### My stove came from a house with propane and we have natural gas. Can it still be used? Not until it is converted. The burners use different orifice sizes and a different pressure setting for each gas, and a stove set up for the wrong one burns too high, sooty or too low. Have it converted with the maker's kit before it is used. ### The lowest setting on one burner keeps blowing out. Can that be adjusted? The valve has a small screw that sets the lowest flame, and it can drift or be set too low for your gas pressure. A technician adjusts it so the flame stays lit on low without being too hot to simmer. --- **[Read on the site: Stove Burner Repair | StoveRepair.center](https://stoverepair.center/services/stove-burner-repair/)** **[Book a visit with StoveRepair.center](https://stoverepair.center/schedule/)**