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g.bessom  
#1 Posted : Wednesday, January 7, 2015 11:40:28 AM(UTC)
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I recently bought a 36" Thermador gas (propane) cooktop on Craigs List. It was for sale because its ignitors would randomly spark. I replaced the control board and potentiometers behind the XLO burners. They now work fine. However, I feel the flame height and output on the center grill is very low. The flames are 3/8" tall when on HI.
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Servicer  
#2 Posted : Tuesday, January 20, 2015 6:01:23 AM(UTC)
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What you're describing sounds normal. The grill is 20,000 btu, which is only 5,000 btu more than the star burners, but spread out over a larger surface area. I've always suggested preheating the grill for about 10 minutes prior to use to get the flame spreader/lava rocks hot.
g.bessom  
#3 Posted : Tuesday, January 20, 2015 8:19:12 AM(UTC)
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It dawned on me the number of BTUs wasn't really that high. I must have been expecting it to be like the ones on TV cooking shows.

Many thanks,
Grant
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