Why do gas burners go from off to high to low? Wouldn’t it make more sense to go from off to low to high?

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Why do gas burners go from off to high to low? Wouldn’t it make more sense to go from off to low to high?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Depends on the burner setup. My stove you have to go all the way up to ignite, then it is Light->High->Med->Low->off.

I’ve also had stoves that go the way you’ve indicated.

So it’s a manufacturer discretion thing

Anonymous 0 Comments

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Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s so that you can minimise the flame on the burner without risking having the whole thing turn off. If it was the other way around you would often try to set the gas even lower to the point that it could easily blow out. But you don’t try to adjust a high flame down towards the off position, so it’s more reliable (and safer).

Anonymous 0 Comments

They need to put out a high volume of gas in order to ignite, then the user can adjust it down to the desired output.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Because it needs that higher gas flow to turn on safely so that all the gas burns and doesnt build up, so when you start it, it starts on high gas flow, then you can safely turn the flame down, while still burning all the gas because it already has a flame.