Maytag Range MGS5770 Burners Not Hot

Newly purchased gas range(had electric) Had it changed to LP gas. Not able to get water to a rapid boil. Takes 25 mins. for 3 quarts of water to come to a simmer type boil. Very frustrating. Paid $1,000 for slide in range & can't cook water!!! Supposedly cooking at 9200 BTUs on left Power Boost Burner (some power boost) & 8000 BTU's on other front burner. Both burners take same time for water to come to simmer boil. Took almost 1 hr. to cook frozen ravioli. After putting in ravioli, took another 25 mins. for water to return to SLOW, very slow boil! Any suggestions other than giving the stove back & going back to electric. Oven cooks fine & frying is no problem either. I know using propane gives off less BTU's but I cannot image a reputable company selling a stove that cannot get water to a rapid boil!!! Thank you for any assistance!
PS-Had in 4 different repair men w/ no help to offer. All said everything is adjusted correctly.

Most modern gas range surface burners do not have as high BTUs older models did. In order to get higher BTU burners you often have to go with a high end appliance brand. You may be able to find common brands with 1 or 2 high BTU burners of up to about 12,000 but it will be less when run on propane.

Unless you're willing to spend really big bucks either an electric or a good, older gas range might be a solution for you.

Dan O.

This stove is rated 12,000 & 9200 BTU's for natural gas but switching over to LP brought it down to 8500 and 8000. I gave you the incorrect info in previous note. How many BTU's are needed to get water to a rapid boil??

: This stove is rated 12,000 & 9200 BTU's for
: natural gas but switching over to LP brought
: it down to 8500 and 8000. I gave you the
: incorrect info in previous note. How many
: BTU's are needed to get water to a rapid boil??

That will depend on lots of variables like how much water, pot type, pot material, what you consider rapid, etc.

BTU stands for British Thermal Unit. One BTU is equivalent to the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1°F. You may be able to calculate how many BTUs are required to heat the amount of water you'd like to boil in a specific time period.

Of course, not all the heat generated by a gas surface burner is transferred to the cookware and material being heating. Much of that heat is lost into the surrounding surfaces and room air. That is where an electric surface element has an advantage and an induction model most of all. those have the heat in direct contact with the pot or pan being used and much less heat is lost.

A 12,000 BTU gas surface burner should give a fair amount of heat which should enable a reasonable amount of water to be brought to a boil in a reasonable amount of time... I think.

JMO

Dan O.
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