why is the high setting right next to the light setting on a stove? Wouldn’t the low setting be first with the option to increase and release more fluid rather than suddenly creating a large fire?
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In most stoves, the light setting creates this clicking sound. That’s the stove making a spark. If there’s enough natural gas (not liquid thankfully), it’ll ignite, but it has to be a decent amount of gas. The line is open when you turn the knob, but there’s also “loose air” so to speak, in the line which is not particularly flammable to a spark. You need a lot of gas at once to overcome that.
What you don’t want is for a bunch of gas to slowly build up and then the spark to suddenly ignite a fireball. Have done it, do not recommend. You also don’t need to be releasing a ton of natural gas into your home. That’s why if you can’t get the stove to light in a few seconds, you should turn the knob to off and wait a moment or two before trying again.
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