80% of the time the thermocouple causes this problem. When lighting the pilot, if the thermocouple is not directly in the flame it doesn’t get hot enough to allow it to open the safety valve. If it is directly in the flame and it won’t stay lit then the thermocouple is probably …
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Replacing Top Burner Gas Valves On A Commercial Range
Top burner gas valves are fairly easy to replace. With the top plate (bull nose) removed you can access them easily (part of the frame runs across the top of them). If you are replacing all or just one, the burners must be removed if they have a slip type …
Read More »Replacing Commercial Range Top Burner Pilots
Top burner pilots need to be replaced if they become clogged. They are very difficult to unclog, and generally need to be replaced. There are three types of pilots: Those with the tube pre-welded to the pilot head. Those that have a nut and ferral to slide over the tube …
Read More »Replacing Commercial Range Burner Heads
Burner heads usually become plugged over time. There are two screws that connect the head to the venturi. It is a good idea to use some kind of rust dissolver on the screws to loosen them. Once the screws are out you can install the new head, and always remember …
Read More »Replacing Burner Grates For Commercial Gas Ranges
The top burner grates only need replacing if they have cracked due to metal fatigue or if they have been dropped and broken. To replace, simply pull the broken grate off the top of the range and then place the new grate over the burner. Before taking action from the …
Read More »These Guys Boosted Sales 400% With Creative Marketing
Ivar’s Seafood Restaurant in Seattle, Washington pulled off a brilliant piece of restaurant marketing recently, resulting in a 400% increase in clam chowder sales. How did they do it? Well, it’s a funny story actually. Ivar’s dreamed up this scheme to get a kooky story going in the local media …
Read More »Is There Money To Be Made After Hours?
The 24/7 lifestyle has been creeping further and further into American cities over the course of this decade. People are out later more frequently, and many restaurants, especially in urban centers, are responding by catering to late night diners. If done right, the late night scene can energize your restaurant …
Read More »Is This A Drill? How A Missouri Sonic Manager Trains For Robberies
We’ve all had one of those managers who’s just a little bit more hardcore than everybody else. Usually they’re pretty harmless, if not a little annoying. You just have to roll your eyes and get through the extra training seminar they scheduled. A St. Joseph, Missouri Sonic manager probably takes …
Read More »11 Hot Restaurant Trends
Keeping up with the latest and hottest trends in food service could be a full time job in itself. Luckily for you, The Back Burner is here to keep track and distill things down into manageable chunks. This is a quick rundown of the trends we’ve been tracking over the …
Read More »22 Restaurant Management Tips
One area of the restaurant industry we have continually focused on here at The Back Burner is management. I don’t have to tell you that restaurant managers are often overworked and under appreciated and that’s on top of the stress involved with trying to manage a business in one of the …
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