Sounds like the flame is very large to make a pan of water hot if the burner it self stays burning it could be that the valve is not shutting the gas all the way off have the landlord to get it fixed.
Gas stove pilot light always on.
Light the burner pilots first then turn on the two back burners before you light the oven pilot.
A pilot light is an older technology.
To expose the pilot lights on your stovetop so you can see them make sure the burners on the stovetop are all turned to the off.
But unlike with coil element or electric stoves you have to ignite the burners to be able to cook anything on a gas stove.
Open the oven and expose the pilot and burner assembly by removing the cover plate and flame spreader if there is one.
Instead of relying on a pilot flame to ignite the cooking gas a spark is used to light the pilot gas.
Hopefully this how to will help you out should you need it.
The gas itself is poisonous and it builds up very quickly creating a.
You ll find the oven pilot under the oven floor at the back of the oven compartment.
Should your burners not work at any time this is a good start to getting them to work.
In having a gas appliance such as a stove or water heater the most important thing is that gas not pour into the house without igniting.
Gas stoves with standing pilots have three separate flames two for the burners and one for the oven.
There are one to two pilot lights that heat up the surface burners on the top of your stove and one pilot light that ignites the burners to heat your oven.
If the oven has a pilot light you will see a gas tube that may or may.
Reasons to turn off your gas fireplace pilot light.
If this is an older stove its called a standing pilot light which means it stays lite to light the main burner when you turn it on some models have an adjustment on them.
A gas kitchen range or stove usually has two or more pilot lights.
Damaged spark modules may begin to spark continuously on their own.
Fortunately the problem is usually something you can resolve yourself.
Although the flame from a pilot light is small it s still heat.
Depending on where you live you might not want any extra heat being generated inside your home during the blazing summer months.
Spark ignition systems are modified pilot ignition systems.
Expose the burners on the gas range.
