Gas Range - Conversion of Gas BTUs to Watts

You may have a gas range and wonder how the gas burner BTUs equate to the wattages of electric coil burner elements. We are providing a basic comparison of this below.

Converting Gas BTUs to Wattages

The following is a comparison of gas BTUs to watts of power:

• 4550 btu gas burner = 1285 watts of power
• 9200 btu gas burner = 2628 watts of power
• 10000 btu gas burner = 2857 watts of power
• 12000 btu gas burner = 3428 watts of power

For comparison, a standard electric 6" calrod coil burner is ~1325 watts and 8" calrod coil burner is ~2350 watts.

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