Gas Hob

derden

Does anyone know anything about gas hobs in campervans? We were travelling a few weeks ago and we were stearlising the childs bottle in a tub of milton. To cut a long story short the milton got down into the hob and now there is no gas coming through. I need to get this fixed/replaced. Does anyone know anyone in or near waterford who can do this? What would be the cost to get a new 2 ring hob fitted?

peasant

Did you melt a plastic vessel into the burner or was liquid spilled?

If it's melted plastic, you should be able to clean the burner yourself. On most of them, the top simply unscrews and some careful cleaning / scraping should do the trick.

stapeler

Turn on the hop and let the gas flow for a couple of minutes as the pressure of the gas should push it out. Once you hear gas leave it a few minutes to ventilate the area and try lighting it. Failing that you'll have to undo the connection at the gas taps and drain out any liquid.
Have you checked the other gas appliances and is there a chance you're actually out of gas.

derden

Liquid spilled, i had it asounder (good irish word) the other day and cleaned it as best i could. Stapeler you say "undo the connection at the gas taps and drain out any liquid.
" is that where the on/off tap to the cooker is? there are 3 taps there one for cooker, one for fridge, and one for heating. I better look for the proper tools for the job!

thanks for the replies

peasant

hang on, hang on ....

Dismantling and re-assembling of gas pipes / connections should only be done by certified gas fitters. It's very easy for the novice to unwittingly build a bomb there...:eek:

If an old pipe cleaner down the burner doesn't fix the problem, I'd strongly recommend qualified supervision on any further attempts of fixing the problem.

wohnmobile

You should try Camping Crazy in New Ross. They have a very good repair service. Takl to Michael.

derden

Thanks all. Wohnmobile do you have a number?

stapeler

Okay, don't disconnect anything, avoid any possible fires..
Are the other gas appliances working? It's unlikely there's a blockage on both rings. Have you turned on the gas ring and listened for gas coming out?

peasant

The reason why I'm advising against disconnecting gas pipes is because the devil is in the detail.

Most of theses connections look (and are) simple to do / undo ...problem is that some of the nuts / threads are self cutting and once undone, they need to be replaced with new ones. You will be able to put the old one back on, no problems, but it may not be 100% gas tight any more ...and we all know what can happen when you have a pool of leaked gas lurking in a cupboard somewhere and you add a spark

derden

Yeah its a strange one, everything else is working fine (heating, fridge) but both the hobs are not working so i presume the pipe supplying the hobs is blocked. Think its time to call in the professionals!!

wohnmobile

Derden,
Camping Crazy 051-440000
www.campingcrazyireland.com

stapeler

Okay, my apologies fot that suggestion. I forget that people aren't all that experienced with gas. I guess bottom line is avoid undoing any connections where there's a potential for mistakes and injury.

KoNiT

don't do like someone I know .... got a lighter... cant see leak.... flick.. WHOOOM... no eyebrows..


Sounds odd.. gas pressure will push water out of the pipe?!


This hob have a safety electrode that wont let gas out unless hot?> It looks like a steel stem about 10mm long & the thickness of a match.

Is the electrode i.e. the sensor damp? ?? Give that a good heating with a lighter before you shopping.

Could be your problem...

derden

Thanks Konit will try that out, there is a small stem in front of both rings

KoNiT

persist at it to dry it, as it could have got rightly soaked Usually when I'm lighting the gas I have the flame over this stem also.