its gas, well nearly

killalanerr

i have a small problem i was trying to boil the kettle over the weekend so pushed in the control button on the gas ring lit the gas all going well so far, held it in for the required 30sec or so let the button go and out gos the gas,tried it a few more time lit with the button held in but as soon as i let it go it gos out the other 2 rings are working fine so got the tea ok,the jets are spotless
any ideas for a fix appreciated

Aidan_M_M

shouldn't take 30 secs ... 5-10 should do .
Sounds like a thermocouple problem tbh .

killalanerr

Aidan_M_M wrote: »

shouldn't take 30 secs ... 5-10 should do .
Sounds like a thermocouple problem tbh .

ya 5/10 would be more the norm ok,right a thermocouple where do i find that whats the fix does it have to be replaced ?

Aidan_M_M

it's the little needle like thingummy that is to one side of the burner , it looks like a sparker . It might just need to moved a bit closer , orfurther away , or the connection where it goes onto the gas valve might be dodgey . These generate miniscule amounts of current , when heated , which energises a small solenoid valve , thats what keeps the gas flowing. So a bad connection or leak to earth makes them act up.

killalanerr

ah the thingummy i see now ,will give it a tweak over the weekend thanks

Aidan_M_M

yep , I do like to use these high-faluting technical terms... lol

killalanerr

gave this a tweak but still no luck,tried to move it in and out and gave it a bit of a clean but still would not stay alight,im not that keen on messing to much with gas are theses hard to replace ?