Camping Gaz 907 problem

[Lucky Duck]

Last October I exchanged bottles in the usual way but the new one was quite difficult to get working. Pressing the ‘button’ produced the usual hiss but it seemed difficult to get the regulator to ‘engage’

Eventually it seemed to be sorted but there was no gas at the cooker when I was onboard on Thursday. Presumably the cold snap at contributed to this. Again there seems to be plenty of gas but it’s not accessible.

Any thoughts on how this might be overcome? The lack of caffeine on Friday morning was most unwelcome

 

[Klausen]

Too cold for butane?

 

[Willies]

So there is flow of gas if you press the "button" . Perhaps the regulator is broke ?

 

[Plum]

Last October I exchanged bottles in the usual way but the new one was quite difficult to get working. Pressing the ‘button’ produced the usual hiss but it seemed difficult to get the regulator to ‘engage’

Eventually it seemed to be sorted but there was no gas at the cooker when I was onboard on Thursday. Presumably the cold snap at contributed to this. Again there seems to be plenty of gas but it’s not accessible.

Any thoughts on how this might be overcome? The lack of caffeine on Friday morning was most unwelcome

What do you mean by "engage"? Is the thread of the bottle or regulator damaged? Did the regulator screw onto the bottle with ease by hand? What was the temperature? Used my Camping Gaz today without a problem despite zero degrees ambient for the previous 12 hours.

 

[Lucky Duck]

What do you mean by "engage"? Is the thread of the bottle or regulator damaged? Did the regulator screw onto the bottle with ease by hand? What was the temperature? Used my Camping Gaz today without a problem despite zero degrees ambient for the previous 12 hours.

This time around it needed to be lot tighter than normal, almost as if the threaded collar was too long or the ‘ball bearing’ wasn’t raised enough.

The regulator looks fine and it’s sung with the collar so seemingly the thread is not damaged.

 

[Lucky Duck]

Too cold for butane?

Have had that problem when trying to use the dregs of a bottle but this one is half or more full.

 

[VicS]

Have had that problem when trying to use the dregs of a bottle but this one is half or more full.

The pressure in the bottle is determined by the temperature and is not related to how full the bottle is ( apart from when completely empty of course)

 

[Lucky Duck]

In that example swapping the bottle to a new one resolved the issue.

Leaving that aside I don’t recall ever not having the cooker working due to it being too cold for the gas and Thursday afternoon was certainly not the coldest I have ever been out in.

 

[Goldie]

This time around it needed to be lot tighter than normal, almost as if the threaded collar was too long or the ‘ball bearing’ wasn’t raised enough.

The regulator looks fine and it’s sung with the collar so seemingly the thread is not damaged.

I once (a long time ago) had a problem with exactly the same symptoms. I was able to demonstrate the fault to a Camping Gas retailer who exchanged the bottle f.o.c. and the ‘fault’ was cured.

 

[KompetentKrew]

Last October I exchanged bottles in the usual way but the new one was quite difficult to get working. Pressing the ‘button’ produced the usual hiss but it seemed difficult to get the regulator to ‘engage’

A year or two ago I had a new bottle like this that I had to return. I could release gas by pressing with a screwdriver, but whatever I did the regulator didn't work.

I took it back to the store and I guess he tried it on his barbecue or something - he asked me to return in a couple of days, and he gave me a new bottle when I did.

 

[Lucky Duck]

A year or two ago I had a new bottle like this that I had to return. I could release gas by pressing with a screwdriver, but whatever I did the regulator didn't work.

I took it back to the store and I guess he tried it on his barbecue or something - he asked me to return in a couple of days, and he gave me a new bottle when I did.

I once (a long time ago) had a problem with exactly the same symptoms. I was able to demonstrate the fault to a Camping Gas retailer who exchanged the bottle f.o.c. and the ‘fault’ was cured.

Thank you, lesson learned is to check this before departing where it was bought from rather than having a nasty surprise when on a mooring the next day

 

[wiggy]

Could there possible be an extra rubber washer? This would stop gas being released.

 

[SteveG]

Had a similar problem some years ago with a new gas bottle. Gas coming out of the cooker burners, but would not ignite. Tried it with a blowlamp, straight on the cylinder with no regulator - still would not ignite. Demonstrated the phenomenon to the gas dealer who replaced the cylinder - problem solved. Dealer mumbled something about the supplier never repaying them for faulty cylinders, so sounds like it is not uncommon. I wonder what the gas was. Can't be butane, propane or hydrogen, otherwise the blowlamp without a regulator would have done something. Whatever it was, was not inflammable. CO2 perhaps?