Campingaz small burner jammed

[Dave-Shafa]

My Campingaz small burner - wire - old style - has jammed.
Cannot get the old can out. There is a push button affair but does nothing. Any ideas?

 

[VicS]

There's been a question about changing the canister in these before..........

IIRC there may be different types of housing but vaguely remember looking up instructions.

It unscrews at the joint 1/4 way down ?? Can't remember anything about the button.

Google will find the answers for you or I will:

 

[PetiteFleur]

Surely you just unscrew the burner, and then the base turns - it's a bayonet type, remove it, put in new cylinder and screw in burner.

 

[VicS]

Surely you just unscrew the burner, and then the base turns - it's a bayonet type, remove it, put in new cylinder and screw in burner.

Thats a very old type .... like my lantern. My stove is an even older type with external clips.

 

[Dave-Shafa]

Thanks. Looks like my locking button has gone too far to the right. Thanks again.

 

[Greenheart]

Dave, I apologise for the drift or superficiality of my interest in this thread, but for every reason which I've experienced in the world of camping, get rid of that woefully unstable 20th century model, and get one of the super-stable modern flat type. They're simple, tough and cheap as chips, and nothing ever falls off the top! :encouragement:

 

[JumbleDuck]

Dave, I apologise for the drift or superficiality of my interest in this thread, but for every reason which I've experienced in the world of camping, get rid of that woefully unstable 20th century model, and get one of the super-stable modern flat type. They're simple, tough and cheap as chips, and nothing ever falls off the top! :encouragement:

And they blow up beautifully. Ask me how I know.

 

[Greenheart]

But do they? In a moment of extraordinarily late-onset pseudo-teenaged delinquency, I attempted to replicate the terrifying explosive inclination of the flat design, with ours...

...and I failed. Even though ours was a real cheapie (£8, I think) and though it's been in a damp garage five years now and has never been cleaned, I absolutely couldn't mis-install the cylinder, nor get the gas to ignite when only half-engaged. Really, I took foolish chances in a bid to see where this unsafe reputation comes from, and I still don't know...

...so I suspect that only a few defective ones were inclined to burn one's eyebrows off.

The design Dave is enquiring about, seems to have been intended for table-top use ashore, in a place where there's no danger of a breeze! Scarcely ideal at sea or in the field.

 

[VicS]

But do they? In a moment of extraordinarily late-onset pseudo-teenaged delinquency, I attempted to replicate the terrifying explosive inclination of the flat design, with ours...

...and I failed. Even though ours was a real cheapie (£8, I think) and though it's been in a damp garage five years now and has never been cleaned, I absolutely couldn't mis-install the cylinder, nor get the gas to ignite when only half-engaged. Really, I took foolish chances in a bid to see where this unsafe reputation comes from, and I still don't know...

...so I suspect that only a few defective ones were inclined to burn one's eyebrows off.

The design Dave is enquiring about, seems to have been intended for table-top use ashore, in a place where there's no danger of a breeze! Scarcely ideal at sea or in the field.

This safety alert was issued in connection with these portable stoves with integral gas cannisters. Note the warnings that they should only be used on shore, not on boats.

http://awcc.org.uk/wp-content/uploa...able-gas-stoves-safety-alert-apr-09-final.pdf


To be fair it was issued about 6 years ago and I believe the shortcomings in the design of some that allowed them to be used when incorrectly assembled have been rectified.

Yours is presumably either one that was not affected or of a later design.

 

[Greenheart]

Thanks for that Vic. Those early ones certainly do appear to have been intrinsically unsafe...

...but it would be a pity if, having resolved the issues, the benefits of this cheap, simple and stable design of stove were allowed to be clouded by memories of the flawed Mk 1.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Thanks for that Vic. Those early ones certainly do appear to have been intrinsically unsafe...

...but it would be a pity if, having resolved the issues, the benefits of this cheap, simple and stable design of stove were allowed to be clouded by memories of the flawed Mk 1.

The one which went up on me was new last year. Cylinder failed to seat properly, liquid gas (if you see what I mean) went everywhere and - I confess - I didn;t allow nearly enough time for it to disperse. Made quite a spectacular fireball.

 

[VicMallows]

and get one of the super-stable modern flat type.

You try getting replacement gas cartridges for them in some obscure place! The pierce-able '200' cartridge is universally available anywhere in Europe (often as low as 50p).

 

[Greenheart]

Well, I don't know the score about the safety or the practicality, then. All I know is that everywhere we've been in the UK, we found the flat-stove cylinders for sale, and all my attempts to research how the thing might misbehave have been stumped. I'm sure I'd rather eat cold food than try to cook with a pan balanced on top of the old upright-style.