Eno gas cooker flame keeps going out. Why?

[Airassmith]

And very annoying it is too. You can light both burners by keeping the knobs depressed for a long time but usually after a few minutes the safety cut out switches them off with an audible click. The sensing bit seems to be nicely in the flame which appears to be burning properly with a nice blue colour. Is there any way to adjust these things, or what else could be wrong ? BTW its using blue bottle Calor gas which is what was on the boat when I recently bought it in the Netherlands. Any help appreciated.
Dave

 

[orizaba]

will 1 ring on its own stay alight,if so are you getting enough gas through,had a problem with a regulator restricting flow once also on our eno the burner caps were held down by a centre screw and it worked loose then the same thing happened, might be worth checking. if it turns out to be flame failure device,which i could understand 1 going down but not 2,the best place for spares is alde look on net ,alde will come up log on their site then spares etc,they are a main agent for eno and got me all the burner spares for my cooker which is fairly ancient and were very helpful

 

[No Regrets]

Calor have experienced problems with regs blocking up in Motorhomes recently. Your may be blocked too!

Borrow one and compare perhaps?

 

[Airassmith]

No, one ring also goes out.... I will check burner caps and perhaps change over to a Finnish regulator and bottle, as that is what I will be using in the future, and see what happens. Thanks
Dave

 

[TiggerToo]

One of mine is also a pain (also ENO). The flames flicker and individual ones just disappear, as if air instead of gas is being emitted. The other burner is just fine, though. So nothing wrong with the gas.

 

[aluijten]

The thermocouple (what you call safety cut out) does have a limited life expectancy. Even if the end is right in the flame it might still not generate enough voltage anymore to maintain the safety valve. I've had an Eno as well (with a similar problem) and you can quite easily order a spare thermocouple. The biggest issue is replacing it, because the build quality of Eno leaves something to be desired. In other words be careful not to cut your fingers on sharp edges.

Arno

 

[orizaba]

if the flame flickers and goes out check that the seal between the burner and the main gas feed under the hob plate is sealed,had corrosion there which caused it to go out i think it allows to much air in,or if its old check the main burner tube it can get rust in it which alters air/gas ratio.

 

[franky]

I also have an eno cooker and the buners lit ok when the knob was pushed in but soon went out and the sensonr was also in the flame.I discussed the probl;em with Southampton Calor Gas centre who sold me a new pair of sensors and new valves.The first sensors which they supplied were too tall for the cooker so had to be changed.It was not an easy job as some of the screws were corrodded but eventually the parts were replaced and the cooker is now working perfectly.Cost of parts was £50 I took photos of each stage of the dismantling to ensure that everything went back correctly.

 

[colvic987]

alde no longer hold any spares for the eno, i spoke to the dealer only a couple of weeks ago, when i was trying to get hold of spares, the websites bring up alde but they no longer deal with eno. southampton calor are the ones i had to go thru, you need to ask to speak to peter, who deals with the gas spares.

check out the gaslow site(www.gaslow.co.uk), some reference to regulators being clogged up with residue from the rubber pipes...

 

[orizaba]

sorry for the duff info on alde,must be honest it was about 3 years ago i suppose when i got the spares,and things change

 

[huldah]

The weakness on my Eno was not caused by the thermocouple, but by resistance somewhere between the thermocouple and the tiny holding magnet.

I suspected the alloy nut, but traced all contact points and polished them, including the threads and the magnet. I coated them with silicon oil before assembly.

It only takes a second to latch on now. Much easier than replacing the valves.

Worth checking the gauze filter on each tap inlet as mine was full of brass turnings.

Philip