gas cooker..

deborahann

deborahann

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we've got rid of the boats old gas cooker that didn't seem that safe, to replace it with a brand new one, signs stuck on everywhere by the fitter, saying don't aspixiate or whatever, maybe should say "continue to draw breath". Talk about being too obvious.

Now the dam thing lights and you have to stand there for ages pressing the knob in, and if you let go too soon it punishes you, by having to stand there again now holding the knob in for even longer. I just can't see that this contributes to safety. I know I want to give up living standing there. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
 
You would normally only have to hold the knob in for 5 - 10 secs. Any longer then there is a problem. Suggest you call the fitter back (assuming he supplied the cooker - if not contact the manufacturers)

This is a safety feature that is designed to switch the gas off if the flame blows out thereby avoiding a very large bang!
 
About 10 to 15 seconds is the norm Deb.
The pilot or burner flame has to be given a chance to heat up the FFD (Flame failure device),
It may be that the FFD is not quite close enough to the flame perhaps.
Also there will always be a certain amount of air gets back into the system which has to expunged first before gas appears.
My new Rinnai water heater, bought last year, can take up to 20 secs depending on how many weeks we've left it without running.

Steve.
 
I have litterally had to stand there for minutes, counted to 120 once & then it went out ! Its the same with both hob burners, but the grill is quick to stay in, and the oven is about the same as the other one. we will get it looked at, sounds like it isn't right. BIG thanks for the help.
 
We had the same problem on a hire boat last year - as Steve said the thingie wasn't close enough to the flame. The engineer came out and with the aid of the largest screwdriver in his toolkit he bent it closer to the flame - no more problems.

£5 for bending the thingie - £95 for knowing how to bend it without breaking it perhaps. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Still glad I didn't try and do it - my nearest and dearest would not have been happy if I'd destroyed the cooker on the first day!
 
Tip: having lit the flame and now holding in the button with one hand, immediately put kettle on with the other. It accelerates warm-up of the sensor. Problem solved maybe?
(It's advisable to have water in the kettle . . .)
 
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