Taylor 040 cooker

[Graham_Wright]

My oven pilot will not stay lit. Any tips to fix please?

 

[coopec]

My oven pilot will not stay lit. Any tips to fix please?

Is the Taylor oven paraffin?

 

[AndyL]

My oven pilot will not stay lit. Any tips to fix please?

Ask Seasure Jackie <jackiecrosby@sea-sure.co.uk>

 

[Graham_Wright]

No - gas.

 

[Easticks28]

No - gas.

Have you checked this Flame Failure Devices for Gas Cookers

 

[pvb]

My oven pilot will not stay lit. Any tips to fix please?

Is it possibly a faulty thermocouple? This eBay shop has a lot of spares for the 041 (I hadn't heard of an 040).

Items for sale by jackiecrosby38 | eBay

 

[Graham_Wright]

Good

Have you checked this Flame Failure Devices for Gas Cookers

Good steer - thanks.

 

[Graham_Wright]

Is it possibly a faulty thermocouple? This eBay shop has a lot of spares for the 041 (I hadn't heard of an 040).

Items for sale by jackiecrosby38 | eBay

Access is difficult. I don’t know if the sensor is electric or pure thermal. I have played the gas lighter directly on the end of capillary-like tube to no avail. Cooker out tomorrow for further dismantling.

 

[pvb]

Access is difficult. I don’t know if the sensor is electric or pure thermal. I have played the gas lighter directly on the end of capillary-like tube to no avail. Cooker out tomorrow for further dismantling.

It's thermal, I think.

 

[Graham_Wright]

I have extracted the mechanism. Manufacturer is Harper Wyman.
eBay next.

 

[Graham_Wright]

Found this during my search.
Taylors CTK2317 Fiddle Rail for 029 and 030 Cookers

£189 for a bit of bent brass!!!

 

[Graham_Wright]

Good

Good steer - thanks.

Taylor not listed (unsurprisingly!).

 

[Graham_Wright]

It's thermal, I think.

Does this confirm?

 

[Graham_Wright]

In case others have the same problem, I present my findings.

I have removed the lot from the cooker and dismantled the valve. It is by Harper Wyman who are still trading (in the US).

The capillary is connected to bellows in the valve and opens the mains inlet via a lever. All appears well there.

Heating the capillary end with a serious flame, does cause the valve to open. My temptation now is to increase the pilot flame size. I have already pricked it resulting in a small flame size increase.

 

[Malish]

Can you readily move the capillary end closer to the flame?

 

[Graham_Wright]

Serious investigation now. Pilot light refuses to light at all. Stripped down control valve (with huge trepidation - well justified!). Rather complicated!
However, the main body does not control the pilot so tomorrow start again. There were a few unexpected
flames.

 

[Graham_Wright]

Is it possibly a faulty thermocouple? This eBay shop has a lot of spares for the 041 (I hadn't heard of an 040).

Items for sale by jackiecrosby38 | eBay

Ebay couldn’t find her.

 

[pvb]

Ebay couldn’t find her.

Did you click on the link in my post? It works for me.