Taylors Stove Advice

[Amulet]

My stove has been a stalwart. Seven years on I was having trouble getting the burners to shut off properly. I think I had cranked them to too hard and damaged them - new spindles no help. I decided to replace the burners. Two new ones - the two leg type replacing the four leg ones. They roared wonderfully for the first hour of use. They then started to surge (pulse) and burn much more slowly. Now one seems completely bunged and the other poor. Meanwhile my old four leg in the oven burns perfectly. Muck got in somehow?

N.B. I have never cleaned the inline filter and have never encountered any instructions as to what to do with it.
However the fact that the oven works fine makes me doubt a filter problem.

Any advice?

 

[FWB]

I shall follow this thread closely since I have just bought one new type burner to replace a failing old type. I bought a burner kit (ouch! expensive) It was pointed out to me that the jet cleaning needle in the new burner is different from the one in the old burner.
Just wondering if you may not be aware and have possibly damaged the jets. Apologies if you are aware of this change.

 

[Amulet]

I haven't dismantled the two legs as they came as complete tested burners. I have just gently drilled the valve seat in one of the old four legs. It went together quite nicely, and if there's no wind tomorrow I might fit and test it.

 

[srp]

Pulsing is quite common - according to my Taylors manual it's a pressure wave in the fuel line and can be cured by adjusting the fuel flow control valve, usually by closing it slightly. I've found that pulsing is worse when the tank is very full. They also recommend pressurising the tank to the red line on the gauge, though I've found that reducing the tank pressure will help control the pulsing.
I don't know why the burners aren't producing the heat they once did, except that it's obviously a lack of fuel reaching the jet. Make sure the jet cleaning pricker is set up correctly - the little rack and pinion has to be assembled so it's in the correct position. In use, the first half revolution of the burner control should allow the flame to be controlled from a low simmer to full roar, and turning the valve further should raise the pricker up into the burner, thus cleaning the jet and of course reducing the fuel flow significantly in the process, almost putting the flame out. Taylors warn against using the jet pricker to control the flame for cooking purposes, presumably because the pricker itself would be damaged.
I've always bought paraffin from the local chandlers and not had any problems, but I suppose it's possible that low quality fuel could soot up the burner jet and cause a reduced flame.

 

[Amulet]

Thx for the tips. Unlikely to be a setup problem as they were brand new burners with which I haven't futzed.

No pulsing on the four leg in the oven, so does seem to be the burner or burner type not the general stove setup. It is likely that I have the pressure wrong as my guage reads 5 with the lid off! It also stays steadfastly stuck until a fair amount of pressure have been applied and then jumps to high pressure. Where it is in the cockpit locker doesn't escape the odd salty spash, and it's quite corroded.

Mank in either the main or balancing jet must be the problem. Since it isn't pricking clean it probably is the balancing jet.

It had been my plan to have my way with it today, but it was a day for sailing not faffing about with the 7328 jobs that you might want to do on a wooden boat. Great sail - burner still defunct.

Next weekend perhaps. New balancing jet for starters.

 

[KenMcCulloch]

I wouldn't assume that the barnd new burners are necessarily fault free. I installed 2 new burners last year and one of them will only turn up to a fast simmer, my suspicion is that the jet cleaning pricker is incorrectly set up and I will be taking the jet nipple off any day now to fiddle around.

Wonderful devices when working correctly but they can be a bit fiddly to look after. By the way I have never found my balancing jets, where are they and what do they look like?

 

[Amulet]

Balancing jets are revealed when you remove the burner - in the top of tube. Might take a look ast the prickers. I did wonder - my handling of the old fourlegs has indeed shown that getting it engaged on the wrong tooth on the rack can prevent complete opening. I had assumed that they got it right. I have been full of praise for my stove until this round of setbacks. I plan to have my way with it this weekend.