Taylors stove - oven won't light

Funny all these people reading and posting on this thread who seem to passionately dislike paraffin stoves!

I must remember the next time someone asks a question about their gas system, to wade in with comments about how inferior it is to the alternatives :)
 
Adz said:
I have recently installed a Taylors Stove, I love it, however it can be a challenge to light at times. I have made a video on my version of lighting these fantastic, See link below to the video.

https://youtu.be/ebvp7uLmzPE
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What a brilliant video and what an immaculate yacht.

I am only an Associate RNSA member, so I surely don't have to come up to those standards.


Thanks.
 
Kelpie said:
Funny all these people reading and posting on this thread who seem to passionately dislike paraffin stoves!

I must remember the next time someone asks a question about their gas system, to wade in with comments about how inferior it is to the alternatives :)
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Ha! You'll struggle to back your comments with any facts. :D
 
pvb said:
Ha! You'll struggle to back your comments with any facts. :D
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Oh I dunno... next time somebody asks about regulator/bottle compatibilty, building a gas locker in an older boat, safety certification, cheapest source of fuel, gas alarms, pipework testing, cold weather performance, or how to safely store a larger quantity of cooking fuel.

I'll fully admit that in a modern boat with a purpose made gas locker, used for short cruises where resupply is not an issue, and where the system (including alarm) is not neglected, gas makes an extremely compelling case. However a minority of boats and users do not fit this patten so it is nice to have alternatives available.
 
STATUE said:
What a brilliant video and what an immaculate yacht.

I am only an Associate RNSA member, so I surely don't have to come up to those standards.

Thank you for your kind words. We have been custodians of Chichak for 14 years and are very proud of Her. I'm new to video/YouTube/editing etc. I struggled to find footage on lighting a Taylors Cooker so decided to make a Video which is my 1st effort.

Thanks.
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We have a Taylors Cooker on board.

Sadly they don't make them any more.

It runs on gas.

I'll go and hide now.

Actually I won't as there's a couple of interesting things I might pass on. Firstly, although Taylors don't make their gas stoves any more and claim that spares are no longer available, careful searching through the likes of Southampton Calor Marine Spares website, and others web sites means that I've always managed to source all the spares for it. Like lots of manufacturers, they never made all their own fittings and so the burners are identical to those found on several other stoves. (Plastimo comes to mind) Last year I rebuilt it with new burner for the grill and new flame failure devices as the old ones had got a bit lazy and you had to hold the control in for ages... A new hose and a new bulkhead fitting on the gas locker (Westerly never fitted one and the pipe used to run through a 1/2 hole without being clipped too efficiently) and a bubble gas detector and a new regulator and all is well again and its a much safer installation.

No axe to grind about paraffin stoves except with those who shout and scream about how dangerous gas is. Pay you money and make your choice. Either is safe if used correctly and both forms of fuel have advantages and disadvantages. But I think others have said that already..
 
I have two new Hanse burners, and now the Taylor's 029 won't light on meths. You just get the dreaded yellow flame and a flare-up.
But if I heat up the burners hotter than is possible with maths, using a gas blow lamp, they work just fine with a lovely blue flame.
I must say I'm disappointed with this situation, I do always carry a gas blow lamp for rusty nuts or whatever, but I really do not want to be fannying about with it before breakfast. Plus, the gas is expensive.
I live aboard and have probably lit the old burners 1500 times with no problems, so I don't think I'm doing it wrong.
Any tips please?
(and don't say, 'have you considered a gas cooker?' ;) )
 
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That does sound disappointing, especially given the cost of the Hanse burners.
Maybe a wick would help? I've used an offcut of glass rope for this, wrapped around the base of the burner.
 
Thanks for those suggestions, I'll try a wick, because the meths does boil. But it did that before and it still worked..

Yours faithfully, Disgruntled of Pompey.
 
The reason for the flare ups in the video is that too much fuel was entering the burner. The energy required to turn this fuel into vapor cools the burner. As the burner is now below it's operating temperature the burner should be turned to low while it recovers.

I use a pump type of shower gel bottle for the meths. Three pumps and the burners light each time. However, pump capacity varies between bottles.
 
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