Gasmate stove won't light
Submitted: Monday, Aug 29, 2016 at 19:50
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I have a cheap Gasmate 2 burner stove in the camper trailer. The burner further from the hose either doesn't burn very hot or is very hard to light, to the point where it is lit but you can't see the flame. Does anyone have any ideas?
Reply By: Gnomey - Wednesday, Aug 31, 2016 at 16:07
Wednesday, Aug 31, 2016 at 16:07
FWIW. I have a 30 year old primus two burner stove that I keep because it fits into a slot in the camper cupboards that others won't without same major joinery renos.
I copped some crappy gas a while back and the jet furthest from the intake seems to be where the gunge is deposited. Even washing the whole line in petrol hasn't quite worked as a permanent fix.
Solution when out bush - steam cleaning. Remove the jet, boil the kettle and using pliers hold the jet against the whistle spout, initially front on and then the reverse end. A couple of times each end, knock out the water, replace, light the burner and repeat as/if necessary.
Cheers
Mark
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