Powerhouse question

HI Ron. I have never had this happen before. Did you have a spillage? The biggest problem i have had is the yellow flame which only requires a switch off and wait 60 seconds before re-ignition. I'll never go back to gas again.

No no spillage, and just a small flame which just whispers around the entrance where the end of generator tube enters.

Mike I went coleman to get rid of 9kg cylinders, and its great, works in minus temps without hugging your bottle, and even on coleman fuel very cheap all up.

I run the lantern too, as most do, super bright, last night would have run on full brilliance for a BIG camp, from about 6pm till about 11pm, and used approx half a litre, nothing really.

I hear what your saying, but not really another toy to me, just a great move from gas, and when it runs out, I FILL IT MYSELF, works for me.

Ron

That's the generator causing a problem. Mine does it occasionally.

Try using a set of vce grips on the generator and undo it, give it and the pin a wash with petrol and put it all back together, there may be carbon build up. Also, make sure that the tap is fixed on tightly too. If no luck, you may need to get a new generator under warranty or buy one ($15).

I assume you're refering to the coleman dual fuel stove. On Lake Mountain on my trip a few days ago and the first time I used it after a messy refill with coleman fuel, I used it to cook up some snags and steaks for lunch and the whole thing caught on fire. It was a yellow/ orange flame and I just assumed it was the left over residue from the spill when filling up. It lit up about a foot high from the surface of the stove three days after filling it so I assumed the fuel spill left an oily residue on the stove which burned off after a minute. I was a bit worried about it at the time and thought I might have to quickly evacuate the family. I'll be more carefull refilling next time or maybe just wash it thoroughly.

The big flame is normal until the generator heats up (about 1-2 minutes). The trick is to light it, stand back and let it crank for a few minutes on high and re-pump it. Once you've got a blue flame it's at operating temp. It'll continue to work fine after that until you remove the generator/tank.

Thanks for replies,

sounds like its just the generator needing a clean, if it needs replacing it will be warranty but local dealer is good on stuff like that.

Will strip it tonight and hopefully find it dirty.

Rgds

Ron

I honestly thought you were talking a coal fired power house so I don't have a clue what you are on about so I'll leave this to other experts more expert than me to answer.....

Oh dear....... not good!!!

Took it all apart last night, removed brass bit from end of generator, looked ok no carbon but blew out with air anyway.

Also took valve off, found some crud on threads, cleaned, reassembled and did up tight all round.

lit stove and it had the small flame still there for a bit at end of generator, then it died off, poss due to expansion of threads, all looked ok, then when I switched it off it didnt stop like normal

Eventually it went out, put it down to spillage or something, left in shed.

Came out this morning to find whole back of stove full of fuel, so its leaking.

Will a new generator cure this? or is it something to do with valve, or can i rebuild it again, is there a secret to putting valve in, eg install in opened or closed position ??

Any help appreciated muchly

Ron

Oh dear....... not good!!!

Took it all apart last night, removed brass bit from end of generator, looked ok no carbon but blew out with air anyway.

Also took valve off, found some crud on threads, cleaned, reassembled and did up tight all round.

lit stove and it had the small flame still there for a bit at end of generator, then it died off, poss due to expansion of threads, all looked ok, then when I switched it off it didnt stop like normal

Eventually it went out, put it down to spillage or something, left in shed.

Came out this morning to find whole back of stove full of fuel, so its leaking.

Will a new generator cure this? or is it something to do with valve, or can i rebuild it again, is there a secret to putting valve in, eg install in opened or closed position ??

Any help appreciated muchly

Ron

If it is under warranty, then take it back. You could try replacing the generator. At under $20.00, a replacement rather than a clean is the go. Sounds like the main valve is not fully shutting off. With my stove, it is normal for the burner to stay alight for a short time once the valve is turned off. This would the the fuel already vapourized inside the generator. I have never had a leakage like you have described

UPDATE.

yeah should have taken back but needed continuity in my gear without the 'we will need to see what Coleman say BS'

I replaced the generator, and it was better, no fuel leaks but wouldnt shut off properly.

So in end I stripped valve, and lapped it with some Mguires scratchx, which is very fine for removing scratches and did a fine valve lapping job, all ok now.

Just another case of not being able to buy a decent quality product nowadays without having to rebuild it the way it should have been done originally, instead it was thrown together for max profit as quick as possible.

Anyway, all working ok again now, thanks for all replies.

Ron