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  1. 17th June 2018, 06:21 PM #1
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    Who knows stuff about gas heaters?

    Decided it's cold enough to crank up the outside heater, no go.
    It doesn't seem to be getting enough gas to start, just a momentary flash. The issue can only be in the regulator or valve, how can I determine?
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    What it get`s cold there you poor buggers
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    A guy parachuted out of an aeroplane and counted to 3 pulled the ripcord...nothing...pulled the emergency ...and nothing.

    as he was plummeting towards the ground he saw an other guy heading towards him.

    he yelled out as he got closer.."hey mate , do you know anything parachutes?"

    the guy yelled back.."no , do you know anything about gas heaters?".
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    Quote Originally Posted by ramblingboy42 View Post
    A guy parachuted out of an aeroplane and counted to 3 pulled the ripcord...nothing...pulled the emergency ...and nothing.

    as he was plummeting towards the ground he saw an other guy heading towards him.

    he yelled out as he got closer.."hey mate , do you know anything parachutes?"

    the guy yelled back.."no , do you know anything about gas heaters?".
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    Quote Originally Posted by rangieman View Post
    What it get`s cold there you poor buggers
    King oath, it's down to 13C.
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    I used to play with gas heaters and stoves when gas was the cheapest heating. Fave problem was jets blocked with verdigris from long periods of damp storage. Oxy tip cleaners are good for low pressure jets, high pressure jets (e.g. on Companion portables) are best replaced with new ones.

    Gas pressure should be easy to determine, just use your finger on the end of the gas hose.

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    King oath, it's down to 13C.
    That was near the maximum down in town today, only 9C up in the hills. Now down to about 4C.
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    Jilden, it's a low pressure appliance but doesn't seem to have jets as such. I can see light through the "corrugations", unless it has a/the jet/s on the vertical, inaccessable plane. I was considering a decent dose of compressed air, upstream from the regulator.


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    My guess would be that the sensor isn't getting hot enough to stay on.
    It happened to a heater I had.
    It probably has drifted out of the hottest part of the flame through vibration or jolt.
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    It has a sensor?
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post
    Jilden, it's a low pressure appliance but doesn't seem to have jets as such. I can see light through the "corrugations", unless it has a/the jet/s on the vertical, inaccessable plane. I was considering a decent dose of compressed air, upstream from the regulator.


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    The burner thingy probably unscrews by hand off the base, exposing the jet. You'll find it right where there are air inlet holes in the vertical tubular part, near the bottom.
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