Cleaning Gas Hob burners

[Aberdeenplotter]

Chuffing eck Potty. You been taking lessons from VC? It's chuffing trivets

[Potstubsdustbins]

Are they but trivial ...........................

[Florence Fennel]

Himself cleaned the hob last week and one of the rings was sparking, he was terrified. It was so funny

[Potstubsdustbins]

^^^^^^^^It bl**dy stings if it gets you, don't ask..........

[KittyColdNose]

Back right burner on ours packed in and all I did was look at it, honest. Spark but no gas

[jonny the plant pot]

I use this its the best cleaner I've ever used

[Potstubsdustbins]

#20. Could only be one of two things.

(1) If you have to hold the control knob down when lighting the burner for it to stay lit, it as what we call an ASD and this could have failed, you will need and engineer and a credit card.

(2) Otherwise the injector is blocked, you will need the correct size box spanner, injectors vary in size so can't help with that bit. With the control tap in the off position lift off the burner cap and look down into the well of the burner. In the centre of the well you will see the injector, remove it carefully using the box spanner and drop it in a cup of boiling water for a couple of minutes, this will get rid of any grease. When it cools blow through it to make sure it is clean and replace tightening using the same amount of pressure you had to use to remove it.

BOBs your auntie.

[KittyColdNose]

Thanks Potty. Looks like a credit card and engineer job

I might try your 2nd option though first. We are off grid, as it were, and use a communal underground gas tank which we have been told isn't ideal for the boiler installed so maybe the hob is the same?

[Potstubsdustbins]

That I don't quite understand that. It can only be LPG and if the delivery pipe is correctly sized there should be no problem as all boilers have conversion kits available.

If the delivery pipe is to small and the gas pressure drops when people are using it then the regulations come into play and the owners have by law to upgrade it to make it fit for purpose. If the pressure is to high then a governor needs to be fitted.

Just because its not mains gas does not exclude it from the regulations and as long as people sleep over night in the premises Gas Safe would be very interested.