Trouble with gas

[Herbenny]

Should I rephrase that

First time I have stepped into the can since last year just had no motivation. Everything seems ok the heater is blowing fine and getting warm but trying to light the cooker and hob is impossible ...
Can’t hear the gas at all .. normally you hear of filtering it through. Do you think I just need to be patient and keep trying it ? Is there anything g else I can do ?
Thanks for any advice

 

[Herbenny]

Should I rephrase that

First time I have stepped into the van since last year just had no motivation. Everything seems ok the heater is blowing fine and getting warm but trying to light the cooker and hob is impossible ...
Can’t hear the gas at all .. normally you hear of filtering it through. Do you think I just need to be patient and keep trying it ? Is there anything g else I can do ?
Thanks for any advice

 

[Herbenny]

I mean van

 

[jagmanx]

Seems like a duff regulator ! But I am no expert.

 

[jagmanx]

Can baked beans ?

 

[Deleted member 11]

Is the cooker turned off at the manifold?

 

[Herbenny]

No Chris all switched on .. two full bottles ..
the vans heating up just the sodding cooker

 

[Deleted member 11]

No Chris all switched on .. two full bottles ..
the vans heating up just the sodding cooker

Praps it's trying to tell you sumnat Jac.... pop to the Chinese?

 

[jagmanx]

Too much chinese with MSG and you might produce your own gas !

 

[Nick-Mandy]

If this helps - After not using my gas appliances for even a few weeks, takes time for gas to pass through the pipes. The Fridge sometimes takes a few sparks to ignite.
You should be able to smell gas after a while.

 

[wildebus]

with my gas installation there is a cut-off valve (part of a gauge) that needs to be reset (by pressing gauge in my case) when the gas bottle is turned on, otherwise no gas to sent through to the pipework.

Could that be your problem? I know it caught me out a couple of times until I remembered I had to reset the gauge and wondered why the gas wasn't working

 

[RoaminRog]

Have you got a manifold with separate knobs for heating, cooking, fridge etc.
Ours is inside a draw, and occasionally I have knocked one off, by mistake.

 

[Gaztech63]

Does the hob have a glass lid? If so make sure lid is completely up as there is a cut off valve attached to it.

 

[Herbenny]

Does the hob have a glass lid? If so make sure lid is completely up as there is a cut off valve attached to it.

Yes the lip goes right up and I can secure it with a safety catch.

 

[Webby]

When ours fails to light I try a sharp bang with a spanner on the solenoid/gas valve thingy which can sometimes stick.
If you follow the gas pipe back from the burner its the first lump thing that looks like a "solenoid gas valve"
It's got it working for us on 3 separate occasions.

 

[Markd]

If other circuits are working and the manifold tap is open but no gas comes out of any if the burners then the cutoff valve operated by raising the hob lid must be the problem.
One would think that it ought to just work as a positive motion on opening the lid but it might have a spring to 'soften' the action.
Maybe the valve is stuck and the spring is compressing?
Repeated lid opening or more direct pressure somehow?
Just thinking aloud really - hope it helps.

 

[mr brown]

if you press in the burner knob ,and hold a flame into the hob , even if the pipes are full of air ,the bottle pressure should cause the flame to flicker. if it doesn't ,then try another regulator

 

[polar bear]

Could it be the cooker tap that has a problem? Just because it is in the right orientation doesn't mean it letting gas through?

 

[Markd]

if you press in the burner knob ,and hold a flame into the hob , even if the pipes are full of air ,the bottle pressure should cause the flame to flicker. if it doesn't ,then try another regulator

Regulator is ok - heating works

 

[Herbenny]

Thanks everyone ! I’m going to persevere it’s got to be something so simple