Gas oven goes out while in use
(Pls note this is the oven, not the cooktop/stove) This has happened to me twice In the past week and it makes me concerned. Propane tanks are full. Light the pilot. Crank up the temp to 450. Bu...
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JaxDad wrote:
My first guess would be the propane itself. In many areas they sell butane or a butane propane mixture.
The vapour the stove runs on is created by the gas boiling in the tank, the boiling point of propane is -44 F. So at a temperature warmer than -44 the propane in your tank is boiling. However butane boils at 30 to 34 F.
I suspect what your experiencing is fuel starvation, basically you're burning gas faster than the tank can supply it so you run out of gas and the burners all go out, even the pilot light.
I would agree with you, however, two facts stand in the way:
1. The problem occured in the afternoon when the ambient temp was above 60F
2. No problems with the fridge on propane or the burners on the top of the stove.
3. I fried up a mess of eggs and bacon (need to start posting pictures of my cooking like some other people do) the morning when item 1 above occured and it was 28F outside and had no problem.
CT_WANDERER wrote:
I was have the same problem with my oven, since I got my rig. Has it always been like that? I adjusted the thermo-couple probe to get it nearer to the flame and center to it. It has been working great since then. Give it a try. Gary
This is a new problem. It appears once it is relit, it stays lit. And it is not consistent. I have used it several other times without problems. I will see about the location of the thermocouple.
Chris Bryant wrote:
I would guess the pilot is a bit clogged, and the pilot flame is too small. Once it gets up to temp, the main burner goes out, and the pilot cannot keep itself lit.
How do you unclog it?
