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CA_Traveler's avatar
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Jun 17, 2014

Atwood Stove Top Propane Fire

Our Atwood Stove top caught fire under the burner and melted the burner. It was red hot when we got it turned off. Soot on the underside of the cover suggests that the fire came from the air/propane mixing opening.

The back 2 burners still operate correctly and I'm guessing that the venturi was partially plugged causing the propane to exit through the mixing port.

The SS cover has that overheated metal look. Possibly it could be repaired but I'm giving serious thought to replacing the entire unit. Atwood has a new model (different valves/burners etc) that is otherwise a 100% drop in.

Thoughts? What's your experience with getting an Atwood replacement?
Atwood will ship the replacement. Left messages with 2 parts places and no response. One in San Jose and the other CW in San Margin, CA.

We have both BBQ and Coleman alternatives so we have some latitude for replacement.
  • Gjac's avatar
    Gjac
    Explorer III
    Jun 18, 2014
    Old-Biscuit wrote:
    Folks forget to lift burner top and clean under/around burners.
    I notice a lot of stuff boils over usually caused by me not wife, and builds up. Every so often I have to scrape and clean the area or the spark igniter does not work. Never thought about fires.
  • dougrainer's avatar
    dougrainer
    Nomad
    Jun 18, 2014
    There is a black plastic shim tube that "holds" the burner to the valve/orifice. IF you have grease and such and it flashes back a little, that plastic shim then melts and blocks off gas/air to the burner and then causes a flash fire flame. Usually this is what happens. Rare, but it does happen. Doug
  • nevadanick's avatar
    nevadanick
    Explorer
    Jun 18, 2014
    Mine caught fire like that and it was the line feeding the oven valve and it was cross threaded into the valve causing it to leak.
  • robsouth's avatar
    robsouth
    Explorer II
    Jun 17, 2014
    Well, I think that is a first. I can't wait to see the replies to see if anyone ever heard of this happening.
  • CA_Traveler's avatar
    CA_Traveler
    Explorer III
    Jun 17, 2014
    Good point - we were heating water at the time. The burner flame initially appeared to be OK. So perhaps a buildup of excess propane.
  • Francesca_Knowl's avatar
    Francesca_Knowl
    Explorer
    Jun 17, 2014
    "Caught fire under the burner"? I'm trying to visualize this- what was the ignition source?

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