Atwood Stove Top Propane Fire

[CA_Traveler]

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]

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]

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

[Old-Biscuit]

Folks forget to lift burner top and clean under/around burners.

[nevadanick]

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]

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]

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]

"Caught fire under the burner"? I'm trying to visualize this- what was the ignition source?