Home

   Log in or Register



Insurance Quotes
forums Campsite Search Comp Directory tips virtual brochure Profile
Tent and Awning Reviews Competitions Caravans and Motorhomes For Sale Shopping Diary Advent Calendar

Advertisement

Message Forums
Welcome Guest Register Login Search The Forum Posts Since Last Visit
 Reception - All Forums
  Trailer Tents and Folding Campers 		Share   Post on X / Twitter  Share on Facebook  Email  Printer Friendly Version Print
Subject Topic: Gas oven not working - help! Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonKate Williams
09/4/2011 at 11:30am
 Location: Norfolk
 Outfit: 5m Bell Tent View Kate Williams's Profile View Profile   Reply to Kate Williams Reply   Quote Kate Williams Quote  
Joined: 11/8/2006

Standard Member
Standard Member

Forum Posts:   13
Site Reviews Total: 11
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0

Hello chaps

I have a 2003 Conway Crusader with a Country Leisure Caprice gas oven.  It ignites just fine but as soon as I close the door the flame dies out.  Am I doing something wrong or is the oven in need of repair?



-------------
Kate


PersonFrancophile1947
09/4/2011 at 12:15pm
 Location: Norwich
 Outfit: Citroen Relay Campervan View Francophile1947's Profile View Profile   Reply to Francophile1947 Reply   Quote Francophile1947 Quote  
Joined: 23/1/2007

Diamond Member
Diamond Member

Forum Posts:   1870
Site Reviews Total: 17
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
When you say the flame dies out, does it go off instantly or gradually?

-------------
Cheers
John


PersonGrad Sailor
09/4/2011 at 1:38pm
 Location: Cheshire
 Outfit: None Entered View Grad Sailor's Profile View Profile   Reply to Grad Sailor Reply   Quote Grad Sailor Quote  
Joined: 23/8/2009

Gold Member
Gold Member

Forum Posts:   381
Site Reviews Total: 0
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
When you light it I presume you have to keep the control held in to over-ride the thermocoupling until it warms up. Ours used to go out like that when we shut the door. I found if I held the control in then it stayed lit - so it turned out to be the thermocoupling that had failed.


Personsteer_2001
09/4/2011 at 2:10pm
 Location: Lichfield Staffordshire
 Outfit: 2004 Pimped Pennine Pathfinder View steer_2001's Profile View Profile   Reply to steer_2001 Reply   Quote steer_2001 Quote  
Joined: 10/7/2004

Platinum Member
Platinum Member

Forum Posts:   1415
Site Reviews Total: 0
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
Does it have a cupboard underneath? Our Pathfinder oven goes out it the door to the underneather cupboard is closed, Pennine said it's something to do with the air flow and the vent in the bottom of teh cupboard.


PersonKate Williams
09/4/2011 at 3:06pm
 Location: Norfolk
 Outfit: 5m Bell Tent View Kate Williams's Profile View Profile   Reply to Kate Williams Reply   Quote Kate Williams Quote  
Joined: 11/8/2006

Standard Member
Standard Member

Forum Posts:   13
Site Reviews Total: 11
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
It does have a drawer underneath - will open it to see what happens.  Last year it worked perfectly!  I do keep the control held in - perhaps for not long enough and the flame does die away gradually as soon as the oven door is shut.   Grad Sailor - if the thermocoupling has failed, how do I replace it?

-------------
Kate


Advertisement



PersonGrad Sailor
09/4/2011 at 7:01pm
 Location: Cheshire
 Outfit: None Entered View Grad Sailor's Profile View Profile   Reply to Grad Sailor Reply   Quote Grad Sailor Quote  
Joined: 23/8/2009

Gold Member
Gold Member

Forum Posts:   381
Site Reviews Total: 0
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
We bought a new one and connected it to the back of the control - not difficult to do. But try cleaning the tip of the thermocoupling with something like carb cleaner. Ours used to pay up regularly and we often got it going again that way.


PersonFrancophile1947
09/4/2011 at 7:20pm
 Location: Norwich
 Outfit: Citroen Relay Campervan View Francophile1947's Profile View Profile   Reply to Francophile1947 Reply   Quote Francophile1947 Quote  
Joined: 23/1/2007

Diamond Member
Diamond Member

Forum Posts:   1870
Site Reviews Total: 17
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
If it's dying away gradually, it sounds like a lack of air to it, or the oven vent is blocked with something.

-------------
Cheers
John


Persondundeedouglas
09/4/2011 at 9:04pm
 Location: Alsager Cheshire
 Outfit: 1999 Conway Crusader View dundeedouglas's Profile View Profile   Reply to dundeedouglas Reply   Quote dundeedouglas Quote  
Joined: 17/11/2007

Silver Member
Silver Member

Forum Posts:   147
Site Reviews Total: 2
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
Great advice on COC website concerning the Caprice oven. Just looked up an old thread and found:-

According to 'those who know these things', there are two holes on the inside of the oven door, on the stainless steel side pieces, and underneath these are two blanks which have to be drilled out. These then correspond with the partially cut out pieces of the rubber oven door seal, to provide the necessary ventilation. I thought that a previous owner had cut these bits off, but apparently they are supposed to be like that. The oven should then work okay though we haven't had a chance to check it out. It does appear to be a well reported design fault - Pennine certainly know about it - but not everyone's oven plays up like this.

To see the entries/replies from 2003 regarding oven issues, put it into the 'search' box.

You can contact Pennine on 01254 355704. I spoke to Adrian, and he seemed very happy to help, and would give you a better description of the modification required.

This was an old thread, but if you search for "oven" and the author as "Sue House", you will find the above plus loads more info.


Personmycamper
29/8/2011 at 6:25pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: Coachman Amara 450 2 View mycamper's Profile View Profile   Reply to mycamper Reply   Quote mycamper Quote  
Joined: 30/5/2011

Standard Member
Standard Member

Forum Posts:   73
Site Reviews Total: 0
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
We have had the same problem this weekend.  We lit the gas oven and closed the door the flame went out.  Tried it again and the flame slowly faded from the right to the left and then went out again. After that we gave up and just managed with the grill and burners. Does this sound like the same thing experienced by other campers and what should we do.  Rather nervous about the gas anyway so this didnt help matters!


PersonRizzo
30/8/2011 at 7:49am
 Location: Southampton
 Outfit: Swift Challenger 570SE & Kuga 2l TCDi View Rizzo's Profile View Profile   Reply to Rizzo Reply   Quote Rizzo Quote  
Joined: 05/10/2002

Diamond Member
Diamond Member

Forum Posts:   7311
Site Reviews Total: 12
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
This happened to our camper and the drawer had to be replaced as it blocked the flow of air to the oven, we used to wedge a spoon in the door, not ideal as it used to get really hot.  As had already been said, use the search facility on the Conway Owner's website as it has been covered there.


Advertisement



andcow
30/8/2011 at 7:39pm
 Location: 
 Outfit:  View andcow's Profile View Profile   Reply to andcow Reply   Quote andcow Quote  
Joined: 09/3/2010


Guest

Forum Posts:   1550
Site Reviews Total: 5
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0

another vote from us for keeping open the bottom cupboard.  Following the advice on here after problems with our oven going out we now keep the bottom cupboard open and have had no further problems

 


Personmycamper
30/8/2011 at 8:21pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: Coachman Amara 450 2 View mycamper's Profile View Profile   Reply to mycamper Reply   Quote mycamper Quote  
Joined: 30/5/2011

Standard Member
Standard Member

Forum Posts:   73
Site Reviews Total: 0
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0

Thank you for your replies I will try that next time we are away.  I was about to 'write' the oven off!

 


andcow
31/8/2011 at 9:51am
 Location: 
 Outfit:  View andcow's Profile View Profile   Reply to andcow Reply   Quote andcow Quote  
Joined: 09/3/2010


Guest

Forum Posts:   1550
Site Reviews Total: 5
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0
always worth trying the cheap and easy options first as you have nothing to lose!


PersonVenturis4
31/8/2011 at 5:01pm
 Location: Burton Upon Trent
 Outfit: Pennine Pathfinder 2004 View Venturis4's Profile View Profile   Reply to Venturis4 Reply   Quote Venturis4 Quote  
Joined: 28/1/2011

Standard Member
Standard Member

Forum Posts:   63
Site Reviews Total: 5
Site Reviews 2024: 0  
Site Reviews 2023: 0  
Site Reviews 2022: 0  
Site Reviews 2021: 0  
Site Reviews 2020: 0  
Site Reviews 2019: 0  
Site Reviews 2018: 0  
Site Nights 2024: 0
Site Nights 2023: 0
Site Nights 2022: 0
Site Nights 2021: 0
Site Nights 2020: 0
Site Nights 2019: 0
Site Nights 2018: 0

Had the same problem until I fitted the heater in place of the drop down cover.This allows the air to be "drawn" through the vents on the heater. Suppose it also takes out the trip element of the open flap!!

Only thing is you can't use the oven at the same time as the heater as it goes out as before for obvious reasons



In order to post a reply you will need to register, or if already registered please log in here

Prev       Next
Quick Links - All Forums - Trailer Tents and Folding Campers - Top of Page

Printer Friendly Version Printable version      Share   Post on X / Twitter  Share on Facebook  Email


Latest News, Discounts and Competitions  see all...

10253 Visitors online !

Free UKCampsite.co.uk Window Sticker  -  Recommend to Friend  -  Add a Missing Campsite

[Message Forums]  [Caravan Sites & Camping]  [Company Listings]  [Features / Advice]  [Virtual Brochure]  [Shop!]
[Reception]  [Competitions]  [Caravans & Motorhomes For Sale]  [Event Diary]  [Contact Us]  [Tent Reviews] 



Please note we are not responsible for the content of external sites & any reviews represent the author's personal view only. Please report any error here. You may view our privacy and cookie policy and terms and conditions here. All copyrights & other intellectual property rights in the design and content of this web site are reserved to the UKCampsite.co.uk © 1999 - 2024


Advertisement
Advertisement


UKCampsite.co.uk
2024 Advent Calendar

Advent Calendar

24 Daily Prizes PLUS a Christmas Day Star Prize worth £999

Request a Reminder