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Topic: Oven will not stay on

roulston

06/5/2013 at 5:02pm
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Hi all Just back from a great weekend away. I have discovered a problem with our oven, it will not stay lighting. Ok we open the oven door turn on the gas push the sparker and wussh the oven light up, so I keep gas nob pushed in for 20 seconds of even longer, but when I let it go the gas goes out. So what I have to do is take off the plastic nob and push in my leatherman to jam the gas button in. I know that someone will come along with the answer soon that's why I like this forum so mush. By the way the 4 hob's and the grill work ok. Thanks again.

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06/5/2013 at 5:05pm
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you need to ask gary arc systems as hes our expert on these.

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Do you have the glass hob lid fully up?

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johnjory

06/5/2013 at 7:00pm
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Sounds like the thermocouple (flame failure device) to me.

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Quote: Originally posted by Bill Terry on 06/5/2013
Do you have the glass hob lid fully up?

Id be looking at this as well first spent 20 minutes once trying what you was doing then realised there was a bottle of fairy holding the lid from opening fully. I knew it was there just didnt realise how sensitive those lids are we were talking mm's moved fairy bottle and hey presto all worked fine

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roulston

07/5/2013 at 8:10am
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Yes the glass lid is fully up. Thanks

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DaveCoaches

07/5/2013 at 10:24am
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Thermocouple. It shouldn't heat up properly with the button wedged in and is dangerous. If the flame went out, the pacitrol valve you have defeated should shut the gas off but won't if it is wedged.

roulston

07/5/2013 at 10:53am
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Thank's Dave I know that, that is why I want to get it fixed

Using the Leatherman was just a bodge job one time only.

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doe`s look like the thermocouple then.

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geoff+emmy

08/5/2013 at 9:38am
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Have you checked the flame sensor is in the flame ?...

roulston

08/5/2013 at 2:19pm
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Quote: Originally posted by geoff+emmy on 08/5/2013
Have you checked the flame sensor is in the flame ?...

Sorry geoff what is a flame sensor?

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Quote: Originally posted by roulston on 08/5/2013

Quote: Originally posted by geoff+emmy on 08/5/2013Have you checked the flame sensor is in the flame ?...

Sorry geoff what is a flame sensor?

The thermocouple is the flame sensor.

You can buy universal thermocouples for about £3

Mel Mason

11/6/2013 at 10:22pm
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We have a sprite major 5 diamond edition and we have had problems with our oven since day one ! We have kept taking it back to where we purchased it and they said they didn't know what the problem was and when we got it back it worked for a short time then stopped again ! the company have now shut down and our oven has stopped working again !
When I light the oven as soon as I take my hand off the dial slowly the flame goes out no matter how long I hold it for ! Any ideas what could be wrong ?

robdashwood

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It will be flame failure device. It will never light the burner untill replaced. You will get a pilot but the gas will be held back from the burner untill the flame is prooved. Cant be adapted or bodged up as its there for your safety. The copper pharl contains a liquid that expands when heated. These are prone to split with age.

Wedging button in as said previous is dangerious and should only allow the pilot to be lit anyway. If the thermocouple is damaged no matter what you do the oven wont fully light the burner

Get a gas engineer is my advice to you as it needs changing properly.

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We have to replace the thermal coupling but don’t know what to do has anyone do this in there caravan oven if so please tell me what to do and we will get on the job

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Quote: Originally posted by Lyndear on 23/5/2024
We have to replace the thermal coupling but don’t know what to do has anyone do this in there caravan oven if so please tell me what to do and we will get on the job

As the 2013 post just before yours said:
“Get a gas engineer is my advice to you as it needs changing properly.”
Best to get a professional, unless you know what you’re doing. Like you would do for your cooker at home.

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