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hi just after a bit of advise , we have just switched our butane onto propane ready for our xmas outing , & the flame in the oven is a constant low flame !!  it goes from 1-8 but when you turn knob it just stays the same ??? gas hobs seem ok (goes from high to low) cleaned jets but still no diffrence   ....  is this normal for propane ???  butane was ok, high & low flames   any  ideas   

                        Cheers Diana  

is the gas bottle low on gas ours does some thing simular when the propane bottles almost empty

david

Hi,

Im not sure if this relevant but... We have only ever used Propane and last time we went away I noticed that our flame didnt reduce, it also kept "dancing" up an down. However, after about 5 mins it settled down and was fully controllable, maybe you have to leave it for a bit to warm up and then try to turn it up.

Noffy

Scuba, The calorific value of Propane is slightly higher than butane;

Propane= 13.89 kwh/litre               Butane = 13.69 kwh/litre

Look here  www.defra.gov.uk

Bertie

Quote: Originally posted by The 2 Tops on 10/12/2006

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Scuba, The calorific value of Propane is slightly higher than butane;

Propane= 13.89 kwh/litre               Butane = 13.69 kwh/litre

Look here  www.defra.gov.uk

Bertie

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That I would say is very mis-leading unless perhaps it's taking into account the different pressures the two run at. Butane is actually 31% higher than Propane but to take account of this butane is delivered at a 33% higher pressure. Given that Propane would win a race by a short head, however with both at 30mb Butane is by far the hotter/quicker gas

Sorry been away this weekend celerbrating the surprise 60th birthday party of the good lady wife of the guy who got me into caravanning (I wanted a boat!!)  some 10 years ago...damn good do it was

Anyway what oven is this? I wonder if you have a rusty pipe leading to the jet and that little extra pressure with propane has shoved all the flakes of rust up against the jet and it's that causing your problem.

More common than you would think!!

 "Propane is the second of the two LPG gases used in caravans. While it has a slightly lower calorific value than butane, propane can be used at temperatures of -40ÞC. You will get slightly less propane in your cylinder than you would butane, but since it can be used at any temperature, many all-season caravanners will use only propane".   Practical Caravan Magazine quote. http://www.practicalcaravan.com/a-z/page2.html

 Yes try garys advice "he`s in the know". Glad you had a good time at do Gary

Post last edited on 11/12/2006 17:05:54

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