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Bad stove idea

I was checking on why my Kool o matic which worked prior to the trip home no longer worked. Took the indoor cover of and 28 years of gunk fell on the stove. Got out my vacuum and sucked off the stove. BAD IDEA, because it made enough draft to extinguish the pilot light which does not appear to have a thermocouple. Is there some type of thermal valve on the pilot light? Since propane is heavier than air I am sure there must be an accumulation in the burner holder pan. Could not smell propane. Any suggested action. Vented coach. And pulled it off power.
Old Phart Phred, EIEIO
89 GV ored 36' #3405 300 hp cat 3208 ATAAC side radiator, mountain tamer exhaust brake

Re: Bad stove idea

Reply #1 –
The pillot light is not enough gas to be dangerous. Just cut the gas valve on and re-light it.  Don't cut the burners on without the pilot going or some type of igniter. They could flash if excessive gas is collecting.



Wantabe

Re: Bad stove idea

Reply #2 –
OPP,

On some stoves that vintage had a pilot flame valve, our '92 was this way.  Remove the burner grates and raise the top.  You should be able to see a valve in the front right corner that you can close if you have one.  Doing this will save propane but the down side is you will have to light the burners with a match.

Pamela & Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

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Reply #3 –
The valve is in the center of ours (1993 U300), so it may vary a bit, but most likely there is one somewhere. We always keep ours off because we don't use the stove all that much.

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Reply #4 –
Quote from: wantabe –
The pillot light is not enough gas to be dangerous
Yep that's pretty much what the FD told me. Air it out for an hour or two. And there is a manual valve, and the pilot is match lit each time I use it. Burner grates rise with top unless clips are released from below. Mending from burns is no fun. Don't use a 4" grinder on welds with a flannel shirt on while underneath a vehicle

Old Phart Phred, EIEIO
89 GV ored 36' #3405 300 hp cat 3208 ATAAC side radiator, mountain tamer exhaust brake
 

Re: Bad stove idea

Reply #5 –
Ours is in the center also.
Tested when we picked up Alice, then turned off.  Never turned it back on, long nose lighters work for me.
I did learn NOT to lean on the stove as my posterior had a habit of turning on the gas, if you know what I mean.  No, no!  The LP gas!
In restless dreams I walked alone.
Narrow streets of cobblestone.


'93 U225
Build 4337
'14 CRV Toad