AndyW
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 10:35 AM |
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Gas space heater problems.
Good morning...... I have a little problem with a clark little devil space heater. Its a few years old now but has served me well and worked well.
Problem now is suddenly it does not want to stay lit. I am sure there is enough gas in the bottle as in the past if the gas was running low the flame
would change colour and the bottle would make a different sound. Anyway, I hold down the gas button, press the ignitor and she lights up nicely and I
have a hot garage.
As soon as I take my finger off the gas button she goes out, no matter how long I have held the gas button down for. Any one have any idea's as
to what could cause this. I dont really want to buy a new heater as funds are bad enough at the mo for the car let along providing the car with a
heated place to stay. Any help and advice appreciated as usual........Andy
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big_wasa
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 10:40 AM |
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Yeh sounds like the thermo couple is shot. Having had the plumber out to look at our boiler last week to tell us we would need a new one. I did a bit
of reading and fixed it with a 7 quid bit from the local plumbers merchants. And I didnt have to touch the gas itself.
Its a safy valve that cuts the gas if the flame goes out. I would have thought your heater has one.
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Peteff
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 10:40 AM |
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Is the end of the thermocouple in the flame? The pointy bit on the end of the thin copper wire needs to be in the heat source to keep the gas valve
open. They do break down inside so you may need to replace it but universal ones are not too expensive.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 10:49 AM |
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that happen to mine, it was the thermo couple, till i got round to fixing it i put a ratchet strap around it.lol
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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v8kid
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 12:14 PM |
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Yup thermocouple. Mine was a wierd one that worked with a pizeo and the current generated operated a hold down solenoid. Universals were no good so I
bypassed it until I has a wee fright with the blasted thing overturning and flaring!
Its in the skip now 
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 04:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by v8kid
Yup thermocouple. Mine was a wierd one that worked with a pizeo and the current generated operated a hold down solenoid. Universals were no good so I
bypassed it until I has a wee fright with the blasted thing overturning and flaring!
Its in the skip now
Yep bypassing it is probably not wise... I know if someone that did something similar to a caravan fridge not recommended unless you like blowing
yourself up..
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