On 2007-12-23 08:51:28 +0100, "the_constructor"
said:


"twinkle twinkle" wrote in message
.com...
Hello,

We've just bought a flat that has a gas cooker and gas heaters (these have
not been used for 2 years).
I tried to light the cooker yesterday, the gas is turned on and is making
a noise from the one ring on the hob i tried, but this flow of gas blows
out anything I try to light it with (lighter, matches etc).

We plan to get the heaters checked out before use, but I assumed I could
light the cooker.

Could this be air in the pipes?



Get a corgi registered engineer in asap

The flat isn't in the UK so it won't be a CORGI engineer, but as I
mentioned I'll be getting an engineer to look at it (in the New Year).

Anyone know of a safe way to try to get the cooker lit?

The previous owner was at the place trying to light the heaters
yesterday, but I stopped her as something wasn't right and I don't want
to light the heaters until they have been checked out, but she was
furiously clicking away at the ignition switch of the heater, so I
turned off the gas.

The gas that was coming out of the cooker was extinguishing the flame
from the matches and lighter so I assumed there is air in the pipes
doing this, but I didn't want to leave the cooker on any longer until I
checked out exactly what to do.

What is the usual method used for clearing the pipes?

-- t.