I recently suffered a clumsy accident, knocking over a joint in my
oven, which in turn clogged the gas jets from which the flame emits.
As a consequence, I cannot get the flames to burn properly now, with
just a few little tiny flames coming on. Obviously fat has clogged
these, and I am at a loss as to how best to clean the area to restore
full function.

Has anyone else experienced this? If so I would be grateful for advice
on the most effective way to clean it. I've tried scrubbing with white
vinegar, but that didn't do the trick.

"The Weary Wizard" wrote in message
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I recently suffered a clumsy accident, knocking over a joint in my
oven, which in turn clogged the gas jets from which the flame emits.
As a consequence, I cannot get the flames to burn properly now, with
just a few little tiny flames coming on. Obviously fat has clogged
these, and I am at a loss as to how best to clean the area to restore
full function.

Has anyone else experienced this? If so I would be grateful for advice
on the most effective way to clean it. I've tried scrubbing with white
vinegar, but that didn't do the trick.

Hands and knees, pin, long time. (It was toad in the hole batter with me)


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Bob Mannix
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The Weary Wizard wrote:

I recently suffered a clumsy accident, knocking over a joint in my
oven, which in turn clogged the gas jets from which the flame emits.
As a consequence, I cannot get the flames to burn properly now, with
just a few little tiny flames coming on. Obviously fat has clogged
these, and I am at a loss as to how best to clean the area to restore
full function.

It's a long time since I had my head and shoulders wedged inside the
oven (!) but I'm sure that, in my case, the burner could be removed
reasonably easily. If that is possible, it would offer the easiest
solution as you could use heat to melt the fat, boiling water to flush
it out, etc., and then dry it out before refitting.

Can't check this out with the old cooker concerned as it was replaced
recently (and the new cooker has a smaller oven!) but I think the
separation point might have been where the air is mixed with the gas so
that it didn't need any tampering with the internal gas piping at all.
(The safety shut-off thermostat was clipped to the burner with a strong
spring steel clip, I recal.)

If you can get into it with a good light, a detailed visual examination
might pay dividends!

Terry