Used to be CORGI registered in the old days when it was free.

Gas fire at home loses all heat on the two centre radiants, this when it
seems to feel like it & maybe 3 times per winter.

I remove the 2 injectors, blow through them & rod out with a length of fuse
wire ...... yeah I know I should not rod out.
To the naked eye the injectors are clear upon removal.
Fire is then perfect until it decides to perform the same trick.

I am baffled, any ideas appreciated.

Steve

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:08:02 GMT, "Mr Pounder" Mr
wrote:

Used to be CORGI registered in the old days when it was free.

Gas fire at home loses all heat on the two centre radiants, this when it
seems to feel like it & maybe 3 times per winter.

I remove the 2 injectors, blow through them & rod out with a length of fuse
wire ...... yeah I know I should not rod out.
To the naked eye the injectors are clear upon removal.
Fire is then perfect until it decides to perform the same trick.

I am baffled, any ideas appreciated.

Steve

You may be suffering from Sulphidation. Are there any traces of what
looks like tiny grey spec/shavings almost like lead from a
pencil?,they may also be lodged in the passageways of the tap
assembly..

joe

Change the 900 to 670 in the return email address to reply

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:08:02 +0000, Mr Pounder wrote:

Used to be CORGI registered in the old days when it was free.

Gas fire at home loses all heat on the two centre radiants, this when it
seems to feel like it & maybe 3 times per winter.

I remove the 2 injectors, blow through them & rod out with a length of fuse
wire ...... yeah I know I should not rod out.
To the naked eye the injectors are clear upon removal.
Fire is then perfect until it decides to perform the same trick.

I am baffled, any ideas appreciated.


I take it from your description that when this problem occurs it stays
that way until you clean the injectors? If it were only intermittent then
some sort of supply problem is indicated.

Is it possible that there is a lot of dirt in the gas supply to your fire?

--
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The FAQ for uk.diy is at www.diyfaq.org.uk
Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html

"tarquinlinbin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:08:02 GMT, "Mr Pounder" Mr
wrote:

Used to be CORGI registered in the old days when it was free.

Gas fire at home loses all heat on the two centre radiants, this when it
seems to feel like it & maybe 3 times per winter.

I remove the 2 injectors, blow through them & rod out with a length of
fuse
wire ...... yeah I know I should not rod out.
To the naked eye the injectors are clear upon removal.
Fire is then perfect until it decides to perform the same trick.

I am baffled, any ideas appreciated.

Steve

You may be suffering from Sulphidation. Are there any traces of what
looks like tiny grey spec/shavings almost like lead from a
pencil?,they may also be lodged in the passageways of the tap
assembly..

joe

Change the 900 to 670 in the return email address to reply

Nothing like that but I have not interfered with the valve ....... yet.
Holes in injectors always appear to be clear, held up to the light or a
torch I can see clean through them.
What is Sulphidation?

Cheers

Steve

"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:08:02 +0000, Mr Pounder wrote:

Used to be CORGI registered in the old days when it was free.

Gas fire at home loses all heat on the two centre radiants, this when it
seems to feel like it & maybe 3 times per winter.

I remove the 2 injectors, blow through them & rod out with a length of
fuse
wire ...... yeah I know I should not rod out.
To the naked eye the injectors are clear upon removal.
Fire is then perfect until it decides to perform the same trick.

I am baffled, any ideas appreciated.


I take it from your description that when this problem occurs it stays
that way until you clean the injectors?

Yes, until I clean the injectors the 2 centre radiants are almost dead.


If it were only intermittent then
some sort of supply problem is indicated.

Is it possible that there is a lot of dirt in the gas supply to your fire?

I have also thought of that.

With the injectors out I let plenty of gas blow through.
But.........................

Thanks

Steve


--
Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter.
The FAQ for uk.diy is at www.diyfaq.org.uk
Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html