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colyboy

colyboy

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Wife is complaining that the gas on our cooker does SEEM to take a long time boil things. Made sure that the gas bottle tap is on full, any suggestions. Compared with home the flames seem very weak . Could it be the regulator or is this normal. Colyboy
 
Are all the rings behaving the same?
 
colyboy said:
Wife is complaining that the gas on our cooker does SEEM to take a long time boil things. Made sure that the gas bottle tap is on full, any suggestions. Compared with home the flames seem very weak . Could it be the regulator or is this normal. Colyboy
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Assuming the bottle is not nearly empty, which is the obvious problem, you could try warming up the gas bottle, (putting it in a bowl of hot water) or turning the bottle upside down sometimes helps.
 
Brains said:
Assuming the bottle is not nearly empty, which is the obvious problem, you could try warming up the gas bottle, (putting it in a bowl of hot water) or turning the bottle upside down sometimes helps.
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Do not turn the bottle upside down! Under any circumstances.

I attended at least three incidents where people had done that. The result, seven people injured. Two seriously burned.

If you turn the bottle upside down you get liquid gas, not the vapour. It can produce flames of up to 2 metres.

That is extremely dangerous. Do not do if!

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Assume you are on EHU. Do what our “chef” does at home. Boil the water in the kettle and the put in the saucepan.
 
Regulator maybe freezing up and restricting the flow? It's happened to me before.
 
Have you checked the gas outlets on the hob are clean/clear?
 
Got a blow torch ?
Try warming the bottles up :imoutahere:
:getmecoat:

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jollyrodger said:
Got a blow torch ?
Try warming the bottles up :imoutahere:
:getmecoat:
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Sorry mate, not funny.

I have dealt with too many people injured by gas bottles. When working as an operational firefighter I was working with a colleague. Tied together by a four foot line, (firefighters will know what I mean), a gas bottle exploded near us. The piece of shrapnel, about 8” x 4” went between us and penetrated a solid oak door door. Either of us could have died at that moment.

I know it was meant as a joke and had emojis but with something that serious it is not funny.
 
Brains said:
turning the bottle upside down sometimes helps.
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Only do that with the bottle disconnected.
Turning it upside down draws liquid gas, and big flames from whatever is turned on, rather than vapour. .
Many years ago I did that with a super-ser cabinet heater. Liquid gas shot out the burner plate and still burning set fire to the lounge carpet.
 
jollyrodger said:
Yes matey a joke firefighter or not anybody to try it would but a bit dim ,now wouldn't they but a 1000 pardons if it offends
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It didn’t offend but I just thought it a bit over the top. Even as a joke .

When you say anybody would have to be an idiot to try it I would refer you to another firefighter saying.

“As soon as they produce something that is idiot proof they produce a better class of idiot”.

If you need anymore proof just read some of the proclamations by President Trump. “Inject or drink bleach” and they did.

Nothing to fall out over though.
 
colyboy said:
Wife is complaining that the gas on our cooker does SEEM to take a long time boil things. Made sure that the gas bottle tap is on full, any suggestions. Compared with home the flames seem very weak . Could it be the regulator or is this normal. Colyboy
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Do you have a secumotion regulator?
 
Brains said:
Assuming the bottle is not nearly empty, which is the obvious problem, you could try warming up the gas bottle, (putting it in a bowl of hot water) or turning the bottle upside down sometimes helps.
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Oh dear oh dear! Brains?
 
When loss adjusting I dealt with a few arson claims where Super Ser heaters had been lain on their sides whilst lit thus becoming flame throwers. Very efficient at starting fires.
 
It's not cold enough to freeze bottles (assume red propane ) so try all 3/4rings on to see if any difference in flame/ drop ...chances are a faulty regulator.
 
We`ve all seen the small "Camping Gaz" one shot Packs for camp stoves and lights etc;?. Not much, you would think. So offshore course circa 1995ish, on the fire-ground. Instructor puts one in a flame from the end of a Loooong pole. After several seconds the "device" explodes, the ensuing was like a mini Atomic Bomb. Quite spectacular!!. The bottom line DONT mess with LPG!.

Some Older regulators, have a Mesh filter in the connection?. What colour is the flame, Should be predominately blue with only occasional yellow at best?.
 
maison said:
Do not turn the bottle upside down! Under any circumstances.

I attended at least three incidents where people had done that. The result, seven people injured. Two seriously burned.

If you turn the bottle upside down you get liquid gas, not the vapour. It can produce flames of up to 2 metres.

That is extremely dangerous. Do not do if!
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Noted.
I'll not propose that one again.
(It's a trick I learned off the Nepalese Sherpa's)

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pappajohn said:
Many years ago I did that with a super-ser cabinet heater. Liquid gas shot out the burner plate and still burning set fire to the lounge carpet.
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Ahh good old Super Ser, ‘‘twas our only form of heating in our first abode in Yorkshire 😊
 

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