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Old 11-13-2014, 05:13 PM   #1
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Stove orifice cleaner

Hey what do you guys/gals use to clean the orifices on your stove? I have a few that are clogged
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Old 11-13-2014, 05:22 PM   #2
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Steve,

Are you talking about the "jets" that the burner tubes fit over or the slots in the actual burner head that sits under the pot or pan?
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Old 11-13-2014, 06:17 PM   #3
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Oops I meant to say the burner heads, onion soup boiled over and clogged a few holes and it's stuck in the holes!
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Old 11-13-2014, 06:20 PM   #4
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The burners are held in place with a screw. So I would think you could just remove the screw, and then drop the burner head, tube and all into some hot soapy water for a good soak. Then rinse off with hot water, and reinstall. They should dry out enough to light fairly quickly.
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Old 11-13-2014, 06:33 PM   #5
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Yup, ^^^ What he said......
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Old 11-13-2014, 06:48 PM   #6
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The burners are held in place with a screw. So I would think you could just remove the screw, and then drop the burner head, tube and all into some hot soapy water for a good soak. Then rinse off with hot water, and reinstall. They should dry out enough to light fairly quickly.
Thanks I never gave it much thought as it's the burner that doesn't burn as high as the front one.
On that thought why don't they all burn on high
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Old 11-13-2014, 07:03 PM   #7
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Some model stoves have a "high output" burner and two regular burners. The higher output helps heat food faster, boil water faster, etc.
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Some model stoves have a "high output" burner and two regular burners. The higher output helps heat food faster, boil water faster, etc.
That's what I have, the 2 back ones are nice for simmering things and the front one really heats up. Is this something that can be changed?
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Old 11-13-2014, 08:15 PM   #9
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I don't know. I suppose it would depend on the ability of the gas jet being able to be changed for more volume, and maybe a different burner head.

You've got my curiosity piqued now so I am going to look into it. What brand/ model is your stove? My current rig has the single high output burner, but as a rule the stove is only used to heat a can of pork & beans or package of mac & cheese. I use my Camp Chef for all the cooking I can, keeps the trailer cleaner and smelling better.
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The stove is a Wedgewood Vision and I just popped the top off and the tubes to the back burners are longer so the LP/air mixture takes longer to get there if that makes sense. The hot burner has a very short tube so that's why it's hotter.
It would be nice to have one in the back that fires up hot when needed for a rue or getting clams to open up fast while the front burner is being used for steaming a crab.
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My "contract" states that I don't work on Fridays, but I will spend some time investigating on Monday.

FWIW, I don't think the length of the tubes is the difference, I think it's going to be a different size orifice and maybe larger "ports" on the head. More volume= more heat I believe. We'll find out.
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Old 11-13-2014, 09:04 PM   #12
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You may want to consider the distance the back burners are from the flammable wall. The hotter burner on the front of the stove won't heat the wall measurably, but the rear burner may be too close to the luan wall to want it getting any hotter than it is, especially if there is a large pot on the burner channeling the heat that much closer to the wall. Just a thought, in some applications, it may not matter, but in some, there may be a valid reason why the burner doesn't get "super hot".....
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You may want to consider the distance the back burners are from the flammable wall. The hotter burner on the front of the stove won't heat the wall measurably, but the rear burner may be too close to the luan wall to want it getting any hotter than it is, especially if there is a large pot on the burner channeling the heat that much closer to the wall. Just a thought, in some applications, it may not matter, but in some, there may be a valid reason why the burner doesn't get "super hot".....
Valid thought but the oven vents right behind the back burners and it gets really hot as in I can't even touch it
On my last trailer it had that lift up stainless surround cover and all three burners worked hot.
It'll be nice to hear the reasons behind all of this as one hot burner isn't all that great.
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