Fridge not working on gas

[tan-all-over]

Once saw a lady on a site hold the gas knob in for too long before pressing the ingnition button in on the gas fire.....................blew the vent off the top of her caravan really high up (I would guess 20 ft) and the bang it made when the gas ignited.......

 

[sagart]

Thanks to all who advised....lovely day today so job is now done

 

[kell]

So what exactly did you do Sagart? and did it work?
I ask because mine's next, although I have been told if a good clean out doesn't work it may be the selector switch thats faulty.

 

[sagart]

This is a copy of Vindiboy's advice, so I hope he doesn't mind me being lazy!
My vents are "double", a cover held by two plastic turnscrews to the actual cover fixed into the body opening...one turnscrew here and a lot of fiddling.
It took about an hour, not helped by my dog wanting to play...
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Great,that blows all the **** into the burners and makes the problem worse. TURN GAS OFF AT BOTTLE AND TURN OFF VALVES. dis assemble the burner chamber, undo the gas pipe , undo the thermo coupler,undo the igniter assembly. where the gas pipe goes into the burner assembly you will find a minute cone of brass, with a minute hole in it. this is the gas jet, make sure this is clear, hold it up to the light and see daylight through it , you should never poke anything in to the hole in this as it is preset for pressure, clean the burner bar of soot and rust, clean the tip of the thermocoupler with a fine piece of wet and dry.similar treatment to the tip of igniter. reassemble the burner in reverse order, Make sure the jet cone is in situe and right way round.reassemble the chimney / flue, TURN GAS BACK ON AT BOTTLE AND VALVES.
The fridge should now light and burn with a bright blue flame, check the gas joint you broke for gas leak [ As the flame is burning as this is the only time gas will be present at this joint using soapy water.]Replace the vent covers.DO NOT WORK ON GAS APPLIANCES UNLESS YOU ARE COMPITANT TO DO SO >