Fridge repair

[n brown]

for cleaning the jet i use a bit of multi strand wire ,one strand does the trick .

 

[REC]

Haven't tried it but a wire supplied to clean Dave's hearing aid sounds like a good tool for the job!

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Mine was a good bit bigger than a hair.

Black bits were inside the gas pipe somehow.

Old and new

Inside the burner

Where the jet lives

 

[Tezza33]

Haven't tried it but a wire supplied to clean Dave's hearing aid sounds like a good tool for the job!

I use them for hearing aids as well but I haven't tried them to clean the jets, but to be honest I think even they are too big, because they are plastic it wouldn't hurt to try them though so a good idea

 

[Stanski]

Although dust and rust from the pipe is possible, much more likely is a black sludge building up in the tiny jet hole.

The sludge is condensate of the chemical added to the gas to give it a smell. It's also the stuff that ruins the regulator if the inlet pipe runs downhill into the regulator

The best way to clean the jet is to put it in an ultrasonic cleaner, but if you're on the road, that's not going to be possible.

Next best is to blast it through with liquid gas from a lighter refill. Be VERY careful to do this where the jet can't blow out of your grasp and vanish into the shrubbery.

Sometimes the jet is a domed metal plate/washer, but on my fridges it has always been a screw-in brass fitting.

Cannot disagree with this, but over 11 yrs, have never found sludge in the jet.
Different experiences, that allows everyone to learn and gain benefit from them.

 

[Stanski]

Spot on Stansky, exactly what i do. No parts needed, and works better than ever. Listen to this person Jayne.

Thank you Suntor for your confidence in me.