Stove Issue

[Bob&Jilly]

My Force 10 stove will not light . It was fine at the end of last season and today -nothing. I follow lighting directions as always with little luck. I am thankful for any advice.
Thanks
Bob

 

[bob daily]

Have you checked or replaced the battery?
That would be the first thing to check during troubleshooting

 

[OverTime]

Have you checked or replaced the battery?
That would be the first thing to check during troubleshooting

Where is the battery please? I am having the same issue, the ignitor is VERY slow, almost dead. Thanks.

 

[bob daily]

I’m not sure , I was just looking on line on how to troubleshoot the unit. The info should be in the owners manual for your model

 

[OverTime]

Yes, I just had a look. It shows the battery UNDER the stove. Not sure how to access it other than removing the entire unit? Maybe I can get to it some other way...I'll check next time I'm down there. Thanks

 

[Bob&Jilly]

Have you checked or replaced the battery?
That would be the first thing to check during troubleshooting

My Force 10 stove will not light . It was fine at the end of last season and today -nothing. I follow lighting directions as always with little luck. I am thankful for any advice.
Thanks
Bob

Have you checked or replaced the battery?
That would be the first thing to check during troubleshooting

Getting fine spark from the igniter- gas is not coming through

 

[serendipity]

I believe the battery is located on the bottom of the stove in the back. On our last sailboat we had a Force 10 3 burner unit and the battery slot was located on lower back right of the stove: a new form of boat yoga was necessary!

On our 2023 R27 we would have to remove the stove to reach the battery holder. I don’t want to do that. Why Force 10 didn’t put the igniter battery with the igniter button is beyond me: most domestic gas grills do that.

We bought a rechargeable spark device on Amazon that works for stove, oven, and Magma grill. We bought this years ago, and it works like a champ.

Hope that helps.

 

[OverTime]

I believe the battery is located on the bottom of the stove in the back. On our last sailboat we had a Force 10 3 burner unit and the battery slot was located on lower back right of the stove: a new form of boat yoga was necessary!

On our 2023 R27 we would have to remove the stove to reach the battery holder. I don’t want to do that. Why Force 10 didn’t put the igniter battery with the igniter button is beyond me: most domestic gas grills do that.

We bought a rechargeable spark device on Amazon that works for stove, oven, and Magma grill. We bought this years ago, and it works like a champ.

Hope that helps.

That may be the way to go. Thanks.

 

[Bob&Jilly]

My issue is gas reaching the burner.

 

[Pandion]

Getting fine spark from the igniter- gas is not coming through

There's not much to go wrong with the propane system so troubleshooting should be pretty straight-forward. Here's what I would check:

The propane solenoid...if you don't hear a distinct click when you press the solenoid button on your propane detector, you may have an electrical issue. I'd check the fuse for the propane solenoid. If the fuse is good and you've confirmed the solenoid has power, it's also possible that the solenoid could be stuck open if it hasn't been used for a while. Otherwise:

The obvious...make sure that there is propane in the tank and it's connected. There's a safety device in the tank valve that will stop the propane flow if it is excessive. That safety can get activated if the valve is opened too fast. I reset mine by closing the tank valve and disconnecting the hose from the valve to release the pressure. Connect the hose up and open the valve slowly.

Another less-likely possibility is that there is an obstruction in your gas line; if so, probably near the burner.

 

[Bob&Jilly]

There's not much to go wrong with the propane system so troubleshooting should be pretty straight-forward. Here's what I would check:

The propane solenoid...if you don't hear a distinct click when you press the solenoid button on your propane detector, you may have an electrical issue. I'd check the fuse for the propane solenoid. If the fuse is good and you've confirmed the solenoid has power, it's also possible that the solenoid could be stuck open if it hasn't been used for a while. Otherwise:

The obvious...make sure that there is propane in the tank and it's connected. There's a safety device in the tank valve that will stop the propane flow if it is excessive. That safety can get activated if the valve is opened too fast. I reset mine by closing the tank valve and disconnecting the hose from the valve to release the pressure. Connect the hose up and open the valve slowly.

Another less-likely possibility is that there is an obstruction in your gas line; if so, probably near the burner.

Thanks The manual mentions air block , do you know anything about that?

 

[bob daily]

 

[Pandion]

Thanks The manual mentions air block , do you know anything about that?

The "air lock" mentioned in my manual refers to air in the hose that runs from the tank to the stove. The air should be able to be purged by turning the knob on the stove to flow propane through the line and push the air out. You've said that "gas is not coming through" when you try to light the stove. On our boat, if our stove has not been used for an extended period, it can take a longer time to initially light than when it's been used more recently. But I can still hear the flow of air and/or propane coming from the burner. If you cannot hear any flow from the burner, you likely have a different issue.

Maybe another thing to check is to make sure your burners are clean and the caps are seated correctly.

 

[RickDB]

Getting fine spark from the igniter- gas is not coming through

 

[RickDB]

Are you sure the selenoid is open?

 

[William Sanborn]

On our stove after we turn the propane solonid on for first light we use the right burner and hold the igniter button in and turn control valve to Ign. and push it in to get gas flow and after it lights hold the control valve in and turn to the setting you want before releasing it.

 

[OverTime]

If you have a defective propane leak detector it will prevent the solenoid valve from operating. You might want to check that out?

 

[OverTime]

There's not much to go wrong with the propane system so troubleshooting should be pretty straight-forward. Here's what I would check:

True, but my propane line was pretty kinked when I got my boat. The hole in the locker didn't match the hole location going through the bulkhead. I was getting some flow but I wanted more. I fixed that and did some other improvements to the system. (I posted some pics of it).

 

[Bob&Jilly]

The "air lock" mentioned in my manual refers to air in the hose that runs from the tank to the stove. The air should be able to be purged by turning the knob on the stove to flow propane through the line and push the air out. You've said that "gas is not coming through" when you try to light the stove. On our boat, if our stove has not been used for an extended period, it can take a longer time to initially light than when it's been used more recently. But I can still hear the flow of air and/or propane coming from the burner. If you cannot hear any flow from the burner, you likely have a different issue.

Maybe another thing to check is to make sure your burners are clean and the caps are seated correctly.

Thanks, great advice. I will give it a try this week.

 

[OverTime]

Come to find out, the storage under the stove does allow access to the ignitor battery. Everything is all good on mine now.