Can't adjust the Pilot light in my Gas Stove (flame too big)? adj screw.

[AA VVVV]

My pilot light flame has gotten too big recently, it goes past the two
sensors. I found the adjustment screw on the honeywell valve, but
the flame does not respond to the adjustment. I tried unscrewing it
all the way (using a very small flat screw driver) to see if the
spring is stuck, but there is no spring. My stove is a Vermont
casting stove about 6 years old. Any ideas? Also, curious what made
the pilot light get bigger to begin with? thanks

here is a picture of the gas valve.

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww163/zappp777/pilot.jpg
pilot adjustment above the two wire leads.

valve model VS8420E
http://tinyurl.com/2em4set

stove model: rdv40

[dpb]

I'd guess the orifice...

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[hr(bob) hofmann@att.net]

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You could try squeezing the line between the valve and the flame
point, otherwise try soldering the orifice closed and then redrilling
the opening, but it may be impossible to find that small a drill bit.

[willshak]

AA VVVV wrote the following:

> My pilot light flame has gotten too big recently, it goes past the two
> sensors. I found the adjustment screw on the honeywell valve, but
> the flame does not respond to the adjustment. I tried unscrewing it
> all the way (using a very small flat screw driver) to see if the
> spring is stuck, but there is no spring. My stove is a Vermont
> casting stove about 6 years old. Any ideas? Also, curious what made
> the pilot light get bigger to begin with? thanks
>

I can't help, but I'm surprised that a 6 year old gas stove would still
have a pilot light rather than electronic ignition.

> here is a picture of the gas valve.
>
> http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww163/zappp777/pilot.jpg
> pilot adjustment above the two wire leads.
>
> valve model VS8420E
> http://tinyurl.com/2em4set
>
> stove model: rdv40
>

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[Bob F]

AA VVVV wrote:
> My pilot light flame has gotten too big recently, it goes past the two
> sensors. I found the adjustment screw on the honeywell valve, but
> the flame does not respond to the adjustment. I tried unscrewing it
> all the way (using a very small flat screw driver) to see if the
> spring is stuck, but there is no spring. My stove is a Vermont
> casting stove about 6 years old. Any ideas? Also, curious what made
> the pilot light get bigger to begin with? thanks
>

Perhaps your gas meter (which regulates the pressure) is failing. Might be worth
a call to the gas provider.

[Steve B]

"AA VVVV" <8bal...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I have a Vermont Castings barbecue. I love it. It is quality stuff.

Before I would go and do something that might void any warranty or factory
assistance you might otherwise get for free, I'd call or write them and ask.
If the flame was too small, I'd say that the orifice was a little clogged.

I have a propane stove in my cabin. On the pilots, they burn yellow because
there is no air mixture (that I can see) to adjust them. Look around and
see if, like a burner, there is an air adjustment, which will probably look
like a sliding perforated thingy. If you find one, CAREFULLY take it apart,
and either vacuum it out, use a pipe cleaner, or take the line loose and
blow backwards with a little compressed air or you or your wife if you have
a little lung power. From the sounds of it, I'd say that is your problem,
but not being there ......... BLOW BACKWARDS because if you blow it towards
the orifice, it will just stick in the orifice. A cheap set of tip cleaners
is also available at any welding section, just be VERY CAREFUL, as the small
ones are easy to break off in there.

Ask the factory to find out if there is an air adjustment on there.

Or, you could RTFM. ;-)

Maybe go online and find the manual, and troubleshoot.

Don't do any soldering, drilling, or anything like that. I would bet it is
a simple problem of something being in there that shouldn't be.

Let us know what it was.

Steve

[Smitty Two]

In article
<99d29698-88ec-4206...@z25g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>,
AA VVVV <8bal...@gmail.com> wrote:

> here is a picture of the gas valve.
>
> http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww163/zappp777/pilot.jpg
> pilot adjustment above the two wire leads.

That screw marked "pilot adj" sure doesn't look like a pilot adjustment
screw to me. Looks a lot more like a common terminal block wire
connection point. I downloaded your pic, rotated it 90 degrees CCW, and
blew it up to 200% just to be sure.

[Smitty Two]

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<873f2ee8-0ca4-46e4...@y31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com>,
"hr(bob) hof...@att.net" <hrho...@att.net> wrote:

> try soldering the orifice closed and then redrilling
> the opening, but it may be impossible to find that small a drill bit.

Small drill bits are no problem, but the fact that natural gas burns
about 7 times hotter than the melting point of solder might be.

[lbbss]

you are right, the screw you see is just the cover screw. once I
unscrewed it, underneath there is a small flat head screw , that
requies a very small screw driver to adjust it. but when I adjust
it, pilot light does not respond.

[Tom Lachance]

Define too "big". Is it still blue? Does it have yellow tips? If it has
yellow tips, it's probably dirty, not allowing sufficient air to mix
with the gas.