Joe, the fridge temp setting switch does not adjust the flame size in any way. There are only 2 flame sizes, pilot on and burner on. Adjusting the temp setting affects how often the main burner comes on but not how much flame it has while it is on. Flame size is a function of propane pressure out of the regulator and the size of the hole in the burner gas jet. You are right that flooding is the main issue with getting them lit. Once it gets flooded it becomes very difficult to light until you stop holding in the button and instead just pump air in for a while to clear out the excess gas. The mistake most people make is to hold in the safety button too long before pushing the ignitor button. Pump more, hold button less, that is the key. Mark Joe Gawzner wrote: > >... The trick is to > just turn on the gas - not all the way, just turn it on to max 1/4. Then > press the button and use the air pump to ignite. The air pump is pretty > weak and really does not do much. Not only is the pump really small, but > the distance the air has to travel from the pump to this chamber is long. >..... > And I forget to just turn the gas switch on (not the 0/1 > one but the one that regulates the temp which does so by controlling how > much gas/flame size there is). |
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