- Action: To Do List item B0196 – Clean and de-carbonize stove and burners.
- Action: To Do List item B0197 – Investigate and repair overhead stove hob/grill burner refusal to remain lighted.
- Action: To Do List item B0198 – Investigate and repair non-functional Serada stove internal lighter circuit.
- Completed: 26 March 2018
- Cost: $3.00
The Nelson Serada Gas Quip 2 Burner, Griil & Oven Model 1506 S/N: 2003025535 stove was in need of repair and cleaning. This stove was built in the year 2003 and had seen better days. The pan holder adjustable support had a mount screw missing from the outboard side, while the inboard side was extremely loose. The cast iron pieces of both burner assemblies were removed and cleaned with a wire wheel brush turned at a high rate by a electric drill.
The top burner orifice cavities had an accumulation of burnt residue. This was removed with a chisel and small Dremel powered wire wheel brush. The small orifice for LPG entry was cleaned out using a very small drill bit.
The aft pan support needed one stuck screw drilled out. Both ends of the aft pan support had new machined screws and nuts installed to restore the integrity of the mount support brace.
The entire stainless steel surface was polished with Autosol Metal Polish cream ($3.00) to remove all old residue and restore the luster of the stainless steel surface.
With the stove top reassembled, the LPG was turned on, bled out, and the burners lighted satisfactorily.
The interior of the grill and oven area was thoroughly cleaned and polished to a mirror finish with the Autosol Metal Polish cream. The oven burner also lite successfully.
The grill burner assembly forward mount screw was essentially corroded away resulting in the front side of the grill burner assembly hanging freely down. The grill burner assembly could be lite by holding the control knob pushed in, but as soon as it was released, the flame would extinguish. Numerous attempts to achieve a sustainable light of grill burner assembly, by propping up the front section to ensure the thermocouple was heated failed. It was believed to fix this problem both a replacement thermocouple and grill burner assembly would be needed. Three separate inquiries to different British and Australian stove parts suppliers remained unanswered as to parts availability and cost.
This stove had no internal lighter circuit, requiring the use of an external fire source to light all burners.
All the mount hardware, screws, and bolts on this stove were frozen in place due to corrosion. Any attempt to remove a screw instantly resulted in its head stripping out, necessitating the use of a drill to remove them.
As a result of no response to parts replacement inquiries, the corroded hardware, the inoperative grill burner assembly, the decision to use the stove with only the top and oven burners was deemed an acceptable interim solution. The replacement of the entire stove was decided as the ultimate solution and was added to the To Do List as a low priority item.
Added to the To Do List:
- B0275 - Research, obtain, and replace galley stove.
