Hearth and Home 6000BELP-IPI Burner Issue

[Parsox]

I have a hearth n home LP fireplace with the 750-501 Dexen IPI valve (w/regulator). The fireplace is started by a two wall switches, one for the pilot and the other the burner.

This winter, when turning on the burning, the burner gas outlet sprays a little gas, lights (barely), but does not stay lit, nor does any additional gas get released from the burner valve. Prior to this winter, the fireplace functioned fine.

After reading the forums and testing the green (burner) regulator for the appropriate voltage 3v (drops down to 1.5 under load), removing the burner and clearing what I could of the burner gas outlet with a paper clip, and tapping on the regulator slightly - the burner will still not stay lit.

I am seeking guidance. Does this sound like a bad burner valve/regulator? If yes, can a homeowner replace just the valve/regulator, without issue with gas leakage, or is this task best left to someone who regularly works with gas fireplaces.

Thank you for your time!

Parsox

 

[DAKSY]

Does the IPI igniter spark? Does the pilot light? Does the pilot hold?

 

[Parsox]

Daksy - yes to all.

Thank you

 

[DAKSY]

OK. Try pulling the burner again & then pull the brass burner orifice. Stick a Q-tip or a pipe cleaner in the tube behind where the orifice was & swirl it around. You may have a spider's nest in the burner tube. LP mercaptan seems to be a delicacy for small arachnids.

 

[Parsox]

No luck - but your tapping on the regulator tip did the trick - thank you very much for the assistance !

 

[jkindredpdx]

+1 for Daksy... Trouble shooting Heat-n-Glo SL-550TR-IPI-E... Pilot working but no burner. Went through the steps in the manual but finding nothing wrong. Read Daksy's other post last night and ready to go on a spider hunt this evening. Tapped the valve and YaHoo...

Thank-YOU.