My darn Jotul Firelight won't stay on!

it's a sit valve. and i test various things out and it passed okay i guess.

i fired the stove up again last night and watched in great dismay as the flame died again with no great decline in millivolts, maybe even another rise.

at this point, i guess i'm going to gather my tools and pack it in and start saving $ to get a pro in. anyone know anyone good in coastal rhode island?

one last thing... have you checked the burner oriface?

ha! got me! forgot!

will do that today and report back ...

checked it. pulled nothing out. seems clean to me.

the little brass one?

cleaned the little brass one -- the tip, right? -- and did the jumper thing. no go. this time i watched the whole thing.

once fired up, at 11:21 am, the multimeter read 313 mv. by 11:34, the reading had declined to 260 mv. two minutes later it had risen to 270. And then in the span of 20 seconds, it rose from 270 mv to 440 mv and the burner went out.

any final thoughts before i go smash the thing to bits, ha ha, just kidding, i think ...

maybe time for a new one....

okay, i've pretty much given up on this. i gather the stove needs a professional at this point and a new sit valve. i think i have two options going forward:

1/ call a pro. the only service i can find -- and the one the only jotul dealer in the state said to call -- gets *horrible* reviews on the internet. he charges $100 for the initial visit and first 1/2 hour, and $100 an hour after that. is that normal?

2/ get a new heater. in this application, i don't care about aesthetics or anything like that. a plain box would be fine with me. the area to heat is about 150 sq ft. i'd be pleased as punch to throw out this jotul and go with the least expensive alternative. i would like it vented though and could use the existing gas lines, etc.

if feasible, i'd favor option 2. might anyone suggest a plain jane plain vanilla heater that'd work? doesn't have to look like a fireplace, doesn't have to look like anything. i was looking at the northern tool procom (http://tinyurl.com/5u4ojus) but it's vent free. cost is like $115. don't see a vented model, but that's what i want. hmmm.

thanks!

No blower, nothing plugged into an outlet.

my problem w/ calling in a pro is that the authorized servicer is supposed to stink; plus, i'm worried about throwing good money after bad.

the vent free model i referred to above is $115 delivered, 10k btu. i just found an 8k btu direct vent model from housewarmer that's ... $350. why so much more for direct vent? http://tinyurl.com/6ktdbo5

thanks again.

hey, bob: wow, thank you very much. i will PM you my phone number.

Model No: Firelight DV, LPG

Serial No: L 80760

Type of Gas: Propane

I bought the unit used. From the above, I gather it's been propane all along.

thanks again!!

Thanks, Bob, I appreciate what you've done. The Stovepipe Shop is, in fact, the dealer that recommended I contact this outside outfit that gets such terrible online reviews. And charges $100 for the first 1/2 hr and $100 an hour after that, which I still don't know if it's a reasonable rate or not. I find it a little odd that they don't do the work themselves and instead told me to call these other folks. What do you think?


thanks again.