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Here's a heads up for anyone using or contemplating buying one of these stoves.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/gas-cookers-banned-from-sale-in-south-australia-because-of-explosions/story-fni6uo1m-1227260029175



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Santa wrote:

Here's a heads up for anyone using or contemplating buying one of these stoves.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/gas-cookers-banned-from-sale-in-south-australia-because-of-explosions/story-fni6uo1m-1227260029175

 Yeah there was an article on the nine news last night, they even went as far to tell us to stop using them. Ours must be a rare item as it has not caused any problems as yet. Nine also suggested that if we have one throw it away. 

Thank goodness for campfires, or are they banned as well?confuse



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Well sometimes campfires are banned :)

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Have been using mine for more than 15 years and no problems yet.

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Mr D witnessed a fire in a trailer under tow, caused by a pack of butane cannisters rubbing on each other till Boom.
He would never have anything to do with them since, and I thought it would be such a nice safe way to cook outside, instead of getting out the bigger gas bottle. Darn it I'll have to tell him he is right!


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the single burner gas cooker with a throwaway butane gas cylinder has been around for god knows how many years.

We have one - don't use it because we have the caravan stove and a Weber BBQ, but in the past we used that little cooker 100s of times when we tented or roughed it (ahhh.....the good old days when we were young).

I suspect that problem is using a frypan or pot that is too wide and deflects the flame and heat coming off the burner ring, spreading across the bottom of the cooking utensil and reflecting the flame or heat down on to the gas canister cover (which is only thin tin) and once the canister gets hot enough - ruptures it.

I have no intention of throwing my unit and full gas cans away and will continue to use them - but follow my own advice as above

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Bruce and Bev wrote:

I suspect that problem is using a frypan or pot that is too wide and deflects the flame and heat coming off the burner ring, spreading across the bottom of the cooking utensil and reflecting the flame or heat down on to the gas canister cover (which is only thin tin) and once the canister gets hot enough - ruptures it.

 

There is a warning on every stove, relating to that very thing.  If people read instructions, there would not be a problem. 

Like you, I have no intention of stopping using mine.   I have 2 singles, one for the Campervan, and one stays in the House, for when we have power outages.   I also have a double burner.

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-- Edited by Sheba on Friday 13th of March 2015 08:40:51 PM

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I wonder how insurance companies would treat a fire damage claim if the fire was started by the use of an illegal gas fueled cooking appliance? I have a suspicion I know.no



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Santa wrote:

I wonder how insurance companies would treat a fire damage claim if the fire was started by the use of an illegal gas fueled cooking appliance? I have a suspicion I know.no

 It's only illegal to sell the cooker - it's not illegal to use one.

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I was close by when one exploded about 10 years ago.
The explosion was massive.
Dangerous things.

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hako wrote:
Santa wrote:

I wonder how insurance companies would treat a fire damage claim if the fire was started by the use of an illegal gas fueled cooking appliance? I have a suspicion I know.no

 It's only illegal to sell the cooker - it's not illegal to use one.

Regards

 Jolly good.confuse



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I remember a post on a forum years ago from a truckie who was cooking on one, he walked away momentarily to get something and it exploded, if he had been standing over it he would have been either killed or severely injured.

And yes, you guessed it, he was using a large frypan which covered the gas canister compartment so the heat was being deflected down on the area the gas canister was in.

I have one and use it but always make sure my pots and pans only cover the gas ring area.   And with spare gas canisters I carry them in a cool place with padding between the cans.

OT, but I noticed that the Bali 9 pair were using one of these cookers in their cooking alcove in their then Bali prison.  



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I was in Kmart in Maddington, ( Perth W.A. ) this morning and noticed all single burner cookers have been taken off the shelf,

But they are still selling the double burner models and they still have heaps of gas cylinders for sale as well.

We have had one for Years and I will continue to use it as long as the use of them isn't banned,

K.J.



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