Operating instructions

There is, of course, a manual gas valve on the propane tank.
This valve is used only when exchanging/filling tanks. There is also a
second valve, a “solenoid valve”, in the flybridge seat propane line
immediately after the manual valve. This electric valve is controlled by
a switch in the galley, and in this way the cook can actually shut off the
propane supply to the stove at its source when it not being used.
In addition, each stove burner, including the oven, is fitted with a
“thermocouple”, a heat-sensing device that also controls the gas flow.
When the gas supply is “turned on” to a burner, the gas will not flow
unless (a) the burner is already on, or (b) the cook is holding the valve
in the “light” position. So you can see the safety of this arrangement: If the burner goes out for
any reason, the thermocouple will shut off the fuel automatically, assuring you of a safe galley.
TO LIGHT A BURNER:
Lighting a burner is easy and only takes five to ten seconds:
1) Be sure the propane valve circuit breaker in the DC panel is on.
2) Turn on the remote propane valve on the fly bridge by throwing the over-the-stove
“Propane” switch (when you do this, the pilot light on the switch panel will light.
3) Turn the knob for your selected burner to “light”, holding it in, and use a “propane
match” to light the gas from the burner.
Sometimes you may need to turn the knob a little further toward “high”, or, if the
tank has been changed, keep trying for a few seconds before fuel reaches the
stove after purging air from the pipe.
4) After the burner lights, continue to hold the knob in for a few seconds while the
thermocouple heats up before adjusting the flame to the desired intensity.
TO LIGHT THE OVEN:
Since the oven burner is out of sight when the door is closed and it is on, and since
while in use, the flame, controlled by the oven thermostat, goes on and off to control the
temperature accurately, the oven has a pilot light that lights it when in use. Therefore the cook
must “light the pilot” when the stove’s oven is to be used. Also, by not leaving the pilot light on
all the time since the oven isn’t used at every meal, the boat’s propane is conserved.
Just as with the burners, lighting the oven is easy, and will take about 20 seconds:
1) Follow steps (1) and (2) above turning on the circuit breaker and propane switch.
2) Locate the pilot light assembly in the opening under the oven divider, at the right
front of the burner assembly.
3) Turn the oven control to “light”, and, while holding the red “safety” button on the right
side of the range, use a match or butane fire-lighter to light the pilot light, holding
the red button in for another fifteen seconds after the pilot is lit for the thermocouple
to heat up and allow the pilot to stay on. If the pilot will not stay lit, hold the button in
longer!
4) Adjust the thermostat to the desired temperature.
The propane solenoid valve
control. It has an on-off switch
and a pilot light.
Section 4N: Galley & Appliances 4.34